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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1915

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 3

The bench at the police court on Thursday was occupied by Mr. R. H. V. Alnutt, P.M. Sydney Ninness pleaded not guiltty to…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 4

William Holman (59) for being drunk in High-street yesterday, was fined, 5/, and for indecent behaviour £1, or three days' imprisonment. Mr. W. B. Geddes, J.P.,…

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Victorian Gaol Closed. Decrease of Crime

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 2

Speaking at Mildura before an audience of school children, the Premier of Victoria (Sir Alexander Peacock) referred to the advantages and effects of education, and…

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Singleton Police Court. Thursday, April 22nd (Before Mr Allnutt, P.m.) Inebriates

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 8

Two men, convicted of drunkenness, were fined respectively 5/- and 6/- costs and 2/6, and 6/- costs; in default, the usual alternatives…

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Maitland Circut Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 4

The Maitland Circuit Court will be opened at the Courthouse, East Maitland, before his Honor Mr. Justice Pring on Monday morning, at ten o'clock. There in a long list…

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Submarine Warfare. Murder at Sea. London, April 20

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 2

The Admiralty state, in connection with the torpedoing of the Vanilda, that the killing of fisher folk for no military purpose will not escape attention. This is the second murder…

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Singleton Letter. Appeal Court. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 3

An appeal court against municipal assessments was held before Mr. R. H. V. Alinutt, P.M., on Thursday. Mr. W. J.Cragg appeared on bena[?] of the council,…

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German Atrocities. Murder and Rapine. French Official Report. Paris, March 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 7

The Official Commission of Inquiry into the atrocities committed hy the German troops, consisting of M. Payelle, Counsellor of the Court, of Accounts? M. Maringer,…

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A Disputed Will. Application to Probate Court

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 7

An application in respect of the will of the late Arthur Dingwell Fordyce Jamieson, late of Sydney, station employee, was heard before Mr. Justice Street, in the Probate…

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Arrest of the Night Officer. Case Before Court

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 7

Excitement was caused at Yass. on Monday when it became known that John Sylvester Cotter, the night officer who was in charge of Binalong Station when the recent…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 April 1915 · page 4

Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court this morning. A eyelist was fined 5/ and 3/ court costs for riding after sunset without a light…

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Escape From Gaol. Prisoners' Plot

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 April 1915 · page 7

Further particulars regarding the shooting of native prisoners while attempting to escape from the charge of two warders at Wyndham Gaol (W.A.), show that the…

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News by Wire. Alleged Stealing. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 April 1915 · page 5

Milton Withers (38), was before the police court to-day, charged with having, while a clerk in the employ of the Railway Commissioners stolen about 11 linen…

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Industrial Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 April 1915 · page 4

In the Industrial Court held before Mr. C. H. Gale at the West Maitland Courthouse this morning Inspector G. Gregory proceeded against Colin McKenzie for not…

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Attempted Murder. Woman Attacked at Hobart

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 April 1915 · page 4

An attempted murder, for which rubbery is supposed to have been the motive, was committed in Flobart during the early hours of Saturday morning. The victim was a…

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Maitland Circuit Court. Monday, April 20. (Before His Honor Mr. Justice Pring.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 April 1915 · page 6

The Maitland Circuit Court opened, at the Courthouse, Bast Maitland, to-day, before his Honor Mr. Justice Pring. Mr. G. S Waller, Deptuy Sheriff, occupied a seat…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 April 1915 · page 4

Thomas Coyle (52) appeared before Mr. [?] B. Decides, J.P., at the West Maitland Police Court this morning charged with being drunk and disorderly in High-street…

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The Police Department

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 April 1915 · page 4

Mr. Black, Chief Secretary, is in consultation with Mr. Mitchell, Inspector-General of Police, on certain mailers of administration and reorganisation. The latter is mainly in…

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The Divorce Court. Tell-tale Trousers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 April 1915 · page 4

George Luttrell Armstrong, a bee farmer of West Maitland, described to Mr. Justice Gorden, in the Divorce Court, Sydney, how he discovered his wife infidelity after 22…

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Maitland Circuit Court. Monday, April 20. (Before His Honor Justice Pring)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 April 1915 · page 2

The Maitland Circuit Court was, continued, yesterday, before His Honor, Justice Pring, after our report closed. Mr. E. Reaver was Judge's Associate, and Mr…

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