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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1918

1,004 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 51

Press Prosecution. Repington in Court. Versailles Affair. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 February 1918 · page 6

Colonel Repington, clad in khaki, and Mr. Gwynne, editor of the "Morning Post,"appeared at Bow Street, charged with publishing plans valuable to the enemy. The…

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Hotel Thief Sentenced

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 February 1918 · page 2

At the Police Court yesterday, before Messrs W. Bailey and J. W. B. Waterhouse, Js.P., a young man named John Briggs pleaded guilty to having stolen…

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Singleton Letter. Police Court. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 February 1918 · page 4

At the police court yesterday, before Messrs. W. Bailey and J. W. H. Waterhouse, Js.P., a young man named John Briggs pleaded guilty to having stolen a…

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Enemy Aliens Charged. Change of Naturalisation Papers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 February 1918 · page 2

Before Mr. Smithers, S.M., at the Central Police Court yesterday. Alfred Schetzer, a waiter, was charged with having failed to report to the police, he being an enemy allen. He was…

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Local News District Court

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 February 1918 · page 2

The next sitting of the local-District Court is fixed for Tuesday, April 9. The last day for filing plaints is Friday, March 22…

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Cessnock Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 February 1918 · page 3

At the Cessnock Police Court on Tuesday the bench was occupied by Mr. C.H. Gale, P.M. Herbert Holliashed, for having been found…

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Cessnock Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 February 1918 · page 4

At the police court yesterday, before Mr. G. M'Kay, J.P., Richard Musgrave, for having been drunk and disorderly in the bar of the Railway Hotel, Cessnock, was fined 5/…

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West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, February 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 February 1918 · page 7

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

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Kurri News. Police Court. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 February 1918 · page 2

The Police Magistrate, Mr. C. H. Gale, had little to engage his attention at the Kurri Police Court yesterday. There were only a few cases in the Children's Court, and a…

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Sinn Feiners at Work. Police Barracks and Aerodrome Attacked

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 February 1918 · page 2

London, Monday Evening.—Sinn Feiners have been responsible for trouble in Ireland. A large band, armed with gelignite…

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Stealing by Finding

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 22 February 1918 · page 7

There have been quite a number of cases in court lately where persons have been charged with the offence known as "stealing by finding."…

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The Trawool Murder. "Something Terrible Had Happened."

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 February 1918 · page 6

The trial of Arthur Geoffrey Aldring, on the charge of murder of Margaret Taylor and her daughter Rosic, was continued in Melbourne on Thursday…

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Singleton Police Court

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 February 1918 · page 6

At the Police Court on Thursday, before Mr R. H. V. Allnutt, P.M., a number of offenders against sobriety were dealt with. A first offender was fined…

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Travelling Stock. to Prevent Stock Stealing

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 23 February 1918 · page 3

Numerous cases of stock stealing have lately been brought under the notice of the police, in which it has been found impossible to locate the…

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The Trawool Tragedy. Oldring Sentenced to Death

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 February 1918 · page 17

The trial of Arthur George Oldring on the charge of the murder of Margaret Taylor and her daughter in Victoria was continued on Friday…

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Carlton Station Robbery. Night-officer Charged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 February 1918 · page 21

At the Kogarah Police Court yesterday, the robbery at the Carlton Railway Station on February 2 was the subject of investigation. William Henry Ferguson, night officer at the…

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Murder by Red Guards. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 February 1918 · page 20

The "Times" Petrograd correspondent states East German scouts arrived at Polo[?] the General Staff headquarters. General Yanushkevitch, former Chief of the…

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Petrograd Horrors. Anarchy and Murder. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 February 1918 · page 2
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A telegram from Petrograd relating happening since February 6 conveys an idea of the horrors of the situation. Street shooting has been the order of the day, becoming…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, February 25. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P. M. ). Prohibitionist Fined

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 February 1918 · page 7

Mr. W. J. Enright appeared and pleaded guilty for Alexander Leonard, who was charged with being a person against whom a prohibition order was in force, he was…

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