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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1919

1,303 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 23 of 66

Bail Refused. Attempted Murder Case

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 May 1919 · page 2

Heavy Stokes, who is charged with the attempted murder of Henry Slater, was remarked for eight days by the Magistrate at the Melbourne City Court. Mr. J. Barnett…

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Local Police Force

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 May 1919 · page 3

First-class Constable R.R. Small, late of Cessnock, has been appointed to the charge of Singleton lock-up, in the place of constable C. Ford, transforred to Sydney…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing. Accused Committed. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 May 1919 · page 3

At the Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. G. Brown, J.P., Sydney Herbert Cruickshank was charged with having stolen a sheep, valued at…

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Police and Firemen's Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 May 1919 · page 4

In consequence of the effects of the influenza epidemic, the sale of tickets locally in connection with the Police and Firemen's Hospital Carnival and Art Union, the…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 May 1919 · page 4

At the Cessnock Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. George Brown, J.P., Sydney Herbert Cruckshank was charged that on…

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Youthful Offender. Sentenced for Stealing an Overcoat

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 May 1919 · page 6

Norman Woods (18), was charged at the W. Maitland Police Court Monday, before Mr. C.H. Gate, P.M., with having on May 6, 1919, at West Maitland, stolen an…

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Police Court

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 May 1919 · page 2

At the Police Court yesterday, Before Mr C. H. Gale, P.M., a returned soldier, who was charged with supplying liquor to a prohibited person, was, at…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, May 12

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 May 1919 · page 11

The beach at[?] the West Maitland police court on Monday was occuped by Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M. FURTHER REMANDED…

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Theft of £100. Zoological Curator Waylaid

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 May 1919 · page 10

Following on the daring assault on Mr. W.H.D. Le Souef, Curator of the Zoological Gardens. Melbourne, on Friday, two young inch, Waiter Middleton, aged 19, a…

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Melbourne Outrage. Daring Assault and Robbery

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 May 1919 · page 11

Another daring outrage was committed in Melbourne in broad daylight on Friday, the victim being Mr. Dudley Le Soeuf, curator of the Zoological Gardens…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing. Accused Committed. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 May 1919 · page 7

At the Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. G. Brown, J.P., Sidney Herbert Cruickshank was charged with having stolen a sheep, valued at…

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Bail Refused. Attempted Murder Case

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 May 1919 · page 7

Henry Stokes, who is charged with the attempted murder of Henry Slater, was remanded for eight days by the Magistrate at the Melbourne City Court. Mr. J. Barnett,…

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Licensing Court

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 May 1919 · page 2

Sitting as Licensing Magistrate yesterday, Mr C. H. Gale, P.M., granted an application for the transfer of the license of the Percy Hotel from John…

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The Tuck Murder. Committed for Trial

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 May 1919 · page 7

The inquest into the death of Hugo Tuck, the victim of the Elizabeth-street murder, was concluded in Sydney last week. William Doyle, the youth who had…

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Charges of Theft. Accused Committed for Trial. Singleton

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 May 1919 · page 11

At the police court yesterday, before Messrs. A. Simmons and J. W. B. Waterhouse, Js.P., a youth of about 18, wearing Light Horse uniform, named John Walton…

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Profit Sharing. Incident in Arbitration Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 May 1919 · page 3

During the hearing of the claims of the Federated Gas Workers Union in the Commonwealth Arbitration Court, sitting in Melbourne Hugh Robe[?] the of the union…

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Remarkable Story. Told in the Divorce Court

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 May 1919 · page 16

Mary Ann Lavell in the Divorce Court, Melbourne, petitioned for divorce from Robert Henry Lavell on the ground of desertion. The petitioner stated she was married in…

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Wharf Laborers' Claims Appeal to Full Court Succeeds. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 May 1919 · page 2

The Full Court to-day sustained the appeal of William Crickson, wharf laborer, against the decision of Judge Scholes in his action against the…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday. May 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 May 1919 · page 2

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

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Alleged Embezzlement. Racecourse Detective Charged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 May 1919 · page 4

Walter Bootles was charged at the West Maitland Police Court to-day, before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., with that on April 5, 1919 being an employee of George Kenneth Clift…

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