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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1924

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Assaults on Police. Minister Takes Action. Protecting the Force

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 9

The Chief Secretary (Mr. Oakes) had an interview with the inspector-General of Police, and discussed the question as to what measures should…

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Missing Bag. Captain Chaplain Wilson's Loss. Police Theory. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 3

Police Officials are inclined to discount the suggestion that Capt. Chaptain Wilson's bag, which disappeared from the members room in the…

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Mining Warden's Court Thursday, January' 10. (Before Mr G. James, Metropolitan Mining Warden.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 3

In regard to an application for suspension of conditions by R. f. Hockey, the Warden, stated that from his own knowledge applicant's company, had…

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West Mattland Court. Monday, January 7. (Before Mr. A. R. Perry, P.m.). Cases Remanded

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 14

John Power, 45, was charged with that on January 5, he being a suspected person, was found in the Heddon Great racecourse, with intent to…

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Motorists Arrested. Alleged Theft at Lake. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 5

As a sequel to a brief bag and contents being taken from the Speers' Point Hotel on Saturday, a man carrying a bag was arrested at one…

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West Maitland Court Monday, January 14. (Before Mr. A. R. Perry, P.m.). Alleged Trespass

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 2

Herbert Charles Main proceeded against Aubrey Guy, in respect to an alleged trespass. There was no appearance of…

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Cessnock Police Court Tuesday, January 15

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 4

Mr. A. R. Perry, P.M., occupied the bench at the Cessnock Police Court this morning. FIRST OFFENDERS…

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Suspicious Car. Outside Gaol

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 6

What is believed to be an attempt to liberate Angus Murray, who is a vaiting his trial on a charge of murdering Thomas Berriman, bank…

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Fruit Stealing. Three Boys Fined

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 6

Before Messrs. J. T. Richards and J. B. Dill, Js.P., at the Kurri Kurri Police Court on Monday, Frank Harrison and Victor Hart, of Weston,…

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Murder Charge. Nurse Mitchell in Court. Again Remanded. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 5

Fashionably attired, Nurse Mitchell appeared in the City Court today for the first time since the charge of having murdered Mabel…

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Constable Assaulted Three Months Gaol

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 1

At Redfern Police Court, Alister Home pleaded guilty to having assaulted Consttable Jorgenson on January 4. Arthur George Baker, a motor lorry…

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German Airman. Espionage Charged. London, Jan. 14

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 5

The Paris correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" reports that a German named Leon Karl, a soldier of the Foreign Legion, has been…

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Wife Charged. with Wounding Her Husband. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 5

The case of Alice Rose Jackson, who is charged with having maliciously wounded her husband, Alfred Jackson, was mentioned again at the Central…

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Cessnock Police Court To-day's Sitting (Before Mr. A. R. Perry P.m.) Drunkenness

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 5

Several first offenders, pleaded guilt and were fined 5/ with 8/ costs. AN UNFORTUNATE CASE…

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To Appeal. Against Conviction for Murder. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 5

Sarah Boy, who was sentenced to death at the Central Criminal Court on a charge of the murder of her infant child, intends to appeal to the Full…

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Police Appeals. Drafting Regulations. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 5

The important work of drafting the regulations under the recently-passed Police Appeals Bill is proceeding at the Chief Secretary's office…

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The Glenferrie Murder Sensational Developments (By Telegraph.) Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 2

Albert Arne was remanded at the City Court to-day on a charge of loitering on a public place, also with being in unlawful possession of a watch…

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Accused Before the Court. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 6

Albert Arms was remanded at the City Court to-day on a charge of [?]iotering in a public place, also with being in unlawful possession of a watch…

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Bakers' Strike. Surplus of Bread. Police Guarding Factory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 3

The strike declared by the operatic bakers against night baking commenced in Sydney yesterday, but there was no shortage in the supply…

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An Oriental in Court an Amusing Examination

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 4

When a peripetetic Chinese draper went into the witness box in the Cessnock Police Court this morning to give evidence regarding the loss…

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