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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1916

1,421 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 13 of 72

Charge of Theft

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 5

A lance-corporal and a private in the Australian Army Service were charged at Uxbridge with stealing three cases of cigarettes and tobacco, value £24, the…

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West Maitland Police Court. Friday, March 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 4

The bench at the West Maitland Court this morning was occupied by Mr C. H. Geddes, J.P. DRUNKENNESS…

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Election of a Mayor. Application to the Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 2

In the Nowra Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday, before Mr. T. M. Clegg, P.M.Keiran Ryan, Solicitor, applied on behalf of David Hyam, an alderman of Nowra…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 3

Mr. R. H. V. Allnutt, P.M., had a [?]ght day at the Police court on Thursday. The only business was the hearing of a charge of drunkenness against an old man, who stated that…

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Courthouse and Gaol

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 2

For many years during the early days the buildings provided by the Government for the administration of Justice in Singleton were primitive and most…

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Three Men Charged

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 3

At the Central Police Court, Sydney, be-fore Mr. Macfarlane, C.S.M., Joseph Geoghegan 31, Tim Connell, 26,, and Donald Fraser M'Phorson, 35, were charged with…

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Stealing Hospital Funds Judge's Remarks

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 2

Norman Sutor Loize, who pleaded guilty to embezzling the sum of £100/2/9, the property of the Balmain Hospital, on December 31, 1915, was brought up for sentence before his…

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Customs Officer Charged. Case Dismissed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 3

The case in which Henry Thomas Haynes (29), a Customs searcher, was charged with stealing money and jewellery, worth £36, the properly of Tan Meng Loon, on…

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Youthful Highaymen. Soldiers Sentenced. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 6

The two youthful highway robbprs, Athol Roy Senior, aged 16, and David William Austin, aged 24, who were responsible for the St. Peters…

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Motor Car Murder. Sensational Discovery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 3

In connection with the Melbourne motor car murder a sensational discovery was made by Mounted Constable Costelo, of Heidelberg, on Tuesday morning…

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Medals for Police

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 10

At the Redfern Police Depot last week Sir Gerald Strickland, accompanied by Captain Firth, A.D.C., and Mr. George Black (Chief Secretary), attended for the…

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The Rioters' Aftermath. Young Soldiers Sentenced. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 6

Two young soldiers, William Roy Heaton, a bugler, aged 10½ and Frederick Vivian Parkes, aged 20, found guilty, of breaking windows during the…

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Nonogenarian in Court

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 6

The only business before Mr R. H. V. Allnutt, P.M., at the local-Police Court on Thursday, was the hearing of a charge or drunkenness against an alert…

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Battle of Champagne. How French Cavalry Charged a Trench

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 10

One of the most important articles iln the new member of the "National-Review" is a translation of the French General Staff's viyid and thrilling account of the great…

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City Alderman Ousted. Two Court Applications

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 5

During the law vacation MY Justice Pring was applied to on behalf of the former Lord Mayor of Sydney, R. W. Richavds, for a writ to oust Arthur…

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Contempt of Court. a Missioner Fined

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 3

Mr Smithers, S.M., fined D. B. Creagh, the well-known. Christian missioner and temperance advocate, £2, with the alternative. of 14 days in gaol,…

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Local and General News. Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 4

The quarterly licensing court for the licensing district of Maitland will be held at the West Maitland Courthouse on Thursday, April 27…

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Alleged Contempt of Court. a Missioner Fined

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 4

Mr. Smithers, S.M., fined D. B. Creagh, the well-known Christian missioner and tem-perance advocate, £2, with the alternative of 14"days in gaol, for alleged contempt of…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 March 1916 · page 4

Mr. C. R. Gale, P. M., occupied the bench at the West maitland Police Court this morning. Ernest Jenett, for being drunk and disorderly in High-street, on…

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German Before the Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 March 1916 · page 5

Oscar Numeister, a Gorman, was charged at the Sydney police court, with having failed to report, himself in compliance with an Aliens Restriction order. The police stated…

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