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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1916

1,421 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 64 of 72

Exemption Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 November 1916 · page 4

Up to the present 210 claims for exemption have been heard locally. Of these, 96 have been granted, 104 refused, and 10 have been adjourned. The court will sit at…

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Exemption Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 November 1916 · page 4

Up to the present 210 claims for exemption have been heard, locally. Of those, 96 have been granted, 104 refused, and 10 have been adjourned. The court will sit at…

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Kurri Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 November 1916 · page 2

At the polices court on Wednesday the bench was occupied by Mr. C. H.l Gale, P.M. James Conlon was charged with…

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Assault by Soldier

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 November 1916 · page 4

Frederick Thomas Rudd, a soldier, who was found guilty at the Quarter Sessions on Tuesday of having assaulted Patrick Ryan, another soldier, at Homeville, on…

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West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, November 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 November 1916 · page 7

The bench at the West Maitland Police Court this morning was occupied by Mr. C. H. Gale, P. M. ALLEGED AIDING AND ABETTING…

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Exemption Court. Sitting at Morpeth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 November 1916 · page 3

The court for hearing claims for exemption from military service was opened at the Morpeth Courthouse yesterday, before Mr. H. H. Chippendall, P. M. Lieut…

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Maitland District Court. Thursday, November 16. (Before his Honor Judge Fitzhardinge). Claim Against Executors

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 November 1916 · page 7

Isabella, J. Neill proceeded against George Neill and William O. Skillen, executors of the will of the late Robert Kelly, claiming £173/10/10, moneys advanced…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 November 1916 · page 6

Mr. W. R. Geddes, J.P., was on the bench at the West Maitland Police Court this morning. An elderly man who was arrested in High-street yesterday by…

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Police Examination

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 November 1916 · page 2

At the police examination held in Maitland last month First-class Constable J. P. Poulton, of Kurri Kurri, qualified for promotion to tho rank of sergeant Social…

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Exemption Court

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 November 1916 · page 2

The Military Exemption Court sat at Bullahdelah, Stroud and Gloucester last week. Mr Potts, P.M. presided, aud Lieutenant Rogers…

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Small Debts Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 November 1916 · page 2

In the following garnishee matter at the Kurri Small Debts Court on Wednesday,t the amount stated, which was paid into court, was ordered to be paid to the…

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Exemption Court. Sitting at East Maitland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 November 1916 · page 6

Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., presided over an Exemption Court held at the East Matland Courthouse to-day. Lieut. Elworthy represented the Military Department. The [?]…

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East Maitland police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 November 1916 · page 4

James Ward, 67, appeared before Mr. W. B. Goddes, J.P., at the East Maitland Police Court this morning charged with being drunk in George-street yesterday, and with having…

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West Maitland Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 November 1916 · page 4

John Brown, 23, a labourer, on remand from Newcastle, appeared at the West Maitland land Police Court this morning charged with having at West Maitland, on November 14…

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Alleged Murder. Committed for Trial[?]

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 November 1916 · page 11

An inquiry was held by the Acting City Coroner, Mr. Jamieson, into the death of william Cameron M'Kinnon, 39, who died at the Manly Cottage Hospital, Manly, on…

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Tottenham Murder. Franz's Unsuccessful Appeal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 November 1916 · page 12

Frank Franz appealed before the Criminal Appeal Court (Mr. Justice Pring, Mr. Justice Sly, and Mr. Justice Ferguson) against his conviction before the Chief Justice (Sir…

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Light Police Business

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 November 1916 · page 6

Singleton is keeping up its excellent record as to the small amount of Police Court work done here. On Thursday the only matters before Mr Allnutt,…

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Exemption Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 November 1916 · page 3

A further sitting of the Exemption Court was held at the Courthouse, before Mr. R. H. V. Allnutt, P. M., on Thursday. Lieutenant Francis appeared as military…

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Police Court. Tuesday, November 14, 1916. (Before Mr. R. H. V. Allnutt, P.M.)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 18 November 1916 · page 8

A. T. Sutton proceeded against Archibald Fraser and wife, for absenting themselves, without reasonable cause from hired service…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, November 13. (Before Mr. C.H. Gale, P.m.). Vagrancy

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 November 1916 · page 10

James O'Shea, 53, pleaded guilty to a charge of vagrancy, and was sentenced to one month's imprisonment. TROUBLE IN REFRESHMENT ROOM…

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