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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1915

1,163 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 18 of 59

Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 April 1915 · page 4

At the West Maitland Police Court this morning John Rendells (38) for being drunk and disorderly yesterday was fined 2/6 or two hours' imprisonment. Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M…

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Fire at Jerry's Plains Police Court Case

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 April 1915 · page 6

At the Police Court, Singleton, yesterday, before Mr. R. H. V. Allnutt, P.M., Joseph H. decent was charged with havjng. neglected to have a fire extinguished…

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Stealing From the Person

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 April 1915 · page 6

Roger Errington, a stranger to Singleton, was on Thursday charged at the local Court with having stolen a watch and chain, valued at 20/-, from the…

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Found Guilty of Stealing

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 10 April 1915 · page 1

John Francis Hughes was charged with stealing, at the Two Mile camp on the railway line, one pair of boots and two razors, the property of Per Olaf, bailee; the same…

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Alleged Stealing From a Dwelling

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 10 April 1915 · page 1

Robert Radoliff Price was charged with, on 31st March, stealing from the dwelling of James Charles Clayton I lady's handbag. containing jewellery, money and toilet powder…

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Police Court. Friday, April 9. (Before Mr. Allnutt, P.m.) Inebriates

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 April 1915 · page 5

Two men and a woman were fined for drunkenness—£1, or 14 days; 10/-, or seven days; and 2/6, with 11/6 costs, or seven days, respectively. The…

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Police Court. Tuesday, April 6, 1915 (Before Mr R. H. V Allnutt, P.M)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 10 April 1915 · page 1

Harold Campion charged with being in charge of horses found straying in the Municipality, pleaded not guilty. After hearing the evidence…

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Sunday Refresments. Police Reports

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 April 1915 · page 9

The Chief Secretary (Mr, Black) has given some indication of the effect of his recent minute permitting the sale of light refreshments on Sundays…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, April 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 April 1915 · 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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Desperate Assault. Hungarian's Story. Buda Pesth, April 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 April 1915 · page 5

A Hungarian officer relates how his regiment in the Carpathians was ordered to hold a certain position. They drugged guns up the mountain side over 1000…

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Russian Successes. Poland. the Carpathians. Desperate Assault. Hungarian Disaster. Allies' Success

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 April 1915 · page 5

Two lines of German trenches have been captured by the Russians at Calwuria and Lubwinow. The Russian forces are now within five versts of the Uszok Valley at…

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Desperate Assault. Hungarian's Story

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 13 April 1915 · page 2

Buda Pest, Saturday.—A Hungarian officer relates how his regiment in the Carpathians was ordered to hold a certain position They dragged guns up…

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Hanged for Murder. a West Australian Crime. Fremantic

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 13 April 1915 · page 2

Andrea Sacheri, alias Joseph Cutay, Italian, was hanged this morning in Fremantle Gaol for murdering a little girl named Jean Bell, at Marrinup, on…

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The Divorce Court. Auprince v. AUPRINCE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 April 1915 · page 2

In the Dirorce Court, Sydney, before Mr. Justice Gordon, and a jury of twelve, the ease Auprince v. Auprince (Aldworth correspondent), was heard, Mr. Ralston, K.C…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 April 1915 · page 6

At the police court on Monday, before Messrs. J. B. Waterhouse and A. Simmons, Js.P., a man named John O'Hailoran, a stranger, was charged with having no lawful…

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Denman Police Court

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 14 April 1915 · page 2

At Denman Police Court on Monday, before Mr. R. H. V. Allnutt, P.M., Edward James Norford, on remand from Muswellbrook, was committed for trial to Singleton…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 April 1915 · page 4

At the West Maitland Police Court to-day, before Mr. W. B. Geddes, J.P., Charles Edward Crane was remanded till Monday next on a charge of that he did on…

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Post Office Robberies. Wholesale Stealing

Singleton Argus · Thursday 15 April 1915 · page 1

Disclosures of a startling nature have been made in connection with the reported extensive robberies at the General Post Office, Melbourne The…

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A Railway Porter. Charge of Theft

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 April 1915 · page 6

At the Newcastle Police Court, William Clarence Wilson, a railway porter, was proceeded against for that, between the 1st day of December, 1914, and the 15th day…

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East Maitland Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 4

Messrs. C. H. Gale, P.M., and R. Partridge-Wall, J.P., occupied the bench at the East Maitland Police Court to-day For allowing stock to stray, two…

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