New Court House
The new Cessnock Courthouse buildings were occupied for the first time yesterday. The new buildings are spacious and lofty, and are a great improvement on the old…
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Courts & crime, 1915
1,163 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 59
Police Custody Escapee Kurri Kurri Case
When the report closed yesterday evidence was proceeding in the case in which Henry Gardiner was charged with escaping from police custody at South Allandale…
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John Weiss, 38, pleaded guilty at the Adelaide Criminal Coourt, before Mr. Justice Murray, to a charge of unlawfully wounding with a knife Percy O'Flaherty, at…
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Reforms continue to be made in the police service. Many changes have been made recently, and these involve a reduction of over £2000 a year in the…
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John Walsh (50), a heavily-built labourer, stood charged at the Criminal Sessions, Adelaide, before the chief Justice, with having wounded Mary Kenrick, a…
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A district court will be held at East Maitland on February 25. The last day for filing plaints is Tuesday, February 9…
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A case under the Masters and Servants' Act, and in which the parties were Chinese, was heard before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., at tho West Maitland Police Court yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tragedy at Ascot Vale. Attempted Murder and Suicide
A tragdy occurred at Ascot Vale at a late hour on Wednesday night, when Joseph E. Sweeney, aged 5 years, shot his wife, Margaret Sweeney, about 55 years of age…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Death of Mr. E. C. Day. Late Inspector-general of Police
The death occurred, at his residence, Moore Park, early on Sunday morning, of Mr. E. C. Day, ex-Inspector-General of Police. He had suffered from periodical…
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There was an unusual quietness about the West Maitland Police Court to-day considering that it was a regular court to-day, the explanation of which, in a measure…
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Before Mr. E. Bickmore, at the Kurri Police Court, this morning, John Socoll, for having been drunk and disorderly in Cessnock-street, Kurri, on Saturday night, was…
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Thursday promised to be a field day at the police court, as several cases were listed; but the unexpected happened. The parties in a number of assault cases came to terms, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Italian Vice-consul. Sentenced at Liege. Amsterdam, Jan. 24
The "Vessiche Zeltung,"states that the Italian Vice-Consul at Lioge has been sentenced to two months imprisonment for assisting communications between Belgian…
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Two defendants appeared at the Police Court yesterday (Monday) morning, before Messrs. A. Simmons and J. W. B. Waterhouse, Js.P. George…
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The Inquest upon the body of Trooper Harris, of the Tasmanian police, who was killed at Lovett under particularly brutal circumstances late at night on January 8…
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Thirty-five natives who were gaoled at Poona overpowered the guards. The police pursued them, killed 18, and wounded six. The remainder escaped…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Government House. Appeal to Privy Council. High Court Upheld. London. Jan. 25
The judicial committee of the Privy Council, in the matter of the Attorney-General of New South Wales versus Williams, delivered judgment to-day, dismissing the appeal with…
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The Chief Secretary (Mr. Cann) has under consideration a scheme for providing new caps for the police which will financially benefit the department and add to the comfort…
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In the licensing court at the West Maitland Courthouse, this morning, before Messrs. C.H. Gale, P.M., and J.w. Birkonhead, L.M., a renewal of the license of…
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It is strange how little attention the Government departments bestow upon the rapidly growing and prosperous Cessnock district. It would…
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