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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1918

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The Industrial Court. Union Registrations. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 May 1918 · page 8

In the Industrial Court, Mr. Lamond, on behalf of the Minister for Labour, made a preliminary application in connection with the re-registration of six additional unons that…

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Supreme Court Action. Raymond Terrace Drainage Scheme

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 May 1918 · page 7

In the Full Court, before Mr. Justice Pring, Acting Chief. Justice, Mr. Justice Gordon, and Mr. Justice Ferguson, a motion was moved to make absolute a rule nisi…

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Premiers' Conference. Financial Problem. Industrial Court Jurisdiction

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 May 1918 · page 3

The Premiers' Conference was continued in Sydney yesterday, Mr. W. A. Holmun, the PremIer of New South Wales, presiding. The financial arrangement to be made on…

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Deregistered Unions. Appeal to Industrial Court. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 May 1918 · page 5

In the Industrial Court this morning application was made on behalf of the Minister for Labor for the registration of 15, unions which were deregistered on…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 May 1918 · page 4

The quietness which has marked the West Maitland police court during the past few weeks was very apparent again to-day there being little to engage the attention of…

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News by Wire. Alleged Stealing. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 May 1918 · page 4

[?] pleaded guilty at the Sydney Sessions to stealing £279, the property of Spencer Butter,. of inverell. He was remanded for sentence. On a further…

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Federal Police. Premiers in Protest

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 May 1918 · page 2

The Premiere Conference sitting in Sydney expressed the opinion that, subject to an explanation by the Acting Prime Minister, the establishment of…

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Cessnock District News. Police Court. Ceessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 May 1918 · page 7

At the police court yesterday before Mr. J. B. Scobie, J.P., Henry Hall, for having been drunk was fined 5 or six hours, and for having used insulting words to Constable…

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Industrial Court. Preference Refused. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 May 1918 · page 4

Judge Curlewis hoard evidence in teh industrial Court int eh application by the Canister Makers' Employees' Union and the Amaigamated Tinsmiths and Sheet and…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 May 1918 · page 4

A woman who appeared before the court at the end of last week came before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., at the West Maitland Police Court again this morning, charged with…

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Kurri Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 May 1918 · page 7

At the Police Court yesterday, the bench was occupied by Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M. David Davies, Thomas Corrigan, Evan Davies, John Corrigan, and Alexander Bain,…

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Cessnock District News. Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 May 1918 · page 7

At the police court yesterday, before Mr. J. H. Scoble, J. P., James Murray, senr., and James Murray, jun., father and son, [?] returned soldiers, were charged with…

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The Assault

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 May 1918 · page 5

A sudden thrill—"Fix bayonets!" Gods! we have our fill Of fear hysteria, exultation, rage…

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Bonnet Rouge. Duval Sentenced to Death. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 May 1918 · page 5

Reuter's Paris correspondent reports:—At the Bounet Rouge trial, M. Duval, the manager, who received huge sums from enemy sources, ws sentenced to death…

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War[?] Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 May 1918 · page 4

A [?] Court, was held at the East Maitland Courthouse this morning before the Warden, Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M. An application for the suspension for the one month…

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Stranger in Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 May 1918 · page 4

Patrick Ryan, a stranger, aged 60, who had been apprehended by Constable Avery, was brought before the West Maitland Police Court this morning, on a charge of having…

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Municipal Appeal Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 May 1918 · page 4

A court for the hearing of appeals against valuations in the East Maitland Municipality was held at the East Maitland Courthouse this morning before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M…

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Alleged Stealing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 May 1918 · page 4

Richard Gardiner, 18, on remand from Sydney, was charged at the West Maitland Police Court this morning before Mr. C. J. Mannall, J.P., with having, on the 15th inst.,…

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The Assault

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 18 May 1918 · page 5

A sudden thrill— "Fix bayonets!" Gods! we have our fill Of fear, hysteria, exultation, rage,…

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Alleged Burglary. German Arrested

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 May 1918 · page 8

Shortly after two o'clock on Sunday morning, Constable Walsh heard screams in a cottage attached to the Bellevue Hotel, | Alice-street, Brisbane, occupied by Mrs…

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