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Courts & crime, 1919

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Girl Gaol-breaker

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 6

Sliding down lift shaft while her custodians were at church. Heurietta Gerard, a chronic gaol-breaker, escaped from the State Reformatory for Woman at Bedford, New YOrk, she had…

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Police Statistics

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 3

The statistics issued by the Clerk of Petty Sessions, Cessnock, for the year 1918, gives an idea of the volume of business…

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Cessnock Police Court. [Before Mr.C. H. Gale, P.M.] January 7,1919

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 3

Oswald J. Cable was charged with allowing cattle to stray. Fined 5/-, costs 6/- or 48 hours. William Jeffries charged with…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, January, 6

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 10

The bench at the West Maitland Police Court on Monday was occupied by Mr. C.H. Gale. P.M. PROHIBITION ORDER…

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Cessnock Police Court. Tuesday, Jan. 7. CESSNOCK

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 7

At the police court yesterday the bench was occupied in Mr. C. H. Gale P.M. William Jeffries, for having, made use of indecent was fined 10 with 6…

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"That's My Bag." Sentenced to Komi Months

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 16

Anton Peter Peterson, 29 years of age, a was charged at the Charged at the Central Court with stealing, at Radeick, a silver communication set in a case a been sachet…

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' Prickly Police President

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 5

A message from Berlin via Amsterdam states that five conflicting police corps at present are undertaking maintenance of order in berlin…

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Sinn Fein M.P. Goes, to Gaol. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 4

A Siun Fein member of the House [?] Con[?]as has been sentenced to [?] months' imprisonment for delivering an [?] flan[?]mator speech and inciting [?]…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, January 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 6

The bench at the West Maitland police court to-day was occupied by Mr. C.H. Gale, P.M. IMPROPER LANGUAGE…

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Attacks Resented. Queensland Police Union

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 January 1919 · page 2

A meeting of the Queensland Police Union has been held in Brisbane, in Compliance with a potition asking for a meeting to be called to discuss an arti[?], [?]…

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District Court Judges. Two New Appointments

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 January 1919 · page 1

In the course of a week or so the State Cabinet will formally appoint two judges to the District Court Bench. Mr Cohen, Speaker of the Legislative…

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Police and Firemen's Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 January 1919 · page 2

A meeting representatives of the local firemen, hospital committee and police was held at the fire station on monday evening in connection with the police and firemen's…

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Court Martial. Lieutenant Grayson. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 January 1919 · page 4

A general court martial was opened. Victoria Barracks to-day to hour [?] against Lieut. George Wentworth [?]. It was alleged that he neglected to obey [?]…

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Blue Armband Case Lieutenant Court-martialled Alleged Insult to Lieut Colonel. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 January 1919 · page 2

At a court martial at Victoria Baracks to-day, charges were heard against Lieutenant George Grayson, 5th Division Pioneers. He was charged…

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Australian Medico's Death. Officer Charged with Murder. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 5

Colonel Norman C. Rutherford, a British medical officer, has arrested, and charged with the murder of Major Miles C.Seton,of the Australian Army…

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Court-martial

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 4

Lance-corporal William Williams, M.M., was charged before a District Court-martial, held at Victoria 'Barracks, with having, when under arrest, struck Private E. A…

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Police and Firemen's Hospital Carnival. To the Editor

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 3

Sir,—Again this year the police and firemen are combining to help the public Hospitals of the State of New South Wales by holding their Eighth…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 4

"George Read, 40, appeared before Mr. H. ,H. Council, J.P., at the West Maitland Police Court this morning, charged with, being drunk in Church street last evening and was…

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Busy Day at Police Court

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 2

There was quite a field day at the Police Court yesterday, the volume .if business being much heavier than usual. The Court opened'at 9.30 a.m. and was…

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Singleton Letter. Police Court. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 2

The number of cases set down for heaving at the local, police court yesterday was the largest that has been listed for some time, and the bench (Mr. C. H. gale. B.M.),…

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