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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1923

2,206 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 111

Claim for £500. Settled Out of Court. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 January 1923 · page 5

The clam for £500 damages, brought by, Albert Lewis against William Henry O'Brien, described as the richest man in Windsor, has…

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Thief Sentenced. Assault on Constable

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 January 1923 · page 4

Edward Wilson, alias Edward Johnson, 24, a dealer, was charged at the Central Police Court, Sydney, with assa[?]ting Constable Laycock, also with…

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An-imposter Sentenced

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 January 1923 · page 4

At the Albury Police Court, Harold Cleary, aged 21, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment for fraudulently imposing on 37 people of the town…

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Dirty Meat Shop Magistrate's Fine and Comment

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 January 1923 · page 2

R. W. Fortescue, of Lane Cove-road, St. Leonards, pleaded not guilty at the North Sydney Court to a charge of having failed to keep his shop in a clean…

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Coal, Operators Court-martialled. London, Jan, 24

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 January 1923 · page 5

Reuter's Paris correspondent states that a message from Mayence states that the court-martial of the six German industrialists, including…

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Warden's Court. (Before Mr. James.) Labour Conditions Suspended

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 January 1923 · page 6

In the Warden's Court, East Maitland, yesterday afternoon, before Mr. James, Warden, an application was heard from the Wickhom and Bul[?]ock…

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Sydney Police Court Defendants Not Guilty

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 3

The thirty-two men arrested at 179 Elizabeth-street, Sydney, recently were charged at the Central Police Court, before Mr. Peisley,…

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Police Court Wednesday, January 23. Smoking in a Theatre

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 3

Leslie James Simmons who pleaded guilty to smoking in the local stadium at Muswellbrook during the progress of a boxing contest…

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A Running Account. Stationmaster Charged

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 2

Thomas Alexander Bray, railway stationmaster at Carrathool, who reserved his defence. was at the Central Police Cour[?], committed for…

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Wollombi Court House

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 7

Mr. Thos. Barr, of Wollombi, writes to say that the Wollombi Court House, which was recently damaged by a wind storm, was erected about 52 years ago…

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Police Art Union and Hospital Carnival

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 4

Intending competitors at the above sports to take place on the Maitland Showground on Saturday, February 10, are reminded that entries close…

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Trial at Mayence. Germans in Court. London, January 24

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 5

"Because I'm German," was the defence of the Ruhr coal directors, when they were asked why they disobeyed French orders, sats the…

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Divorce Case Incident. Child in Court. London, Jan, 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 2

A seven-year-old boy, Joe Meados, whose paternity was disputed in the Divorce Court was produced as an exhibit. He did not say a word, but…

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Disorders on the Ruhr. French Control German Police. London, Jan, 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 5

Messages from Mayence, via Paris and Berlin, describe the disorders at Mayence at the conclusion of the trial of the union operators. They state that a crowd of four thousand demonstrators overturned a tramcar, burned French newspapers, and…

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Alleged Stealing. Three Men Charged. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 3

William MacCorquadie, Robert Williams and Alban Austin were charged at the Central Police Court to-day with having stolen forty bags…

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Dissatisfied Police. Promises by Mr. Cakes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 9

"Prior to the election Mr. Oakes, both in public speeches and in private conversations, swnug votes his way among members of the force by…

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Melee at Miller's Point. Sailors and Police

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 14

A fight in which 100 men, mostly seamen, participated, took place in a park at Miller's Point on Saturday evening. About 6.30 a number of…

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Kurri Court. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 9

An unusual ease came before Major F. W. C. Crane, P.M., at the Kurri Police Court, when Matthew Fitzpatrick was charged with having…

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Allegedly Stolen. Police Discovery. Two Men Arrested. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 5

The police, who raided a house in North Melbourne, found timber worth £600 stored in different rooms. This is alleged to be part of a…

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Warden's Court. (Before Mr. James.) Labour Conditions Suspended

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 5

In the Warden's Court, East Maitland, on Wednesday, before Mr. James, Warden, an application was heard from the Wickham and Bukock…

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