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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1915

1,163 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 47 of 59

South Africa. Botha's Accuser. Charged with Libel. Capetown

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 October 1915 · page 5

Mr. Munnik, State Engineer, has been arrested on a charge of libelling General Botha, by alleging that he had not accounted for the sum of 750,000, the value of a bar…

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News by Wire. Appeal to Full Court. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 October 1915 · page 5

John Thomas Tucker appealed to the Full Court of Criminal Appeals against his conviction and sentence of death for the alleged murder of his wife at Petersham. Prisoner's…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 October 1915 · page 2

At the police court on Thursday, before Mr.R. H. V. Allnutt, P.M., Alfred Beale, farmer, of Aberdeen, pleaded not guilty to having, on September 2; at Aberdeen, sold…

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Charge Against German. Magistrate's Severe Comments

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 October 1915 · page 2

At the Water Police Court, Sydney, Erhest Hugo Becker was charged that he, being a naturalised German of enemy origin, had in his possession a revolver,…

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Naturalised Germans Offence. Sentenced to Six Months

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 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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Mr Hughes Annoyed. Threatens Police Action

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 October 1915 · page 4

There were two very annoyed and excited persons at the Central Railway Station on Tuesday night—the Federal Attorney-General (Mr W. M. Hughes)…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 October 1915 · page 4

Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court this morning, but the business before him did not take long to dispose of. There were…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 October 1915 · page 4

At the West Maitland Police Court this morning, before Mr. W. B. Geddes, J.P. Samuel Ewell was fined 5s or the rising of the court for being drunk, while for behaving in an indecent…

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Burglary at Surry Hills

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 October 1915 · page 5

Burglars smashed the window of Barnett's pawnbroker establishment at Surry Hills early this morning and stole jewellery valued at £40. The thieves in order to prevent…

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Alleged Assault and Robbery. Four Young Men Charged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 October 1915 · page 5

Four young men, Thomas Moylan, Alphonsus Moylan, Clive Maitland Carroll, and Raymond O'Brien were brought before Mr. J. S. Brown, J. P., at the East Maitland…

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Cessnock District News. Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 October 1915 · page 7

At the police court yesterday the bench was occupied by Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M. Donald McCrae was fined l0/ for having been drunk and disorderly, £3 for using…

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Spies Sentenced. "One Executed. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 October 1915 · page 5

The Secretary for War (Mr. H. J. Tennant) announces that two prisoners, charged with esplonage, were courtmartialled in london on September 28 and 30. They…

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Dungog licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 October 1915 · page 4

Dr. W. R. C. Beeston has boon appointed a member of the Licensing. Court at Dungog…

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Military Impostors. Sham Soldiers Sentenced

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 October 1915 · page 2

At the Newcastle Police Court on Monday John Henry Hamilton, who appeared in a military uniform, pleaded guilty to a charge of vagraney. In…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 October 1915 · page 2

At the Cessnock Police Court yesterday, before Messrs. S. Snape and H. E. Southwell, Js.P. Thomas Ambrose Gollan, formerly a…

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Sentenced to Death

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 October 1915 · page 5

For the first time since 1894 the death sentence was pronounced at Bathurst to-day, when, at the Circuit Court, Mr. Justice Sly sentenced Charles Alfred Jenkins (49)…

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Military Impostors. Sham Soldiers Sentenced

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 October 1915 · page 3

At the Newcastle Police Court or Monday, John Henry Hamilton, who appeared in a military uniform, pleaded guilty to a charge of…

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An Alleged Assault. £1000 Damages Claimed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 October 1915 · page 6

In the Banco Court, Sydney, before Mr. Justice Pring and a Jury of four, an action was brought by Herbert Tolfree Harding against William C. Alldritt and W. Frank…

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Victorian Tragedy. Convicted of Murder

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 October 1915 · page 3

The trial of Demetrius William Morfessic, for the murder of his wife Bridget, at Kilmore, in July, 1910. was concluded in the Criminal Court, Melbourne…

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Severity of the Prussians. Women Sentenced to Death. London, Wed. Night

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 October 1915 · page 2

The "Echo do Beige" publishes a copy of a notice by General von Biasing, and affixed to the town halls throughout Belgium,…

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