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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1919

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Tuggerah Disaster. Marine Court's Finding

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 June 1919 · page 10

Judge Backhouse, with Captain Chudleigh and Mr. A. M'Kinley as assessors held an inquiry in the Marine Court into the disaster which befell the Wallarah Coal…

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London Police. Threatened Strike. London, June 1

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 June 1919 · page 14

The Police Union has decided to Postpone the strike of police in London till after the signing of the Peace. Treaty. A huge demonstration of the Police and…

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Maitland District Court Before His Honor, Acting-judge White

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 June 1919 · page 5

The Maitland District Court was held at East Maitland Wednesday, before His Honor Acting-Judge White, bt there was little to engage his attention…

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Paul Freeman's Case. Attempts to Board Sonoma. Shooting Galleries Raided. Police Use Batons

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 June 1919 · page 2

The unique circumstances surrounding the case of Paul Freeman culminated in sensational action by the citizens of Sydney, on Tuesday. Crowds of people, numbering…

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Muswellbrook Chronicle Saturday, June 7, 1919 Local and General News. Revision Court

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 7 June 1919 · page 2

A Revision Court to revise the electoral list for each part of the Upper Hunter Electorate will be holdon at the Court House,…

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A Woman Stabbed. Husband Charged with Maliciously Wounding

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 June 1919 · page 4

James Patterson was brought before Mr. J. T. Richards, J.P., at the Kurri Kurri Police Court, on Saturday, charged with having maliciously wounded Margaret Patterson, his…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 June 1919 · page 4

At the West Maitland Police Court to-day, before Mr. H. H. Connell, J.P., two inebriates were dealt with One, who had many previous convictions against him was fined…

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East Maitland Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 June 1919 · page 4

At the East Maitland Police Court this morning, before Mr. F. de R. Duncan, J.P., William O'Rourke, 36, was fined 5/ for being drunk in Melbourne-street…

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Smart Theft

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 June 1919 · page 5

John Smith, a well-known city estate agent, entered his office and a placed a bundle of twelve one-pound notes on the counter, when a man almost immediately dashed into the…

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Verdict of Murder

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 June 1919 · page 4

An inquiry was conducted at the Sydney Coroner's Court relating to the death of Doris Lola Eade, 24, a pianist, lately residing in West Maitland, which occurred at…

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Warden's Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 June 1919 · page 4

In the Warden's Court held before the Warden, Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., at East Maitland, William Hamphreys applied for authority to enter area an area of 610 acres,…

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Court-martial Criticism. "Smith's Weekly" In Court

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 June 1919 · page 1

In the Central Summons Court at Sydney on Saturday, James Joynton Smith, Robert Clyde Packer, and Claude Angns M'Kay, printers and…

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Electoral Revision Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 June 1919 · page 4

A court for the revision of the State electoral roll for the electorate of Maitland, was opened at the Courthouse, yesterday, by Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M. Owing to the…

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Detectives in Court. Case Struck Out. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 June 1919 · page 5

Detectives Arthur Leary and Thomas Lyan and William Keefe appeared before the Summons Court to-day to answer a charge of assault which, according to the summons sheet,…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 June 1919 · page 4
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

At the West Maitland Police Court to-day, before Messrs. Elias Bowden and J. W. Birkenbead, Js.P., in the case of an in[?]briate who had benn bailed out, his…

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Mean Theft

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 June 1919 · page 5

While a blind man was playing an organ in Elizabeth-st., a man who was passing picked up his box containing about fifteen shillings, which had been contributed by…

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Bolwarra Shire Appeal Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 June 1919 · page 2

Sir,—On reading your report in last evening's paper it would appear that the shire valuations ere excessive, and that the council had suffered considerably owing to a…

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Two Men Charged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 June 1919 · page 4

Angus Union and Arthur Ryan, two young men, were charged at the West Maitland Police Court to-day, before Messrs. D. J. Ryan and F. Hanson, Js.P…

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Cessnock Police Court. Tuesday, June 10. CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 June 1919 · page 6

At the Police Court on Tuesday, the bench was occupied by Messrs. G. Brown and J. Doyle, Js.P. George William Harris was charged with…

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