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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1923

2,206 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 111

Friday's Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 4

On account of the licensing enquiry at West Maitland on Friday, the East Maitland Police Court will commence at 9 a.m. sharp. The…

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Assaults on Police. Two Men Sent to Gaol

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 3

Two serious assaults upon the police have been recently dealt with by the courts, and in each case the offender was sent to gaol without the…

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Larceny Charges. Cess Nock Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 2

Henry Thomas Shortland was charged at the Cessnock Police Court, before Major Crane, P.M., with having, at Cessnock, on January 27, stolen a…

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Warden's Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 4

There will be a Warden's Court at East Maitland on Wednesday next commending at 10 a.m. Eight application for authority to enter…

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Court House Business

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 4

Last year was again a busy one for the Clerk of Petty Sessions at East Maitland. There were 128 change and summonses cases, 40…

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Gaol for Assaults on Police

Singleton Argus · Thursday 8 February 1923 · page 3

For a serious assault on a constable at North Sydney an offender was sent to gaol for six months. He had three previous convictions on similar charges,…

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A Long Pull. Police Court Sequel Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 February 1923 · page 5

After pulling a flat bottomed boat on the Macquarie River from Narromine to Warren, over 100 miles, two young men, Joseph and Norman…

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Hunger Marches. Jam Stealing. London, Feb. 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 February 1923 · page 5

Hannington, leader of the London hunger-marchers, was fined £5, with the alternative of a month's imprisonment, for stealing 23 pots of jam,…

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Visit of Police Band

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 February 1923 · page 4

The Police Band, with its full strength of 40 performers, will visit Maitland on Saturday to play at the police hospital carnival on the Show…

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Police Carnival. Meeting Off COMMITTEE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 February 1923 · page 6

A meeting of the police art union and hospital carnival committee was held in the, School of Arts lost evening, the president, Sergeant Haddon,…

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Divorce Court. Co-respondent's Correspondence. London, Feb. 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 February 1923 · page 5

Lady Eugenia Doughty (daughter of John Stone, Melbourne) wrote some remarkable letters to Mr. Arthur Tickler, whose wife secured a…

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Kurri. Field Day At. Court. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 February 1923 · page 7

Over 50 cases were down on the list for hearing yesterday. There were some in the children's court, but, over 40 in the police court. The…

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Cessnock Police Court. (Before Mr. F. W. C. Crane P.M.)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 February 1923 · page 6

There was a large number of cases lasted for hearing at the Cessnock Poise Court on Tuesday and although the court opened at 9.30 a.m. and…

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Larceny As Bailee. a Journalist Charged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 February 1923 · page 3

Anthony Foulkes, formerly a journalist connected with "Punch," was committed for trial in Melbourne on a charge of larceny, as a bailee, of a…

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Police Carnival. To-morrow's Sports

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 February 1923 · page 5

The police hospital carnival will he hold on the Maitland show ground to-morrow afternoon and evening and the programme arranged is one of the most…

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Licensing Court. the Bishop's Bridge Hotel

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 February 1923 · page 4

The application by Francis Moore for the removal of the license of the Wentworth Hotel. Bishop's Bridge, to premises to be erected in…

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Divorce Court. Mr. Justice Gordon Transferred. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 February 1923 · page 5

Mr. Justice Gordon, who has for many years acted in divorce jurisdiction, has been transferred to common law jurisdiction…

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Britain and France. International Court. London, Feb, 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 February 1923 · page 5

Reuter's Hague correspondent reports that the Court of International justice has delivered judgement in the dispute betwen the British and…

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East Maitland Court. Friday, February 9. (Before Major F. W. C. Crane, P.m.) Offensive Behaviour

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 February 1923 · page 4

Roy. Scoles pleaded guilty to having behaved in an offensive manner in Victoria street on January 14. Sergeant Hockley said the defendent…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 February 1923 · page 4

Samuel Sharrock, 28, was lined 10/, in default three days imprisonment at the West Maitland Police Court this morning for being drunk…

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