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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1921

2,026 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 70 of 102

Our Telegrams. Assault Alleged. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 August 1921 · page 5

Samuel Kelly, 13, of Botany, was found asleep in a waiting shed at the tram terminus, Zetland, last night, j Ho stated that two men followed him…

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Timaru Tragedy. Following on Discovery of Burglary. Wellington

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 August 1921 · page 5

At Timaru. N. Z., at an early hour this morning, two constables, Christopher and Dorgan, discovered that business premises had been broken…

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Sydney Robbery Three Men Charged. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 August 1921 · page 6

Robert Cole. a well-known chemist; was charged at the C[?] Court with having received about [?]cember last a quantity of serge, [?]…

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Beaconsfield Murder. Two Men Committed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 August 1921 · page 4

Dr. Cole, Melbourne City Coroner. concluded the inquest into the deaths of Frederick Sheard and Annie Sheard. at Beaconsfield, on June 12, John…

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Alleged Murder. Accusation Against the Victim

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 August 1921 · page 6

At the Toowoomba Police Court Henry Arthur Dalo, aged 28, was charged with wilfully murdering Fredrick Hawes near, Cooyar on…

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A Bookmaker's Money Three Men Sentenced. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 August 1921 · page 4

Hampton Hirslmw, Cornelius Keeval, and James O'Brien, who pleaded guilty to receiving in connection with the Catton robbery, were sentenced to-day in…

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Hired to Murder. American Story. Vancouver, August 19

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 August 1921 · page 13

A message from Kansas City says that a sensation has been caused through the publication in a newspaper of a confession by Samuel…

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The Price of Meat Case Before Full Court

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 August 1921 · page 4

Judge Beeby's fixation of meat prices was the subject of a special case heard on Thursday, before the Full Court, Sir William Cullen, C.J., Mr Justice…

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Insurance Clerk's Salary Application to Full Court. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 August 1921 · page 4

In the Full Court to-day, on behalf of the Mutual Life and Citizens Assurance Co., in support of an ex parte, application for a rule nisi for a writ of…

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West Maitland Court. Monday, August, 22. (Before Mr. G. Atkin, P.m.). Ill-treating a Horse

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 August 1921 · page 9

Bertie Freeman was charged with cruelly ill-treating a horse, and John C. Walsh with causing the house to be ill-treated. A plea of not guilty was…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 August 1921 · page 4

The only police charges at the "West Maitland Police Court this morning wore two of drunkenness. One, who has a number of previous convictions…

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Charged with Burglary. Three Men Arrested

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 August 1921 · page 6

Some concern has been caused of late by the number of robberies at Bellevue Hill, but arrests made last night are likely to clear some of them…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 August 1921 · page 4

An elderly man who was arrested in High street yesterday afternoon, for being drunk, did not appear when his name was called at the West…

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The Peden Murder. Appeal Refused Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 August 1921 · page 5

The Full Court concluded the hearing of the application for leave to appeal in the case of Arthur Bryce[?] who has been sentenced to…

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Murder of Erzberger. German Perturbation. London, August 27

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 August 1921 · page 2

The German press is in a state of consternation, and Erzberger's murder as a portent of the coming storm, and the first sign of seething…

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Murder of Aged Couple Two Men Committed for Trial

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 30 August 1921 · page 4

The Beacousfield (Vic.) tragedy was further investigated by the Coroner on Friday. John, King, who has been charged with the murder of Frederick…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 August 1921 · page 4

Two first offenders, both middle a god men, charged with drunkenness, did not appear when called at the West Maitland Police court this…

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Concert at the Gaol

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 August 1921 · page 4

Mr. D'Arcy, Comptroller-General of Prisons has written the following personal letter to the promoters of the concert given at Maitland…

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Four Men Committed Alleged Sheep Stealing, Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 August 1921 · page 5

Thomas Stanley. Cheeseman, Harold Bourke;. Arthur 'Leslie Ranger. and Isaac Murray charged at Crook well Police Court with having stolen a…

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Murder in Germany. Serious Situation, London August 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 August 1921 · page 2

A message from Berlin states that public feeling over Erzberger's death has culminated in the organisation of a huge demonstration against the…

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