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Courts & crime, 1915

1,163 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 54 of 59

Nurse Cavell Murder. Gemans Admit Blunder

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 30 November 1915 · page 4

London, Saturday.—The New York correspondent of the "Times" says that a broker named Frederick Schwed has returned to Berlin with a…

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Offenders at Court

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 30 November 1915 · page 3

Sydney, Monday.—In connection with the riots by soldiers in the city on Saturday night, at the Central Police Court to-day, 18 men were charged with…

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Revision Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 December 1915 · page 4

An open court for the purpose of revising the list of electors on the municipal roll of the West Maitland municipality will be hold at the courthouse to-morrow (Thursday) morning, at 11…

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Shooting in Sydney. Police Sergeant Badly Wounded

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 December 1915 · page 6

A shooting affray occurred into last night, at Day-street, Sydney, near the Howard Smith wharf. As a result, Sergeant Butcher (64), of the Water Police, and Charles…

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Kurri Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 December 1915 · page 2

The bench at the Kurri Police Court yesterday was occupied by Mr. A. Gates, relieving P. M. Frederick Jarvis and William Hedley…

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An Infant's Fate. Suspected Murder

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 December 1915 · page 1

A young man and a young woman, the latter carrying an infant a couple of weeks old, stepped out of a train at Graceville, a suburb of Brisbane, at…

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Revision Court.w

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 December 1915 · page 4

A court for the revision of the list of electors of the municipality of West Maitland was held at the courthouse this morning. There were no objections, and seven names were added to the…

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Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. A. Gates and Ellas Bowden, Ls.M.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 December 1915 · page 7

A renewal of the license of the Neath Hotel was granted to E. J. Anstey. The license fee was fixed at £35. Booth license for the Maitland races were…

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Morpeth Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 December 1915 · page 4

Before Messrs. A. S. Gates, P.M., and R. Swan, J.P., at the Morpeth Police Court this morning, O. Mogan and John McGinley were charged with breaking and…

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Vacancies in Police Force

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 December 1915 · page 4

Owing to the large number of police at present absent on military duties, the Chief Secretary (Mr. Black), acting on the advice of the Inspector-General of Police (Mr…

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Lady Justices. Scene in Adelaide Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 December 1915 · page 3

Mr. Paris Nesbit, K. C. created a scene in the Adelaide Police Court. Observing two lady justices on the Bench, he asked, "Who are these women sitting in indgment…

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Charge of Murder. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 December 1915 · page 16

John O'Brien (36), a member of the Expeditionary Forces, was before the Newtown Police court to-day on a charge of having feloniously and maliciously murdered…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 December 1915 · page 4

The quarterly Licensing Court for the licensing district of Maitland will be held at the Courthouse, West aMitland, on Thursday, January 20…

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Colliery Conciliation Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 December 1915 · page 4

A conciliation court sat at the Abermain colliery office on Thursday to deal with several matters affecting the working condition at the mine (writes our Mines…

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West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, December 2. (Before Mr. A. Gates, P.m.). False Pretences

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 December 1915 · page 8

Herbert Summer was charged with having, at West Maitland, on November 23, obtained groceries to the value of 5/6 from Michael Thomas O'Brien by means of false…

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Zeppelins in London. Indignation at Child Murder

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 December 1915 · page 12

A friend of "Fanella," our lady correspondent, writing to her recently deals vividly with the cruel work of Zeppelins in their slaughter of the innocents in…

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Melbourne Murder. Shooting of Constable McGRATH

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 December 1915 · page 6

At the trial in Melbourne of John Jackson, Richard Buckley, and Alexander Ward, on the charge of murdering Constable David McGrath, at the Trades Hall, accused…

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Shooting in Sydney. Police Sergeant Badly Wounded

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 December 1915 · page 3

A shooting affray occurred on Tuesday right at Day-street, Sydney, near the Howard Smith wharf. As a result, Sergeant Butcher (54), of the Water Police, and Charles…

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Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. A. Gates and Elias Bowden, Ls.M)

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 December 1915 · page 8

A renewal of the license of the Neath Hotel was granted to E. J. Anstey. The license fee was fixed at. £35. Booth licenses for the Maitland races were…

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Police Court Cases

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 December 1915 · page 4

At the West Maitland Police Court this morning, there were several cases in which the defendants names failed to answer when their names were called. The Police Magistrate…

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