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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1920

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Small Debts Court

The Scone Advocate · Friday 16 January 1920 · page 2

In the Small Debts Court, Jas. Costello obtained a verdict against John Murray for £6 1s 10d, goods sold and delivered. The P.P. Board…

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Grazier Charged. Alleged Intent to Defraud

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 16

At the Central Police Court, Sydney, Albert Ernest Brown, 47, a grazier, of Murrumbeena, Victoria, was charged with obtaining. £1000 from Alexander Steedman, of the…

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Warden's Court

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 4

At a sitting of the Warden's Court on Thursday, before Mr A. O. Butler, P.M., Mr A. E. Westcott, of Cessnock, applied for a suspension of labor…

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Police Court Friday, January 16th. (Before Mr A. O. Butler, P.m.). Riotous Behaviour

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 4

Two young men, charged with behaving in a riotous manner, were fined 10/- each; in default, three days. LANGUAGE…

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Intimidation in Queensland. Railwaymen and the Police

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 4

An extraordinary statement was made by Detective-Sergeant Donnelly in the City Police Court at Brisbane on Thursday during the hearing of a case in which…

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Newcastle Escapee. Regan Before Parramatta Court

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 5
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John Regan, alias Campbell, appeared before Mr. Gale, S.M., at the Parramatta Police Court, on a charge of escaping from Newcastle lock-up on December 18. He was…

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Small Debts Court. Claim for Wages

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 4

J. R. Pearce claimed £2/3/6, wages due, from F. B. Cowlcy. Mr W. J. Cragg appeared for claimant. A verdict was given for amount claimed, with…

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Sir Edmund Barton. High Court Tributes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 3

A high tribute to the late Sid Edmund Barton was made in the High Court in Melbourne, by Mr. Justice Knox, Chief Justice, who expressed the Court's sense of the great…

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Sinn Fein. Attack Police Barracks. London, January 10

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 2

A hundred Sinn Feiners with bombs, revolvers, and shot guns made a night attack on the police barracks at Castle Hackett, Galway…

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German Civil Strife. Police Efficiency. United Service Cable

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 5

The "Evening News" correspondent at Berlin, describing the defence of the Reichstag, states that the police lined the walls like entrenched soldiers and machine guns…

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Warden's Court. Applications for Authority to Enter

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 9

A Warden's Court was held at the East Maitland Courthouse on Friday last before the Warden, Mr. A. O. Butler. Five applications were lodged by Hector…

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Viscount Grey's Voyage. Offensive Germans Court-Martialied, An Abject Apology. London, Thursday Night

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 4

Viscount Grey has arrived from America at Southampton. A curious episode occurred on the voyage. Two Germans talked loudly…

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East Maitland Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 January 1920 · page 4

A first offender against [?] was listed in come up at the East Maitland Police Court this morning [?] to appear. The migistrate (Mr. F. Duncan. J.P.)…

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East Maitland police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 January 1920 · page 4

Mr. A. O. Butler, P.M., occupied the bench at the East Maitland Police Court this afternoon. A prohibition order for 12 months was issued against john Edwin Walker. A…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday. January 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 January 1920 · page 8

The Bench at the West Maitland Police Court, to-day, was occupied by Mr. A. O. Butler, P.M. ON LICENSED PREMISES…

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Hotel Stealing Cases. Regan Before the Court. Committed on Two Charges

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 January 1920 · page 2

John Regan, the Newcastle lockup escape, was brought before Mr. A. O. Butler, P.M., at the West Maitland Police Court to-day, on a charge of having on…

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Police Produce Panic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 January 1920 · page 2

Reuter's Berlin correspondent. Under date Jan. 15, says that a semi-official reports indicates that 45 were killed and 105 wounded in the fighting on Jan. 13. The attack…

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Accused Man's Confession. Murder in West Australia

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 January 1920 · page 7

At the inquest on the Lake Clifton murder, the detectives put in a confession by Rober Bismarck Pahl, who was committed for trial. This stated that Pahl had been unfriendly…

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Sunday Baking. Court to Be Approached

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 January 1920 · page 7

The question of baking on Sundays was considered at a mass meeting of the Bakers' Union on Saturday afternoon. A curious position in connection with the matter has…

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