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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1923

2,206 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 12 of 111

Cargo Pillaging. Special Police Force

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 February 1923 · page 5

Details of the proposed scheme for the establishment or a special police force to suppress cargo pillaging on the water-front in Sydney have been made…

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Helped the Police Greek Attacked by Crowd

Singleton Argus · Thursday 15 February 1923 · page 4

A Greek restaurent-keeper named Velahkis was set on in Vincent-street, Cessnock, on Saturday night, because he responded to a call by the police for…

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Cessnock Police Court

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 8

Mr. F. W. C. Crane P.M. occupied the bench at the Cessnock Police Court on Tuesday. Frank Maher pleaded guilty to using…

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Dungog Police Court (Before Mr. Fletcher, P.M.)

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 2

At the Court on Wednesday last, at Dungog, J. H. Tickle claimed £5/ 17/7, goods sold and delivered, from James Ware. Mr. Waller…

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A Bogus Doctor. Sentenced at Singleton. Singleton

The Scone Advocate · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 4

Leo. Augustine Neal, alias Lang, 39, was charged at the Singleton Police Court, before Messrs. A. Simmons and J. W. B. Waterhouse,…

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Police Hospital Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 4

The programme to be presented at the Police Hospital Carnival on the Maitland showground to-morrow (Saturday) evening should attract…

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Small Debts Court

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 2

Before Mr. F. W. C. Crane P.M. at the Cressnock Small Debts Court on Tuesday the following cases were disposed of: Hanna and Camroux v G…

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Worthless Cheques Would-be M.P. Sentenced. London, February 15

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 5

"Like Micawber, hoping for something to turn up," was the explanation suggested by counsel for the prosecution at the Old Bailey in the…

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Yarra Murder Evidence. Man Arrested. Melbourne

The Scone Advocate · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 3

The statement made at the weekend by the police investigating the Yarra tragedy, to the effect that they had secured evidence which…

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Police Mobbed. West Maitland

The Scone Advocate · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 3

A Greek restaurant keeper named Valahkis was set on in Vincent-street, Cessnock, on Saturday night, because he responded to a call…

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Singleton Letter. Police Court. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 February 1923 · page 7

Major Crane, P. M., occupied the Bench at the Police Court yesterday. Robert Dixon pleaded guilty to…

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Two Months. Bookmaker Sentenced

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 February 1923 · page 9

A sentence of two months' imprisonment was imposed at Auckland (N.Z.), upon a young man, Henry Salery, for conducting the business…

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Postal Fraud. Melbourne Official Sentenced

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 February 1923 · page 7

William Williams, aged 56, married, with a family, who had been employed for 34 years in the Postal Department, plended guilty at the Court of General…

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Vicious Assault. Jabbed with Broken Bottle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 February 1923 · page 13

James Flett, living at Redfern, was cruelly assaulted in his room by a man on Saturday night. A neighbour heard men's voices…

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Bogus Doctor. Sentenced at Singleton. Singleton

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 February 1923 · page 16

Leo. Augustine Neal, alias Lung, 30, was charged at the Singleton Police Court, before Messrs. A. Simmons and J. W. B. Waterhouse, Js.P., with…

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Yarra Murder. Nurse Mitchell Granted Bail

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 February 1923 · page 5

Ball has been granted by Mr. Justice M'Farlane to Hannah Mitchell, who is charged with the murder of Bertha Coughlan. It was fixed at one…

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Singleton Police Court Friday, February 16th. (Before Major Crane, P.m.). Failing to Destroy Rabbits

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 February 1923 · page 6

Robert Dixon pleaded guilty to having failed to destroy rabbits on his property at Reedy Crook. Mr L. Grainger, for the P.P. Board,…

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An Amazing Story. Theft From Mails. at Wagga Railway Station

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 February 1923 · page 10

A sensational series of robberies in connection with mails made up at Wagga post office for despatch by express trains on Saturday. nights…

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The Yarra Murder Strands of Hair Found

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 February 1923 · page 7

Evidence that the body of the woman found in the Yarra was, hidden in more than one, place in the bush accumulates. Some days ago detectives visited…

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Cargo Pillaging. Special Police Proposed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 February 1923 · page 6

A conference of representatives of the various interests concerned in the [?]orts that are being made to suppress cargo piltering on the water front was…

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