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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1922

2,085 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 105

Supreme Court Bench

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 February 1922 · page 5

It is reported that Mr. Shand, K.C., is likely in be offered a seat on the Supreme Court Bench before the middle of the year…

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An Infant's Death. Woman Charged with Murder. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 February 1922 · page 5

Application for hall on behalf [?] Mary King who is under committal for that from the [?] Court at [?] on a charge of murdering an…

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Sentenced to Two Years

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 February 1922 · page 5

Edwards Sash, who pleaded guilty at the Darlinghurst Sessions to having maliciously wonnded phoebe Cooper, was sentenced to two years…

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Alleged Theft of Yacht

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 February 1922 · page 6

William Jeffreys was charged at the Central Police Court with having stolon a yacht named Apache, [?]valued at £200, the property of…

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Cessnock Court House

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 February 1922 · page 9

Elsewhere we print a photo of Cessnock Court House. The court opened on Wednesday, 22nd November, 1876, Cessnock district vases had previously…

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At the Licensing Court. Complimentary Remarks

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 February 1922 · page 4

Before Mr. E. Bowman, J.P., at the Licensing Court on Thursday, the license of Baton's Hotel was transferred from H. R. Flanders to…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1922 · page 4

At the West Maitland Police Court this morning Harold George Byrne, 25, was charged with having at Morpeth, on February 3. stolen a horse,…

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Serious Assault. Six Months' Gaol. Brisbane

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1922 · page 3

A young man named Thomas Duncanson was sentenced to six months' imprisonment at the Toowoomba Police Court on a charge of having…

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Sacrilegious Theft

Singleton Argus · Saturday 4 February 1922 · page 6

Several cases have lately been reported of robberies from churches in various parts of the State, and it is now evident that Singleton is not free from the…

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Midnight Assault. Tram Conductor Maltreated Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1922 · page 6

With his clothes saturated with blood, which was literally pouring from five jagged wounds on his forehead and cheeks, Patrick O'Neill…

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Mannum Murder. Sailor's Shipmate Convicted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1922 · page 3

In the Adelaide Court Albert Smith, aged 30, was found guilty, after a trial lasting three days, of the murder of Olaf Olsen, at Mannum,…

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West Maitland Court. Monday, January 30

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1922 · page 7

Major F. W. C. Crane, P.M., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court on Monday. DIRTY PREMISES…

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High Life Gaming. Police Raid. London, January 24

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1922 · page 12

A lively story of the police raid on Viscount Galway's town mansion, Portland-Place, which was used, according to the prosecution, as a "high…

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British Court. Wedding Preparations. London, January 31

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1922 · page 2

The Court has returned to London from Sandringham, and was welcomed by a crowd of people at St. Pancras Princess Mary, who was looking well,…

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Contempt of Court. Charge Against Journal. London, February 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1922 · page 5

In the Armstrong murder case, the Court was granted a rule nisi agniust the "Daily Express" for contempt of court. The application has regard to…

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'Greatest of Farces.' Should Be Swept Away. Fair Rents Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 February 1922 · page 4

"I have been glancing through a little pamphlet issued through the Government Printing Office by the Labour Ministry," said the leader of…

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Wife Murder. Black Found Guilty. London, Feb. 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 February 1922 · page 5

Edward Black has been found guilty of having poisoned his wife, and has ben sentenced to death. (Edward Black, an insurance…

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West Maitland Court. Monday, February 6. (Before Major F. W. C. Crane, P.m.). Indecent Language

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 February 1922 · page 8

George Leslie Muldraney, 21 pleaded guilty to using indecent language in High-street, on February 5, and was fined £2, or 21 days…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 February 1922 · page 4

The bench at the West Maitland Police Court this morning was occupied by Mr. W. S. Bromhead, J.P. A young man, for being drunk, was fined…

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Stealing Melons

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 February 1922 · page 4

Four youths who were caught stealing melons from a farm last evening, appeared at the East Maitland Police Court this morning, and…

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