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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1923

2,206 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 20 of 111

[?]Alleged Murder. Husband and Wife. Charged. Wellington (N.z.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 March 1923 · page 5

The trial of the Coopers, husband and wife, on a charge of murder, is proceeding at the Criminal Court. It was stated in evidence that…

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Yarra Tragedy. Police Court Charges Withdrawn. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 March 1923 · page 5

The charge of murder against Nurse Mitchell was struck out at the City court to-day as she had already been committed by the coroner for…

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Murder Charge. New Zealand Case

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 March 1923 · page 6

During the hearing at Wellington (N.Z.), of the Cooper case Beatrice Irene Beadle gave evidence that her two children of whom Cooper was…

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Children's Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 March 1923 · page 8

Four boys, two of whom were each aged 12 years and the others 15 years and 13 years, were charged in the Children's Court with having at…

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Murder Alleged. Disappearance of a Widow

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 March 1923 · page 3

Detectives Clugstone and Fowler reached Melbourne on Sunday, night in charge of David Kelly, horse driver, charged with the murder of…

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Court Sequel. Alleged Blindfolding Case. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 March 1923 · page 5

The sequel to the alleged blindfolding and threatening of Tablas Emmanuel, a bookmaker, took place at the Melbourne city court to-day,…

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Cessnock Police Court

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 March 1923 · page 7

Mr. F. W. c. Crane P.M. occupied the bench at the Cessnock Police Court this morning. FOUND ON LICENSED PREMISES…

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Brutal Assault

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 13 March 1923 · page 2

At Homebush last night Alfred Wilson, while walking home from the saleyards, was attacked by a man and knocked down, and kicked…

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Cowardly Assault. Young Man Severely Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 March 1923 · page 5

Alfred Geo, Wilson with a friend, was walking through the Flemington saleyards on his way home, when he was accosted by two men…

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Serious Assault. on Two Little Girls. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 March 1923 · page 5

A man entlced two little girls into the bush at Arncliffe on Sunday, where they were the victims of a serious assault. The police are…

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Will Be Avenged. Murder of French Officers. Paris

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 13 March 1923 · page 2

M. Poincaire in a speech declared that the murder of French officers at Rubr would be mercilessly avenged. He intended to discuss with General…

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Council Officers and Police. Statements and Denials

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 13 March 1923 · page 4
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

A curious case, creating much interest, has been before the court at Lithgow, in which Sergeant T. J. Madden was summoned by the municipal…

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Two Men Before the Court. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 13 March 1923 · page 2

The sequel to the alleged blindfolding and threatening of Tobias Emanuel, bookmaker, took place at Melbourne City Court to-day, when Allan…

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Police Force

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 March 1923 · page 4

Constable H. R. Collins arrived from Bobadah to take the place of Constable Priddis, who was recently transferred from West Maitland to…

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Police Hospital Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 March 1923 · page 4

A general committee meeting of the Police Art Union and Hospital Carnival will be held to-morrow (Thursday) at the School of Arts at…

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Warden's Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 March 1923 · page 4

A Warden's Court was held at the East Maitland Courthouse this morning, the Warden, Mr. G. James, being on the bench. James McKeachle…

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Industrial Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 March 1923 · page 4

Mr. Giles Shaw, acting Chief Industrial Magistrate, presided at the Industrial Court, held at West Maitland Courthouse this afternoon. The…

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Land Court. Application for Road

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 March 1923 · page 2

The Land Board for the Land District of Maitland, sitting at the East Maitland Lands Office, considered an application by John Moran for…

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Fair Rents Court. Increases and Decreases Granted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 March 1923 · page 3

Both increases and decreases were granted by Mr. Jamieson, S.M., in the Metropolitan Fair Rents Court. L. F. Molloy, of Allen's-parade,…

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