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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1921

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Police Complain. Light Sentences by Judges

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 September 1921 · page 16

The New South Wales police complain that they are being overworked and that light sentence imposed upon criminals by Judges tend to…

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Victorian Police Government's C[?] Action. Premier's States

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 September 1921 · page 16

In his first public [?] elections, delivered at [?]tion of the poll of the [?] and maldon electorate with…

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Alleged Gaming House. Police Raid in Victoria

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 September 1921 · page 14

Senior-detective McCann and plainclothes police raided the printing office of William Whyte, a printers in Barkly-street, Footseray (Vic), and…

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West Maitland Court. Monday, September 5. (Before Mr G. Atkin, Pm.) Case Withdrawn

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 September 1921 · page 16

The case against S. H. Holwell of having given a receipt for an amount of over £2 without having affixed a duty stamp to it was withdrawn…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 September 1921 · page 2

The license of the Caledonia Hotel Aberdare was transferred from clarence J. Hargreaves to Joseph st. Clair Noonan…

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Our' Jack Disaster. Theory for Mishap. Marine Court Inquiry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 September 1921 · page 6

The Marine Court opened an inquiry before Judge Scholes into the circumstances attending the loss of the steamer our Jack, which was…

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West Maitland Court. Monday, September 12.( Before Mr. Alkin, P. M.) pLAYING CARDS

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 September 1921 · page 2

Four youth Roy Ellis John remaine, Albert Cook and Frank Cook, pleaded guilty to having played cards to the annoyance of the Public…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 September 1921 · page 4

Alex. Virtoner, 32. was brought before the West Maitland Police Court this morning. charged with having committed a breach of the Aliens…

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Fatty Arbuckle in Court. Charged with Murder. San Francisco

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 13 September 1921 · page 2

Fatty Arbuckle, the well-known movie actor, has been charged with the murder of Virginia Rappe, a film actress, who died following on…

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Fatty Arbuckle in Court Charged with Murder. (Reuter's Cables.) San Francisco, Sunday Night

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 13 September 1921 · page 2

"Fatty" Arbuckle, the well-known movie actor, has been charged with the murder of Virginia Rappe, a film actress, who died following on a party at…

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'Fatty' Arbuckle Charged with Murder. Vancouver. September 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 September 1921 · page 5

A message from San Francisco states that Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle the motion picture actor has been "booked" on a murder charge at the city…

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Police Testimony. Vancouver. Sept. 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 September 1921 · page 5

"We have a complete case against Arbuckle," said Mr. Matheson, chief of the detectives of San Francisco who added that the straightest king…

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Arch Hill Murder. New Zealand Tragedy. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 September 1921 · page 5

Au Auckland message states that remarkable interest was shown in the inquest on Francis Jew, who was found murdered in a gully at arch…

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A Peculiar Case Alleged Attempted Murder. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 13 September 1921 · page 2

William Brown, aged 39, was charged at the Central Police Court to-day with having caused to be taken by Eustatia Brown spirits of salts, with intent…

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Arbuckle in Court. Vancouver. September. 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 September 1921 · page 5

The Mayor of Massachusetts City says he has notified the picture houses to suppress Arbuckle films until the case is disposed of…

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Shearers' Claims. Mr. Grayndler 'S Attitude. Arbitration Court Adjourns

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 September 1921 · page 2

An adjournment until Wednesday afternoon of the [?] of the A. W. U. against the Pastoralists Association for a 14 hour week was granted by…

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Alleged Frauds on Red Cross Criminal Court Proceedings. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 13 September 1921 · page 2

Frauds on the Red Cross Society were alleged by the Crown at the Central Criminal Court to-day in the case in which Norman Campbell Berry,…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 September 1921 · page 4

At the west maitland police court this morning, before Mr, W. S, Bromhead, J. P., Martin Dalcy, 69, was fined 54, in default 24 hours…

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Councillor Sued. Disqualified and Fined £ 50. Magistrate 'S Opinion. •

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 September 1921 · page 3

A case wan heard at the Cessnock Police Court by Mr. G. Atkin, P. M. in which William Joseph lane was charged that being a councillor for…

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Shooting a Gossip. Fifteen Years' Gaol. London. September 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 September 1921 · page 5

The Daily mail 's" Bankok correspondent reports that mainum, a Jeweller, pleading that shooting was a more merciful punishment than the…

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