Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Courts & crime, all years

Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1914

1,594 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 80

Murder and Suicide. Pitiful Family Tragedy

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 4

At Noad's mill, East Maitland, on friday evening, Richard Marsh, a well known business man, and an inventor of considerable repute,…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

A Court Cover Easily Made

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 6

Hand-made llugeries is ever a delight to the fastidious woman, and if she is clever enough to fashion the garments herself the saving in this direction will be…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Man Kills Wife. Story to the Police

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 2

A tragedy occurred at an early hour on Sunday morning at Bowenhills, Queensland. At 3 a.m. Henry Ferls Hopgood called at the Valley police…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Libelling the Police. Socialist Editor Fined. London, Jan. 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 January 1914 · page 5

The "Telegraph's" Berlin correspondent reports that Herr Sollman, editor of the Socialist newspaper, "Rhcinische Zeitung," has been fined 500 marks at Cologne for…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Cessnock Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 January 1914 · page 6

The bench at the Cessnock Police Court yesterday was occupied by Mr. C. H. Gale. P.M. INDECENT LANGUAGE…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Kurri Kirri Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 January 1914 · page 6

At the Kurrl Police Court yesterday George Hoofer proceeded against Peter Rooney on a charge of assan[?] and of making me of indecent language. The evidence showed that defendant was engaged…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

A Poet in Winchester Gaol

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 January 1914 · page 7

The following account of his stay in Winchester Gaol, by Harry Kemp, the American tramp poet, appeared in "T.P.'s Weekly":—"One after another we were divested of our…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Sievier in Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 January 1914 · page 2

When the case against Sievier of having obtained £1000 from Thomas Doy by promising not to publish a certain article in the "Winning Post" was called, it was…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Police Court. (Before Messrs. J. E. M'Intyre and J. C. Luscombe, J's.P.) VAGRANCY

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 21 January 1914 · page 1

At the Police Court on Saturday morning last an elderly man, named Joseph Henry, was brought up on a charge of vagrancy, inasmuch that it…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

General Cable News. Murder in China Peking, Jan. 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 January 1914 · page 5

Lung We Shing, who was implleated in the attempted assassination of Sung, ex-Minister for Education in March last year,…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Alleged Attempted Murder. How a Revolver Exploded. Sydney, Wednesday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 January 1914 · page 5

Arthur Frederick Prentice, aged 30, was charged at the police court with shooting Stanley Melton with intent to murder him at Strathfield last month…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Treatment of Infants. Charge at Newcastle Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 January 1914 · page 5

At the Newcastle Children's Court yesterday, before Mr. F. G. drian, S.M., Walter A. Howard. inspector in the State Children's Relief Department proceeded…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Kurri Police Court. Pelaw-main Assault Case

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 January 1914 · page 7

A case in which considerable interest was taken by the Pelaw-Main miners and other employees came before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., at the Kurri Police Court this…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Police Court

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 January 1914 · page 2

At the Police Court "on. Tuesday, before Messrs A. Simmons and J. W. B. Waterhouse, justices of the peace, a man named Thomas Muleahy was charged…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, January 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 January 1914 · page 2

The bench at the West Maitland Police Court this morning was occupied by Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M. DRUNKENNESS. A young woman, who was charged with…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Fight in a Gaol

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 January 1914 · page 2

Macalister (Oklahoma), Monday.— Armed with revolvers, three prisoners attempted, to escape. The Penitentiary guards fired, and a battle ensued. The…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Shoplifter Caught. Stealing with Baby in Arms

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 January 1914 · page 2

The deliberate manner in which seemingly respectable women occasionally go about the business of shoplifting was again shown by the circumstances of a…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Care of the Babes. Woman Charged

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 January 1914 · page 2

At the Newcastle Children's Court on Tuesday, Walter A. Howard, inspector in the State Children's Relief Department, proceeded against Sarah Naylor,…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 January 1914 · page 2

(Before Messrs. C. H. Gale, P.M., Eilas Bowden, and J. W. Birkenhead, L.Ms.) The licensing inspector (Sub-Inspector Somervaille) submitted his quarterly…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Small Debts Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 January 1914 · page 2

The magistrate gave his reserved decision in the case in which Christopher phair claimed £9/9/ from John O'Riordan. He said he had gone very carefully into the…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →