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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1921

2,026 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 12 of 102

Basic Wage. Argument Before Queensland Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 February 1921 · page 3

Argument commenced before the full Bench in the State Arbitration Court in Brisbane on the question of the bases wage for three divisions of Queensland…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 4

At Nelson's Plains yesterday afternoon the arrest was effected of a farmer, who has been charged with cattle stealing. The case will…

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Our Telegrams. Alleged Murder. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 5

The two men, Jack Carrington and Ernest. Smith, were further remanded at the Sydney Police Court for, the alleged murder of Albert…

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What Is Murder? the Law Explained

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 7

When someone is killed by somebody, the man in the street—all the men in the street—seldom hesitate to call it murder…

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Boy's Shocking Crime Brutal Murder and Attempted Suicide

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 3

London,' Monday.—A remarkable written confession by a 16-year-old boy. named Donald Luton, charged with the murder of a septuagenarian window, Mrs…

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Removal of Police Alleged Political Influence. Denial by Acting Premier

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Marrickville Council, Alderman Ness stated that for some time there had been a reign of terror in the. municipality owing to…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 4

Timothy Cotter, 54, appeared at the West Maitland Police Court this morning charged with haying in his possession a travelling rug reasonably…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing. Interesting Local Case

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 3

At the Cessnock Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. G. Atkin, P.M. Sidney Herbert Cruickshank was charged with having stolen a red ox, the…

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Warden's Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 4

Before the Warden, Mr. G. Akin, at the East Maitland Warden's Court this morning, Darcy Frank Reynolds was granted permission to enter…

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A Bad Record. Sentenced to Four Years. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 5

James Wallace who received a bulled wound in the lung in endeavouring to make a get-away from a policeman at Mosman last year was sentenced to…

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East Maitland Court Friday, February 11. (Before Mr. G. Atkin, P.m.) Riotous Behaviour

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 6

Micheal Reuben Campbell, charged with behaving in a riotous manner in Lawes-street East Maitland, on February 5, pleaded guilty and was fined…

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Postal Forger Sentenced

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 4

Joseph Taylor, who was found guilty at Darlinghurst Sessions to-day of having forged a receipt for a 20/ postal note, was sentenced to 12 months' hard…

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Prohibited Immigrants. Japanese Sentenced

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 12

Four years ago, throe Japanese built a 30ft boat at Singapore and travelled [?] to Thursday Island. They eventually reached Australia unknown to the…

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Stolen Cigars. Receivers Sentenced. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 11

George Poulton and Henry Schmidt who had been found guilty of receiving in connection with the loss of 8000 cigars the property of Brit and…

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Police Promotion

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 2

We notice by our exchanges that Detective Ramsay, of Newcastle, who was accustomed to visit our annual shows in years past, has been…

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An Old Offender. Brutal Assault. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 12

[?] a domestic aged 27, was fined £10 in default four months imprisonment for unlawfully assaulting Mary Kirby an elderly woman…

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Labourer Sentenced. Loses Control of Himse[?] Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 12

At the Hobart Criminal Court [?] Drake a bush labourer was [?]tenced to five years' imprisonment a charge of having presented a [?]…

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Redfern Murder. Man Sent for Trial

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 6

Richard Lamkin (27), shriller, was charged at the Redfern Police Court with having feloniously and maliciously murdered Norman Kable at Redfern on…

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Police and Firemen's Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 4

A reminder is given elsewhere that the Police and Firemen's Hospital Carnival will be (held on the Show Ground, West Maitland, on Saturday,…

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Howe's Valley Police Station

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 4

Matters appear to have advanced a stage, although moving slowlly, in connection with the police station of Howe's Valley, according to a letter from the…

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