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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1925

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No Police Court

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 5

(Cessnock must have been a quiet and orderly place during the holidays. There were no cases listed for hearing at the Police Court to-day…

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Magistrate Transferred

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 5

Mr. A. R. Perry, who was Acting Police Magistrate in this district for some time, prior to his promotion as S[?]ory Magistrate at Newcastle…

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Murder Charge. Queensland Shooting Case. Accused's Statement

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

At the Brisbane Police Court, John Burnham was charged with the murder of David Williams, on Christmas Day, at Cedar Creek, Samford…

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Less Prosecutions. Newcastle Police Returns

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

The returns of cases brought before the courts, by Newcastle police during the last year were made available yesterday and showed that there were…

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Police Carnival and Art Union

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

Sergeant J. T. Moylan, an ex-maitlander, now of the North Sydney Police, is at Present in Maitland organising in connection with the art…

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Fair Rents Court. Oases Last Year

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 2

During last your the Fair Rents Court dealt with 1125 applications by tenants for the fixing of fair rents for their premises…

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Man Before the Court. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 2

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

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 January 1925 · page 4

The bench at the West Maitland Police Court this morning was occupied by Mesrs. D. J. Ryan and W. A. Ross, Js.P., Edward McIntosh,…

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Kurri Court Cases. Drunkenness and Language. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 January 1925 · page 5

John Perry was fined 10/ at Kurri Police Court this morning, before Mr. A. Fletcher, P.M., with being drunk and disorderly, and £2, for using…

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Futile Search. Disappearance of Mr. De Garis. Police in Other States Notified

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

The disappearance of Mr. De Garis has not been accounted for. No body has been found in the bay, and the police have given up the search. They…

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Stealing Alleged. Insurance Clerk Charged. Remanded to Brislane. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 5

Oscar Charles Killner, 30, a clerk, was charged at the Central Court, Sydney, to-day with having at Cairns, sielen the sum of £106/15/, the…

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Robbed Employers. Young Men Sentenced

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 10

The Melbourne City Court was litered with bats, tennis balls, musical instruments, tools, and phonograph records, found in the possession of…

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Police Hospital Carnival Committee

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 4

The committee of the Maitland Police Association which is interesting itself in the Hospital Carnival met yesterday afternoon. The…

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Forging and Uttering Detective Agent Charged. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 2

Harold Lovejoy, aged 42, detective agent, was charged at the Central Police Court to-day with having failed to appear at Darlinghurst Quarter…

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Liquor Act Gases at Kurri Court. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 9

George Vincent Ross, proprietor of the Donman Hotel, Abermain, was [?]ned £2, with 8/ costs, for allowing a person on the premises on Sunday…

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A Big Increase. Cessnock Court. Business for the Year Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 4

Mr. G. W. Wheeler, Clerk of Petty Sessions has made available to-day the return showing the business transacted at the office during the…

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Alleged Theft. From Roommate

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 7

At the Cessnock Police Court this morning, before Messrs. S. Snape and G. Wheeler, J’s.P., James Cullen Patrick Fitzgerald was charged with…

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Remarkable Case of Alleged Vagrancy. Supposed Ex-alderman Charged

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 9

A man giving the name of Harry Lane, having no address, was charged with vagrancy at Katoomba, and pleaded not guilty…

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Strange Letter. Received by Police. Melbourne

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 6

The Melbourne police have received a letter which is believed to be in the handwriting of C. J. de Garis, in which the writer said that death had…

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East Maitland Court. Liquor Act Cases

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 4

Mr. H. F. W. Fletcher, P.M., occupied the bench at the East Maitland Police Court this morning. For being found on licensed premises…

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