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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1916

1,421 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 72

Accused Before the Court. SYDNEY.Wednesday

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 January 1916 · page 5

Three men, named James Ryan [?] turner), Albert Lewis (bootmaker). and [?] Fitzsinmone (rockchopper), charged at the North Sydney police [?]…

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A Licensing Matter. Referred to Full Court

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 January 1916 · page 5

Application was made to Mr. Justice Sly in chambers in Sydney for a rule absolute for prohibition against the decision of the Ttenterfield Licensing Court permitting the…

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Court Okuma. Attempted Assassination. Tokio, Jan. 14

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 January 1916 · page 8

In regard to the attempt by a man to assassinate Count Okuima (Prime Minister) by throwing two bombs at him while riding in a motor car, it is stated that the first bomb…

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Licencing Court. (Before Messrs. H. F. Roberts, Elias Bowden, and J. W. Birkenhead, L. Ms.)

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 January 1916 · page 8

Joseph Millard applied for the transfer of the licence of the Royal Oak. Hotel to John Thom. Mr. J. H. F. Waller appeared to Millard, and Mr. W. J. Enright for Thom…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 January 1916 · page 4

Before Mr. H. F. Roberts, P.M., at the West Maitland Police Court this morning two persons, one a young woman, pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness, and each…

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Stabbed to Death. Shocking Murder

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 January 1916 · page 5

A shocking murder occurred on Saturday night in Auckland (New Zealand) A waterside worker named Freeherville was attacked in a clump of trees near a footpath…

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Small Debts Court

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 2

In the local Small Debts Court, on Friday last, before Mr. R. H. V. Allnutt, P.M., Rowland and Dodd sought to recover from Edward…

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The Trades Hall Murder. Jackson Hanged in Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 2

Sydney, Monday.—In Melbourne Gaol this morning John Jackson paid the full penalty of the law for having murdered Constable M; Grath at the Trades Hall…

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Kurri Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 January 1916 · page 4

At the Kurri Police Court on Monday, before Mr. E. Blckmore, J.P., David Hunter, for having been drunk in Victoria-street on Saturday, was fined 10s or three days; and for furiously driving…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 January 1916 · page 4

Mr. H. F. Roberts, P.M., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court this morning. Robert Bell, against whom there was a number of previous convictions,…

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Alleged Murder

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 January 1916 · page 5

After holding an inquest on Michael McNally (30), a seaman in the Royal Navy, who was stabbed in a lavatory at the Oxford Hotel, Oxford-street, Sydney, the…

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New Police Uniform

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 January 1916 · page 4

The proposed new summer uniform for the mounted police consists of a khaki cotton drill coat, loose khaki cord riding pants, the now style helmet, with badge in front, which…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 January 1916 · page 4

Before Messrs. H. F. Roberts, Elias Bowdon, and J. W. Birkenhead, L.Ms., at the Licensing Courthouse this morning, an application by James Owners for…

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"Highly Perfumed." a Court Incident

Singleton Argus · Thursday 27 January 1916 · page 3

A novel incident occurred at the Central Summons Court a few days ago. The air was suddenly filled with a strong perfume, which quickly spread…

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Natives Attack Police. Fatal, Affray at Papua

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 January 1916 · page 7

Details of an affray in Papua between natives and the police and patrol officers have been received in Melbourne by the External Affairs Department. During the encounter…

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Broken Hill Strike. Court to Be Upheld

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 3

Senator Pearce, Acting Prime Minister, declined, the request of a deputation from Broken Hill delegates and the Trades Hall Council for his intervention in the industrial…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1916 · page 4
Also in Singleton Argus

Before Mr. W. B. Geddes, J.P., at the West Maitland Police Court this morning Ernest Hunt, a stranger, was find 5/ or imprisonment till the rising of the court for…

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Fatally Stabbed. a Russian Charged

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1916 · page 9

Effin Rogashow, alias Albert Johnson, 26 years of age, a Russian, was charged at the Central Police Court, Sydney, with haying feloniously and maliciously…

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Stabbed to Death. Shocking Murder

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1916 · page 10

A shocking murder occurred on Saturday night in Auckland (New Zealand) A water-side worker named Frecherville was at tacked in a clump of trees near a footpath…

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