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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1919

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News by Wire. the Tuck Murder. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 April 1919 · page 4

William Doyle appeared at the Sydney Police Court to-day charged with having felonioulsy and maliciously murdered Huge Tuck, Accused, who had been smoking a…

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Mailand Circuit Court. Bulahdelah Shooting Cast

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 April 1919 · page 5

The jury, after an absence of an hour and forty minutes returned into court and the foreman intimated that they desired some firl[?] direction on the question of…

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Maitland Circuit Court. Monday, April, 128. (Before His Honor Justice Sly.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 April 1919 · page 2

The sittings of the Maitland Circuit Court were continued at Courthouse, East Maitland, yesterday afternoon, before His Honor Justice Sly, after our report closed…

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Cessnock Police Court. Tuesday, April 29. CESSSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 April 1919 · page 4

At the Police Court yesterday, before Messrs. J. B. Scoble and R. Roney, Js. P., Archibald Bell was fined 10/, or 4s hours for having been drunk and…

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Police Court. Tuesday, April 29, 1919. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M.)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 30 April 1919 · page 2

A couple of offenders against decency were fined amounts varying from 5/- to 20/- with court costs added…

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Maitland Circuit Court. Tuesday, April 29. (Before His Honor Justice Sly.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 April 1919 · page 4

The sittings of the Maitland Cirenit Court were continued at Courthouse, East Maitland, yesterday afternoon, before His Honor Justice Sly, after our report closed…

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Court Martial

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 May 1919 · page 5

The case of Warrant-officer Charles Ernest Tindale was again before the Court Martial at Victoria Barracks to-day, He was charged with having, while acting as…

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Betting Transaction. Ditsrict Court Action

Singleton Argus · Thursday 1 May 1919 · page 4

At the Wagga District Court his Honor Judge Bevan had before him a case in which J. Lonsdale sued Thomas Hanson for £12/10/- representing, a…

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Driving Accident. Circuit Court Action. Clam for £1000 Damages

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 May 1919 · page 7

Clifford Alston Suters, by George Suters, his next friend, sued Patrick Thomas Hickey, in the Maitland Circuit Court, before his Honor Justice Sly, for that the…

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Coonamble School of Arts Appeal. High Court Upholds Verdict' for Damages

Singleton Argus · Thursday 1 May 1919 · page 4

The High Court—consisting of Mr Justice Barton, Mr Justice Isaacs, and Mr Justice Rich—on Tuesday upheld the appeal by the plaintiff, in the case…

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Police Court

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 May 1919 · page 4

Before Messrs. J. B. Scobie and R. Roney, J.'sP. on Tuesday, Thomas Evans answered to the charges: (1) Found drunk and…

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Police Changes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 May 1919 · page 4

Constable Driscoll, who was recently transferred from Scone to East Greta, but was prevented from making the change earlier on account of Illness,, has now taken…

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Objections to Police

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 May 1919 · page 2

There was a lively time at Hampton's Hotel last night. The crowd learned that the regular police who had arrived in town…

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Muswellbrook Letter. Police. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 May 1919 · page 3

Sergeant Graham, late of Hilston is now in charge of the Muswellbrook station, in succession to First-class Sergeant Clarke, recently transferred to Nurrabri. Sergeant…

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Driving Accident. Circuit Court Action. Claim for £1000 Damages

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 May 1919 · page 7

Clifford Alston Suters, by George Suters, his next friend, sued Patrick Thomas Hickey, in the Maitland Circuit Court, before his Honor Justice Sly, for that the…

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Maitland Circuit Court Tuesday, April 29. (Before His Honor, Justice Sly.) Bullahdelah Shooting Case

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 2 May 1919 · page 7

Walter John Edwards was indicted with having on January 21st, 1919, at Bullahdelah, feloniously wounded Frederick Edward Soorley, with…

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Horse Trainer Charged. Alleged Stealing

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 May 1919 · page 11

At the Redfern Police Court, George Bell, 36, a horse trainer, was charged with stealing on May 1, 1918, a gold bangle belonging to Annie Faddy, and a gold bangle, a…

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Charge of Stealing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 May 1919 · page 4

George Lawrence Wilson a sailor was charged at the West Maitland Police Court to-day with having at West Maitland broken and stolen therein three motor…

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Murder at Munich

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 May 1919 · page 13

Reuter's Berlin correspondent, under date April 25, states that a message from Munich reports that Spartacus soldiers dragged from the hospital and killed Count Arco Valley,…

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Police Court. Friday, May 2nd. (Before Mr C. H. Gale, P.m.). First Offenders

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 May 1919 · page 2

A first offender, for using indecent language in a hotel yard, was iined 5/-, with 6/- costs; in default, 48 hours. Two other first offenders were each…

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