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Courts & crime, 1915

1,163 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 59

Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 February 1915 · page 7

At the police court this morning the bench was occupied by Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M. Samuel Campbell, for having behaved in an indecent manner, was lined 20/, and 6/ costs…

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Small Debts Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 February 1915 · page 7

In the small debts court Archibald Gray sued Walter G. Jones for £3, the claim being for alleged destruction of ten fowls. Defendant pleaded not indebted. After hearing…

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East Maitland Police Court. Cases From Largs

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 7

Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., at the East Maitland Police Court this morning, Lyall Graham was charged with having been drunk and disorderly at Largs on January…

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Magistrate's Advice to Boys

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 4

Two respectable-looking boys appeared when certain names were called during the summonses at Worship street police court recently, and Mr. Cluer, looking surprised at…

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German Treachery. Murder of a Wounded Officer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 7

News has just reached the Consulate-General of the death of M. Charles Deschars, who, when the war broke out, was commercial attache at the French Embassy…

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Raffling a Bangle. a Court Case

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 3

At the Helensburg Police Court, before Mr. Elliott, S.M., a case with some interesting features was heard. Mrs. Sarah Dent, of Helensburgh, complained of Mrs…

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Police Court

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 6

With the exception of a case heard in the Children's Court, the cases brought before Mr. R. H. V. Allnutt, P.M., on Thursday were of trivial…

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Magistrate's Advice to Boys

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 6

Two respectable-looking boys appeared when certain names were called during the summonses at Worship street police court recently, and Mr. Cluer, looking surprised at…

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A Forged Telegram. Grant Hervey Sentenced

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 7

George Cochrane, or Grant Hervey, who was found guilty of forging and uttering a telegram, under the Commonwealth post and Telegraph Act, was sentenced at the…

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Sub-Inspector of Police

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 4

It was hinted some days ago that the vacancy of the position of sub-inspected at West Maitland, caused by the lamentable death of Sub-inspector Somervaille, would be filled by…

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Police Reform. Mr. Cann's Scheme

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1915 · page 4

In connection with Mr. Cann's reform of the police system, 100 policemen, the Chief Secretary stated on Friday, are to be drought out from obscuro niches they have been…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, February 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 February 1915 · page 6

The bench at the West Mitland police court today was occupied by Mr. C. H. Gale. P. M. FOUND ON LICENSED PREMISES…

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Industrial Court. Motor Industry. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale. P.M., at the West Maitland Police Court)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 February 1915 · page 2

Herbert Carrington, trading with others as the Carrington Motor Co., was proceeded against for that he, bein the employer of engineers, engaged in the engineering…

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Alleged Robbery. Conflicting Police Evidence

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 5

At the Sydney Quarter Sessions Albert Edward Kingsley pleaded not guilty before his Honor Judge Backhouse to a charge of robbery, in company, from Constable Devine James, on…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 February 1915 · page 4

At the East Maitland Police court before Mr. W. Blissett J.P., an mebriate was fined 2/6 or the rising of the court. Joseph Grant, who had offended in a like manner, was…

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Alleged Stealing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 February 1915 · page 5

Three men named Peter Wallace, Amos Backhouse, and William Grover, were charged at the Sydney Court with stealing 115 pairs of boots and shoes valued at…

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Woman Attacked. a Dreadful Assault

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 February 1915 · page 5

In the backblocks near Onewhere (N.Z.) a woman was attacked by an unknown assailant while her husband was away. She was shot in the head and struck with a…

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Exciting Experience. Charged by a Bull

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 February 1915 · page 4

On Friday morning last, Mr. C. C. Ghost, of Glen Innes, when bringing a small mob of cattle to sale, had a sensational experience—one that he will probably never…

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Sub-Inspector of Police

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 February 1915 · page 4

Sub-Inspector Walker, of Sydney, who has been appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Sub-Inspector Somervaille, is expected to take up his duties…

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A Dreadful Assault

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 February 1915 · page 2

In the backblocks near Onewhero, New Zealand, a woman, was attacked by an unknown assailant while her husband was away She was shot in the…

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