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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1924

2,671 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 134

Alleged Stealing. Young Man Committed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 9

John Swannie, aged 20, was committed for trial on a charge of having broken out of Eastway's in George-street, Sydney after stealing a…

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Fruit Stealing. Three Boys Fined

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 16

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 Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 16

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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Warder Dismissed. From Melbourne Gaol

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 3

Warders and prisoners in the Melbourne Gaol were closely questioned by detectives, who are seeking information regarding the plot for the…

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Postal Official Charged Alleged Misappropriation

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 5

At the Manilla Police Court, John O'Neil, postal assistant, was charged by warrant with having misappropriated certain public moneys, which had…

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Clerk Charged. "I Had Trouble."

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 9

Henry H. Ambrose Lewis, 22, was committed for trial at the Central Court, Sydney on a charge of having embezied £41/13/, belonging to A. H…

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German Airman. Espionage Charged. London, Jan. 14

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 2

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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Licensing Court

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 6
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

The local licensing court, consisting of Messrs R. A, Perry, P.M., and A. Simmons and W. Bailey, J's.P., sat yesterday. Two booth licenses were…

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Mrs. Mort. to Remain in Gaol. Minister's Decision

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 11

The Minister for Justice (Mr.Ley), said Mrs. Mort would not be released from imprisonment and that she would be still confined to the Long…

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Wife Charged. with Wounding Her Husband. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 16

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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To Appeal. Against Conviction for Murder

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 16

Sarah Boyd, 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 Hall…

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Religious Fanatics. Murder Cult. New York, Jan 9

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 13

News comes from Manila that religious fanatics in the island of Buchas killed 19 Fillipino constabulatory and soldiers, including two…

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German Sensation. Cold-blooded Murder London, Jan. 10

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 12

News comes from Paris that Heer Heintz, president of the Separatist Government in the Barvarian Palatinate, was assasinated…

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Bavarian Strike. the Murder Case. London, Jan. 10

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 13

Eye-witnesses of the assassination of Herr Heintz at Speyer say that Herr Heintz, accompanied by a few friends, sat down to dinner at the…

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Paris Tragedy. Police Accused. London, Jan. 18

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 5

According to the Paris correspondent of the "Morning Post," astounding developments have occurred in connection with the shooting in…

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Wardens Court. Sitting at East Maitland

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 9

The Warden, Mr. G. James, held a court at the East; Maitland Courthouse on 11 tn inst. James Ralston, for whom Mr. W…

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Smiths Weekly.' Ceylon Court Proceedings. Colombo, Jan, 10

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 13

On a commission sent to the Supreme Court Of Ceylon for the Supreme Court of New South Wales, evidence was recorded here yesterday…

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Amusement in Court. Display of Ladies Finery. Learning to Speak Chinese

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 16

The difficulty of examining a Chinese witness without the assistance of an interpreter was apparent at the Cessnock Police Court on Tuesday…

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 14

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

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