Alleged Valueless Cheques. Young Man Charged
Ellwood Freeman Naylor, a young man, was charged at West Maitland Police Court on Monday before Mr. W.J.M. Fincham. P.M., with having, on April 19, 1917…
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Courts & crime, 1917
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Police Court. Tuesday, 1st May, 1917. (Before Mr. R. H. V. Allnutt, P.m.) Abatement of Rents Court
In the case of Everest v. Carter, in which the former is applying for an abatement in the rent of his licensed premises, and which was adjourned…
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I. Graham v. F. Durham, claim for £17/4/0. Mr. Fitzhardinge for plaintiff, and Mr. McIntyre for defendant. At the suggestion of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Seditious Language. 11 Months' Gaol. Wellington (N.Z.)
James O'Brien was sentenced, to [?] months' imprisonment for seditious language at Greymouth during an anticonscription speech…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Singleton Letter. Licensing Court. Singleton, Saturday
At the Licensing Court on Thursday before Mr. R. H. V. Allnutt, P.M. and Messrs. A. Simmons and W. Balley, L.Ms., an application was made by Mr. A. B…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Driver Doddy. Court Martialled in London. London
Driver D. Doddy, of Melbourne, a member of the Australian Army Service Corps, upon being court martialled pleaded guilty of robbing the Parkhouse Post Office…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Maitland Circuit Court. Friday, April 27. Divorce Cases. (Before his Honor, Justice Sly)
The Circuit Court opened at the East Maitland Courthouse on Friday before his Honor Justice Sly. WELLS v. WELS…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Licensing Court. Thursday, May 3. (Before Mr K. H. V. Allnutt, .P.M., and Messrs A Simmons and W. Bailey, J s.P.) Transfer of Licensed Premises
On behalf of John Thomas M'Donnell,licensce of the White Swan Hotel, Mr A. B. Shaw applied for a transfer to the licensed premises formerly known…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cessnock Shire. Appeal Court
A court for the purpose of hearing appeals against assossments in the Cessnock Shire was held at the West Maitland Courthouse to-day, before Mr. W. J. M…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gaol Governor Missing
After completing his work last Sunday week, Mr James Quaine, Governor of. Parramatta Gaol, went out for a walk, and did not return…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Thoughtful Magistrate. "Smoke-O" Adjournments
The Police Magistrate at Grafton adjourns the court for "smoke-oh." He does not believe in overtime—says he gets nothing for it. The Grafton…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fortune-tellers. Police Action to Be Taken
The fact that many women who have relatives at the war have been the prey of fortune-tellers has prompted the Inspector-General of Police (Mr. J. Mitchell) to take…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Local and General News. Police Changes
It is stated that Sgt. Hockley of the Dubbo, police, has received notice of his transfer to East Maitland. Orientaal Revue, Town Hall, May 14 and…
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Before Mr. W. B. Geddes, J. P., at the West Maitland Police Court this morning, and iebriate, who had been locked up by Constable Toohill, had his recognizance of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →News by Wire. Court of Criminal Appeals. Sydney
The Full Court of Criminal Appeals refused to grant leave to appeal in the ease of Owen Tucker, who was sentenced in death last month on a charge of having…
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Mr. R. V. Allnutt, P.M. [?] Bench at the police court on [?] Caswell Staey pleaded [?] ously driving a motor car in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Racecourse Losses. Bank Clerk Charged
John Arthur Leggo, 46 years of age, a tellerin the Government Savings Bank, was charged before Mr. Smithers, S.M., at the Central Police Court, with stealing £14,000…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Police Court Thursday, May 10. (Before Mr R. R. V. Allnutt, P.m.) Furious Motor Driving
Caswell Stacy pleaded guilty to having furiously driven a motor car in George-street, on May 2, at 4 p.m. The police evidence was that…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Safe Breakers. Additional Police Supervision
The Sydney detectives and the police are making special efforts to bring the gang of safe breakers who have been operating in Sydney during the past few weeks to book…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fortune-tellers. Police Action to Be Taken
The fact that ninny women who have relatives at the war have been the prey of fortune-tellers has prompted the Inspector-. General of Police (Mr. J. Mitchell) to take…
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