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Courts & crime, 1916

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German Prize Court. the Usual Verdict. Copenhagen

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

A Prize Court at Hamburg has decided that the torpedoing of soven Norwegian ships, and also of British and Danish steamers, which were wood and wheaten-laden,…

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Kurri Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 March 1916 · page 4

At the Kurri Police Court yesterday, before Mr. J. Dill, J.P., Ernest E. Hughes, for having used insisting wirds to constable whitechurch, in Cossnock-street,…

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Police Court. No Travelling Statement or Permit

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1916 · page 2

At the local Police Court on Friday last, before Mr. R. H. V. Allnutt, P.M., Canute Brooks, Stock Inspector of the Upper Hunter…

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Stealing Hospital Funds, Judge's Remarks

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 March 1916 · page 2

Norman Sutor Lotze, who pleaded guilty to embezzling the sum of £100 2/9, the property of the Balmain Hospital, on December 31, 1915, was brought…

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Court-martial

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 March 1916 · page 5

Private R. H. Banning, a member of the Australian infantry Forces was charged before a court-material to-day with having struck while on active service his superior officer…

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Enemy Subject in Court. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 March 1916 · page 2

At the Water Police Court to-day Oscar Nuemceister, aged 29, a German, was charged with being an enemy subject, and failing to report. He was…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 March 1916 · page 4

Mr. C. H. 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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Alleged Forged Note. Two Men Charged

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 8 March 1916 · page 2

On Monday Francis Jiammond and Alfred Lcke were charged at the Sydney Police Court with having forged a Commonwealth live pound bank note…

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German Before the Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 March 1916 · page 5

Oscar Numeister, a German, 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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German Prize Court. the Usual Verdict. Copenhagen

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 March 1916 · page 5

A Prize Cort at Hamburg has decided that the torpedoing of seven Norwegian ships, and also of British and Danish steamers, which were wood and wheaten-laden,…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 March 1916 · page 4

Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court this morning. Cecil R. Hughes, traffic inspector to the West Maitland Municipality,…

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Germans Sentenced

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 March 1916 · page 5

Three Germans were brought before the Sydney Police court on charges of having failed to report themselves at the intervals demanded by the Allens Restriction Order,…

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Cessnock Police Court. Tuesday, March 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 March 1916 · page 3

At the Police Court on Tuesday the bench was occupied by Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M. Alexander Johnson was charged with being drunk and disorderly, and with…

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COURT-MARTIALS. Striking An Officer Alleged. Two Men Charged

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 March 1916 · page 2

A general court-martial sat at the Darlinghurst Court-house on Tuesday to deal with soldiers charged with offences alleged to-have. been committed…

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Grenfell Murder Case. Accused Acquitted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 March 1916 · page 6

The case in which James Patrick McCue is charged with having murdered his father, Michael Joseph McCue, at Grenfell, on December 18, was continued before Mr. Justice…

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Children's Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 March 1916 · page 3

In the Children's Court four boys, one 11 and the others 13 years of age, were charged with stealing from the Cessnock Public School three rifles, the property of…

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Local and General News. Small Debts Court Balliff at Mining Towns

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 March 1916 · page 4

Mr. William J. Piddick, of Cessnock, has been appointed Small Debts Court balliff at Kurri and Cessnock, Vice Mr. James S. Pritchard, resigned…

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Gamblers Sentenced

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 5

A number of men were before the police court to-day charged with playing "two-up." It was stated that accused were portion of a school of about one hundred gamblers, who…

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Court-martial. Alleged Mutiny

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 3

Acting Staff-sergeant-major Sydney E. Tanner, of the [?] appeared yesterday before the general court-[?]…

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The Court-martial. Accused's Evidence. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 5

At the trial by court-martial of Acting-Sergeant-Major Tanner on a charge of joining in the mutiny at Liverpool. Tanner deposed that he had done all he could to quieten…

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