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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1924

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Bank Teller. Charged with Stealing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 3

At the Toowoomba Police Court. Harold Burton, formerly teller of the Toowoomba branch of the Queensland National Bank, was'…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 4

Teresa Tierney, 32, appeared at the West Maitland Police Court this morning, on a charge of having on January 5, at West Maitland, stolen…

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Attempted Burglary

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 7
Also in Singleton Argus

Some time during Wednesday night an attempt was made to burgle the clothing and mercery establishment of Mr. I. W. Everingham, in…

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Racecourse Incident Police Court Sequel

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 7

Jack Hughes (26) was charged at the Central Police Court, Sydney, with having obtained £15 by false pretences from George Brown at Gloucester on…

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Heavy Sentenced Shooting of Police. Rhineland Trouble. London. Dec. 27

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 13

Heavy sentences have been passed at Dusseldorf on the ringleaders in the shooting of Green police in September last…

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Interesting Court Case. Facts Should Be Investigated Magistrate's Remarks

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 6

An interesting case came before the Newcastle Police Court on Friday. Charles Hunt, 54, collector, pleaded…

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Second Murder

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 6

A message from Brisbane states that the Police Commissioner received a telegram from the Cloncurry police stating that advice had been…

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Alleged Theft. of Motor Car

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 7

The alleged unauthorised use of his employer's motor car led to the appearance at the Ashfield Police Court of Thomas Regan, to answer a…

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Mysterious Death Murder Charge Follows Exhumation

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 6

Richard Walsh, charged with the murder of William Hegarty, at Gladesville, on December 8, was remandod at the Hunter's Hill Police Court on…

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Assault in Rome. Professor and Fascists. London, Dec. 27

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 13

A message from Rome states that Professor Amendola a Democratic Libera) deputy, and an ex-Minister for the Colonies, was violently…

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Serious Charge. Alleged Assault at Kurri. Child's Injuries. Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 5

Owen Dawson Green, aged 28, was before Messrs. J. B. Dill and G. Brown, Js.P., at Kurri Police Court, this morning, charged with…

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Street Bonfire. Crowd Dodoes Police

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 7

There were several exciting incidents in Wooloomooloo, where a crowd of young men played a game of hide and seek with a large…

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Rose Bay Robbery. Foreigner Charged. Goods Valued at £4000 Stolen

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 3

Antonius Jacobus Francescus Zetto, alias Alberto Antonio Paraguolint, who was arrested in Melbourne and brought to Sydney to…

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New Year's Eve Mob Defies Police

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 5

There were several exciting incidents in Woollooiuooloo oh Monday night, where a crowd of young men played a game of hide and seek seek a large…

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Crime Statistics. Work of This Police

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 9

In reporting to the Chief Secretary (Mr. Oakes) on the work of his department, the Inspector-General of Police states that during the…

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Aboriginal Murder. Death of Native Doctor. Four Prisoners Released

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 6

Four aboriginals who, at Kingaroy (Q.), on May 8, were sentenced to imprisonment for life for the murder of another aboriginal at…

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Escape From Bathurst Gaol a Night's Vain Search. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 6

A prisoner named Holmes, who was serving, a sentence of eighteen months' hard labor, escaped from Bathurst Gaol yesterday afternoon…

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Cessnock Court House. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 4

The Cessnock Court House has been equipped with electric light, and it is the intention of the authorities to instal an electric fan. This…

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Accused in Court. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 January 1924 · page 7

At the Central Court to-day, Alfred Lees, 18, and Lawrence Simmons, 18, were charged with having assaulted Patrick Guthrie and…

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