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Courts & crime, 1913

1,777 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 33 of 89

Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 May 1913 · page 4

At the West Maitland police court this morning, before Mr. S. E. Beaver, J.P., an inebriate was fined 5/, or the rising of the court. Harry Sehmidt was fined 10/,…

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Cessnock Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 May 1913 · page 7

At the Cessnock police court, on Tuesday, the bench was occupied by Messrs. G. Brown and S. Snape, Js.P. Joseph H. Hincheliffe, for having been drunk…

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Alleged Burglary. Policeman's Sensational Story

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 May 1913 · page 6

A sensational story of the capture of an alleged burglar was told in the witness-box at the Central Police Court. Sydney, when an Austrian named Francis Abatschitsch,…

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Garrick Theatre Fracas. Police Court Proceedings. London, May 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 May 1913 · page 2

In regard to the dispute as to the ownership of the acting rights of Henri Rothschild's new play, "Croesus." Hansen, an American, who was arrested for threatening…

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Small Debts Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 May 1913 · page 7

In the following garnishee matters the amounts stated, which had been paid into court, were ordered to be paid to complainant:—Lane and Quinn v. Geo. Smith. £3/8/; same…

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Centurion-derna Collision. Captain Gaunt Court-martialle[?] London, May 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 May 1913 · page 2

In December last, while the [?] Centurion, under the command of [?] Guy Gaunt, was undergoing a 30 hours' [?] at moderate power in the Channel, she [?]…

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Kurri Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 May 1913 · page 3

At the police court yesterday the bench was occupied by Mr. C. T. M'Mahon, P.M. John M'Carthy and George clark were…

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Suspects Sentenced. Early Morning Incident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 May 1913 · page 6

The sequel to an arrest made in Cleveland-street, Sydney, in the early hours of last Thursday morning, and the subsequent discovery by the police of a quantity of jewellery…

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Police Changes

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 May 1913 · page 2

Constable Vaughan, who for the past seven years has been stationed at Jerry's Plains, has been transferred to Lochinvar, for which place he left yesterday…

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Maitland District Court. Thursday, May 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 May 1913 · page 4

The Maitland District Court opened in the East Maitland Courthouse this morning before His Honor Judge Fitzhardinge. WATSON V. BRAGG…

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Captain Court-martialled. Acquittal Obtained. (By Cable.) London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 May 1913 · page 2

The court-Martial of Captain Gaunt, commander of the battleship Centurion, in connection with the sinking of the steamer Derna, resulted in the acquittal…

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Police Court. Alleged Horse Stealing

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 2

In the local Police Court, yesterday, before Mr. R. H. V. Alinutt, P.M. Walter Schmierer, 25, was charged with stealing one horse, the…

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Industrial Court. Maitland Cases

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 23 May 1913 · page 4

A sitting of the Industrial Court, presided over the Mr. Chas. Hibble, Industrial Magistrate, was held at the West Maitland Courthouse this morning…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 May 1913 · page 3

Mr. R. H. V. Allnutt, P.M., occupied the bench at the Police Court on Thursday. Peter Rooney was charged with drunkenness in John-street on Wednesday…

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Alleged Murder

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 24 May 1913 · page 2

At Maitland Police Court on Monday Gladys May Cribb, a young woman, was charged with having, at Muswellbrook, on or about April 17th…

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The Suffragists. Police Court Proceedings. London, May 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 May 1913 · page 5

[?]m Pratt, a school teacher, who was [?]ed on a charge of incendiarism in con[?]on with the recent at Storey's Way, [?]ge, was brought before the Police…

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A Magistrate Knighted. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 May 1913 · page 2

Mr. Henry Curtis Bennett, the well-known Metropolitan Police Magistrate, of Bow-street, whose life was attempted by suffragettes some days ago, has been…

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The Word "Obey." Magistrate's Objection

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 May 1913 · page 9

Discussing the "moral indignities to women" in the Church marriage service, against which the Women's Spiritual Militancy League has just issued a manifesto, Mr. Cecil Chapman…

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Garrick Theatre Fracas. Police Court Proceedings. London, May 20

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 May 1913 · page 3

In regard to the dispute as to the ownership of the acting rights of Henri Rothschild's new play, "Croesus" Hansen, an American, who was arrested for threatening…

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Murder and Suicide. Husband Shoots

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 May 1913 · page 13

During the early hours of Thursday morning Alfred John Binks, after a brief quarrel with his wife, Blanche May Binks, shot her at a house opposite to the Perth Public…

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