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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1914

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 January 1914 · page 4

John Coady was charged at the West Maitland Police Court this morning with having a railway towel in his possession, reasonably suspected of having been stolen. The Police…

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Police Court. Thursday, Dec. 25, 1913. Before Mr. H. E. Southwell, J.P.

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 January 1914 · page 3

Donald McRae appeared before the Bench on charges of being drunk and, disorderly and using indecent language in the parlor of Aberdare…

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Increase of Police Pay

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 January 1914 · page 4

The New Zealand Government has decided to increase the pay of the police from April 1st. This action it is understood, is in recognition of…

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Cardinal Rampolla's Will. Police Proceedings Started, a Remarkable Story. Rome, Jan. 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 January 1914 · page 5

[?] the police have commenced proceedings [?]inst certain unspecified persons of a [?] of having stolen the last will of the late Cardinal [?]ampolla…

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Police Court

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 January 1914 · page 4
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

Thursday next promises to be a "field day" at the Police Court, as in allition to numerous minor cases likely to come on, and some Small Debts cases,…

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Police Force

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 January 1914 · page 5

The temporary provision allowing every member of the police force a holiday each second Sunday has been made permanent. The Minister expects more than 60…

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Prisoner Denied Gaol. a Curious Incident. Wallawalla (Wash.), Dec. 28

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 January 1914 · page 2

When Mrs. Hazzard, the notorious "starvation doctor," failed in her appeal against the indeterminate sentence passed upon her in connection with the death of Claire…

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Cardinal Rampolla's Will. Police Proceedings Started

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 January 1914 · page 5

Rome, Thursday.—The police have commenced proceedings against certain unspecified persons on a charge of having stolen the last will of the late…

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Daring Gold Robbery. Theft From a Train. Mystery Ix France. Paris. Nov. 17

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 January 1914 · page 8

Great mystery is being observed by the police authorities at the Care du Nord concerning the robbing of a car containing forty cases of sold coin and ingots from…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, January 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 January 1914 · page 2

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

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Alleged Murder

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 January 1914 · page 5

A coloured man named Alick Marina was charged at the police court with the alleged murder of Patrick Sullivan, who was found lying unconscious in front of a hotel…

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Court Records

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 January 1914 · page 4

The Court records show that there was a considerable increase in the business transacted before the Police Court during the year, though a large proportion of the…

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Maitland Coalmines. Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 5

At the police court, Kurrl Kurrl, yesterday, before Mr. E. J. Cutcliffe, J.P., John Horsey was remanded until the 21st instant on a charge of embezzling the sum…

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Charge of Murder. Railway Worker Killed. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 2

At the Police Court to-day, Alick Marina, a coloured man, was charged with the murder of Patrick Sullivan, a workman on the railway deviation…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 5

At the monthly sitting of the police court, before Mr. R. H. V. Allnutt, P.M., A. Weidmann, L. Smith, and Clark Bros., local butchers, were fined for breaches of the…

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Local and General. Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 4

Before Mr. S. E. Beaver, J.P., at the West Maitland Police Court this morning, John Dugan and William Williams were charged with having, at West Maitland, on…

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Police Court. (Before Mr. R. H. V. Allnutt, P.M.)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 2

At the above court on Tuesday morning, Albert Weidmann, butcher, was proceeded against by the Inspector of [?]isances, it being alleged…

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Licensing Court

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 2

Two general stage carriage licenses for motor vehicles, were duly gran[?] [?] [?] [?]k…

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The Zabern Affair. Crown Prince Degraded. This Court-martial. Berlin, Jan 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 5

A court-martial at Strasburg began the hearing of the charges against Colone von Reuter, the commandant of the garrison at Zebern, of usurping executive power and…

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