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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1914

1,594 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 40 of 80

Strike Riots. Mob Stones Police. Wakefield (Mass.). May 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 May 1914 · page 2

Mobs of strikers and sympathisors attacked a furniture factory, stoning the police, some of whom were injured. Many arrests were made, those taken being…

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Infant's Death. Magistrate's Rebuke

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 May 1914 · page 2

At a magisterial inquiry hold at Bris bane into the death by burning of auinfant aged three months, the mother of the child said it was her practice to…

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Jactitation of Marriage. Divorce Court Decision. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 May 1914 · page 2

In the Divorco Court to-day, Mr Justice Gordon delivered his reserved. judgment in the jactitation case, in which Albert Hole sought the autthority…

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Shire Appeal Court Thursday, May 14th. (Before Mr R. H. V. Allnutt,P.M.)

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 May 1914 · page 4

The following appeals against assessnents by the Shire Council's valuator were dealt with at the Court House on Thursday:—…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 May 1914 · page 4

Before Mr. W. B. Geddes, J.P., at the West Maitland Police Court this morning Thomas Farrell and Maud O'Leary were charged with vagrancy and remanded till…

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Shocking Murder. Woman's Throat Cut

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 20 May 1914 · page 1

A frightful crime who committed in Surrey Hills, Sydney, on Friday night, a married woman, Mrs King, residing near the corner of…

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Industrial Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 May 1914 · page 6

In the Industrial Court Inspector G. Gregory proceeded against Frank Suzor, hairiresser and tobacconist, of Cessnock, for tailing to Indenture an apprentice…

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Children's Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 May 1914 · page 5

In the Children's Court, James Morgan was charged with deserting his wife at Kurri,—An order was made by consent for the payment of 11 per week the first…

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New Court House

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 May 1914 · page 6

The authorities have at last made a move towards the construction of new court house buildings at Cessnock. There is a quantity of material on the site, and…

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The Water Works Trouble a Labour Organiser's Attitude. Housebreakers and the Police

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 20 May 1914 · page 2

A further development took place on Monday last at the local, construction Water Supply Works in connection with the recent trouble…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 May 1914 · page 4

At the West Maitland Police Court this morning, before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M.. Maud O'Leary and Thomas Farrell, on remand, were charged with vagrancy at Bishop's…

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Kurri Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 May 1914 · page 5

At the police court. yesterday, before Mr. C. H. Gale, P. M., Thomas Archinal was charged with assaulting Andrew Tait, and Tait was charged with using insulting words…

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Appeal Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 May 1914 · page 5

Mr. C. H. Gale presided at the appeal court, Kurri, yesterday, for the hearing of appeals against assessments in Cessnock shire. Only a few appeals were heard, the…

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Shire Appeal Court

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 May 1914 · page 2

There will be a continuation of the hearing of appeals against the shire valuations at the Court House to-day before the Police Magistratc…

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Licensing Court. Applications for New Publicans' Licenses. Fatal Legal Objections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 May 1914 · page 5

Four applications for a publican's license at Greta, and one for a conditional license at Branxton, came before the Maitland Licensing Bench, consisting, of Mr. .C. H. Gale…

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Alleged Assault and Robbery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 May 1914 · page 5

At the police court, to-day. Albion Thompson. Arthur Dean, Jack Quinn, and Samuel Lind were charged with attempting to choke Micheal Roland with the intention…

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Licensing Court. Applications for New Publicans' Licenses. Point Over-ruled

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 May 1914 · page 4

Further evidence was taken to-day by the West Maitland Licensing Bench, consisting of Messrs. C. H. Gale (chairman), Elias Bowden, and J. W. Birkenhead, L/ Ms., with…

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Police Court

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 May 1914 · page 4

At the Police Court, on Thursday, before Mr. R. H. V. Allnutt, P.M., Mary Ann Frith, who did not appear, was charged with allowing certain animals,…

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Shocking Murder. Woman's Throat Cut

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 May 1914 · page 6

A frightful crime was committed in Surry Hills, Sydney, last week, a married woman, Mrs. King, residing near the corner of Devonshire and Crown streets, being…

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Shire Appeal Court

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 May 1914 · page 6

The hearing of the appeals against the assessments of the valuer of the Shire of Patrick Plains was continued on Thursday before Mr. R. H. V…

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