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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1922

2,085 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 12 of 105

Cowardly Attack. Sentenced to Five Years

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 February 1922 · page 3

At the Criminal court, Adelaide, Mr.Justice Angus Parsons senton[?] Robert R. Parkinson, who had been round guilty of the manslaughter of…

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Taylor Murder. Mystery Unsolved. Vancouver, February 14

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 February 1922 · page 5

A message from New York spates that Mabel Normand wired to her father from Los Angeles saying that the authorities have absolyed her from any…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 February 1922 · page 4

Minnio Evelyn Thompson, alias Taylor, 36, appeared before. Major Crane. P.M., at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday afternoon on…

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Police Promotions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 February 1922 · page 5

The following promotion has been announced: To be first-class constable, J. M.Heffernan, Cessnock…

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"Wildcat" Brokers. Police Declaration. Vancouver, Feb, 14

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 February 1922 · page 5

A message from new York states that the police are making war on wild-cat brokers. The District Attorney is indicting 20…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 February 1922 · page 4

The name of a first offender against sobriety was called at the West Maitland Police Court this morning, when Mr. W. S. Bromhead, J.P. occupied…

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Police Court Record

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 February 1922 · page 5

A record was put up at the Cessnock Police Court on Tuesday. The court lost just 18 minutes and four cases were disposed of in that time…

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Alleged Stealing. Visitor Before the Court. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 February 1922 · page 5

Alric Warden, 34, who arrived in Sydney recently by the motor yacht Speejacks, was charged at the Central Police Court to-day with…

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Brighton Tragedy Murder of a Bookmaker

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 February 1922 · page 4

In the Melbourne Criminal Court George Baker was charged with the murder of Joseph Rainsbury, a bookmaker…

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Montreal Murder. Priest Arrested. Vancouver, February 15

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 February 1922 · page 5

A message from Montreal states that a sensation has been caused by the arrest of Abbe Delorme, a leading Catholic priest, who is charged with…

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Dram Chicago. Police as Sly Grog Traders

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 17 February 1922 · page 4

The London "Daily Mail" in reviewing, the recent exposures of the 'dry' conditions in Chicago says:—The comic opera situation created by…

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Secrets Divulged. of Austrian Court. How Emperor Was Tricked

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 February 1922 · page 7

An intimate personal account of the Australian Emperor, Francis Joseph, who played so tragic a part in causing the war, is given by one of his…

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International Court. "Sign of World's Conscience." London, February 15

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 17 February 1922 · page 5

A message from The Hague state that the Dutch Foreign Minister, in welcoming the Permanent Court of International Justice, said that it was…

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Infants Injured. Man Charged with Assault

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 February 1922 · page 13

Bernards Sharp, 26, was remanded for a week at the North Sydney Police Court, on a charge of having assaulted Gorden Davis, an infant, at…

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Taylor Murder. Police Still Baffled. Vancouver, Feb. 10

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 February 1922 · page 2

The Los Angeles police are still far at sea in the solution of the Taylor murder. Mabel Normand has denied the…

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Cowardly Attack. Sentenced to Five Years

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 February 1922 · page 3

At the Criminal Court, Adelaide, Mr. Justice Angus Parsons sentenced Robert R. Parkinson, who had been found guilty of the manslaughter of…

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Judge's Warning. Assault and Robbery Cases

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 February 1922 · page 9

Joseph Gray, a young man, was brought before the Darlinghurst Sessions for sentence on a charge of assault and robbery…

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A Smart Arrest. Burglary at Yarra Bay. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 February 1922 · page 13

At a late hour last night Goldstein's shop at Yarra Bay was discovered to have been broken into, and it was reported that the thieves had been seen…

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Attack on Gaol Foiled. London, February 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 February 1922 · page 5

Attempts to rescue prisoners from the Ballybricken Gaol, Waterford, were [?]led by the presence of mind of a warder. A number of armed men…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 February 1922 · page 13

William P. Fennely, licensee of the Metropolitan Hotel, applied for a renewal of his hotel license, and for permission to dispense with the…

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