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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1925

2,458 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 27 of 123

Compensation Claims. Colliery Companies Appeals. Dismissed By, Full Court

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

The Full Court, consisting of Mr. Justice Street, the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Gordon, and Mr. Justice Ferguson dismissed the appeals of the…

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The Singleton Argus. Saturday, March 14th, 1925. LOCAL & General News Police Hospital Carnival

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 March 1925 · page 6

Don't Forget Police Hospital Carnival, Showground, 4th April…

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East Maitland Court. (Before Mr. T. W. Cohen, P.m.) Language and Improper Behaviour

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1925 · page 9

Arthur Edward Wind, alias "Slippery" Ward, was charged at the East Maitland Police Court 6th inst. with behaving in an indecent manner in…

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West Maitland Court. Monday, March 9. (Before Mr. T. W. Cohen, P.m.). Offensive Behaviour

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1925 · page 13

Andrew Anderson pleaded guilty to being drunk in High-street, on Saturday evening and with behaving in an offensive manner…

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West Maitland Court. Monday March 16. (Before Mr. T. W. Cohen. P.m.) Assault on Railway

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 March 1925 · page 2

Arthur Pearce was fined £1, or seven days, for being drunk on West Mainland railway station on Saturday afternoon. He also pleaded guilty to…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 March 1925 · page 2

The license of the Queen's Arms Hotel West Maitland, was transferred form Eliza Ellen McQuade to John Thomas Andrews…

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Communists in Saxony. Collision with Police

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 March 1925 · page 5

A collision between police and Communists is [?] from [?] in Saxony, [?] miles from leipzig. Four persons were killed, 23…

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Desperate Fight. Police Set Upon. Two Arrests in Montague. Melbourne, Monday. At Montague on Saturday night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 March 1925 · page 5

two constables attempted to arrest a number of men for offensive behaviour, when they were set upon. Although outnumbered, the police…

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Cessnock Police Court Cesssnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 March 1925 · page 5

Mr. Cohen, P.M., occupied the bench at the Cessnock police Court this morning. INSULTING WORDS…

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Murder of Typist Thorne on Trial. Sentenced to Death LONDON, March 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 March 1925 · page 5

The trial was concluded at the Sussex Assizes to-day of Norman Thorne, charged with the murder of Elsie Cameron, whose dismembered…

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Redfern Murder Sensational Development

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 March 1925 · page 3

Detectives advanced their inquiries on Friday night into the brutal murder committed at 59 Douglas-street, Redfern, in the early hours of Thursday…

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Assaults on Police

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 March 1925 · page 2

Two more brutal assaults on policemen occurred during the week-end—one in Surry Hills, and the other at Newtown. The beer bottle, was the…

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Criminals' Ways Untrustworthy Prisoners. Experiences of Gaol Doctor

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 17 March 1925 · page 6

I had been medical officer to a Scottish County Gaol before I was appointed to Pentridges, 43 yours ago, writes Dr. D. E. Stewart, in…

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Cessnock Police Court To-day's Sitting (Before Mr. T. M. Cohen, P.M.) Motor Traffic Case

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 March 1925 · page 5

John Isles was charged that being the driver of a motor car in Allandale Road he did not, before turning to the right, into Main street, drive…

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Redfern Tragedy. Discovery by Police

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 March 1925 · page 2

It was stated in connection with the Redfern tragedy that the police had found a silk shirt, bearing a number of bloodstains, among the bedding on…

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Local & General News Police Hospital Carnival

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 March 1925 · page 2

Don't Forget Police Hospital Carnival, Showground, 4th April…

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Communism in Germany Police Shoot to Kill

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 March 1925 · page 2

London, Saturday Night.—Six were killed and 23 seriously injured in a collision of German police and Communists at Halle, in Saxony…

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House Shortage. Court of Enquiry. London, March 15

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 March 1925 · page 5

As a sequel to the opposition of the building and trade unions to the proposal of the Government to erect steel house, with a view to helping to…

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Kurri Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 March 1925 · page 4

Before Mr. F. W. Cohen, P.M., today, tho following cases were heard: DRUNK AND DISORDERLY Samuel Simpkins and Stephen…

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Two Years. Sentenced for Arson. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 March 1925 · page 5

At the Central Criminal Court to-day, Alfred Trickett, who was convicted yesterday of arson, was sentenced to two years' imprisonment by…

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