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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1919

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Police Matron's Death. a Story of the Eighties. Sensational Occurrences Recalled

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 April 1919 · page 3

Mrs. Georgina Mitchell, 58, of 224 Mitchell-road, Alexandria, who for many years has been matron at the Central Police Station, collapsed…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 April 1919 · page 4

At West Maitland Court to-day Raymond Cyril Ellem, 30, was charged before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., With having made use of improper language on the West Maitland…

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East Maitland Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 April 1919 · page 4

Before Mr. C. H. dale, P.M., at the Ernst Maitland Police Court yesterday six persons were proceeded against for having allowel stock to stray in the municipality…

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Gaol Warder' Salaries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 April 1919 · page 4

Recently Lieut-Colond Nicholson, M.L.A., following upon the announcement of an increase in the rates of pay to the police, brought under the notice of the…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, April 7

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 April 1919 · page 9

The beach at the West Maitland police court on Monday was occupied by Mr. C.H. Gale. P.M. INCOME TAX PROSECUTIONS…

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Alleged Murder

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 April 1919 · page 3

Mary M'Veigh, was charged at the Allora (Q.) police Court on Tuesday, with the [?]nurder of her three children Magdalene. Ellen, and Thomas M'Veigh. Sergeant spinks,…

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District Court

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 12 April 1919 · page 2

The only case heard by His Honor Acting Judge Coyle, at the local District Court on Tuesday last, was an appeal by Arthur Bowman against…

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Seton Murder. Rutherford's Insanity. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 April 1919 · page 5

Further medical evidence for the defence in the Rutherford case showed that Rutherford was subject, while in France, to extraordinary and canseless explosions of…

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Murder of Jaures Belated Trial. Paris

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 April 1919 · page 5

After a trial, lasting a week, villam, the murderer of M. Jaures, the Socialist leader, in July 1914 was acquitted. The prosecution accepted the evidence…

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School Tetehers and Arbitration Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 April 1919 · page 4

For some time there has been a desireamougst school teachers that they should he permitted to avail themselves of the Privilege of coming under the provisions of the…

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Germany's Victims. 110,000 COURT-MARTIALLED. London, Thursday Night

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 April 1919 · page 5

The Germans, during their occupation of Belgium, court-martialled 110,000 persons on charges of espion age and helping., soldiers to escape to…

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The Latest. Spartacists Capture Minister. Release by Imperial Police. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) Amsterdam, Thursday Night

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 April 1919 · page 2

At Magdeberg the Spartac[?]sts captureed Herr Landsberg, the Imperial Minister for Justice. The Imperial Go. vernment demanding his release. within…

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Bolsheviks in London Big Police Raid. Immediate Deportation. Sweeping England Clean. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) London, Thursday Night

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 April 1919 · page 5

The police have arrested 150 Russian Bolsheviks in London. The prisoners include many criminals, who will be deported to Odessa by the…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, April 14

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 April 1919 · page 7

The Bench at the west Mailtland Police Court to-day was occupied by Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M DRUNKENNESS…

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News by Wire. the Spencer Murder. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 April 1919 · page 5

There were no further developments regarding the murder of the man, Spencer, to-day…

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Mother Charged with Murder

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 April 1919 · page 2

Mrs M'Veigh, wife of a fanner, was charged at the Allora (Q.) Police Court with the wilful murder of her three children. she was committed for trial…

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Cessnock District News. Police Court. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 April 1919 · page 7

At the police court on Saturday, before Messrs. G. Brown and [?] Scobie, Js.P., Frederick William Frost was charged with selling liquor without a [?] at with…

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Elizabeth-street Murder

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 April 1919 · page 5

The Chief development yesterday in connection with the murder of a man in an Elizabeth-street, flat on Saturday morning was the discovery that the name of the…

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Melbourne Terrorism. Police Make Arrests

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 April 1919 · page 3

Since the terrorism which has been exercised in Melbourne and sulburbh by armed and masked men, the police have been .patrolling the streets on…

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St. Mary's Tennis Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 April 1919 · page 4

There was a large gathering of tennis enthusiast on the Lorn Park on Saturday afternoon, when the new tennis court, laid by the voluntary efforts of members of…

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