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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1925

2,458 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 28 of 123

Husband Charged. with Having Administered Poison to His Wife

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 March 1925 · page 6

In the Criminal Court in Melbourne the trial commenced of William Patrick Marshall, aged 26, a contractor, on a charge of having…

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Woman's Death Two Persons Charged. Inquest Opened. SYDNEY

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

The coroner began an enquiry this morning concerning the death on Elma Mary Reading in a private hospital on the 4th instant from…

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Murder of Typist Thorne Sentenced to Death

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 March 1925 · page 2

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

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Sentenced for Arson "Endangered Lives of Two Persons." (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 March 1925 · page 2

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

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Inquiry Into Woman's Tragic Death Husband Charged with Conspiracy. Sydney, Wednesday. (By Telegraph.)

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 March 1925 · page 2

The Coroner began an enquiry this morning concerning the death of Elma Mary Beading in a private hospital on the 4th instant from peritonitis, in…

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The Singleton Argus. Thursday, March 19th, 1925. Toe Police and the Public

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 March 1925 · page 2

For some time past the metropolitan centres —Sydney especially have been the scenes of vicious attacks upon police officers in the discharge of their…

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Youth's Death. Farmer Charged With. Murder

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 7

John Thomas Martin, a middle-aged dairy farmer, of Pembroke road, Stratford (N.Z,), married, with a large family, was arrested on a charge of the…

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Murder of Typist. Thorne Sentenced to Death. London

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 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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"Ask for Mercy" Labourer's Death. Brother Charged With Murder. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 5

At the Central Criminal Court. Sydney, to-day, William Wright, 53, a labourer, was charged with having murdered his brother,…

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Forger Sentenced. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 5

Sydney Fredrick Selmes who had pleaded guilty at the Darlinghurst Sessions to a charge of forgery, [?] and [?]…

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Assaults on Police

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 4

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

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Police Pay. West Australian Claim

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 3

The claim which the West Australian Police Association Court would, it granted, involve the Government, in an increase of…

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A Quiet Court Sitting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 12

The sitting of the Cessnock Police Court on Tuesday was of an inconsequential character compared with recent sittings when shire proceedings…

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Tea Gardens Court House

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 3

Mr. R. S. Vincent, M.L.A, is in receipt of the following for the Justice Department:— Dear Sir,—In reply to your…

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Sentence Increased on Appeal to Full Court. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 5

The Attorney-General, Mr. Bavin, appealed to the Full Court of Criminal Appeals to-day against the sentence of 8 months passed upon…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 March 1925 · page 4

Antonio Barnarde 40, appeared before the West Maitland, Police Court this morning charged with disobeying a summons for having…

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Muswellbrook. Police Court

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 March 1925 · page 6

At the monthly sitting of the police court, before Mr. Fletcher, P.M., Claude Salmon for having dirty dairy premises was fined £5, and 8/…

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Cessnock Police Court Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 March 1925 · page 7

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

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Sentenced to Death

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 March 1925 · page 5

The trial of William Patrick Marshall, aged 26, charged with adminitering poison to his wife, Agnes, at Cowwarr, on February 1, and on…

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 March 1925 · page 2

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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