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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1922

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

Bail Refused. Charge of Assault

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 10

John Wilson, horse trainer, of Brunswick-street, Fitzroy (Vic.) was admitted to St. Vincent's Hospital on Wednesday last, in an unconscious…

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Callous Assault. Pepper Thrown in Man's Face

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 6

Michael Million (37), a married man was treated at Sydney Hospital on Friday night for the effects of pepper which had been thrown into his eyes…

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The Melbourne Murder £250 REWARD

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 6

The Victorian Government on Wednesday offered a reward of £250 for information which will lead to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrator of the…

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Melbourne Murder. Girl's Body Found. Melbourne

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 3

The body of a 12-year-old girl named Alma Tirschke was found in Gun Alley, a small lane off Little Collins-street, at the rear of the…

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Police Force. Premier Receives Deputation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 7

A deputation from the Police Association wailed upon Mr. Docley, State Premier, and discussed several matters of interest to the Police Force…

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Police Court. Friday, January 6th. (Before Messrs J. W. B. Waterhouse and G. H. Coughlan, Js.P.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 6

A tall young man, giving-the name of Gerald Griffin, a stranger here, and wearing a returned soldier's badge, was charged with having, on or about…

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Girl Murder. the Melbourne Tragedy. No Club Yet

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 6

Detectives engaged on the case of Alma Tirschke, who was found murdered in a right of way off Little-Collins-street, Melbourne, on…

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Assaulting the Police. a Month's Hard Labor

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 6

Edward Lambert was sentenced to a month's hard labor at the Central Police Court to-day on a charge of having assaulted Constable Mewell…

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Fair Rents Court. Attorney-general's Statement

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 6

A return recently issued from the office of the Fair Rents Court, Sydney, shows that during the past 12 months rent was reduce in 278 cases,…

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Fair Rents Court. Year's Metropolitan Cases

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 6

During the year which has just closed, 1125 applications were made to the Fair Rents Court for the metropolitan district. This was 313 more than in…

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Caught in the Act. Police Fire Eight Shots. Melbourne

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 6

Two detectives observed a couple of men follow up and garrot another man in Gun Alley, the scene of the recent horrible murder…

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The Melbourne Murder. Defectives Threatened

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 3

The detectives in Melbourne are busy making inquiries into the murder of Alma. Tirtschke, several making lengthy searches for certain persons…

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Alleged Assault. New Year's Eve Celebrations. Horeshoe Bend Disturbances

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 2

New Year's Eve was kept up in the Horeshoe Bend in rather a lively manner. At least it would appear so from the evidence adduced at the…

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West Maitland Court. Monday, January, 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 8

Major F. W. C. Crane occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court this morning. RAILWAY CASE…

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Hotelkeeper Charged. Cases Dismissed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 6

Ernest Gold up, licensee of the Royal, George Hotel, King-street, Sydney, was proceed against at the Central Police Court, Sydney, on live…

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Theft of £100. Accused Committed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 6

William James Plake, by occupation a cook, appeared at North Sydney Police Court, charged with the theft of [?]100 from St. Ignatius'…

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Police Promotions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 4

Mr. Dooley, the State Premier, has made the following statement: "On Monday I had an interview with Mr. Mitchell, Inspector-General of Police,…

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Fully Armed Police

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 5

The coal strike is permeating the greater part of the Union. Heavy coal trains are passing to the coast, even cattle trucks being…

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L[?] Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 4

Before Major F. W. C. Crane and Mr. E. Bowden, L.Ms., at the West Maitland Licensing Court yesterday. Patrie M. Murray, licensee of the…

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A Callous Assault Pepper Thrown in Man's Face

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 1

A man named Michael Mallos was treated at Sydney Hospital on Friday night for the effects of pepper which had been thrown into his eyes…

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