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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1916

1,421 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 54 of 72

Licensing Court

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 September 1916 · page 15

At the West Maitland Licensing Court on Friday. when renewals of a number of licenses were granted, the bench was occupied by Messrs. W. J. M. Fincham, P.M., and…

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Alleged Treason. Police Raid

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

A raid was made upon the premises of the Industrial Workers of the World, in Sussex-street, Sydney, on Saturday morning by a body of police and detectives, under…

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American Bomb Murder. Trial Concluded. San Francisco

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 September 1916 · page 12

After a prolonged trial Warren Billings has been found guilty of murder for bombthrowing at the Preparedness Parade on July 22…

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Riot at Broken Hill. Police Attacked

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 September 1916 · page 3

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

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Trapping Publicans. Criticism of Police Methods

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 September 1916 · page 9

The resolution passed by the Newcastle Labour Council, disapproving of the police posing as returned soldiers, in order to trap publicans, caused Mr. Mitchell,…

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Men Before the Court. Sydney

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

The four men arrested in connection with Saturday's raid on the Headquarters of the I.W.W. were charged at the police court to-day with alleged treason. Accused were…

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A Wheat Contract. to Be Argued Before Full Court

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 September 1916 · page 11

A claim for £3329 in respect of a disputed wheat contract was before Mr. Justice Perguson in Sydney on Thursday. The plaintiff was Christopher James Gelling…

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Chapter Xxviii. the Voice at the Back of the Court

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 30 September 1916 · page 4

[?]OLLIE Hills was accompanied into court by a constable. He kept…

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Attempted Burglary

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 October 1916 · page 4

On the bar of the Grand Junction Hotel, situated near the West Maitland railway station, being opened on Saturday morning it was found that during the night an attempt…

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Tottenham Murder

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 October 1916 · page 7

A telegram has been received by the Inspectors-General of Police (Mr. J. Mitchell), announcing that three men have been arrested and charged with the murder of…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 October 1916 · page 3

At the West Maitland Police Court this morning Eliza Ellen Spain (51) pleaded guilty to being drunk in High-street yesterday afternoon and to having used obscene…

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Magistrate Recalled

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 3 October 1916 · page 4

THE police magistrate at Cootamundra, Mr. Butler, has been recalled, to Sydney until after the war. This action, it is mentioned, has been taken…

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Alleged Treason. Eleven Men Charged. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 October 1916 · page 4

Eleven men arrested in connection with the raid on the I.W.W. premises were before the police court to-day, charged with treason, Mr. Bathgate, for the Crown,…

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Small Debts Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 October 1916 · page 3

In the Small Debts Court, held at the West Maitland Courthouse yesterday afternoon, David Alexander Marsh proceeded against Loyal C. Marsh, claiming £6. wages alleged to be…

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Cessnock Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 October 1916 · page 3

At the police court o Tuesday the benen was occupied by Mr. W. J. M. Flucham, P.M. David Graynor, for having been drunk and…

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Children's Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 October 1916 · page 3

In the Children's Court three boys, ranging in age from 11 to 13 years, were charged that they did, I company, at kitchener, steal a metal watch and chain and pendant,…

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District Court

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 4 October 1916 · page 2

The District Court, will open at Muswellbrook on Friday next before his Honor Judge Docker. There is only one case to be heard, viz.,…

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Charged with Treason. Eleven Men Before the Court

Singleton Argus · Thursday 5 October 1916 · page 2

Eleven men arrested in connection with the raid on the I.W.W. premises were before the Central Police Court, Sydney, on Tuesday, charged with…

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Muswellbrook Letter. Police Court. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 October 1916 · page 2

At the police Court yesterday, before Mr. R. H. V. Alinutt, P.M., H. R. Wollgang, R. V. Wilder, O. R. MeTaggart, W. M. Budden, and H. G. Ellis were charged under…

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District Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 October 1916 · page 2

The periodical sitting of the District Court wil be held here on Friday next, when his Honor Judge Docker will preside, only one case, a claim for damages for…

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