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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1916

1,421 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 44 of 72

Warden's Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 August 1916 · page 4

In the Warden's Court, held at the East Maitland courthouse this morning, before the Warden (Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M.), Andrew Murphy applied for authority to enter portion 110, parish…

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Raymond Terrace. Police Court. Friday, 28Th July, 1916. (Before Mr. Gale, P.M.)

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 4 August 1916 · page 3

A Nelson's Plains' resident, was summoned by Inspector Mackie for a breach of the Dairy Supervision Act, who pleaded guilty, and was fined £1 and court costs 6s, in…

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German Executions. Suspicions of Murder. Anti-casement Men. London, Thursday Morning

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 August 1916 · page 5

In the House of Lords last night Lord Newton, replying to a question, said that the United States Ambassador in Berlin, Mr. Gerard, had notified the British…

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Maori Prophet Sentenced

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 August 1916 · page 5

The trail of thr prophot, Rum at Auckland (N.Z.), has ended. The jury returned a verduet of guilty of resisting the police, and Run was souteneed…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, July 21st. Larceny of Blankets

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 August 1916 · page 5

John Lonsdale was charged with having on july 10, 1916, stolen six blamkets, valued at £1, property of the Common wealth of Australian…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 August 1916 · page 5

The transfer of the licenser of the Sportsman's Arms Hotel, Greta, from, Annie Lamont to John Edward Dalley was granted. matthew Riley applied for the transfer of…

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Police Court. Tuesday, August 1, 1916. Before Mr R H V Allnutt, P.M

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 5 August 1916 · page 2

Samuel Reid and Ken Dann, who pleaded guilty to having ridden a bicycle on the footpath, were each fined 5s and 6s court costs…

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A Brutal Murder. Two Men Shot

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 August 1916 · page 14

A murder was committed at Mangapehi, in the King Country, bu a Ratotongan native, Tui Kaimuku, who shot a sheepherd, Kenneth Livingstone, dead, and…

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The Court House Enclosure

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 5 August 1916 · page 2

The Court House enclosure, which form many years has presented an uncared for appearance, has this week been taken in hand by the…

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Court-martial at Bruges. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 August 1916 · page 13

Capt. Fryatt, at the court-martial held at Bruges, is said to have been charged with attempting to ram the German submarine U33 on March 28. The charge is…

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Murder of Capt. Fryatt. Diplomatic Correspondence. a Hurried Trial. London, Sunday Night

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 August 1916 · page 2

Viscount Grey, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on July 29 drew the attention of Mr. page, the American Ambassador in London, to the message received from Reuter's…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 August 1916 · page 4

There was very little business at the West Maitland Police Court this morning the day being Bank Holiday no summons cases were set down for hearing. The only charge cases were…

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Local and General News. Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 August 1916 · page 4

Two inebriates were dealt with at the West Maitland Police Court this morning, by Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., each being fined 5/, with the alternative of 24 hours…

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Murder of Capt. Fryatt Farewell to Ruhleben. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 August 1916 · page 5

Reuter's Amsterdam correspondent states that prisioners released from Rubleben state that when Capt. Fryatt was taken from Ruhleben he said "Good-bye, good-bye boys. I…

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Hidden Plague Crimes. Transmitter Liable to Gaol in Germany

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 August 1916 · page 4

The German papers of June 10, which arrived in London last night, announces the most drastic regulations in legal-medical history for combating the hidden plague. The…

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A Quirindi Case. Appeal Against Magistrate's Decision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 August 1916 · page 3

Mr. Justice Havrey, in Common Law Chambers, yesterday heard an appeal under the Factories and Ships Act, 1912. It was from the decision of Mr. Robertson,…

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Kurri Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 August 1916 · page 2

At the police court on Tuesday before Mr. E. Bickmore, J.P., Leslie Whitfield McCurry (19) was charged with stealing two shirts, a silk collar, and three photos,…

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Wilful Murder

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 August 1916 · page 5

"Since the world began to move, in its orbit there have been no such massacres on the high seas, as those callously planned and executed by the bloodthirsty…

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District Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 August 1916 · page 4

A district court will be held at the East maitland courthouse on Thursday, August 31. The last day for filing plaints is Monday next, August 14…

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Wilful-murder

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 12 August 1916 · page 3

"Since the world began to move in its orbit there have been no such massacres on the high seas, as those callously planned and executed by the bloodthirsty…

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