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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1925

2,458 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 24 of 123

Wyalong Romance Police Court Sequel. Young Woman Charged. SYDNEY

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1925 · page 16

Ethel May Gallagher (32), who arrived in Sydney this morning under police escort from New Zealand, was later charged at the Central…

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District News Letters Singleton Police Court

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1925 · page 6

Mr. T. W. Cohen, P.M., presided at the police court on 27th ult. John Mason pleaded guilty to two charges of not having a license for a…

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Three Years. Sentenced at Darlinghurst

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1925 · page 9

A sentence of three years' imprisonment was passed by Judge Rolin on James Hurley, aged 24, at the Darlinghurst Sessions in Sydney…

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Twelve Months. Union Treasurer Sentenced

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

The trinl was concluded at the Darlinghurst Sessions of Thomas Bath, 42. formerly treasurer of the New South Wales branch of the Federated…

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Solicitor Charged Conspiracy Case. Further Evidence. Hobbs in Court. London, March 2

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1925 · page 2

The trinl of Hobbs in the conspiracy case of the Midland Bank v Robinson was opened at the Old Bailey. The court was filled, when Hobbs, who…

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Record Breaker Fined. Magistrate's Comments

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1925 · page 5

John Wardley Harris, who recently passed through Albury on a motor cycle in an attempt to break the record between Sydney and Melbourne…

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Police Force

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1925 · page 4

Constable Gregory, from Newcastle, has been appointed to the West Maitland police in succession to Constable Webster, transferred to…

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Park Assault. Six Youths Arrested. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1925 · page 6

Six youths, whose ages range from fourteen to seventeen, have been arrested in connection with an assault on Frank Saunders in Prince Alfred…

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Murder Charge. Against Hannah Mitchell

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1925 · page 7

Hannah Mitchell, on remand in Melbourne, on n charge of having performed an illegal operation. has now been charged with the murder of Eva…

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Stealing From Church. Three Boys Bound Over. Adelaide

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1925 · page 3

Three boys, aged 11, 12, and 13, pleaded guilty at the Adelaide Juvenile Court to a charge of breaking and entering the Methodist Hall at…

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Mt. Kembla Strike 43 Miners Sent to Gaol

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 March 1925 · page 8

In tha Industrial Arbitration Court on Wednesday, 43 miners employed by the Mount Kembla Collieries, Ltd, were sentenced to 14 days'…

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Prosecution Fails. Alleged Breach of Preference Act. Magistrate's Decision

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1925 · page 9

Last week, Arthur Leslie Mason proceeded against the Australian Stevedoring and Lighterage Co. Ltd., for an alleged breach of the Preference…

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Assault Alleged. Sequel to Sly Grog Case Sydney

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

Charles Passnores, aged 50 an agent who was fined £50 yesterday for alleged sly grog selling appeared at the Central Court to-day on charges of having…

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Melbourne Crime. Terrorising Tactics Hamper Police

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1925 · page 7

Extreme difficulty is being experienced by detectives engaged in the inquiry into a number or large robberies from factories and shops in…

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Baby's Death Body Found in Carriage. Mother Committed for Murder

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1925 · page 13

The adjourned inquest regarding the death of an infant, whose body was found in a brown paper parcel in a railway carriage at…

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Woman Duped. Leniency Extended by the Court

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

Jean Ems. 33, and Mary Madden 35, who had pleaded guilty to a charge of having failed too account for [?]628, were bound over by Acting Judge…

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Basic Wage. Guide to Court. Queensland Commission's Report

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1925 · page 9

In December a Commission was appointed by the Queensland Arbitration Court to make certain investigations and calculations that might be…

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West Maitland Court. Monday, March 2. (Before Mr. T. W. Cohen, P.m.). Indecent Language

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1925 · page 14

George Wilson, 52, was fined £2 for using indecent language, and £1, for behaving in a riotous manner. Defendant was arrested in High-street…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 March 1925 · page 5

The matter of the transfer of the license of the Queen's Arms Hotel from Ellen McQuade to John Thomas Andrews was postponed, for a week…

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Unpleasant Evidence. Women Remain in Court. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 March 1925 · page 5

While a divorce case was being heard this morning before Mr. Justice Owen, some evidence of a particularly unpleasant character was given,…

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