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Courts & crime, 1918

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Cessnock District News. Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 April 1918 · page 9

At the police court yesterday, before Mr. Scoble, J. P. James Murray was charged that, at West Maitland, on August 12, 1916, he did steal a military cap, vaued at 6/,…

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Attempted Escape. From Pentridge Gaol

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 April 1918 · page 7

The Coburg (Vic.) Court was crowded, when James Henry Turnley and Joseph Richard Gilmour, two long-sentence prisoners were charged with feloniously attempting to…

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Local Police Force

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 April 1918 · page 9

The Cessnock police force has been permanently strengthened by the addition of a foot-policeman, Constable M. B. Sands having been transferred from Bankstown to…

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Shire Appeal Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 April 1918 · page 6

An appeal court will be held at the Court House, West Maitland, on Thursday next April 25, at 10 o'clock, for the purpose of hearing appeals against the valuations of the…

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Police Court. Thursday, April 18th. (Before Mr R. H. V. Allnutt P.m.). Defective Tail-light

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 April 1918 · page 6

Milton Frith pleaded guilty to not having the off-side tail-light of his motor car lighted at night time. He stated that the lamp was burning when he…

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Small Debts Court. Howard v. HAMILTON

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 April 1918 · page 6

This was an action in which Patrick Howard, pf Camberwell, proceeded against Arthur Hamilton, also of Camberwell, for the recovery of £10, the…

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Dungog Show Booth. Equity Court Action

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 April 1918 · page 2

Mr. E. J. Loxton, K.C., and Mr. J. H. Hammond, instructed by Messrs. Bowman and Mackenzie, made an ex-parte application in the Equity Court for an interim…

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Escape of Germans. Decision of Court Martial

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 April 1918 · page 2

The escape of seven German prisoners of war from Victoria barracks, Paddington, several days ago formed the subject of a courtmartial, at which J. Walsh, the corporal of…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 April 1918 · page 2

At the Police Court on Thursday before the P.M., Milton Frith pleaded guilty to not having the off-side tall-light of his motor car lighted at night time. He stated that…

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Small Debts Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 April 1918 · page 2

In the Small Debt's Court on Thursday Patrick Howard, of Camberwell, proceeded against Arthur Hamilton, also of Camberwell, for the recovery of £10, the value of…

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The Living Wage. Advanced in Industrial Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 April 1918 · page 3

A question was raised in the industrial Court in Sydney by Mr. Honwood as to whether the Court would, in considerling awards, make any allowance in cases where it…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 April 1918 · page 7

At the Cessnock Police Court on Monday, John J. Waller Pleaded guilty to having been drunk and disorderly and making use [?] indecent language.—Constable Best explained…

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West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, April 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 April 1918 · page 7

The bench at the West Maitland police court this morning was occupied by Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M. MOTOR CAR-CAB COLLISION…

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Raid on a Gaming House. Police Court Sequel

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 April 1918 · page 3

Eleven men appeared at the Central Police Court in consequence of a raid headed by Sergeant Leonard upon a house in Fitzroy-street, Redfern, on Tuesday night. One,…

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Brutality to a Child. Woman Sent to Gaol

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 April 1918 · page 1

A shocking case of cruelty to a child was heard at the Glebe Police Court on Tuesday, when Irena Myra Kay, 24, was charged with assaulting Mabel…

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Shire Appeal Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 April 1918 · page 4

The Police Magistrate (Mr. C. H. Gale) presided over a court held at the West Maitland Courthouse to-day, fixed for the purpose of hearing appeals against Bolwarra Shire…

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Maitland Circuit Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 April 1918 · page 4

The sittings of the Maitland Circuit court will open at the Courthouse, East Maitland to-morrow (Friday) morning at 10 o'clock, before His Honor Justice Pring, acting…

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Another Mailbag Theft. Stolen from Suburban Train. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 April 1918 · page 2

A mail bag addressed to Enfield was stolen from the train to-day between Stanmore and Burwood. It contained no registered mail…

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Queer Assault Case

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 26 April 1918 · page 3

At Kempsey last week, George Tweedle sued J. O'Connor, of Gladstone, for assault in the Victoria Theatre, Kempsey, on 23rd ultimo…

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Cessnock District News. Police Court. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 April 1918 · page 3

At the Police Court yesterday before Messrs. J. B. Scobie and G. Flarris, Js. P., Augustus John C[?] was charged that at Cessnonk, on April 23, he died assume the…

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