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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1918

1,004 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 51

Berlin's Crime Wave. Murder and Robbery Rampant

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 March 1918 · page 2

Amsterdam messages state that the Berlin "Lokal Anzeiger" deplores the lawlessness in Berlin, and compares the city to the Wild West…

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Sentenced to Death. Well-known Female Socialist. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) Zurich, Sunday Night

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 March 1918 · page 3

Wireless advices from Kieff state that the Lenin Government has sentenced to death a well-known Russian Socialist, Madame Balabanoff. Until…

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Railway Robbery. Officer Charged. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 March 1918 · page 5

The case against William charged with having stolen [?]126 from the Carlton railway station, was proceeded with at the Kogarah Police Court to-day…

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Good Friday Buns. Industrial, Court Decision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 March 1918 · page 3

In the No. 12 Arbitration Court, Judge Rollin had before him a matter regarding bun-making for Good Friday in the Newcastle district. Mr.H Rechester appeared…

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Local and General News. Paterson Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 13 March 1918 · page 4

The Quarterly Licensing Court for the H[?]nsing district of Paterson will be held at the Courthouse, Paterson, on Tuesday, April 16…

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West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, March 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 March 1918 · page 7

The bench at the West Muitland Police Court to-day was orcupied by Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M. MUNICIPAL CASE…

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Valueless Cheque. Bradford Again Sentenced. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 March 1918 · page 4

At the Police Court to-day, before Mr. R. H. V. Allnutt. P. M., Louis Somers Bradford was charged with having, by means of a cheque, faisely purporting to have been…

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Municipal Appeal Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 14 March 1918 · page 4

Four appeals against municipal assessments remaining over from the Friendly Appeal Court, came before the Appeal Court at the West Maitland Courthouse to-day, over which…

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A Child's Training. Revelation in Court

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 March 1918 · page 1

At the Wagga Quarter Sessions, before Judge Bevan, the case against a foreigner, William George Wickie of assault on a girl of 11 years collapsed…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 4

At the West Maitland Police Court this morning, before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., Joseph Wilks was fined £1, in default 14 days, for drunkenness. For having maliciously…

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Kurri News. Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 2

At the Kurri Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M. Henry Burke, for having been drunk, was fined 5/, or 24 hours, and for making use of indecent…

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Kurri Police Court. a Colliery Case. Overwinding at Richmond-main

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 2

At the Kurri Courthouse yesterday Mr. O. H. Gale, P.M., held an inquiry under section 15 of the Coal Mines Regulation Act, into an accident that occurred at…

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East Maitland Police

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 4

Constable Woodland has been appointed to East Maitland in succession to Constable Maples, now of Redfern, who was transferred some months ago. Constable…

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News by Wire. Marcubra Murder. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 4

May Muller, allas Moore, was charged at the Sydney Police Court with having at Maroubra, murdered Rita May Roberts, a two months' old infant. Accused was…

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Local and General Licensing Court

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 2

A special Licensing Court for the granting of publican's licenses, etc., will be held at Dungog on Tuesday, 26th March, at 10 a.m…

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A Child's Training. Revelation in Court

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 3

At the Wagga Quarter Sessions, before Judge Bevan. the case against a foreigner, William George Wickie, of assault on a girl of 11…

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Police Appointments

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 6

Constable Clements, late of Paddington, has been appointed for duty in Singleton, in place of Constable Charles, who has been transferred to…

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Local Police Force

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 7

Constable Cloments, late of Paddington, has been appointed for duty Singleton, in place of Constable Charles, who has been transferred to Kempsey. It is expected that…

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Police Court. Thursday, March 14. (Before Mr R. H. V, Allnutt, P.m.) Rabbit Case Adjourned

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 5

Luke Sullivan was charged with having neglected to destroy rabbits on his property at "Dixie," Jerry's Plains. A plea of not guilty was…

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Police Suspicious. Young Man's Lavish Expenditure

Singleton Argus · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 8

At the Brisbane Police Court a fashionably-dressed young man named Isidore Rockow pleaded guilty to two breaches of the War Precautions Act…

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