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Courts & crime, 1919

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Solicitor Charged. War Precautions Act

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 June 1919 · page 16

At the Central Police Court. Sydney. Bruest Robert Abigali, solieitor, of, Caastleleigh-Street, was proceeded against on an information alleging that on or about July…

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Shocking Cruelty. Father Sentenced to Two Months

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 June 1919 · page 3

A shocking case of cruelty to an infant was brought under the notice of the police at Broken Hul. The father became anroyed at the persistent crying of the…

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Customs Frauds Offenders Sentenced. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 June 1919 · page 2

Harry White and Howard Vincent Marks pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court, to-day to charges of conspirhig with others to defraud the…

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The Kyogle's Mails. Charge Op Stealing Postal Articles

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 June 1919 · page 4

Richard Ryan, 18 years of age, described as a seaman, was committed for trial at the Central Police Court, Sydney, yesterday, on a charge of having stolen certain…

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Police Court. Tuesday, 24th. JUNE, 1919. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M.)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 28 June 1919 · page 2

James Taylor, a youth, was charged with offensive behaviour in a public place, and was fined £2 and 8/- costs of court, and bound over in…

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Naval Court Martial. the Sentences

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 June 1919 · page 14

Five of the crew of H.M.A.S. Australia were paraded before a court-martial in H.M.A.S. Encounter—now in Sydney Harboue and charged with participating in a mutiny…

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Court-martial. London, June 24

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 June 1919 · page 5

The "Times" states that the Allies have decided to court-martial Admiral von Reuter, for a breach of the armistice provisions…

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Mrs. Pearce at Court. London, June 19

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 June 1919 · page 2

Lady Curzon will present at Court Mis. Pearce (the wife of Senator Pearce, Minister for Australia Defence) and her daughters on June 27…

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Judge Complains. Court Treated in Most Casual Fashion

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 June 1919 · page 2

When the applications of the Master Bankers' Association and the Banking Trades Employees' Federation for an award were called upon before his Honor Judge Curlewis for…

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American Radicals. Police Raids Organised. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) New York, Thursday Night

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 June 1919 · page 2

The State and Municipal police have organised a large raid.on many Radical organisations in the city and confiscated. cartloads of documents and…

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Maitland Police Court. [?] June 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 June 1919 · page 8

The bench at the West Maitland Police Court to-day was occupied by Mr. C. [?] Gale, P.M. ON LICENSED PREMISES…

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News by Wire. Canon Charged. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 June 1919 · page 5

Cannon Wise, reactor of St. George's Goodwood, South Australia, who it is understood is to be placed on trial by the Bishop of Adelaide shortly before the [?]…

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Boy's Murder Story. to Kill Grandfather for £2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 June 1919 · page 8

An astonishing stroy of a midnight murder plot was related to the Greenwioch (London) magistrate. Alice Hughes wife of Thos. H. Hughes…

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Strikers Overpower Police Outrage at Townsville Townsville

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 June 1919 · page 5

Some 400 head of cattle, belonging to the Rose River Works were in the Stewarts Creek railway in Saturday. The Railway Union refused to entrain them…

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French Traitors. Sentenced to Death

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 July 1919 · page 5

The French traitor, Paul Teulat, an aviator who supplied information enabling the Germans to train Big Bertha on Paris precisely, has been sentenced to death…

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Strikers Overpower Police. Outrage at Townsville

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 1 July 1919 · page 3

SOME 400 head of cattle belonging to the Ross River Works, were in the Stewarts Creek railway yards on Saturday. The Railway Union…

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Riots at Townsville Police Fire on Mob. Several People Wounded. Cattle Wilfully Stampeded

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 July 1919 · page 2

Townsville, Sunday.—About 4 o'clock yesterday morning a party-of men, variously estimated to number from 200 to 400, attacked a few stockmen who were…

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Chinese Charged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 July 1919 · page 5

Young Hing a Chinese merchant, was remanded at the Sydney Police Court on a charge of shooting at James Field with intent to do grevious bodily harm. The…

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Former Inspector-General of Police Dead

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 July 1919 · page 4

Mr. Edward Walcott Fosbery, C.M.G., M.L.C., died at his residence in Bayswater-road, Darlinghurst, Sydney, yesterday. Mr. Fosbery, who had been ill for over 12…

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Burglary in John-street

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 July 1919 · page 2

Singleton has long enjoyed a happy immunity from the crime of burglary and housebreaking, but a very, audacious exploit of this kind was carried out on…

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