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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1916

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, March 20. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.m.) Drunkenness

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 March 1916 · page 4

A female, charged with being drunk on Saturday, was fined 1/, and another defendant was fined 5/. DRUNKENNESS AND LANGUAGE…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 March 1916 · page 4

Before Mr. W. B. Geddes J. P., at the West Maitland Police Court this morning Ernest George Harvey was fined 5 for being drunk yesterday, and £2, or 14 Onys. In tho .Small DclitK Ctmrt yostcnlay afit-i-…

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Alleged Murder

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 March 1916 · page 5

The stroy of the shooting of Etheline Adeline Nealon was told to the Chief Justice and jury in the Central Criminal Court to-day, when Frederick Nathaniel…

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The Wagga Tragedy. Verdict of Murder

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 March 1916 · page 3

A verdict of murder was returned against Jacob Bachler at the conclusion of the adourned inquest at Wagga on Saturday on the death of Nathaniel…

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Cessnock Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 March 1916 · page 2

At the police court yesterday, before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., Roy Passfield (17), was charged with having in his possession a bicycle reasonably…

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Children's Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 March 1916 · page 2

In the Children's Court, three boys, one of whom is 14 years of age, and the others a little over 15, were charged with s[?]ing several bottles of soft drinks and other articles…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 March 1916 · page 4

Mr. C. H. Gale, P. M. occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court this morning. Martin Daly, who pleaded guilty to being drunk yesterday, was fined…

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Constable Charged with Murder. Verdict of Manslaughter

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 March 1916 · page 1

At the Central Criminal Court, Sydney, on Tuesday, Frederick Nathaniel Fisher, a police constable, was charged with having, at Sydney, on January G,…

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Beech Forrest Murder. Old Man Arrested

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 March 1916 · page 6

George Henry Leek aged 72 years, was arrested at Beach Forest (Vic.) on Tuesday night, on a charge of having murdered the little girl, Dorls Foley, at Beach Forest last…

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Industrial Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 March 1916 · page 5

While delivering judgement in the industrial Court this morning Justice Heydon referred to the reported contemplated systematic cossation of work by the engine-drivers…

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Military Court-martial. Soldier Pleads Guilty

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 March 1916 · page 3

The District Court-martial, to hear charges alleged to have been committed between February 13th and February 21st, continued its sittings at Victoria Barracks…

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Broken Hill Miners. Case in Arbitration Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 March 1916 · page 5

In the Arbitration Court, in Melbourne, before Mr.Justice Higgins, the hearing of the claims of the Barrier Branch of the Amalgamated Minors' Association against the Broken Hill Proprietary…

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Singleton Letter. Police Court. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 March 1916 · page 3

At the police court on Thursday, Morcolm Irvine Gardner charged Jonathan Patrick Jordan with having, at Fern Gully, near Singleton, wilfully and maliciously…

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Strike of Cadets. Police Court Prosecutions

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 March 1916 · page 6

At Bathurst on March 4, a number of cadets went on strike, and refused to drill, because they resented extra ?arades ordered by the Minister for Defence, to make up the…

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A Pugnacious Invalid. Magistrate's Forbearance

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 March 1916 · page 5

Thomas Andrews,' a returned onearmed soldier, who is an inmate of the military hospital at Bandwick suffering from deafness and a weak heart, was…

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A Navvy's Death. Verdict of Murder

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 March 1916 · page 10

A verdict of murder was returned against Jacob Bachler at the conclusion of the adjourned inquest at Wagga on Saturday, on the death of Nathanial Griffiths, on the…

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Beech Forest Murder. Old Man Arrested

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 March 1916 · page 3

George "Henry Leek, aged 72 years, was arrested at Beech Forest (Vie.) on Wednesday night on a charge of having murdered the little girl, Doris Foley at…

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Police Court. Thursday. March 23. (Before Mr R. H. V. Allnutt, P.m.) a Fencing Dispute

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 March 1916 · page 5

Malcolm Irvine Gardner charged Jonathan Patrick Jordan with having, at Fern Gully, wilfully and maliciously cut and destroyed fencing on his…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, March 20. (Bafore Mr. C. H. Gale, P.m.) Drunkenness and Language

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 March 1916 · page 16

Henry Jones (34), for being drunk in Banfield-street, was ordered to pay 1/, and for having used indecent language, £2, or to undergo 14 days' imprisonment…

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Fair Rents Court. Its Effect on Building Trade

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 March 1916 · page 3

Mr. M'Donald, organiser of the Sydney branch of the Bricklayers' Union, takes rather a gloomy view of the prospects of the trade, in which the members of the…

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