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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1914

1,594 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 26 of 80

Cessnock Police Courts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 March 1914 · page 2

At the Cessnock Police Court yesterday, Mr. C.H. Gale, P.M. had before him a case, involving a disputed claim in respect to the impounding of cattle. The information set…

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Mr. Catts in This Divorce Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 March 1914 · page 5

In the matter of the suit of James Howard Cults v Eva Alice Catts, an application was made to the Divorce Court on behalf of the respondent for an order directing the…

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Local News. Police Court

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 March 1914 · page 2

At the sitting of the Police Court, which takes place to-day (Thursday), Mr. R. H. V. Allnutt, P.M., who has been on six weeks' leave of absence,,…

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East Maitland Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 March 1914 · page 4

At the East Maitland Police Court this morning before Mr. W.B. Pryer J.P. John Daley was fined 2/6 for being drunk on the Pitncree-road and for indecent behaviour on…

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Burglary at a Bank

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 March 1914 · page 5

Mr. Frank kemmis manager of St. Peter's branch of the Government Savings Bank, upon returning to the bank at a late hour last night. found that burgalrs has entered the premises…

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West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, March 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 March 1914 · page 7

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

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Personated an Elector. Young Man Goes to Gaol

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 March 1914 · page 7

Leslie Arnold who pleaded guilty at Tuesday's sitting of the Tamworth Quarter sessions to having on December 20, 1913, at Tamworth unlawfully and…

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Murder Charge Jury Fail to Agree. Witness Who Was Not Called. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 March 1914 · page 2

At the Central Criminal Court this morning, the trial of James Mullan, for the murder of his wife was continued. The jury afer being locked up all…

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Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. C.H. Gale P.M. and Elias Bowden and J.P. Birkenhead L.Ms.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 March 1914 · page 7

William Francis parker was granted a renewal of the license of the Heddon-Greta Hotel, subject to certain altertions in the sanitary conventions being made. The…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 6

Business at the police court yesterday was light. Four defendants were charged with neglecting to pay sanitary fees, and were ordered to pay the amounts involved, with…

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East Maitland Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 4

The [?] at the Maitland police court the [?] was occupied by [?]. C. H. Gale P. M. For not registering [?] O'Donnell [?]…

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Raymond Terrace Police Court. Friday, 13Th March. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., and Mr. G. H. Pepper, J.p.) Assault

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 3

George Walter Steinbeck was charged with unlawfully assaulting Waller Sutton at William Town on the nth February last. Messrs. R. A. Mackenzie and…

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Police and Their Duties

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 2

"Governments do not regard the police officer of to-day us a thief catcher only," said the Chief Secretary on Wednesday in the…

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Small Debts Court

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 3

William Ferguson proceeded against Clarence George Schaefer to recover the sum of £4 118, amount claimed to have been borrowed and a fortnights' rent…

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Singleton Letter. Industrial Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 6

A sitting of the Industrial Court was held yesterday, before Mr. Allnutt, P.M. Arthur Bruderlin was charged with failing to exhibit a copy of the carpenters'…

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The French Sensation. Murder of Calmette. Political Complications. Paris, March 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 5

The Radical party is now demoralised, and there is a growing clamour for the resignation of M. Monis. The revelations regarding the relations…

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Murder Charge

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 4

Details of the revolver shooting that took place at the house of Mrs. Martha Morgan at Chapel-street. South Yarra on the evening of March 6. were investigated at the Prahran…

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Secret Code Book Theft. London, March 16

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 2

Referring to the sensation caused at Sheerness by the theft from the safe of a battleship of a secret code book, which will enable the possessor to decipher the most confidential…

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Sentenced to Death. Sequel to Robbery. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 4

At the Central Criminal Court to-day, John Ellis was indicted on a charge of shooting two men who tried to capture him after he snatched a lady's purse in…

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Industrial Court

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 4

It will be remembered that some little time ago, the Government announced its intention of gazetting ordinary police magistrates as industrial Magistrates…

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