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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1915

1,163 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 49 of 59

Maitland District Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 October 1915 · page 4

The next sittings of the Maitland District Court will be held at the Courthouse, East Maitland, on Thursday, November 18. The last day for filing plaints is Saturday next…

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German Court Martial. Amsterdam

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 October 1915 · page 5

A court-martial at Liego convicted nine more Belgians for espionage, and sentenced four including a woman, to death…

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Singleton Letter. District Court. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 October 1915 · page 2

The Singleton District Court was opened yesterday afternoon, before his Honor Judge Bevan. Singleton District Co-operative Society…

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Muswellbrook Letter. District Court. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 October 1915 · page 2

The October sitting of the District Court was begun here on Tuesday and concluded on Wednesday. His Honor Judge Bevan presided. The cases dealt with were as…

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District Court. Wednesday, October 27th. (Before His Honor Judge Bevan)

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 October 1915 · page 3

The Singleton District Court was opened yesterday at 3.30 p.m. the following members of the Barweye present:-Messrs N. Mason, R…

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Raymond Terrace Police Court. FRIDAY, 22nd OCTOBER, 1915. (Before Mr. Gale, P.m.) Assault

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 29 October 1915 · page 3

John Michael O'Brien proceeded against William Bowen and Robert Flanagan for assaulting him at Miller's Forest on the 22nd September last. Mr. J. Reid, of…

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District News Letters. Greta. Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 October 1915 · page 6

At the Greta Police Court on Wednesday, before R. H. V. Allnutt, Esq., P.M. William Wholert for refusing to quit, licensed premises when ordered by licensee,…

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High Court Judgment

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 29 October 1915 · page 5
Also in The Scone Advocate

"In judgment after judgment the High Court has thus delivered itself, and great has been the rejoicing among the exploiters of the people. "Three cheers…

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Singleton Letter. District Court. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 October 1915 · page 6

The sittings of the Singleton District Court were continued yesterday, before his Honor Judge. Bevan. Thomas J. Janson claimed £400 as…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 October 1915 · page 4

At the West Maitland Police Court this morning, before Messrs. Elias Bowden and J. W. Birkenhead, Js.P., Reginald Barry was fined 5/, in default 24 hours for…

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Agitator Sentenced. Bucharest

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 October 1915 · page 2

Telegrams from Sofia state that Stamboulwsky has been sentenced to imprisonment for life on a charge of promoting an anti-milltarism agitation…

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Forged Passport. Aliens Charged. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 October 1915 · page 2

The authorities announces the arrest, of a German, alleged to have forged an American passport for a man of Turkish extraction. Sentence will be passed on the former, and…

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Victorian Tragedy. Convicted of Murder

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 October 1915 · page 7

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

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Lake Como Tragedy. Porter Charlton Sentenced. Rome, Oct. 26

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 October 1915 · page 5

Porter Charlton, who was charged with the murder of his wife, has been sentenced to six years and eight months' imprisonment; but, taking into account the length of time…

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An Alien Enemy. Two Months' Gaol. Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 October 1915 · page 6

Heinrich Lode (19), an electrician, was charged at the Police Court this morning with being an alien enemy, and that he did not report to the police…

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Petersham Murder Case. Important Appeal Matter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 October 1915 · page 6

Further argument was heard in the State Full Court (Mr. Justice Pring, Mr. Justice Street, and Mr. Justice Ferguson), on the appeal by John Thomas Tucker against his…

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High Court Judgment

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 30 October 1915 · page 5

"In judgment after judgment the High Court, has thus delivered itself, and great has been the rejoicing among the exploiters of the people. "Three cheers…

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Nurse Cavell's Murder. Pulpit References. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 October 1915 · page 2

There were many references to Nurse Cavell's heroism in the pulpits to-day…

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Alleged Attempted Murder. Found Guilty of Bodily Harm

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 October 1915 · page 14

At the Bathurst Circuit Court, Aubyn Clyde Hamilton, 37, was charged with having attempted to murder William Dein at the Wallerawang Police Station during the early…

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