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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1916

1,421 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 53 of 72

West Maitland Police Court. Monday, September 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 September 1916 · page 3

The bench at the West Maitland police court was occupied by Mr. W. J. M. Finchain. P.M. LARCENY OF COAL…

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German Atrocities. Murder of Belgian Girls

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 September 1916 · page 4

Amsterdam, Sunday.- Twenty-two Belgians were sentenced to death at Hasselt on Friday on charges of espionage. Seventeen have already been…

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Riot at Broken Hill. Police Attacked

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 September 1916 · page 7

There was a somewhat serious disturbance in Broken Hill on Monday. W. McLaughlin, J. Brookfield, and E. A. Sinclair were charged at the Police Court,…

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Murder of a Chinaman. Leave to Appeal Refused. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 September 1916 · page 2

The application of Gustave Steiner who was sentenced to death on the charge of murdering a Chinaman on August 31st, for leave to appeal against…

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German Court-martial. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 September 1916 · page 5

The Berlin journal "Lokal Anzeiger" announces that a court-martial at Kiel has condemned a widow and her daughter to fifteen years imprisonment in a fortress and a…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 September 1916 · page 4

Before Mr. W. B. Geddes, J. P., at the West Maitland Police Court this morning, George Thomas McNab, on remand, was charged with that on April 12, 1916, at West Maitland…

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Kurri News. Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 September 1916 · page 2

At the Kurri Police Court on Wednesday, Messrs. J. Dill and G. Telfer, Js.P., ordered a prohibition to issue against Thomas Thompson, of Weston, for a period of 12…

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The Barrier Disturbance. Police Court Proceedings

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 September 1916 · page 2

In the Broken Hill Police on Tuesday Mr Giles Shaw, S.M., hoard charges against the men arrested in connection with Monday's melee around the police…

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Magistrate Recalled. Anti-german Sentiments

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 September 1916 · page 7

The police magistrate of Cootamundra Mr. Butler, has been recalled to Sydney until after the war. This action, it is understood, has been taken because of certain…

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Police Duties

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 September 1916 · page 2

First-class Sergeant M'Kellar, of Newcastle is doing temporary duty at Kurri Kurri in place of First-class Sergeant Saushall, who has been granted a month's leave…

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Coalminers' Claims. Mention in Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 September 1916 · page 2

The matter of the claims of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Assocaition was was mentioned in the Arbitration Court yesterday in Melbourne…

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Tottenham Murder

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 September 1916 · page 2

The Inspector-General of Police (Mr. J. Mitchell) has received some further information concerning the murder of Constable G. J. Duncan at the Tottenham police station…

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Magistrate Recalled

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 September 1916 · page 8

The police magistrate at Cootamundra, Mr Butler, has been recalleed to Sydney until after the war. This action, it is understood, has been taken…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, September 25

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 September 1916 · page 10

The bench at the West Maitland Police Court on Monday was occupied by Mr. W. J. M. Fincham, P.M. DRUNKENNESS AND LANGUAGE…

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Tottenham Murder

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 30 September 1916 · page 2

Further information in regard to the murder of Constable Duncan at Tottenham shows that the victim was apparently shot from the window. Two bullett lodged in…

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Magistrate Recalled. Anti-german Sentiments

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 September 1916 · page 5

The police magistrate of Cootamundra, Mr. Butler, has been recalledi to Sydney until alter the war. This action, it is understood, has been taken because of certain…

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False Pretences. Sentenced to Two Years

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 September 1916 · page 13

At the Sydney Quarter Sessions, William-Charles Danne, who was recently town clerk at New Lambton, pleaded not guilty to a charge of false preteaces…

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Alleged Faked Certificates Two Soldiers Charged

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 September 1916 · page 4

At the-Central Police Court, Sydney, on Wednesday, _ William Henry Evans and Arthur Charles Cross, members of the Commonwealth Military Forces,…

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New Police District

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 September 1916 · page 2

The Mayor also stated that he had reason to believe that the Police Department contemplated making a, new division in the Hunter district. Singleton would be in the…

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The Police Courts

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 September 1916 · page 8

Before Mr. W. B. Geddes. J.P., at the West Maitland Police Court on Thursday, George Thomas McNab, on remand, was charged with that on April 12, 1916, at West Maitland,…

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