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Courts & crime, 1921

2,026 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 15 of 102

Municipal Employment. West Maitland Council Charged

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 February 1921 · page 6

At the West Maitland Police Court on Monday the West Maitland Municipal Council was charged with on November 2 being an employer desiring to obtain…

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Police Court. (Before Messrs. Fleming, Parkinson and McKay, J's. P. Petty Larceny

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 19 February 1921 · page 1

At the Police Court, on Tuesday, the 15th. inst., Charles Edward Coleman, a young man, was charged with having stolen a rug, blankets, quilt…

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Gaol. Officials Hoaxed. Prisoners Released London, February. 15

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 February 1921 · page 2

The "Staff states that. though the military are still [?] it is generally believed that a party of mock soldiers, led by a bogus officer called at the gaol…

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Redfern Murder Man Sent For" Trial

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 February 1921 · page 9

Richard Larrikin (27), shearer, was Hummed at the Redtern 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 19 February 1921 · page 4

An event deserving of the fullest public support is the Police and Firemen's Hospital Carnival to be held on the Maitland show ground on…

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Police Court. Friday, February 18. (Before Mr. G. Atkin, P.m.) Neglect of Personal Service

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 February 1921 · page 5

A lad named John Henry Grace pleaded guilty to having neglected to render personal service as required under the Defence Act…

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The Lavender Bay Murder. Arrest of Suspect

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 February 1921 · page 4

A man, believed to be Wilfred Ernest Coley, for whom a warrant has been issued for the murder of Gertrude M'Grath in a house at Lavender Bay, was…

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Conspiracy to Cheat Tw0 Men Sent to Gaol. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 February 1921 · page 6

Thomas Baker and John. Jupp were sentenced to 18 months and 12 month. imprisonment on a charge of having conspired, among themselves and with…

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North Sydney Murder. the Brisbane Arrest. Accused Admits Identity

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 February 1921 · page 7

The Police Department last night received an official telegram from Brisbane announcing the arrest of a suspect in connection with the North…

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Murder of Mo Lun. Evidence at the Inquest. Poole Committed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 February 1921 · page 6

The inquest into the death of jung Mo [?] whose body was found by the New Lambton-Cardin roadside on January 29, with gunshot wounds in the…

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Stewards' Strike. an Abortive Conference. Court to Decide

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 February 1921 · page 4

The compulsory conference convene by Mr. Justice Powers, Deputy President of the Federal Arbitration Court to deal with the dispute in the…

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Licensing Court. Before Messrs. (Atkin, P.M., an Elias Bowden, L.M.)

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 February 1921 · page 6

Michael Stanley Moroney applied for a billiard license for premises in Pelaw Main. Mr W. J. Enright appeared for applicant…

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 February 1921 · page 9

Michael Reuben Campbell, charged with, behaving in a riotous manner in Lawes- street , East Maitland on February 5, plended guilty and was fined £1,…

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West Maitland Court. Monday, February 14. (Before Messrs. G. Atkin, P.M., and Elias Bowden, J.p.) in Possession of Rug

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 February 1921 · page 6

Timothy Cotter; 54, was charged with , on February 10, having in his possession a travelling rug, reasonably supposed to have been stolen…

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Lismore Burglary. Two Men Arrested in Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 February 1921 · page 6

A telegram, which was received police headquarters in Sydney on Sunday from Inspector Woods, of Lismore stated that a store at Yuki, near…

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Brutal Murder. Boy Criminal. London, February 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 February 1921 · page 5

Donald Litton, who confessed to the murder of a septuagenarian widow, Mrs. Seabreok, on January 27, because be "wanted money to go the Zoo," is…

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Sinn Fein Barbarism. Cold-blooded Murder. London, February 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 February 1921 · page 5

The Manchester fires numbered a dozen, and the damage to stockyards is estimated at £30,000. In one case the incendiaries fired shots at a farmer who…

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Maitland Court. Monday, February 21. (Before Mr. G. Atkin. P.m.) Drunk and Disorderly

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 February 1921 · page 2

Sylveter Redfern, who was arrested, on Sturdily by Sergeant Dolman, pleads guilty to a charge of being drunk and disorderly and was fined…

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Indecent Assault. Actor Sentenced. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 February 1921 · page 5

Harry Walker (23), described as an actor, who was convicted at the Sydney Sessions of having indecently assaulted a girl eight years of age at Sirius Cove…

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Burglary at Woollaiira

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 February 1921 · page 5

Banksia Flats, Woollahra, were visited by a burglar early this morning, who got away with about £60 worth of jewellery and £18 money…

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