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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1921

2,026 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 102

Singleton Letter. Police Court. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 4

Before Mr. G. Atkin, P,M., at the Police Court yesterday. Albert Madden was charged with having on January 12, in John-street, assaulted…

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Man From Mungindi Alleged Assault and Robbery

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 12

Three young men were arrested at Kensington on Saturday on a charge of assault and robbery. As Constable Brogan, of. Kensington, was returning…

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Chinaman Shot. Murder NEAll CARDIFF

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 5

Shortly before 6 o'clock on Thursday, 20th inst., Mo Lun, a chinese gardener, was found lying dead at the foot of an embankment near what is known…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 4

In the Licensing Court yesterday, when the application of Stanley Walter Barnes came before the P.M. in connection with the transfer of the Percy…

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Wolgast Murder. Man Detained. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 5

Police officials are now more hopeful that the centennial park shooting case will be cleared up within a day or so Acting on certain information De…

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Small Debts Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 4

In the Small Debts Court yesterday the Municipal Council of Singleton, proceeded against Archie S. McPhie, S. McPhic,, license of the Club House Hotel, for…

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Murder of Constable Wolgast a Man Arrested

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 6

Charles Wynne Speechley, aged 31, deScribed as a moter mechanic, stands charged with having, on January 19, at Centennial Park, feloniously and…

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This Court House and Appurtenances

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 2

The local Courthouse is a substantially built structure of district freestone, and somewhat Romanesque in style. It faces Bridge-street, the town's…

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Youths Court-martialled. London. January 27

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 5

Four youth, Boyce, Tobin, Whelan and MeNamara, all belonging to Dublin, appeared at the court-martial in Dublin to-day in connection with the massacre…

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West Maitland Court. Monday, January 24

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 12

Mr. G. Atkin. P.M.. occupied the bench at the west Maitland police court on Monday. DAMAGING A LETTER BOX. JACK Grace (17) ws charged with…

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A Mixed Jury in London Divorce Court

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 7

London, Wednesday.—The Divorce Court is the first of the Royal Courts of Justice to summon women jurors. There were six men and six women on a jury…

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Girl Court-martialled. Armed and in Armour

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 7

London, Wednesday.—A message from Cork states that at a court-martial Mary Bowles, a girl of 16, was tried for being in possession of a revolver and a…

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Small Debts Court. Municipal Council v. M'PHEE

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 5

The Municipal Council of Singleton proceeded against Archie S. M'Phee, licensee of the Club House Hotely for recovery of the sum of £24/10/- for…

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Assault and Robbery. Sensational Shooting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 January 1921 · page 6

Charies Edward Currey was arrested in Melbourne early on Sunday morning on a charge of rebbery with violence at Fitzory (Vic), in sensational…

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Mo Lun's Murder. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 January 1921 · page 5

The police who are investigating the murder of Mo Lun have discovered a small hut in think serub[?]not far from the place the place where the Chinaman's…

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Police Officers Association

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 January 1921 · page 5

At the first annual meeting of the Police Officers Association the question of payment of officers was discussed. It was pointed out that the pay of…

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West Maitland Court. Monday, January 31

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 January 1921 · page 2

The bench at the West Maitland police Court this morning was occupied Mr. G. Atkin, P.M.v TRESPASSING ON RAILWAY…

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Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. G. Atkin, E. Bowrden and J. W. Birkenhead, L.M.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 January 1921 · page 2

The following licensing applications' were granted:—George Herbert Watts, renewal of publication license, East. Greta Hotel: Cyril B. Thompson…

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Police Court

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 February 1921 · page 2
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

At the local Police Court to day, before Mr. Atkin, P.M., K. L. Clarke, for using indecent language, was need £3, or 21 days, For being on licensed premises…

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