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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1915

1,163 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 43 of 59

Cartridges in German's Home. Seizure by Military Police. Young Man Sentenced

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 September 1915 · page 1

On Sunday last, Sergeant Jones, of the military police, visited the butcher's shop and rcsidence of A.E. Behrmann, a naturalised German, in…

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Suspected Murder

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 September 1915 · page 6

William Parcel, 43 years of age. by [?]pation a fisherman, and a native of Hunter Hill, was net-fishing at Laurieton [?] some time. He disappeared on [?]…

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Disloyal Utterances. Policeman Charged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 September 1915 · page 6

A charge of having used insulting words to Robert Donaldson on a train traveling between Brighton and Adelaide on August 23 was proferred against Henry…

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French Shipowner. Serious Charged. Paris

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 September 1915 · page 2

M. Damava, a well-known Havre shipowners, has been arrested, and will be court martialled on the charge of attempting to persuade an English shipping firm to…

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German Plot. to Murder Roumanians. Bucharest, Sept, 9

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 September 1915 · page 13

Two cases of dynamite cartridges from the royal dynamite factory in Oplanden, Prussia, were discovered in a German business house. It was intended to use the cartridge in a…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, September. 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 September 1915 · page 6

The bench at the West Maitland Police Court to-day was occupied by Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M. DRUNKENNESS…

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The Laurieton Murder. an Arrest Effected

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 September 1915 · page 2

After investigations extending over a week Detective Surridge, of Newcastle, with the co-operation of Inspector Burrows, of Kempsey, and Sergeant Thompson, of Taree, made…

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Small Debts Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 September 1915 · page 6

Ernest Fairhall sued Daniel Ryan, claim £39/10/7 balance of contract. Mr. W. J. Enright appeared for plaintiff, but there was no appearance of defendant. It was stated…

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A North Coast Mystery. "Murder Will Out."

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 September 1915 · page 4

Just now a diabolical murder case is occupying the attention of the North Coast people in England and those of Lauricton in particular. Lauricton is a township on the…

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Disloyal Utterances. Policeman Charged

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 September 1915 · page 1

A charge of having used insulting words to Robert Donaldson on a train travelling between Brighton and Adelaide on August 23 was preferred,…

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Spelter Cargo. Application to Prize Court

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 September 1915 · page 2

London, Sunday.—In the Prize Court on Friday the Crown claimed the condemnation of 6710 tons of spelter aboard the steamer Bilbster, which the…

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Cessnock District News. Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 September 1915 · page 7

At the police court yesterday, the bench was occupied by Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M. Sydney Powell, for having been drunk and disorderly, in Vincent-street, Cessnock, was…

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Industrial Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 September 1915 · page 7

In the Industrial Court, the case or Walter Waller, secretary of the Colliery Mechanics' Association v.R. McFarlane and C. Watts was again mentioned…

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Spies Sentenced

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 September 1915 · page 2

London, Tuesday.—The Official Press Bureau has issued the following statement:—A man and woman of German origin have been convicted at the Old…

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West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, September 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 September 1915 · page 6

Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court this morning. BREACHES OP RAILWAY BY-LAWS…

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Espionage. Man and Woman Sentenced

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 September 1915 · page 6

The Official Press Bureau has issued the following statement: A man and woman of German origin have been convicted at the Old Bailey of attempting to send…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 September 1915 · page 6

The bench at the West Maitland Licensing Court this morning was occupied by Messrs. C. H. Gale and E. Bowden, L.Ms., when the following licenses were granted…

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A North Coast Murder. Arrest of a Suspect

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 September 1915 · page 4

After a week's investigations Detective Surridge, of Newcastle, with the co-operation of Inspector Burrows, of Kempsey, and Sergeant Thompson, of…

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Fruits of Pardon. Chapter Ii. This Murder

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 September 1915 · page 3

Amyas Linton's house—known as the Cottage—stood withing half a mile of the village of Dilstone. It had been his mother's and he was loath to sell it, though he occupied…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 September 1915 · page 4

Mr. W. B. Geddes, J.P., was on the bench at the West Maitland Police Court, this morning, but there was only a charge of drunkenness to be heard. The defendant…

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