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Courts & crime, 1912

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, October 14

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 October 1912 · page 2

The bench at the West Maitland Police Court this morning was occupied by Messrs. C. H. Gale, P.M., and Messrs. J. W. Pender and Elias Bowden, J.P…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 October 1912 · page 2

The bench at the Licensing Court was occupied by Messrs. G. H. Gale, P.M., Elias Bowden, and John Rourke, L.Ms. William Henry Brown applied for the…

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Diamond Merchants' Deaths. Police Make Arrests. Brussels, Oct. 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 October 1912 · page 2

The police have arrested two brothers, Gaston and Richard Vergouts, well-known motor racers, on a charge of recently murdering a diamond merchant named Prove,…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 October 1912 · page 4

At the West Maitland Police Court this morning, before Mr. G. Winkley, J.P., Fr[?]Burns was charged with receiving at West Maitland, on October 14, a silver watch [?]…

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Walhallow Mission Station. Charges of Indecent Assault

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 October 1912 · page 6

The Gunnedah Quarter Sessions opened on Monday before Judge Gibson. Mr. White prosecuted for the Crown. John Henry Bailey, Ernest Alfred Cross…

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The High Court. Rumored Appointment Denied

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 October 1912 · page 2

Rumors are continually afloat with regard to appointments to the High Court Bench, and on Friday the Federal Attorney-General was asked…

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Cessnock Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 October 1912 · page 4

At the Cessnock Police Court yesterday, the bench was occupied by Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M. Stephen Butler, for having made use of…

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Assault on Tarabosch

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 October 1912 · page 5

Details of the fight at Tarabosch on Friday night state that the searchlights from [?] revealed 1000 Montenegrins, who had been advancing in the darkness. As…

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The Maitland Coalmines. Theft at Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 October 1912 · page 4

A small two-round cottage off Edward-street, Kurri, occupied by Messrs. J. Jones and W. Jones, was entered some time before 10 p.m. on Monday, and jewellery and cash…

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Small Debts Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 October 1912 · page 4

In the small debts court the Cessnock Shire Council obtained verdicts against a number of defendants for arrears of rates, the amounts varying from 2/6 to £29, and…

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Assailant at Court. Milwaukee

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 October 1912 · page 5

Sobrank appeared at the police court, charged with attempting to kill Mr. Roosevelt. He pleaded guilty, and asked for a speedy…

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Signed Articles. Newspaper's Appeal. Dismissed by High Court. Melbourne

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 16 October 1912 · page 1

The High Court, consisting of the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Barton, and Mr. Justice Jsaacs, on Wednesday delivered its decision in the…

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Kurri Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 October 1912 · page 4

At the Kurri Police Court yesterday, the bench was occupied by Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M. Robert Harris, a milk vendor, was cahrged with selling milk without his name on…

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West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, October 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 October 1912 · page 2

The bench at the West Maitland [?] Court this morning was occupied by C. H. Gale, P.M. ADULTERATED MILK…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 October 1912 · page 2

At the quarterly licensing sport the [?] was occupied by Messrs. C. H. Gale, P.M. and John Rourke, L.M. The quarterly report of the licensing…

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A?eged Improper Assault. a Case from Singleton

Singleton Argus · Thursday 17 October 1912 · page 3

Before his Honor Judge Fitzhardinge, at Maitland Quarter Sessions on Tuesday, Sydney Henry Young, an elderly man, was indicted with having, on…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing Three Youths on Trial. a Singleton. Case

Singleton Argus · Thursday 17 October 1912 · page 2

At the Maitland Quarter Sessions on Tuesday, before his Honor Judge Fitzhardinge, Charles Lewis Halter, Keith Whitten Dines, and Reginald Edward…

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A?ested in Court. Shearer's Cuariosity Costs Him £5

Singleton Argus · Thursday 17 October 1912 · page 1

On the a?rival of the western mail [?] at Bathurst one night last wèek, two pa?sengers refused to show their [?] when asked by the porter. A…

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East Maitland Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 October 1912 · page 4

The bench at the East Maitland Police Court this morning was occupied by Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M. Patrick M'Briarty was charged with being drunk and disorderly…

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Our Singleton Letter. Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 October 1912 · page 3

At the police court yesterday, Sylvester Browne was proceeded against for that, on l3th August, 1912, being a person engaged in the preparation of food, to wit, milk, for…

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