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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1925

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Show Case Robbed. Young Man Charged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 3

While Constables Gleeson and Miller, who were doing in plain clothes, were in King-street, New-castle, yesterday, their attention was…

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Picture Week. Police Charity Proposal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 2

The successful of the charity Picture Week in course of organisation by the Police Art Union and Hospital Carnival Committee for Febuary seems…

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Big Robberies Breaking and Entering Young Man Charged. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 5

James Hurley, 26 a labourer, was charged at the Central Police Court to-day with having brocken and entered the shop of John Lamming at St…

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Alleged Blackmail. Hobbs in Court. London, Dec, 31

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 5

Application for ball on behalf of Hobbs was refused. When the alleged blackmail case was resumed, Bow Street Court was crowed. Mr…

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A Severe Wound. Sentenced for Assault

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 7

Charged with striking another man on the head with a bear gins and inflecting a severe wound, James Campbell (42) was, at the Newcastle…

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Food Profiteers. French Propose Gaol

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 10

Owing to tho continued rise in the cost of living, the French Government has tabled a Bill, to be passed without delay to deal with proliteers…

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Dangerous Prisoners Removed to Brisbane Gaol

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 6

During the last few days six long sentence and dangerous prisoners have been removed from St. [?] on Brisbane goal. This action,…

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Exchange of Wives. Husbands Sent to Gaol

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 7

Two. great friends, an architect and a school teacher, who live at Gera in Reuss, says a message from Berlin, discovered that each felt it was very…

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Kurri Police Patrol

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 4

The work performed by the police at Kurri last year is shown in the annual crime report, which was made available yesterday. The total…

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Police Patrol Population Figures

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 2

The following returns of the population within the Singleton police patrol district are supplied:—Municipality, 797 occupied dwellings; 3373 Europeans,…

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Robbery Alleged. After Assault in Train. Between Penrith and Sydney Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 5

Arthur Henry Baker, 37, a painter, was remanded on £80 hall at the Central Court to-day on a charge of having assaulted Arthur Wilson, on…

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Police Discipline. Forty Years Ago and Now

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 6

Interesting comparisons between standards of discipline required in Melbourne police force 40 years age and those required to-day were made…

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Silk Robberies. Police Make Arrest-newcastle Suspect

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 3

After much patient and persistent effort an arrest has been made in connection with the series of big robberies of silk that were committed…

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Population Returns for Singleton Police Patrol. Singleto

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 6

The population return prepared by the [?] police their patrol area give the number of occupied dwellings in evening [?] ability as - 797…

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Charged by Bull. Man Injured at Orange

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 6

While J. M. Oliver was endeavouring to turn a bull out of a paddock at Orange, the animal charged him, breaking two of his ribs and inflicting…

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Small Debts Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 2

In the Small Debts Court, Compton and Co. were awarded verdicts as follows:—Against J. W. Williams junr., £5/7/8 and 10/ costs; Joe…

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Attendance at Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 4

When a case under the Liquor Act was called at the West Maitland Police Court this morning, the defendant did not answer to his name but…

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Silk Robbery. Young Man Charged. Large Amount Involved. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 5

At the Central Police Court to-day. Daniel Murray, 21, painter, was charged with having broken and entered the warehouse of Elliott's,…

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West Maitland Court. Monday, January 5. (Before Mr. H. Y. W. Fletcher, P.m.) Case Under Liquor Act

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 2

Richard Gallagher pleaded not guilty to having been found on the licensed premises of the Caledonian Hotel during prohibited hours on December 12…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 4

Walter Bede Kennedy, alias Walter Hickey, alias Walter Howell, 33, appeared at the West maitland Police Court this morning and was fined…

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