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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1917

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Police Rewarded

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 6

Asked if any special recognition had been extended to members of the police force in connection with the recent I.W.W. cases, Mr Fuller, Chief…

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Police Reward

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 7

The Chief Secretary was asked yesterday by our representative any special recognition had been extended to members of the…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, January 29. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M.)

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 5

PROHIBITION ORDER A prohibition order for 12 months was issued against Walter Mead. INSULTING LANGUAGE…

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Police Court. Thursday, February 1st. (Before Mr W. H. Fincham, P.m.). Unclean Dairy Utensils

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 3

William Murphy, of Glendonbrook, was charged with having on his dairy premises utensils that wore in an unclean condition. Defendant did , not…

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Shooting Case. at Woollahra. Son Charged with Wounding Father

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 16

The story of the shooting of Alfred John Toombs, at his home, in Oxford-street, Woollahra, on January 1, was told to Mr. Barnett at the Paddington police Court, When…

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The Court House Reserve

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 2

The seats placed, in the court house reserve, have greatly improved the appearance of the locality, and are evidently…

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To Murder Lloyd George Sensational Charge in Britain. London

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 2

Three suffragettes and a male conscientious objector, have been arrested at Derby and at Southhampton, on a sensational…

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Queen Victoria's Court. Maid of Honour's Tales

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 11

Mrs. Steuart Erskine has published, under the title "Twenty Years at Court," Miss Elanor Stanley's entertaining, letters describing her experiences as a maid of…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, February 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 February 1917 · page 2

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

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Constable Assaulted. Lively Time at Rutherford. Police Batons Used

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 February 1917 · page 6

James Allen, a miner, was charged at the West Maitland Police Court to-day, before Mr. C. H. Gale, P. M. with having used indecent language on the Great Northern…

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Alleged Military Frauds. Price Before the Court. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 February 1917 · page 4

The hearing of the charges of utter[?] forged cheques brought against L[?] David Clayton Howell Price was proceeded with at the police court to-day…

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In a Lancashire Police Court

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 6 February 1917 · page 3

In Blackburn the other day a woman entered the police court, leading a [?]oy about 12 years old by the hand, and as soon as she could get the magistrate's…

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Police Reward

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1917 · page 8

THE Chief Secretary was asked last week if any special recognition had been extended to members of the police force in connection with…

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America Delighted. Police Precautions

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 February 1917 · page 4

New York, Sunday.—The announcement that America has decided to sever diplomatic relations with Germany was received all over the country with…

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Plot to Poison Lloyd-George Prisoners in Court. Sensational Evidence

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1917 · page 4

Mrs. Alice Wheeldon, her daughters, Harriett (Hetty) Wheeldon and Mrs. Winifred Mason, and her son-in-law, Alfred Mason. were…

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Muswellbrook Letter. Police Court. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 February 1917 · page 7

At the monthly sitting of the police court yesterday before Mr. Fincham, P.M., Charles And[?] sued Mary H. Watts for £3 amount of a valueless cheque. Mr…

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Cessnock Police Court. Tuesday, February 6. CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 February 1917 · page 2

At the police court yesterday the bench was occupied by Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M. Robert Shaw, for having been drunk and disco[?] on the Cessnock railway station,…

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Police Court. Tuesday 6th February, 1917. (Before Mr. Fincham, P.M.)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 7 February 1917 · page 2

Charles Andronico sued Mary H. Watts, for £3, amount of valueless cheque. Mr. Cohen appeared for the claimant. Defendant did…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 February 1917 · page 4

The only case at the west, Maitland police Court this morning was one in which a first offender was charged with drankenness, when asked how he pleaded he said that he had a…

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Maitland Coalmines. Kurri Police Court. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 February 1917 · page 2

At the police court yesterday the bench was occupied by Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M. Arthur Thomas, for using indecent language on the Heddon-Greta racecourse, was…

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