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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1922

2,085 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 13 of 105

Police Court. Friday, February 17. (Before Major Crape, P.m.). Riding Without Lights

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 February 1922 · page 4

Seven residents pleaded guilty to having ridden, bicycles and driven vehicles without lights on the nights of various dates. In each case a fine of…

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Husband's Assault on Wife a Fine of £5

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 February 1922 · page 4

Evelyn Webster proceeded against David Webster, her husband, at Newcastle Police Court on Wednesday, on a charge of assaulting her…

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Melbourne Fire. Man Committed for Murder

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 February 1922 · page 7

The Melbourne coroner concluded his inquiry into the death of Maurice Mitchell, the proprietor of the A.B.C. Cafe, in Swanston-street, Melbourne,…

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Police Barracks Raided. London, Feb. 18

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 February 1922 · page 12

Thirty armed men entered the Castle Island police barracks, locked the police in a room and removed all the arms, ammunition, and…

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Not Fulfilled. Premier's Promises to Police

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

The Police Association of N.S.W. has issued a statement declaring that recent happenings were not in accord with Mr. Dooley's…

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East Maitland Court. Friday, February 10

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

Major F. W. C. Crane, P.M., occupied the bench at the East Maitland Police Court this morning. SHOOTING PROTECTED BIRDS…

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Leasing Houses. Fair Rents Court Cases

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 February 1922 · page 7

In the Fair Rents Court, Sydney, before Mr. Jamieson, S.M. Albert Charles Ralston, agent, of Elizabeth-street, City, and Trevor George…

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Leaders in Court. Commandoes Demonstrate. Johannesburg, Feb. 9

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 February 1922 · page 12

The Commandoes of Central Johannesburg demonstrated in front of the fort, in which the five arrested leaders are interned. They sang…

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Cardiff Scooting. Husband Before the Court. Newcastle

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

George Long, a labourer, 22, appeared at the Newcastle Police Court this, morning on a charge of shooting at his wife at Cardiff last night. He was…

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Chicago Strikers. Attacks on Police. Women Put in Front Rank

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

Rioting without precedent, even in the troubled history of Chicago, kept the Stockyard district of the city in an uproar throughout the night…

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Strikers in Court. Further Work Preparations. Capetown, February 13

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

A message from Pretoria states that the Supreme Court refused the application for release on bail of Shaw and four other leaders, who were…

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Warden's Court. Friday, February 19. (Before the Warden, Major F. W. C. Crane). Authority to Enter

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

Thomas Eva[?]s applied for authority to enter portion 3. parish of Maitland, to search for coal. Applicant, a mining engineer,…

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West Maitland Court. Monday, February 13. (Before Major F. W. C. Crane, P.m.) Indecent Language

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

Daniel Joseph Lynch, pleaded guilty to using indecent language in Moore-street. Weat Maitland, Constable McMaster explained the case, and a line…

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Singleton Letter. Police Court. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 February 1922 · page 8

Major Crane, P.M., occupied the bench at the police court yesterday. Seven residents pleaded guilty to having ridden bicycles without…

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Police Promotion Premier's Comments

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 February 1922 · page 2

When the Premier (Mr. Dooley) saw the published statement that there was dissatisfaction in the police force in connection with the list…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 February 1922 · page 4

The case in which Richard owen Walker, alias Bateman, 32, was charged with having on January 9, at East Maitland, stolen serge and tweed…

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Alleged Stealing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 February 1922 · page 5

Thomas Morris was before the Redfern police court to-day on three charges of having stolen in the aggregate £580, the property of…

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Police Court. Friday, February 17th. (Before Major Crane, P.m.). Alleged Insults and Assault

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 February 1922 · page 4

Archie M'Phee, licensee of the Club House Hotel, for whom Mr W.J. Cragg appeared, pleaded not guilty to having, on February 6, used insulting language…

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Melbourne Fire Man Committed for Murder

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 February 1922 · page 4

The Melbourne coroner concluded his inquiry into the death of Maurice Mitchell, the proprietor of the A.B.C. Cafe, in Swanston-street, Melbourne, whose…

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The Los Angeles Murder the Latest Development

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 21 February 1922 · page 2

Los Angeles, Saturday.—The authorities are still without a definite clue as to William Desmond Taylor's murderer. After days of questioning of Mabel…

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