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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1917

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Police Court. Thursday, June 21st. (Before Mr R. H. V. Allnutt, P.m.). Riotous Behaviour

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 June 1917 · page 3

A first offender, who pleaded guilty to riotous behaviour, was lined £2, with 8/- Court costs, or one month's imprisonment in Maitand Gaol…

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Benzing's Confessions. Seized with a Murder-lust

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 June 1917 · page 7

Dr. Lee Brown, Government Medical Officer at the Penitentiary, in his evidence at the inquest after the hanging of the condemned man Benzing, stated that Benzing…

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Cessnock Grazier's Will. Equity Court Proceedings

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 June 1917 · page 2

The hearing was continued in the Equity Court before Mr. Justice Harvey of the applicational by the trustees of the will of the lap William Pinchen, of Cessnock,…

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Deliberate Murder. Submarine Shells Boats. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) Paris, Thursday Night

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 June 1917 · page 4

A French patrol vessel picked up 50 English survivors of a submarined steamer. Another patrol vessel rescued 40 English seamen, who reported that a…

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Honorary Justices. Want Metropolitan Court Work. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 June 1917 · page 4

Mr Garland, Minister for Justice, promised a deputation from the Justices' Association this moraine that he would put before the Cabinet their…

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Constantine's Fate Royalist Protests. a Distracted Court. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 June 1917 · page 3

Mr. Joffries (the "Times" correspondent at Athens) states thatd urine the closing hours of Constantine's reign M. Jonnart (Allies Plenipotentiary) encountered all…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 June 1917 · page 4

Two inebriates, a male and a female, who were arrested by Constable Kennedy at the side of the Long Bridge on Saturday (afternoon, appeared before Mr. W. B. Geddes,…

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The Hindenburg Line. How Australians Took and Lost It. an Assault Without Guns. (Copyright reserved by the Crown). British Headquarters, France, April 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 June 1917 · page 3

I have related what, we onlookers saw of the battle of the Hindenburg line, simply as we saw it. Except for one or two details of map reading that story of this indescribably…

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Police Court. Shooting with Intent

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 26 June 1917 · page 2

At the local Police Court, on Friday last, before Mr. R. H. V. Allnutt, P.M., Charles Baker, on remand, was charged with that he…

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Bank Robbery. Impudent Daylight Theft

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 June 1917 · page 1

A particularly daring robbery was committed at the head office of the Bank of Australasia, in Martin-place, Sydney, on Saturday morning, when a…

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Industrial Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 June 1917 · page 5

The Industrial Court was crowded to-day when Judge Curlewis, who succeeds the late Judge Pickburn, was sworn in. The Attorney General remarked that he thought it would be…

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Trail of the Traitors. Exciting Scene in Court. Prisoners All Guilty. a Volley in the Back. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) London, Sunday Night

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 June 1917 · page 2

A message states that evidence showed that all the accused had transmitted military secrets to the Austrian espionage centre at Lucerne,…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 June 1917 · page 3

Mr. G. Harris, J.P., dealt with three inebriates at the Cessnock Police Court on Monday. One was fined 2/6, or seven hours, and in the case of the other two who were…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 June 1917 · page 7

At the Cessnock Police Court on Tuesday, before Messrs, G. W. Harris and J. Robertson, Js. P., Robert Morgan was fined 2/6 for drunkenness, 20/ for riotous behaviour,…

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West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, June 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 June 1917 · page 7

The bench at the West Maitland Police Court to-day was occupied by Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M. DRUNKENNESS…

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Merit for Murder

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 June 1917 · page 4

London, Monday.— A message from Amsterdam states that Captain Brandenburg, who commanded the air raid over London on June 13, has received the…

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Charge of Assault. Case Remanded

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 June 1917 · page 7

At the Central Summons Court, Sydney, Lieut-Col. Robert Lenehan was proceeded against on a charge of uniawfully assaulting Henri Guiet on June [?]…

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Woman Committed. Charged with Shooting Husband

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 June 1917 · page 2

Mary Elizabeth Farrell was committed for trial at the Central Police Court, Sydney, on Tuesday, on a charge of maliciously shooting Michael Farrell, with…

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Remarkable Scenes. Police Trouble with Crowd. a 300 Yards Queue. Example of Morbid Curiosity. (By Telegraph.) Later

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 June 1917 · page 3

Remarkable scenes occurred at Wood, Coffil, and Company's mortuary chapel, where Darcy's body lies. Throughout the morning the streets were…

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Police Court

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 29 June 1917 · page 2

At the Police Court on Tuesday last before Mr Gale, P.M., two local residents were fined for being on hotel premises after hours, and the…

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