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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1918

1,004 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 28 of 51

Small Debts Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 July 1918 · page 6

In the Small Debts Court, James Lawson proceeded against Edwin pepper to recover £1/15/5 alleged to be owing for goods supplied.—Mr. Ward appeared for plaintiff.—…

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Murder at a Trial

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 July 1918 · page 7

The great trial at San Francisco of 32 persons on changes of conspiring to foment a revolution in India ended yesterday (says the New York corespondent of "The Times" on April…

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Court Business

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 July 1918 · page 2

A sitting of the local District Court will be held on Wednesday, August 7. The last day for filing plaints is Saturday, 20th inst. In accordance with…

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Found in a Railway Truck. Sentenced to Three Years

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 July 1918 · page 3

A verdict of guilty was returned by a jury in the Darlinghurst Court yesterday when a young man named John Alexander Warren was charged with having on January 30…

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Recent Murder. Charges Against British. London

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

The "Times" Petrograd correspondent wired on June 23; The murder of Volodarsky excited the party passions of the Bolsheviks, who lay the responsibility on their political…

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The Natives' Strike. Court Case. Capetown, Tuesday Night

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

Seventy-one native from the Ferreira and Ferreira Deep Mines were charged with public violence. The compound manager stated that a gang…

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The Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 July 1918 · page 2

In accordance with the new police court arrangements Mr. H. H. McDougrall, Acting P.M. at West Maitland, will hold a sitting of the court at Sigleton on friday 26th…

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Boot Burglary

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 July 1918 · page 5

Detectives visited a house in Botany carly this morning and seized a large quantity of boots alleged to be the proceeds of the robbery at [?]utchin's boot establishment,…

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Court House Hotel, Paterson

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

The old-established Court House Hotel. at Paterson, conducted for so many years by the Wilson family, in the market for salo as a going concorn, and the property, business,…

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News by Wire. the Coolamon Murder, Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 July 1918 · page 5

In the Criminal Appeals Court, Daniel Burke appealed against his conviction [?]having murdered his wife at Coolamon. Mr. Martin, who appeared for prisoner, argued that if Burke's…

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Operative Bakers, Industrial Court Case. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 July 1918 · page 5

There was further argument in the Industrial Court to-day on the application of the OPerative Bankers Association and the City and Suburban Bread Cart[?] Union for an…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 July 1918 · page 2

At the police court yesterday, before Mr. Cusack, J.P., Mary Sidebottom was charged with having been drunk and disorderly in Vincent-street, Cassnock. Constable Booth…

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Found in a Railway Truck. Sentenced to Three Years

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 July 1918 · page 8

A verdict of guilty was returned by a jury in Darlinghurst Court on Wednesday, when a young man named John Alexander Warren was charged with having on January 30…

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Warden's Court Application

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 July 1918 · page 4

In the wardon's Court, East Maitland, yesterday, Mr. H. H. MacDougall, warden heard an application by Alexander Dick of Nonth, for the cancellation of registration…

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Recent Murder. Charges Against British. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 July 1918 · page 5

The "Times" Petrograd correspondent wired on June 23. The murder of Voledorasky excited the party passions of the Bolsheviks, who lay the responsibility on their political…

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Bkentwood Tennis Court Fund

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 6 July 1918 · page 2

Further generous subscriptions to the above fund have been received and thankfully acknowledged: Brought forward [?]13/14/6, Mrs. J. C…

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Tales of the Sea Assassins. Murder and Robbery by U-boats. Dispirited German Crews

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

Day by day the Assassin U boats commit their pitiful crimes. The story has hitherto been publicly told mainly in the condensed form of weekly totals. A more intimate view…

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The Australians. Successful Assault

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 July 1918 · page 6

The official Australian correspondent telegraphs:—By the complete success of Thursday's assault., the Australian troops in France added another chapter to the magnificent…

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Russia. Murder of Mirbach. Bolshevik Indignation. London, Monday night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 July 1918 · page 5

A Russian wireless message states:—M. Lenin, in informing the Bolshevik ambassador at Berlin (M. Joffe), of the murder of Count von Mirbach (German Ambassador)…

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Court Martial. Trial of Dowling. Pro-german Activities. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 July 1918 · page 6

Lance-corporal Dowling has been court-murtialled in London. The charges were that while a prisoners of war in the German camp at Limburg, he…

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