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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1918

1,004 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 14 of 51

Motor Car Mystery. Alleged Murder

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1918 · page 14

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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Licensing Court

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 April 1918 · page 2

A sitting of the Licensing Court was held on Thursday, when the Bench was occupied by Messrs A. Simmons and W. Bailey, J's. P. A renewal of wine…

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Police Court. Tuesday, April 2nd, 1918. (Before Messrs R. G. D. FitzGerald and W. G. Hassell, J's.P.)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 6 April 1918 · page 1

H. Jeans was charged with having Rcstiulted Arthur-Henry Meredith on the Ist inst., and pleaded guilty. The complainant stated that at a…

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Diamond Theft Recalled. a 12-Year-Old Crime. Suspect Remanded. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 April 1918 · page 5

At the Central Police Court to-day a man named William Jackson was manded on a charge of stealing diamonds valued at £400 from the wife…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 April 1918 · page 4

At the West Maitland Police Court this morning, before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., William Lang was proceeded against for having been drunk and disorderly in Mulbring road,…

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A Bank's Liability. [?]Court Acp[?]

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 April 1918 · page 2

Mr. Justice Pring delivered his reserved pudgment on Saturday, in the [?]anco Court, in the action Kendall v. London Back of Australia, Ltd. The question for his…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 April 1918 · page 4

A coloured man, a stranger to the district, was brought before Mr. W. B. Goddes, J.P., at the West Maitland Police Court this morning on a charge of drunkenness…

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Alleged False Pretences. Former Area Officer Charged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 April 1918 · page 3

William Stokes, or Damm, a young man, was charged at the Paddington Police Court yesterday, before Mr. [?] S.M., with having, in February last, knowledge misled…

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Quarter Sessions and District Court

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 9 April 1918 · page 2

The Court of Quarter Sessions and District Court will be opened at 10 a.m. to-day (Tuesday) before his Honor Judge Fitzhardinge. The Quarter…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 April 1918 · page 4

Four strangers, James King, John Hyams, John Wallace, and Harold Payne, who were arrested yesterday afternoon by Constable Kennedy, appeared at the West Maitland…

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Delivery of Milk. Industrial Court Application. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 April 1918 · page 2

An application was made before judge Curlewis in the Industrial Court to-day, on behalf of the Milk and lee Carters and Dairymen's Union for an award…

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Setting Fire to Crops. Unnaturalised Germans Sentenced

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 April 1918 · page 7

At the sittings of the Bundaberg (Q.) Circuit Court, Max Falgerno and Arthur Danzz, two unn[?]turalised German, pleaded guilty to charges of wilfully setting fire to sanding crops…

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Setting Fire to Crops. Unnaturalised Germans Sentenced

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 April 1918 · page 7

At the sittings of the Bundaberg (Q.) Circuit Court, Max Faigerno and Arthur Danzz, two unnaturalised Germans, pleaded guilty to charges of wilfully settings fire to standing crops…

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District Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 April 1918 · page 2

The sittings of the Singleton District Court were concluded yesterday before his Honor Judge Fitzhardinge. Thomas Duke, labourer, of Singleton,…

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District Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 April 1918 · page 2

The sittings of the Singleton District Court were concluded yesterday before his Honor Judge Fitzhardinge. Thomas Duke, labourer, of Singleton…

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District Court. Tuesday, April 9th. (Before His Honor Judge Fitzhardinge) DUKE v. WOODBURY

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 April 1918 · page 4

This was a suit by Thos. Duke, laborer, of Singleton, formerly a teamster, in which he claimed £73/16/- from Frederick J. Woodbury, money lent and…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 4

Business at the WEst Maitland Police Court this week has been comparatively quiet. There were no cases yesterday and only one this morning the defendant being a…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 2

At the monthly sitting of the Police Court, before Mr. R. H. V. Allnut, P.M., the following persons were fined 5/ and 6/ costs each for allowing stock to stray in the…

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Alleged Stealing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 April 1918 · page 6

The case in which William Jackson was charged with stealing a wallet and £30, the property of Arthur Hughes was continued it the police court to-day. Accused was…

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Setting Fire to Crops. Unnaturalised Germans Sentenced

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 April 1918 · page 4

At the Bundaberg (Q.) Circuit Court on Tuesday Max Falgerno and Arthur Danzz, two unnaturalised Germans, pleaded guilty to charges of wilfully…

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