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Courts & crime, 1915

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Police Court Tuesday, Oct. 5

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 October 1915 · page 3

Frank Mitchell, for being drunk and disorderly, was fined 4s with 6s costs, in default seven months imprisonment. On a, second charge of…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 October 1915 · page 2
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

At the Cessnock Police Court yesterday, beore Messrs. H. E. Southwell and G. W. Harris, Js. P., Walter McGregor (23) was charged that he did, at Aberdare, on October…

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The Trades Hall Murder. Police Proceedings Opened

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 October 1915 · page 6

Melbourne, Friday.—Alexander Ward, who was concerned in the affray at the Trades Hall when Constable M'Grath was killed, was before the city court…

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Warder Attacked. Affray at Parramatta Gaol

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 October 1915 · page 3

A prisoner made an attack on a warder at Parramatta Gaol, and during a sharp struggle wounded him in the face and the ribs…

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Sensational Fire Alleged Murder and Suicide

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 October 1915 · page 6

Auckland, (N.Z.), Friday.—A sensational fire destroyed a large boarding house at Whangarei early this morning…

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Metal Cargo Seized. Court Judgment

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 October 1915 · page 5

Judge Evans President of the Admiralty Court has given his judgement in the case of the steamer Bilbster. The sole question for decision, he said…

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Newcastle Circuit Court. Sentences. Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 October 1915 · page 5

The Chief Justice. Sir William Cullen, at the Circuit Court to-day, passed sentence upon a number of prisoners. Charles Cleary and Ned Joseph Hook,…

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Lascar Seamen in Court Wanted to Get Home

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 October 1915 · page 6

An interesting case came before the Newcastle Police Court, when thirty-five Lascar members of the crow of the steamer City of Corinth, now in port at Newcastle, were…

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Fierce Revolver Duel. Between Police and Burglars. Constable Killed and Two Men Wounded

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 October 1915 · page 16

A fierce revolver duel between the police and burglars occurred in Melbourne on Sept 30 at an early hour, and resulted in the death of Constable McGrath and the…

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Small Debts Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 October 1915 · page 6

In the Small Debts Court, the adjourned matter in which William Howard proceeded against F. McCook, secretary of the East Maitland Bowling Club, claiming £26, as…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, October 11. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.m.) Riotous Behaviour

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 October 1915 · page 6

Annie Eisenmonger, a girl, pleaded guilty to having behaved in a riotous manner on September 25. Constable Hill stated that about 10 p.m…

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Alleged Murder

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 October 1915 · page 4

The Sydney Coroner opened an inquiry into the death of Sigurd Olden, who was found dead at Pyrmont on October 5 with marks of violence on his head and face…

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Stolen Wire-netting. Grazier Sent to Gaol

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 October 1915 · page 4

At the Forbes Quarter Sessions Alfred Bassett, a well-known grazier in the Condobolin district, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment for stealing…

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Naturalised German's Offence. Sentenced to Six Months

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 October 1915 · page 6

The hearing was resumed at the Central Police Court, Sydney, of the charge against Ernest Hugo Becker, gem merchant, of Oxford-street, Sydney, who was charged…

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Assault and Robbery. a Balmain Case

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 October 1915 · page 2

Sydney, Wednesday.—-"William Turner a young man, was charged at the Balmain Police Court with having assaulted Joseph Howard, and robbed him of…

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News by Wire. Caertaker Assault Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 October 1915 · page 5

Martin Buckley, caretaker of the Australian rope works at Waterloo, saw a stranger near the works. He procured a revolver and, accosting the latter, requested…

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West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, October 14. (Before Mr. C. H.Gale, P.M.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 October 1915 · page 4

A FIRST OFFENDER. Vivian Robert Bailey a member of the Expeditionary Forces, who on Monday pleaded guilty to having at Aberdeen obtained…

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Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. C. H. Gale and J. W. Birkenhead, L. Ms.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 October 1915 · page 4

Catherine McCarthy was granted a renewal of a colonial wine license for premises at Allandalo…

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East Maitland Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 October 1915 · page 4

Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., occupied the bench at the East Maitland Police Court this morning. Traffic-inspector R. T. Sarginson proceeded against a person for allowing stock to…

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