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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1918

1,004 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 37 of 51

Industrial Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 September 1918 · page 5

Arthur Smith applied to Judge Curlowis in the Industrial Court to cancel the registration of the Coal Workers' Union on the ground that it had expelled him because he…

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London Police Strike. Home Secretary's Action. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 September 1918 · page 6

The Press bureau reports: Immediately on the outbreak of the police strike the Home Secretary tendered his resignation, which the Prime Minister refused to accept…

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News by Wire. Police Inspector's Death Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 September 1918 · page 5

Police Inspector Simon Fraser died yesterday. Deceased's services were rendered chiefly in the country districts…

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Supreme Court Action. £5000 Claimed. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 September 1918 · page 5

In the Supreme Court to-day, before Mr. Justice Pring, Major George Watkin Wynne commenced an action against Hugh Donald Melntosh, M.L.C., claiming £5000…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 September 1918 · page 4

James McCall, alias David Galloway, 32, appeared before Mr. W. B. Geddes, J.P., at the West Maitland Police Court this morning, on a charge that having been released under…

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Police Exams

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 September 1918 · page 4

Police examinations are to be held in Maitland to-morrow under Mr. Inspector Mankey, police instructor and examiner who will cond[?]t similar examinations in Muswellbrook…

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Increases in Police Pay

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 September 1918 · page 4

The following increases in police pay for travelling allowances have been gazetted as having been approved by the State. Executive Council, in accordance with the provisions of…

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Cossnock Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 September 1918 · page 4

At the Cessnock police court on Saturday before Mr. J. B. Scoble, J. P., Clara connolly a stranger charged with using indecent language in Vl[?]cent-street, Cessnock,…

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Deserting Solders Sentenced

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 September 1918 · page 5

A list just been published of a large number of Australian soldiers who have been sentenced to various terms of imprisonment for desertion at the front. Seven were…

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I.w.w. Inquiry Missing Police Reports

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 September 1918 · page 4

At the I.W.W. Commission of Enquiry on Monday further evidence was given by police officers. Sergt. Plowden produced several reports made by…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 September 1918 · page 4

Before Mr. W. H. Geddes, J. P., at the West Maitland Police Court to-day, a female inebriate was fined 5/ with the alternative of the three hours in the lockup. Edward Mellon,…

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Licensing Court

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 September 1918 · page 2

In the Licensing Court, before Messrs. C. H. Gale and E. C. Lukey, L.M's., renewals of colonial wine licenses were granted Joseph…

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Police Court. Thursday, 12th September, 1018. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.m.) Insulting Language

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 September 1918 · page 2

Sam Coroneo v. Hubert Jones, using Insulting words. Mr: J. A. K. Shaw appeared for the plaintiff. Defendant pleaded guilty. The P.M.,…

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Police Court

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 September 1918 · page 2
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

Mr C. H. Gale, P.M., presided at he police court yesterday. There was only a light list, which included charges of fotous behaviour on the showground…

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Wounding a Constable. Sentenced to Five Years

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 September 1918 · page 2

The story of the shooting of Constable Thornbey was told to Mr. Justice and a jury at the Criminal Court Sydney, when Walter Grant, a young man, was charged with…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, September 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 September 1918 · page 8

The bench at the West Maitland Police Court to-day was occupied by Mr. C. H. Gale, P. M. DRUNKNESS…

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Russia. Murder of Ex-czarina. Amsterdam

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 September 1918 · page 5

The Czeche-sluvak journal "Samara," states that the ex-czarina and her daughters were murdered under revalong circumstances near Eketterinburg against the wishes of the…

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Increased Pay. Sougiit by South Australian Police

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 September 1918 · page 3

For some considerable time members of the South Australian police force have been agitating for increased wages. Up till recently the amount paid to the men on joining the…

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U Boat Submerged. Prisoners on Deck. Murder of Captured Fisherman. Four Out of Seven Drowned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 September 1918 · page 6

Shortly before dawn on July 28, a German, submarine attacked and destroyed two sailing trawlers off the East Coast, one British and the other Belgian, and after taking…

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