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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1922

2,085 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 105

Mr. Gale and Prisoner. "Gaol for Those Who Assault Police."

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 3

Mr. Gale, S.M., who quite recently sent two men to gaol for six months for a brutal assault upon a constable, was more lenient in dealing with Patrick…

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Melbourne Murder. Ross Before the Court

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 14

Colin Campbell Ross, aged 28, was charged at the City Court in Melbourne with having murdered Alma Tirtschke, whose body was found in…

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Cessnock Police Court Without a Gun License

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 3

Before Major F.W.C. Crane, P.M., at the Cessnock Police Court Tuesday, Matthew Rorke was fined 10s and 8s costs for having a gun in his…

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Card Sharpers. Alleged Stealing

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 9

Walter Webb (35) and John Cohen (66) were charged at the Central Police Court, Sydney, with having at Sydney on August 19 last stolen £15, the…

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Prisoner's Escape. From Cairns Gaol

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 11

During the early hours of Thursday, 12th inst., three prisoners made their escape from Cairns Gaol by boring a hole in the floor of the cell…

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German Murder Plot Nobility Involved

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 6

Berlin Wednesday. A sensational trial is at present being held at Gorlitz, in Silesia. The Countess of Schieffer, a member of…

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Bogus Laird. Five Years' Gaol. London, Jan. 16

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 2

George ' Williams ; alias Colonel Hanbury Williams, who pleaded guilty to having conceived a fraudulent scheme to obtain possession of…

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Melbourne Murder. Accused Remanded. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 5

The Melbourne Police Court was again crowded this morning when Colin Campbell Rose who stands charged with the murder of Alma…

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More Ministers. Murder Sentences. London, January 12

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 13

The "Daily Mail's" Dublin correspondent reports that Mr. Griffith has chosen Mr. Fitzgerald as Minister for Publicity, Mr. Blythe as Minister for…

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Wife Murder. Charge Against Armstrong. London, Jan, 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 5

At the Police Court, Hay, Broken-shire, on the charge of wife murder, Mr. Mirklethwalte, for the prosecution, said the doctors had no doubt that…

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Warden's Court. Authority to Enter

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 7

The Warden, Major F. W. C. Crane, presided at the Warden's Court held at East Maitland on Monday afternoon. Caledonian Collieries, Ltd., applied…

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West Maitland Court. Monday, January 16

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 16

The Bench at the West Maitland Police Court on Monday was occupied by Major F. W. C. Crane, P.M. ALLEGED INDECENT ASSAULT…

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Warden's Court. Suspension of Labour Conditions

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 5

In the Warden's Court, held before the Warden, Major F. W. C. Crane, at the East Maitland Courthouse on Thursday…

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The Peden Murder Case Royal Commission to Enquire. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 6

It was announced to-day that the Government had decided to appoint a Royal Commission, instead of the ordinary inquiry, to investigate the case in…

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Licensing Court. (Before Major Crane and Mr. E. Bowden, L.Ms.) Hotel Licenses

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 16

William Stanley Lees was granted the transfer of his license of the Royal Hotel, Morpeth, to Albert Hassack, and John Meredith of his license of the…

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East Maitland Court. Monday, January 16. (Before Major Crane, P.m.). Riotous Behaviour

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 14

Anios Albert Cotterill, 34, and Henry Anthony Smith, 34, were charged with having behaved in a riotous manner on December 17. Patrick…

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West Maitland Court. Monday, January 23. (Before Major F. W. C. Crane. P. M.). Smoking in a Public Hall

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 January 1922 · page 2

John Curran pleaded guilty to smoking in the Adelphi Hall on December 2. A fine of 20/ with 8/ costs, was inflicted…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 4

Allan Gibb, alias Jack Robinson, Robert Odgers, alias Robert Thomas, and Joyce McNamara, alias Robinson, were before Mr. W, S. Bromhead, J.P.,…

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Attempted Burglary

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 4

Investigations are being made by the police in connection with an attempts to break and enter the business establishment of Messrs, James Kerr and Sons…

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Melbourne Murder Accused Remanded

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 January 1922 · page 2

The Melbourne Police Court was crowded on Saturday, when Colin Campbell Ross, who stands charged with the murder of Alma Tirtschke in Gun Alley…

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