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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1925

2,458 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 13 of 123

Police Strike. the Victorian Trouble

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 6

The report of the Royal Commission which inquired into the police strike of November, 1923, has presented its report to the Government…

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Husband Sentenced Assault on His Wife

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 2

Patrick George McAleenan, 35, labourer, was sentenced to six months imprisonment with hard labour at the Central Police Court, on charge of…

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S[?]ts’ “Umteenthe Dud.” Police Magistrate and Hon. Magistrate Latter Pays £3/3/- COSTS

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 1

Here and there in the local courtyard last Tuesday were small groups of men seen discussing the case in which J. R. Scolt, president of the…

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Three Years' Penal Servitude. Salesman Sentenced at Darlinghurst

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 1

Robert Shelton, a salesman, was convicted at Dar[?]inghurst Sessions, of false pretences, and sentenced to three years' penal servitude…

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General News. Gaol as a Tourist Resort

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 7

Old Berrima Gaol is now a tourist resort. An ex-A.I.F. man pents it, conducts parties through, and trusts to the generosity of the tourists…

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More Court Cases

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 7

It is understood that one of the perrons concerned in the forcible entry into the Saire Chambers last Monday morning has been served with a…

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'Police Corruption.' (Published by Arrangement)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 6

The Sheffield "Daily Telegraph" prints the following from its own correspondent.— "The police, if they can help it,…

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“Police Corruption.” (Published by arrangement)

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 2

The Shetfield “Daily Telegraph” prints the following from its own correspondent:— “The police, if they can help it, will…

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East Maitland Court. Fight in Reserve

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 4

Mr. T. W. Cohen P.M., occupied the bench at the East Maitland Police Court this morning. Edward G. Ireland and Arthur…

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LANGUAGE at ELLALONG Two Miners in Court

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 10

At the Cessnock Police Court, on Tuesday, before Mr. T. W. “Coheu, P.M., Septimus Bridge (represented by Mr. Enright) projeeded against…

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World Court. U.S.A. Proposal Shelved. Voncouver, Feb. 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 5

A message from Washington states that the World Court proposal has been virtually laid on the shelf by the Senate Foreign Relations…

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Romance and Tragedy. Airman's Terrible Deed. Confession of Murder. "Wife" and Children Dead—an Unexplained Crime

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 6

The Byfleet corner of Surrey was recently Startled by the news from Ottawa that Captain John Buchanan Pirie, an ex-flying officer, of…

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Shire Council Methods. Revelations in Court How Payments Are Made Legal Arguments In Cousins Case

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 10

In the case of Scott v. Cousins, heard in the Cessnock Court on Tuesday, before Mr. T. W. Cohen, P.M., the allegation against the…

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Boy Charged. Breaking, Entering, and Stealing. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 5

Three boys, aged twelve, eight and a half and eight pleaded guilty at the Children's Court, Fremantle, to breaking and entering, and…

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Mob Assault. Man Seriously Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 6

Arthur Moss 39, was admitted to Sydney Hospital last night in a serious condition, suffering from concussion and a fractured skull. According an…

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Penal Servitude. Prisoner's Long Gaol Record

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 7

John james Richardson Clarke, 42, who since 1906 has been sentenced to 58 years' imprisonment, was sentenced by Judge Edwards at…

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Police Hospital Carnival

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

A Queen of the Day competition will be held in Singleton district in connection with the Police Hospital Carnival. A well-attended meeting in…

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(Published by arrangement.) "Police Corruption"

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 8

The Sheffield "Daily Telegraph" prints the fallowing from its own correspondent:— "The police, if they can help it, will…

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Mr. Long Innes. Appointed Supreme Court Judge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 7

The Attorney General Air Bavin announced that to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court Bench created by the appointment of Mr, Justice…

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Federal Arbitration. Judgment in Seamen's Case Court Attacked

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 7

It was in unequivocal terms that Alderman Wm. Brooks, M.L.C., referred to the judgment of Mr. Justice Powers in the Seamin's case in his…

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