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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1921

2,026 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 81 of 102

The Pyrmont Robbery Four Persons Charged. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 October 1921 · page 4

Four persons, John Thomas Riley, Jessie Riley, Christian Sundstrom, and Dennis Murphy, were remanded at the Central Police Court to-day on a charge…

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Son Charged. Father Declined to Give Evidence. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 October 1921 · page 9

[?] was before the police court in Sydney on Tuesday morning on a charge of stealing eight gold watches and 63…

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Shop Assistants. Matter in Industrial Court. Consolidation of Awards

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 October 1921 · page 9

The hearing of the appl cation of the Newcastle Shop Assistants and Warehouse Employees' Federation for a variation of the awards exiting in the…

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West Maitland Court. Monday, October (Before Mr. F. F. Potts Case From East Gret

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 October 1921 · page 13

Herbert Aaron Walters pleaded guilty to having used insulting words in Mulbring-road, East Greta, on October 1, and to having resisted…

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Dying Woman's Statement Chemist and Masseuse Charged with Murder

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 October 1921 · page 2

An inquest is being held at Perth (W.A.) into the cause of the death of Mrs Ethel Lilian Reddrop, wife of a farmer, in connection with which George…

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Little Boys Death. Van Driver Charged. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 October 1921 · page 5

James Sydney Davidson, 34, was. remanded at the Police Court, of a charge of having fe on ously slan Alexander Duncan, aged 6…

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Tragedy at Rockhampton Murder and Suicide

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 October 1921 · page 4

William Patrick Haynes, aged 43, called at his brother's house in Eaststreet, Rockhampton (Q.), and shot a woman named Catherine Bennett…

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Alleged Conspiracy. to Prevent Course of Justice. Two Men Charged. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 October 1921 · page 5

Arthur Abigail solicitor clerk, and George Wallace Hokin appeared at the Central Summons Court to-day on a conspiracy charge…

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Police Force. Curse of Political Manoeuvring. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 October 1921 · page 5

Ex-Detective Sergeant Galagher, who was entertained by his friends yesterday, referred to the curse of political manoeuvring in connection with…

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Ten Persons in a Room Man Charged with Criminal Assault

Singleton Argus · Thursday 13 October 1921 · page 4

John William Keelan was charged at Narrabri Quarter Sessions with a criminal assault on his stepdaughter, a girl under the age of 16. A plea of guilty…

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Assault on Bookmaker Two Men Committed

Singleton Argus · Thursday 13 October 1921 · page 3

Two young men named Reginald Smith and Andrew Summers were charged at Central Police Court, Sydney, on Monday with, haying assaulted Charles…

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Armenian's Offence Vengeance Prompts Murder

Singleton Argus · Thursday 13 October 1921 · page 1

Constantinople, Monday.—Before a British courtmartial an extraordinary case was dealt with, in which a young Armenian, Torlakian, was charged with…

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Police Dog Dead Twelve Years in the Force

Singleton Argus · Thursday 13 October 1921 · page 4

"Monty," a famous police dog, belonging to Sergeant T. J. Madden, of Lithgow, is dead, after doing yeoman service for over 12 years. He was a…

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A Scene in Dubbo Court Business Man's Indiscretion

Singleton Argus · Thursday 13 October 1921 · page 4

A business man who had been imbibing rather freely was charged at Dubbo Polire Court a few days ago with being drunk. Apparently ho was not satisfied…

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Police Court Charge of Stealing

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 14 October 1921 · page 4

At the Police Court on Tuesday morning, before Messrs. A. W. young man named Harold Sharp Swaddling and J.T. Purvis, J's.P., a…

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Police Magistrate's. Illness

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 October 1921 · page 4

Mr., G. Atkin, Police Magistrate for the Maitland district entered upon sick leave a fortnight ago, During that time his condition has…

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Burglary

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 October 1921 · page 5

Some thief or thieves entered Mr. Wilkinson's butchery last Wednesday night or early the following morning. Mr. Wilkinson cleared out the till and…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 October 1921 · page 4

Two defendants on charge of drunkenness did not answer to their names when called at the West Maitland Police Court this morning, and…

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Cessnock Police Court

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 October 1921 · page 6

Before Mr. G. Wheeler, J.P. last Saturday James Inglis was charged with being found drunk in Aberdare Road. He was fined 10/ or 3 days'…

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Dungog Police Court. Before Mr. Fletcher, P.M.

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 14 October 1921 · page 2

There were not many cases for Wednesday last at the Dungog Police Court. The case of E. Hipwell v W. Foster for travelling stock without…

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