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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1922

2,085 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 27 of 105

Maitland Court Charge of Manslaughter

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 31 March 1922 · page 4

Richard Thompson, 16. was charged with having on January 15, near Clarence Town, feloniously slain Mary Josephine Trappell. He…

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To Court Plaster a Bad Cut

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 31 March 1922 · page 4

Fold a piece of court-plaster lengthwise directly through the middle. The plaster should be larger than the wound. Now slash the…

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Girl Bride. Heartless Husband. Divorce Court. London, March 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 March 1922 · page 5

The mutual fascination of a baronet's heir and a schoolgirl culminating in a secret marriage has and its aftermath in the Divorce Court,…

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Next Police Court Sitting

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 April 1922 · page 6

At the Police Court yesterday, Major Crane, P.M., announced that April 14 being Good Friday he would hold the next sitting of the court on Thursday,…

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Chicago Sensation. Daylight Burglary. Vancouver, March 28

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 April 1922 · page 2

The boldest robbery in Chicago's annals is reported. Nine masked raiders invaded the mansion of a multi-millionaire, Mr. Arthur Cutten, and seized…

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Police Court. Friday, March 31. (Before Major Crane, P.m.). Bathurst Burr Prosecutions

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 April 1922 · page 7

Wm. Partridge (Elderslie), Patrick Hayes (Black Creek), Thos. Cantwell (Black Creek), Ernest Collard (Elderslie) Wm. Bailey (Gowrie), John Heuston…

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Watches Cut From Wrists New Form of Theft

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 April 1922 · page 5

The latest move in clover thieving had its inception at Melba's concert at the Sydney Town Hall. Its success is due to the daring manner in which it is…

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Wool Sales Conspiracy Two Accused Sentenced. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 April 1922 · page 6

The jury in the case of Edgar Barraelough and Norman Hughes, charged with conspiracy to defraud, returned to court this morning, after being locked…

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Dramatic Murder in Berlin Panic Among Audience

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 April 1922 · page 5

Berlin, Thursday.—A gramatic platform murder occurred in the presence of 1200 persons in the Philharmbnic Hall…

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Anneal Court. Bolwarra Shire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 April 1922 · page 4

An open court for the purpose of hearing objections against the valuations of the Bolwarra Shire Council will be held at the Courthouse, West…

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Argument Concluded. Gun Alley Murder Appeal. Judgment on

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 April 1922 · page 7

Argument in the High Court, before Sir Adrian Knox, the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Isaacs, Mr. Justice Higgins, Mr. Justice Gavan Duffy, and…

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Charge of Murder Alleged Gambling Brawl. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 April 1922 · page 6

William Edwards, a horse trainer, was remanded at the Central Police Court today on a charge of having feloniously and maliciously murdered Robert…

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Bean Before the Court. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 April 1922 · page 11

Cameron Bean, alias Bennett, was charged at the Central Court to-day with having at Sydney, yesterday, attempted to steal the sum of…

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District Court. Muswellbrook. (Before Judge Hamilton.)

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 April 1922 · page 11

The periodical silting of the District Court was held here yesterday, his Honor Judge Hamilton presiding. Although the list of cases was…

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Black Burglar. Chicago Police Staggered. Vancouver, March 27

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 April 1922 · page 2

The Chicago police are staggered with the confession of Edward Collins, who said he had looted residences to the amount of £100,000…

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Duck Shooters. Case at East Maitland. Police Warning

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 April 1922 · page 4

On Friday morning at about three o'clock Sergeant C. E. F. Hockley and Constable W. G. Smith, of East Maitland police, proceeded to the…

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Mr. Bottomley in Court. London, March 23

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 April 1922 · page 12

At the Police Court, Mr. Cohen solicitor, gave evidence that Mr. Botomley asked him to negotiate for the purchase of two Sunday evening…

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Tipton Explosion. Managers in Court. London, March 24

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 April 1922 · page 12

Knowles and Chadwick were charged at Tipton with manslaughter. The representative of the Public Prosecutor declared that precautions for the safety…

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Coogee Sensation Bean Before Court. Sensational Evidence. SYDNEY

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 April 1922 · page 7

There was a sequel to the bank sensation in the police court this morning, when Cameron McIntosh Bean was charged with having…

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Mr. Hooley in Court. Adventures in Finance. London, March 23

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 April 1922 · page 13

Bursting into tears and sobbing in the witness box, Mr. Hooley, in the Old Bailey, narrated his adventures in finance. He told how he promoted…

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