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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1913

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Police Hand Recital

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 October 1913 · page 2

Succeeding a rather peculiarly constituted day yesterday came a glorious night, and there promised to be a very large attendance on the Albion Ground to listen to the…

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Children's Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 October 1913 · page 5

In the children's court Frederick Louis Cahill was sentenced to four months' hard labour for indecent exposure, at Kurri…

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Charge of Attempted Murder. Youths Committed for Trial

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 October 1913 · page 2

At the Prahran (Melbourne) Police Court on Monday James Ralplr Wensley (18) and Arthur Newton Johnson (19) were charged with having attempted to…

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Wild Women. Free Fight with Police

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 October 1913 · page 2

London, Monday.—Annie Kenney, one of the conspiracy prisoners, owing to persisting in a hunger strike, is in a dangerous condition, and has been…

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Scenes in Court. Wife and Husband Faint

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 October 1913 · page 5

There were a couple of painful scenes in the Richmond (Melbourne) Court on Wednesday, during the hearing of a charge against William Alfred Williamson of having unlawfully…

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East Maitland Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 October 1913 · page 4

At the East Maitland Police Court this morning, the bench was occupied by Mr. C. H. Gale, P. M. John Brington was charged with having, at East Maitland, on…

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The Police Band. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 October 1913 · page 5

The police band concert in aid of the hospital was successful. The performers were hospitably entertained by hotelkeepers free of charge. All were taken for a drive this…

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Industrial Court. Sitting in Maitland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 October 1913 · page 5

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

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Vagaries of Women. Trial of Incendiaries. Wild Uproar in Court. London, Oct. 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 October 1913 · page 5

Dr. Dorothea Smith, wife of a prominent Glasgow minister, and Margaret Morrison, an artist, were sentenced to eight months; imprisonment for setting fire to a house in…

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Police Court

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 October 1913 · page 4

There were only, two cases, set down for hearing at the sitting of the Police Court on Thursday, before Mr R. H. V. Allnutt, P.M., and One of these, after the…

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A Brutal Assault

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 October 1913 · page 2

A young man named Charles Snow was charged at the Central Police Court, Sydney, on Wednesday with having assaulted William Kindness, a visitor from…

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Forgot to Pay. Minister's Plea in Court. Convicted of Theft

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 18 October 1913 · page 6

Tho downfall of a minister formed the subject of a sensational case at Barrow (England) Police Court, when the Rev. George Atkinson, of the Storey-square United…

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Police Band

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 18 October 1913 · page 2

The New South Wales Police Band, comprising 36 performers, arrived here on Thursday afternoon by the express and were met and welcomed…

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The Police Band Performance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 October 1913 · page 6

On Thursday afternoon the New South Wales Police Band, at present touring the northern district, arrived here. They were received by Mr. Camden Garrett (secretary)…

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Maitland District Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 October 1913 · page 4

Persons interested in the Maitland District Court fixed for November 20, should take particular note of the fact that all plaints must be filed by November 3rd…

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Attempted Murder Charge, Wife and Husband Faint

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 October 1913 · page 3

There were a couple of painful scenes in the Richmond (Melbourne) Court on Wednesday during the hearing of a charge against William Alfred…

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Kieff Murder Trial. Divergent Testimony. Kieff, Oct. 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 October 1913 · page 5

The Kieff trial has so far been marked by frequent conflicts between the opposing counsel reflecting the religious or party antagonisms…

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Scenes in Court. Wife and Husband Faint

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 October 1913 · page 5

There were a couple of painful scenes in the Richmond (Melbourne) Court, on Wednesday, during the hearing of a charge against William Alfred Williamson, of having unlawfully…

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Singleton Letter. Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 October 1913 · page 3

The bench at the Police Court on Thursday was occupied by Mr. R. H. V. Allnutt, P.M. Frank Kenneth Curtis was charged with…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, October 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 October 1913 · page 5

The bench at the West Maitland Police Court this morning was occupied by Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M. DRUNKENNESS…

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