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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1914

1,594 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 58 of 80

Murder at Newcastle. a Ghastly Discovery

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 28 July 1914 · page 3

The body of Ethel May Houghton, aged 22 was found in the gutter of a road between the Broadmeadow railway gates and the Newcastle Show Ground…

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Accused Before the Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 July 1914 · page 4

There was a large crowd drawn there by morbid curiosity at the City Police Court and its vicinity this morning, when, before Mr. McKell, S.M. Herbert Ashman…

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The Broadmeadow Murder. an Arrest Made. Startling Developments Anticipated. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 July 1914 · page 4

The police are leaving no stone unturned to unravel the mystery surrounding the murder of Ethel May Houghton at Broadmeadow…

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The Caillaux Trial. Scenes in Court. Paris, July 27

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 July 1914 · page 5

The trial of madame Calliaux for the murder of M. Calmette, editor of "Figro," was continued. Maitre Labori who is conducting the…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 July 1914 · page 4

Before Mr. W. B. Geddes, J.P., at the West Maitland, Police Court this morning, Joseph Wilks, for being drunk and disorderly, was fine £2, in default seven days. An…

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Supposed Murder

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 29 July 1914 · page 2

The body of a young woman named Ethel[?] May Houghton, aged 22, who lived with her parents at Hamilton, near Newcastle, was found at Broadmeadow on Sunday morning…

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Pagini Sentenced. Four Years' Penal Servitude

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 29 July 1914 · page 1

John Pagini, the foreigner, who made a remarkable escape at the Sydney Railway Station some time ago, when handcuffed, and in charge of a…

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The Police Attitude

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 July 1914 · page 5

Sir John Ross, Chief Commissioner of the Dublin Police, has resigned. Sir John Ross has dismissed Constables Gleeson and O'Nell for refusing to obey…

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Broadmeadow Murder. No Fresh Developments. Newcastle, Wednesday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 July 1914 · page 5

There were no important developments to-day in connection with the Broadmeadow murder mystery, but the police are still following up clues in a thorough and…

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Shot and Arrested. Man Charged with Burglary

Singleton Argus · Thursday 30 July 1914 · page 4

William Driscel, who was shot three times in the back by Constable M'Knight while attempting to escape from custody, was…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 July 1914 · page 5

At the Kurri police court, yesterday before Messrs. E. Bickmore and J. Dill, Js.P., Henry Carr, for having maliciously damaged a glass door at Weston, the property of…

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Newcastle Murder. Man Arrested and Charged

Singleton Argus · Thursday 30 July 1914 · page 3

After they had kept him on the grill for several hours on Sunday, the greater part of Monday, and until 1 o'clock on Tuesday morning, the Neweastle police…

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Theft of Jewellery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 July 1914 · page 5

Late last night during the absence of the inmates, the residence of Mr. William Seatherbe, of Miller-street, North Sydney, was entered, and Jewellery and clothing valued…

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West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, July 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 July 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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Police Officer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 July 1914 · page 3

It is expected that Sergeant jones, of De[?] will take up duty at Cessnock at the beginning of next week in the place of S[?]tor-constable Now[?]nd, who has been…

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Police Changes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 July 1914 · page 4

Sergeant Jones, of Deniliquin, who has been unpointed to take charge of the Cessnock district in place of Senior-constable Nowland, who has been transferred to East…

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Children's Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 July 1914 · page 2

In the Children's Court three boys were charged with having, in company, stolon a number of tennis balls and a pair of tennis shoes. They wore released on…

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The Dublin Affray. Explanation in Parliament. Police Officer Suspended

Singleton Argus · Thursday 30 July 1914 · page 4

London, Tuesday Morning.—In the House of Commons yesterday, Mr Redmond asked the Chief Secretary, Mr Birrell, to explain Sunday's shocking…

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Suspected Murder

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 31 July 1914 · page 3

At about 8 o'clock on Sunday morning a nightwatchman, going past the show ground at Broadmeadow to his home, found the dead body of a young…

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Murder at Broadmeadow

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 31 July 1914 · page 3

Newcastle and district is agrog with excitement, the cause being the discovery of a murder at Broadmeadow, which occurred on Saturday…

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