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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1924

2,671 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 134

Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 4

The bench at the West Maitland Police Court this morning was occupied by Mr. A. R. Perry. There was only one case set down, and as…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 4

At the West Maitland Licensing Court this morning, three booth licenses were granted to J. C. Mcintyre for Maitland races, on…

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Scone Police Court. Stewarts Brook Assault Case

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 2

Before Mr. H. W. F. Fletcher, P.M., at the Scone Police Court on Thursday last, John D. Ninness and George A. Ninness, were…

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Chaffeur Remanded Charge of Loitering Near Gaol. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 5

Albert Edward Arms, a chauffeur, who was charged with having loitered in a public place with intent to commit a felony and with having been in…

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Nurse Mitchell. Charge of Murder. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 5

Nurse Hannah Mitchell, who appeared in the City Court to-day on a charge of having murdered Harriet Hodgkinson, was remanded until…

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

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 5

William George Ireland appeared on remand from Newcastle to answer a charge of larcency as a bailee of a Buick motor car, the property…

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Big Police Raid 84 Arrests in Redfern House

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 4
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

For some weeks past the metropolitan police have been watching a house in George-street, Redfern, which was suspected, of being an important gambling…

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Cessnock Court. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 7

Mr. A. R. Perry, P.M., occupied the bench at the Cessnock Police Court this morning. BREACH OF TRAFFIC ACT…

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Five Arrests. Melbourne Gaol Plot. Attempt to Release Murray. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 5

Leslie ("Squizzy") Taylor, Thomas Taylor, a stevedore, Michael Costello, a temporary warder at Melbourne Gaol, Charles Toolin, lawyer's clerk,…

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Hotel Licenses. Court's Greater Powers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 2

At the Grafton Licensing Court, the chairman, Mr. W. B. Geddes, commenting on the licensing inspector's report, said it appeared that…

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Melbourne Tragedy. Verdict of Murder. Young Man Committed. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 5

The inquest was opened to-day concerning the death of Albert Johnson, John Richards, 21, who has been charged with murder, was present in…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 January 1924 · page 4

Mr. W. S. Bromhead, J.P., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court this morning. Alfred Patrick Turner (41) was fined 10/ or…

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Melbourne Gaol Plot Suspects Arrested. (By Telegraph.) Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 January 1924 · page 2

Leslie ("Squizzy") Taylor, Thomas Taylor, Stevedore, Michael. Costello, temporary warder at Melbourne Gap], Charles Tostin, lawyer's clerk, and…

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Local & General News Police Cases Remanded

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 January 1924 · page 2

Mr P. E. Eldershaw, J.P., presided at the Police Court on Monday, when Martin Joseph Grace, charged with stealing a heifer, belonging to Miss…

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Film Stars in Court. Vancouver, Jan. 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 January 1924 · page 5

A message from Los Angeles says, "There appears to be a conspiracy to suppress evidence at the preliminary hearing of Horace Gr[?]or, Mabel…

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Gloucester Police Court Alleged Cattle Stealing

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 2

At Gloucester Police Court on Thursday, Richard Hill, of Bulliac, was before the court in connection with the possession of two head of…

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Cessnock Police Court. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 4

Before Mr. G. Wheeler J.P., at Cessnock Police Court yesterday, Harry Daley was fined 20 for drunkenness, and £5 or a month, for using…

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Kurri Police Court. Riotous Behaviour

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 6

Before Mr. A. R. Perry, on Wednesday morning, Milton John Smith, for riotous behaviour was fined £1 and £1 for using indecent language…

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Alleged Theft

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 2

A motor tractor was left in the yards at the Dungog railway station, prior to being trucked to Sydney. In the meantime, the magneto, valued…

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