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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1918

1,004 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 13 of 51

Singleton Letter. Police Court. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1918 · page 6

Mr. R. H. v. Allnutt, P.M., occupied the bench at the police court on Thursday. A middle-aged man charged with being…

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Alleged Stealing. Postal Sorter Committed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1918 · page 8

Norman Ethelbert Preston, 27 years of age, postal sorter, was at the Central Police Court, Sydney, committed for trial on a charge of stealing on March 19 a packet…

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Alleged Assault. Charge Against a Constable

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1918 · page 14

William Baumgartner, a constable, was charged at the West Maitland Police Court Monday, before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., with having, on March 9, assaulted Lyal Graham…

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Police Appointment

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 March 1918 · page 2

The local police force has been strengthened by the addition of Mounted Sergeant Riley, late of White Cliffs. Since the death of First-Class…

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The Police Force

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1918 · page 6

The vacancy caused in the local police force some months ago by the death of First-class Constable Bell has been filled by the appointment of Mounted Sergeant Riley, into of…

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Police Court. Thursday, March 28. (Before Mr R. H. V. Allnutt, P.m.) for Medical Observation

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 March 1918 · page 6

A middle aged man, a stranger here, and described by the police as a tramp, was charged with being at large while of unsound mind…

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Alleged Manslaughter. Bluejacket Charged. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 April 1918 · page 6

Reginals Bede M'Eneroe, a bluejacket, was placed on trial at the Central Criminal Cout to-day on a charge of feloniously slaying Alhert Byrnes…

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Motor Car Mystery. Alleged Murder

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 April 1918 · page 7

The body of Charles Crompton, who has been missing since last Thursday, was found in the Tweed River, near Chinderah, 10 miles from. Murwillumbah, shot in the head…

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Local Police Force

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 April 1918 · page 3

Constable Best of Newcastle, is stationed at Cessinork [?] in the place of Constable Smith, who was injured in a motor car accident recently Constable Smith has…

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Cessnock District News. Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 April 1918 · page 2

At the Cessnock Police Court yesterday, the bench was occupied by Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M. Charles Jones failed to appear to answer…

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Police and Firemen's Art Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 April 1918 · page 5

The art union and carnival promoted this year by the Police and Firemen of the State will result in considerable financial help to the various public hospitals throughout the…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 April 1918 · page 4

Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., was on the bench at the West Maitland Police Court this morning, but the only case which came before him was that in which a middle-aged…

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Kurri Police Court Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 April 1918 · page 2

At the children's court yesterday, before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., live boys ranging from 11 to 15 years of age were charged with breaking and entering the Olympia Hall,…

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Alleged Murder

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 April 1918 · page 5

Eric Glasson, a soldier, was charged at Sydney Police Court with the murder of one Bline, in the Solomon Islands. The Police prosecutor stated that it was necessary to…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 April 1918 · page 4

At the Licensing Court, held at the West Maitland Courthouse this morning, two booth licenses for the Maitland show next week were granted to George Charlton, of the…

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Police and Firemen's Carnival

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 April 1918 · page 2

For several weeks past the local police, firemen, and members of the hospital committee have been selling tickets in connection with the large art…

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Sentenced at Sessions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 6

At the Sydney Quail or Sessions to-day a large number of sentences was passed on accused persons who had eight been found guilty plended guilty to various offences…

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Police and Firemen's Art Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 4

Additional amounts have been received by Mr. F. W. Thursday, treasurer to the local movement initiated in connection with the police and firemen's art union. These give a total received…

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Cessnock Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1918 · page 5

At the Cessnock Police Court on Friday, before Mr. McKay, J.P., William Walker, an Australian aboriginal, was fined 5/, or…

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Labor Member Charged

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 April 1918 · page 5

James H. Catts, M.P., of New South Wales, was proceeded against before Mr E. N. Moore, P.M., in the Melbourne City Court on Wednesday on…

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