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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1915

1,163 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 40 of 59

Singleton Letter. Bankruptcy Court. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 August 1915 · page 6

[?] Registrar, in the Bankruptey Court yesterday, evidence was taken re Thomas Ellisen., Thomas Ellis, jun., and William [?]…

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Small Debits Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 August 1915 · page 2

In the Small Debts Court yesterday, before Mr. R. H. V. Allnutt, P.M., Mrs. W. Wake, of Sedgefield, proceeded against N. H. Sentence for recovery of £8, money lent,…

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Arbitration Court. Letter to Judge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 August 1915 · page 2

Mr. Justice Higgins, President of the Commonweal Arbitration Court, made strong remarks about a letter having been sent to him in connection with the waterside…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 August 1915 · page 4

At the West Maitland Police Court, this morning, before Mr. W. B. Geddes, J.P., Phillip Howe, for being drunk and disorderly, was fined 20/, in default seven days…

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"Cold-blooded Murder."

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 August 1915 · page 13

The Danish press is guarded, but there is an undertone of bitter resentment. The papers emphasise that excuse or explanation Is impossible in face of the fact that…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 August 1915 · page 3

At the Licensing Court, before Mr. R. H. V. Allnutt, P.M., an application was made for the transfer of the license of the Post Office Hotel, Jerry's Plains, from Harriett…

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The Gippsland Murder. What Blacktrackers Found

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 August 1915 · page 2

Blacktrackers on Friday morning went to Woodleigh, in Gippsland, Victoria, near where Miss Elizabeth Dunbabin was found murdered…

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Police Court. Thursday, August 26th. (Before Mr R. H. V. Allnutt, P.m.) Unmetered Water

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 August 1915 · page 3

Cyrus Noble and Mrs Lena Ellis pleaded guilty to having used water by means of a hose, without the water being recorded by a meter…

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Small Debts Court. Thursday, August 26th. (Before Mr R. H. V. Allnutt, P.m.) Claim for Money Lent

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 August 1915 · page 3

Mrs W. Wake, of Sedgefield, proceded against N. H. Sentence for the recovery of £8, money lent, and interest on same. Mr V. P. Wilshire…

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Surry Hills Murder. Sentenced to Death

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 August 1915 · page 2

Sydney, Monday—At the Criminal Court to-day, Joseph Alexander Hamilton was found guilty of killing Allce Whitchouse at Surry Hills by shooting…

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Magistrate's Straight Talk

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 August 1915 · page 2

Mr Smithers, P.M., seeing a rush of young men to listen to a case at the Ashfield Police Court on Friday, said these men would be far better up at the…

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Police Court

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 1 September 1915 · page 2

At the local police court on Monday before Messrs F. Budden, C. H. Tindale and A. W. Thompson, J'S.P. Eric Svannson and Godfrey Nichollsen were…

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Kurri Police Court. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 September 1915 · page 4

At the Kurri Police Court this morning the bench was occupied by Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M. Leonard Dodds was charged with behaving…

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Kalgoorle Tragedy. Attempted Murder and Suicide

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 1 September 1915 · page 1

About four o'clock on Tuesday afternoon a man named Charles Black, aged 50 years, went in to Leslie's Turf Commission Agent's shop Kalgoorlie,…

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Sentenced to Death. Budapest, Sept. 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 September 1915 · page 5

M. Yancheveeki, correspondent for the Petrograd newspaper "Novoo Vremya," has been court-martialled and sentenced to death for communicating military information to…

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Shot His Father. Alleged Murder. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 September 1915 · page 5

A young man sat in the dock at the Central Criminal Court, Darlinghurst, to-day, and wept. "I liked my father. I love my father yet," he exclaimed, when asked…

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Police Reported. Mr Hughes Takes Action

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 September 1915 · page 3

"I thought that the police would be able to got evidence of that sort if they wanted it, and I make that statement intending it to be hostile to that…

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Maitland District Court. Thursday, September 2. (Before His Honor, Judge Fitzhardinge)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 September 1915 · page 6

The Maitland District Court was opens at the Courthouse, East Maitland, to-day, before His Honor Judge Fitzhardinge. CLAIM FOR RENT…

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Maitland District Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 September 1915 · page 4

The sittings of the Maitland District Court concluded at the Courthouse, East Maitland, yesterday afternoon, before 11is Honor, Judge Fitzhardinge. The last ease heard…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 September 1915 · page 4

At the West Maitland Police Court this morning, John Lawler was fined 10/, of three days, for being drunk and disorderly in High-street last evening and £1, or seven days, for having used indecent language to…

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