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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1921

2,026 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 39 of 102

Robbery Sequel. Man Charged in Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 May 1921 · page 3

A sensational daylight robbery at Messrs. M'Donnell and East's drapery establishment on April 28 had a sequel on Saturday by the arrest of a…

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Offensive Behaviour. Three Men Charged. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 May 1921 · page 5

Edward Ernest Judd was charged at the Central Police Court with having behaved is an offensive manner in the Domain yesterday, and with…

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North Sydney Murder. Coley on Trial. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 May 1921 · page 5

The trial of Wilfred Ernest Coley on a charge of murdering Gertrude Poulina M'Grath at North Sydney commenced at the Central Criminal…

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West Maitland Court. Monday, May 9. (Before Mr. G. Atkin, P.m.) Drunkenness

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 May 1921 · page 6

Joseph Alexander Wright was lined £1 for drunkenness on May 7, and for using indecent language he was fined £4, in default one month…

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Ten Years. North Sydney Murder. Coley Sentenced

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 May 1921 · page 6

Wilfred Ernest Coley was found guilty at the Central Criminal Court of manslaughter, in connection with the murder of Gertrude Paulina McGrath…

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West Maitland Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 May 1921 · page 4

Joseph Alexander Wright (50), who was before the court yesterday, again appeared before Mr. G. Atkin, P.M., at the West Maitland Police…

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East Maitland Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 May 1921 · page 4

At the East Maitland Police Court, before Mr. F. Duncan, J.P., a young man who has been before the court previously was fined £1, in default…

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Unstamped Receipt. Magistrate's Decision Reversed

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 10 May 1921 · page 6

An important decision in respect to tho much-vexed question of the liability to stamp duty of a receipt given in acknowledgment of a payment…

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Police Transfer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 May 1921 · page 4

Sergeant Coates, of West Maitland, has been appointed to take charge, of police duties at Cessnock. He was formerly stationed at West Maitland,…

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Anti-profiteering Court. Slippers Misrepresented

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 May 1921 · page 2

John Carew, of Carew and Sons, Kingstreet, pleaded guilty before the Chief Industrial Magistrate to-day to a charge under the Profiteering Prevention Act,…

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District Court. Tuesday, May 10. (Before his Honor Judge Hamilton)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 May 1921 · page 5

The Maitland District Court opened at the East Maitland Courthouse this morning, before his Honor, Judge Hamilton…

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The Latest Sequel to Sunday's Meeting. Judd and Others in Court. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 May 1921 · page 3

Edward Ernest Judd was charged at the Central Police Court to-day with having behaved in an offensive manner in the Domain yesterday, and with…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 May 1921 · page 4

Before Mr. G. Atkin at the West Maitland Police Court to-day, William Thomas Kennedy, who was arrested last evening, pleaded guilty…

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Gaol for Forgery. Alleged Eccentric Airman

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 May 1921 · page 2

Clarence Wm. B. Loftes, an airman, was in Adelaide sentenced of 2 years' imprisonment for forging the transfer of a Government stock…

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Weismantel Appeal. Full Court's Decision. Rule Discharged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 May 1921 · page 2

In the Full Court, in Sydney, before Sir Wm. Cullen, C.J., Mr. Justice Pring, and Mr. Justice Wade, the question whether Justices may sit us…

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District Court. Tuesday, May 10. (Before Judge Hamilton). Shake Farming Dispute

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 May 1921 · page 4

In the Mailand District Court, which opened at the East Maitland Courthouse yesterday before Judge Hamilton…

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Alleged Stealing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 May 1921 · page 4

At the West Maitland police court this afternoon, Thomas McCarthy, 30, described as a horse trainer, was charged with having stolen £6, the…

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Young Man Charged. Cureless Use of Firearms

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 May 1921 · page 3

Walter Leonard Irby, a young farmer, living at Stratheden, near Casino, pleaded guilty at the Casino Police Court to the careless use of…

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District Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 May 1921 · page 4

In the Maitland District Court, held at East Maitland, before Judge Hamilton to-day, the Greta Co-operative Society, Limited sued Alfred…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 May 1921 · page 4

A sitting. of the West Maitland Licensing Court, was held to-day, the bench being occupied by Messrs, G. Atkin, P.M., and J. W. Birkenhead,…

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