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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1915

1,163 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 59

Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 February 1915 · page 5

At the Kurri Police Court yesterday, before Mr. J. Dill, J.P., Hugh Tunney, for having made use of obscene language in Cessnock-street, was fined 5/- or three days…

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Stealing From Dwellings

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 February 1915 · page 7

Two cases of the stealing or money and valuables from dwellings have recently been reported to the police…

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Wednesday, February 24. Alleged Improper Assault

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 February 1915 · page 2

Francis Gregory O'Brien was charged with having, on November 27, 1914, at West Maitland, indecently assaulted Beatrice Kate Harper. There was a second…

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Africa. Burghers Sentenced

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 4

Capetown, Tuesday.— Sixty-three burghers who failed to respond to the summons to fight against the Germans have been court-martialled. They were…

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District Court. Wednesday, February 24

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 2

The Singleton District Court was opened at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, before his Honor Judge Bevan Mr. P. E. Eldershaw was present as…

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Singleton Letter. District Court. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 6

The Singleton District Court was opened at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, before his Honor Judge Bevan. Mr. P. E. Eldershaw was present as Registrar…

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Maitland District Court. (Before His Honor, Judge Fitzhardinge.) Thursday, February 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 6

The Maitland District Court was opened at the Courthouse, East Maitland, to-day, before his Honor, Judge Fitzhardinge, but the business, was very light, and occupied…

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Police Court

The Scone Advocate · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 2

At the local Police Court, this morning, Mr. R.H.V. Allnutt, P.M., dealt with a number of cases. Samuel Coroneo, for having untidy…

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Police Chances

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 4

Constable Harris, one of the junior members of the police staff at West Maitland for some time, has been transferred to East Maitland to fill the vacancy caused by the…

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District Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 4

Owing to the length of time occupied in the criminal cases yesterday, the court sitting until ten minutes to 9 last night, the resumption of the action in which Nurse…

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Russian Socialists. Charged with Treason. Petrograd, Feb. 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 5

The trial has begun of five Socialist members of the Duma and six other Socialists, on charges of treason and conspiracy. The evidence shows that they started an…

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Muswellbrook Letter. District Court. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 6

The periodical siting of the District Court was held here yesterday, his Honor Judge Bevan presiding. Thomas Marshall and Samuel Marshall…

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Court-martials. Debate in the Lords. London, Feb. 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 5

In the House of Lords, the Earl of Selborne moved a motion affirming the expediency of maintaining court-martials in the best interests of the navy and public. He said that…

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Interesting Court Case at Gloucester SCHMIDS V. Brown. International Law

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 10

This was a summons under the Masters and Servants Act for the recovery of £12 19s, alleged to be due by defendant. Mr W…

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Wednesday, February 24. Alleged Improper Assault

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 7

Francis Gregory O'Brien was charged with having, on November 27, 1914, at West Maitland, indecently assaulted Beatrice Kate Harper. There was a second…

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Khaki Uniform for Police

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 4

A new summer uniform for the country police is to be given a trial. The Chief Secretary (Mr. Cann) has sanctioned several uniforms being made and tried in some of the remote stations in…

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COURT-MARTIALS. Debate in the Lords

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 6

London, Thursday.—In the House of Lords, the Earl of Selborne moved a motion affirming the expediency of maintaining court-martials in the beet…

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Singleton Letter. District Court. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 4

Before his Honor Judge Bevan, in the Singleton District Court, yesterday the hearing was resumed of the action for alleged defamation brought by Nurse Annie…

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Wheat Act. Cash for High Court

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 2

The Interstate Commission has stated a case for the High Court, in the matter of the appeal of the State of New South Wales againt the decision of the Commission as t…

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District Court. Tuesday, February 23th, 1915 (Before His Houor, Judge Bevon.)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 8

The District Court opened on Tuesday afternoon before His Honor Judge Bevan. the barristers in attendance were Messrs White, Cowan, and A. V…

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