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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1921

2,026 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 59 of 102

Police Women's Boudoirs. Mirrors Lounges and Gold Draperies

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 July 1921 · page 4

A suite of rooms finished in pearl grey and gold with expensive mirrors soft lounges and easy chairs is being fitted out at the Boston police…

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Licensing Court. Removal of Colonial Wine License

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 July 1921 · page 3

The application by william victor Albert Ailen for the removal of a colonial wine license from Ellakong to weston which was part heard on…

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Union Official in Court. Large Sums Involved

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 July 1921 · page 3

Herbert Wiley was charged it the Central Police Court, Sydney, on Wednesday, with having stolen £800, the property of the Railway…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 July 1921 · page 4

Walking into the West Maitland Police Station last evening, James Brennan. 62, said he was unable to get work and wished to give…

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Alleged Burglary. Back From South Africa. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 July 1921 · page 5

At the Central Court to-day. Thomas Hardy, who was recently brought back from South Africa, was charged with breaking and entering the premises of…

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District Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 July 1921 · page 4

The District' Court for the Maitland district will open at the East Maitland Courthouse on July 26…

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Mordialloc Murder. a New Development. Melbourne

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 July 1921 · page 9

A new development has occurred a connection' with the case in which young man is charged with the murder of Patrick Duff, of…

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Hie Shorter Week. Special Court Recommendations

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 July 1921 · page 9

The recommendations of the special Court under the Eight Hours Amendment Act in regard to Particular industries in which the employes…

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West Maitland Court. Monday, July 11. (Before Messrs. G. Atkin, P.M., aud Elias Bowden, J.P. Without a Gun License

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 16 July 1921 · page 13

Cecil. Holmes was charged with having on June 19 carried a gun without a license and also with having given a false name and address…

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Motor Accessories. Alleged Stealing. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 July 1921 · page 5

Frederick George Cairns .(40) was remanded, at the Central Police Court on a charge of breaking and entering Dodge Bros shop in…

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Brutal Murder: in New Zealand. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 July 1921 · page 5

Francis Edward a Jew aged 20 tears has been found murdered on a vacant lot at Arch hill New Zealand. Has head had been severely battered there…

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Queensland Tragedy Man Charged with Murder

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 July 1921 · page 4

The Cloncurry train on Friday morning brought to Brisbane the dead body of a man named Charles Francis, aged 48, with a terrible gash in the back of…

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Murder of Native. Accused Released From Gaol

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 July 1921 · page 2

Charles Atheistan Park a drover who on December 11 was sentenced to death for the murder of a native "Big Bob," at Balfour Downs Station…

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Tumbalong Murder

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 July 1921 · page 5

The second trial of Arthur Bryce Peden, charged with the murder of his wife at Tumbalong was commenced at the Central Criminal Court…

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London Jewellery Theft Variety Artist Acquitted

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 July 1921 · page 2

London, Saturday.—Victoria Monks, a variety artist, who was charged with Arthur Simmonds with stealing a dressing case containing jewellery, has been…

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Monkerai Murder. Inquiry Adjourned

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 19 July 1921 · page 2

The Coroner, Mr F. J. Callow, reopened the adjourned inquiry on Friday. Detective-Sergeant Fergusson in charge of Police, asked for a…

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Attack on Police

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 July 1921 · page 4

During the hearing of evidence in a case at the East Maitland Police Court yesterday afternoon , the name of the Superintendent of Police was…

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Our Telegrams. Child's Charged Body. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 July 1921 · page 5

The charred body of a newly-born male child was discovered in the boiler of a furnace in the woman's division of Auckland gaol. It. is not…

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Warden's Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 July 1921 · page 6

William Smith applied for the susPension of labour conditions attaching to mining leases 96, 97 and 98, parish of Maitland, for six months…

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Catholic Representation the Assault on Rev. Touchell. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 July 1921 · page 2

Brother Barton, Grand Master of the Orange Order, speaking at St. George yesterday, declared that there is an enemy within plotting to take away our…

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