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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1916

1,421 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 40 of 72

Riots at Cologne. Soldiers Side with People. Police Kill Rioters. (By Cable.). London Sunday Night

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 July 1916 · page 2

The Amsterdam "Telegraaf" reports that severe disturbances have occurred at Cologne. The soldiers refused to fire on the…

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Police Court. Tuesday, July 11, 1916. (Before Messrs C. H. Tindale and O. G Morton, J's.P.) ASSAULT

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 12 July 1916 · page 2

Amos M'Taggart v. Thomos Ham, alleged assault. Mr R. G. D. Fitz-Gerald (Fitz-Gerald and Co.) appeared for complainant. There was…

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Police Promotions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 July 1916 · page 5

Among the police promotions for Ser[?] in Second-class William Mahood, West Maitland…

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Muswellbrook Letter. Horsebreeding.—police Remounts. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 July 1916 · page 7

The property purchased by the New South Wales Police Department for the breeding of remounts, as stated in the "Mercury" of Monday last, is portion of…

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West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, July 13. (Before Mr. W. J.N. Finchum, P.m.) Prohibited Person Fined

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 July 1916 · page 6

Dugald Nellson pleaded guilty to a charge that he, being a person against whom a prohibition order was in force, was found in the bar of the grandstand booth at the…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 July 1916 · page 4

Two inebirates were dealt with by Mr. W. J.N. Fincham, P.M., at the West Maitland police court this morning. One, a female, whose husband is at the war,…

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Moonan Flat Police Court

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 July 1916 · page 2

At the Moonan Plat Police Court on 11th inst., before Messrs. E. E. Campbell and W. H. Baker, J's.P., William Simpson proceeded against…

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Singleton Letter. Police Court. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 July 1916 · page 2

At the police court yesterday, John Kuhn, a dairyman, of Wambo, proceeded against Charles Eveleigh for having left his service without giving legal notice. Mr. A.B…

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Bulgarians Mutiny. Murder German Officers. Bucharest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 July 1916 · page 5

Nine thousand Bulgarian describes have been internal in [?]. Recent Bulgarian arrivals state a Bulgarian regiment mutined, and murdered the…

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Cessnock Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 July 1916 · page 6

At the police court on Friday, before Mr. J. Doyle, J.P., William Davis was charged with Stealing a pair of boots valued at 18s 6d, the property of James Bonomim. Constable Smail…

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Stealing Luggage. Charge Against Ex-Railway Porter

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 July 1916 · page 5

Charles O'Connell, formerly employed as a luggage porter at the Central Railway Station, was committed for trial at Sydney on Thursday on three…

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Horsebreeding—police Remounts

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 15 July 1916 · page 2

The New South Wales Police Department for the breeding of re mounts, has purchased portion of the well-known Ridgelands estate at…

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Police Pay. Increase Approved Of

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 July 1916 · page 9

On the recommendation of the Inspector-General of Police. Mr. Mitchell, the Chief Secretory (Mr. Black) has approved of an allround increase of is per day on the pay…

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West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, July 13. (Before Mr. W. J. N. Fincham, P.m.) Prohibited Person Fined

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 July 1916 · page 5

Dugald Nellosn pleaded guilty to a charge that he, being a person against whom a prohibition order was in force, was found in the bar of the grandstand booth at the…

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Domestic Tragedy. Murder and Suicide

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 July 1916 · page 5

John william Lynch shot his wife Christian Lynch, at Jack River (Vic.), on sunday, and then committed suicide. When the doctor and the notice arrived the women was…

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Small Debts Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 July 1916 · page 7

Allsop Bros. v. Myles Skinner, claim for 16/5, goods sold and delivered. A verdict was given for amount claimed and 5/ costs…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, July 17. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.m.) Motor Car Drivers Prosecuted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 July 1916 · page 7

William Henry Roberts was charged with having on the Great Northern road, on July 2, driven a motor car in a reckless manner. He pleaded not Kuilty…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 July 1916 · page 3

At the Cessnock Police Court on Saturday, before Mr. G. M. Kay., James Adams was fined 5/ or 24 hours, for having been drunk, and for having made use of indecent…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 July 1916 · page 4

At the West Maitland Police Court this morning, before Mr. W. B. Geddes, J.P., an inebriate was fined 10/, with the alternative of three days imprisonment. Joseph…

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The Great Assault

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 18 July 1916 · page 2

Sir Douglas Haig on Friday night reported:— Tuesday and Wednesday were spent bombarding formidable positions on the…

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