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Courts & crime, 1920

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Police and Firemen. Charity Sports Carnival and Art Union. Maitland Gathering

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 February 1920 · page 5

During the past six years the police and firemen of the State have taken a very prominent and gratifyingly successful part in raising funds for various charitable…

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Acting District Court Judge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 February 1920 · page 5

Mr. W. J. Curtis, the well-known Sydney Barrister, has been appointed Acting District Judge. Mr. Curtis, who is the youngest man in this State to attain judicial…

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New High Court Judge, Mr Starke, K.O

Singleton Argus · Thursday 5 February 1920 · page 2

The Prime Minister, Mr Hughes, on Tuesday night announced the appointment of Mr H. E. Starke, K.C., to the High Court Bench, in succession to the…

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Stealing Prevalent

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 February 1920 · page 2

During the past few months there has been an unusual amount of thieving reported. The thieving has been principally confined to poultry, but the loss…

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Grape Stealing

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 February 1920 · page 2

At the Cessnock Police Court this morning, before Messrs. G. Brown and S. W. Snape, J.'sP,, Lawrence Craft was charged with stealing 10lbs of…

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East Maitland Police Court. Friday, February 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 February 1920 · page 2

Messrs. F. Duncan and W. E. Cotterill, Js.p., occupied the beach at the East Maitland Police Court to-day. INDECENT LANGUAGE…

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Cessnock Police Court. Tuesday, February 3rd, 1920. (Before Mr. A. O. Butler, P.M.)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 February 1920 · page 4

Rowland A. Clay proceeded against James H. Watson, charging him with assault. Mr. Westcott (Westcott & Ward) appeared for complainant and…

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Local and General News. District Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 February 1920 · page 4

The District Court for Maitland will be held at the Courthouse, East Maitland, on March 1. The last day for filing plaints is February 12…

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East Maitland Police Court. Stealing at Tarro

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1920 · page 6

Before Mr. A. O. Butler, P.M., at East Maitland Police Court on [?]last, Arthur Hayward (26, and [?] Kenneth Williams (19) were charged…

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Local and General News Police Magistrate

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 February 1920 · page 4

Mr A. 0. Butler, P.M., who has been acting at Maitland since the promotion of Mr C. H. Gale to Parramatta, has received advice of his appointment to…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, February 2

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1920 · page 5

The beach at the West Maitland Police Court on Monday was occupied by Mr. A. C. Butler, P.M. FINED FOR [?]…

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Lithuanians and Police

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1920 · page 10

Reuter's correspondent at Helsingfors states that reports from Riga indicate that the Lithuanian Government has informed the Allies of their willingness to co-operate with…

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Melbourne Tragedy. Suicide and Attempted Murder

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1920 · page 12

Angelo Gaston Lembe, aged 40 a returned soldier and formerly a wood contractor at Shepperton, on Thursday afternoon shot Stella Norris, aged 21, at a lodging house in…

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Police Barracks Bombed. London, January 25

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1920 · page 10

The police barracks at Moroe (Limerick County), occupied by eight constables, was attacked last night by 40 men. During two hours firing the attackers exploded a bomb…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 February 1920 · page 4

Mr. G. Aitken, relieving Police Magistrate, occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court this morning, but there was only one case to be decided. A young…

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Alleged Burglary. Accused Remanded. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 February 1920 · page 5

Charles Clarke, a wharf labourer, was remanded at the police court on a charge of having broken and entered the warehouse of McDonald and Company, in…

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Cessnock Police Court. Grape Stealing. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 February 1920 · page 6

At the Police Court on friday, before Messrs. G. Brown and S. W. Snape, Js. P., Lawrence Croft (18) was charged with stealing 10lbs of grapes, valued at 2/, the…

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Alleged Burglary

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 February 1920 · page 5

William Hayes (27), was remanded at the Police Court on a charge of having broken and entered the house of Frederick Rawling, at Randwick and stolen a quantity of…

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Disorder in Ireland. Theft of Gelignite

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 February 1920 · page 5

The "Times" Dublin correspondent reports that a large party, after disarming and binding the watchman, removed half a ton of gelignite from the steamboat Arklow on…

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Daring Theft. Cheque Snatched From Bank Counter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 February 1920 · page 5

A particularly daring theft was perpetrated at the West Maitland branch of the Commercial Bank shortly before luncheon hour to-day by a stranger, who…

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