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Courts & crime, 1913

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Melbourne Tragedy. Supposed Murder and Suicide

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 February 1913 · page 5

What appeared to have been a case of murder and attempted suicide occurred in a lane off Bouverie-street, Carlton, late on Monday night…

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High Court Judgeships Accepted. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 18 February 1913 · page 2

Mr Hughes, the Federal Attorney. General, has received cables from hot. Messrs Powers and Piddington announcing that they will accept High Court…

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Maitland District Court. Tuesday, February 18. (Before His Honor Judge Fitzhardinge.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 February 1913 · page 5

The Maitland District Court was opened at the courthouse, East Maitland, this afternoon, before his Honor Judge Fitznardmge. A HORSE DEAL…

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Cessnock Police Court. False Information

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 February 1913 · page 6

At the Cessnock Police Court yesterday before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., Henry Lewis was charged that he did on October 8, 1912 at Mount View, wilfully make a false…

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United States Trusts. Company Officials Sentenced. Washington, Feb. 18

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 February 1913 · page 5

Nineteen officials of the National Cash Register Company have been sentenced to short, periods of imprisonment for breaches of the anti-trust law, and the president of…

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A Disputed Will. Undue Influence Charged. London, Tuesday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 February 1913 · page 5

In the Probate Court, Mr. Hayden Erskine Stark has claimed the revocation of a codicil of the will of Miss Maria Mattingley, of Kensington, bequeathing £ 7500…

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The Fitzroy Murder. Importance of Finger Prints

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 February 1913 · page 5

The Criminal Court, Melbourne, was crowded on Tuesday when Harold Thompson was, charged with having on January 7 murdered. Arthur Henry Trotter, at Fitzroy…

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The Appointments to the High Court

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 19 February 1913 · page 4

As the Hiigh Court is the highest tribunal in the Commonwealth, and in most cases, is the final Court of appeal, t[?]is evidently most desirable…

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Maitland District Court. Wednesday, February 19. (Before His Honor Judge Fitzhardinge)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 February 1913 · page 4

The sittings of the Maitland District Court, were continued at the Courthouse; East Maitland to-day, before His Honor Judge Fitzhardinge…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 February 1913 · page 6

At the Police Court, before Messrs. A. Simmons and J. W. 13.. Waterhouse, Js.P., William Andrews, on remand, was charged with stealing, on or about February 14,…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 February 1913 · page 4
Also in Singleton Argus

The bench at the West Maitland Police Court this morning was occupied by Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M. On the information of Constable Kennedy, Victor Eli Jeffries was fined…

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Kurri Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 February 1913 · page 3

At the Police Court yesterday the bench was occupied by Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M. Oliver Penfold was charged with falling to attend a compulsory drill…

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A Burglary at Lawson. Two Arrests Made. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 February 1913 · page 5

Th[?]eves entered the general store of W. G. Staples at Lawson last night. They forced open the door and succeeded in getting quantity of tobacco, after which they attempted to…

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The Fitzroy Murder. "Startling. Development."

Singleton Argus · Thursday 20 February 1913 · page 3

The trial began at Melbourne on Tuesday of Harold Thompson for the murder of Arthur Henry Trotter at Fitzroy on January 7 last…

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The Fitzroy Murder. the Trail

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 February 1913 · page 5

'There was again a large attendance at the Melbourne Criminal Court on Wednesday, when the hearing was resumed before the Chief Justice, Sir John Madden, of the…

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Children's Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 February 1913 · page 3

In the Children'a Court two lads, 14 years of age, were released to the care of their parents on a charge of stealing fruit from a garden at Kurri…

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Gaol for Labour Leaders. Severn Sentance. New York. Dec. 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 February 1913 · page 3

Amid extraordinary scenes of domestics suffocation most of the 38Labour Union officials who were found guilty on Saturday of complicity in 165 dynamite outrages in this…

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Maitland District Court. Wednesday, February 19. (Before His Honor Judge Fitzhardinge)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 February 1913 · page 2

The sittings of the Maitland District Court were continued at the . courthouse, East Maitland, yesterday, before his Honor Judge Fitzhardlnge, after our report closed…

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Our Singleton Letter. Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 2

At the Police Court yesterday, before Mr Allnutt, P.M., a man named Arthur Haughton was charged with forging and uttering a cheque drawn on the Bank of…

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