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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1925

2,458 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 39 of 123

Cessnock Assault. Victim Now Recovering. Cessnook

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 6

Thomas Regan, who was admitted to the Cessnook District Hospital some weeks ago, suffering from concussion to the brain as the result of…

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Constable's Death. Reported Native Murder

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 3

Referring to the reported murder of Constable Bridgland, of the Caledon Bay police station, by the aborigines of Arnheim Land, the…

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Murder Charge. New Zealand Mystery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 2

The trial of Frederick Peter Mount on a charge of having murdered his wife resumed at Christchurch (N.Z.)…

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Daring Theft. Woman Robbed at Randwick. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 14

Mrs. Mary Poole was in the grandstand enclosure at Randwick racecourse on Saturday, when a man rushed at her in the crowd, grabbed…

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Theft in Adelaide. Detected in London. London, April 4

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 2

A demand ring, valued at £250, stolen from the Majestic Theatre, Adelaide, on November 15, figured at the Bow Street Police Court, when a music…

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Six Months. Stole Doctor's Instrument Bag. Magistrate's Comments. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 14

While Dr. F. J. Graham was at the circus in the Hippodrome on Saturday afternoon, his kit bag, containing anaesthetics, forceps and…

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Brutal Murder. Greek Found Butchered. Heart Cut Out

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 14

A Greek named Eonis Viahos was found dead in a quarry two miles from Peterborough (S.A.). The throat was gashed and the heart had…

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Charge of Murder. Maddened Lover. London, April 13

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 2

"She laughed in my face and called me a poor fool. I lost my head and as we were kissing good night I puled out my razor and…

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Russian Priest Sentenced on Charge of Assaulting Women. (By Cable.) London, Thursday Night

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 6

Router's Moscow correspondent states that a Leningrad Court sentenced a priest to six years' imprisonment on a charge of assaulting women in the…

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Carnival at Abermain. Police Art Union Effort

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 2

Something over £30 was noticed at the carnival at Abermain near the fire station last night by means of two chocolate wheels and some stalls…

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Suburban Robberies. Hopes of Police. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 14

A girl, aged 14, was found asleep under a bed in a house in Essex-street, Sydney, on 9th inst. The girl was subsequently taken…

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Singleton Leiter. District Court. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 6

The April sittings of Singleton District Court were held on Wednesday und Thursday before his Honor, Judge White…

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Thorne's Appeal. Dismissed by Court. London, April 7

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 12

The appel of Norman thorne against his conviction for the murder of Elsie Cameron, whose dismembered body was found buried on the…

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Many Charges. Accused Collapses in Court. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 5

Arthur Frank Lord, who is already on remand on charges of breaking, entering, and stealing, unlawfully carrying a revolver, and having…

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Singleton District Court Wednesday, 15th APRIL. (Before His Honor Judge White.) Claim for Damages

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 April 1925 · page 8

Basil Bede Spinks v. Robert Lester Bailey for damages caused by a collision on a public highway. Defence was not guilty, and a denial of…

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Alleged Burglary. Committed at Maitland Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 April 1925 · page 5

At the West Maitland Police Court, this afternoon, Samuel Summerville, 42, on remand from Singleton, was charged with having,…

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Small Debts Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 April 1925 · page 4

In the Small Debts Court, H. H. Randall sued — Copes, claiming £10 for having converted a cow to his own use. Mr. W. J. Enright…

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Redfern Murder. Aves Further Remanded Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 April 1925 · page 5

Cecil Aves, 22, a labourer, was remanded at the Central Court on a charge of having murdered Florence Quick at Redfern. The magistrate…

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Police Association. Annual Conference Opens. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 April 1925 · page 5

The Annual conference of the Police Association was opened in Sydney to-day. There were about 50 delegates present…

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West Maitland Court. Monday, April 18. (Before Mr. H. F. W. Fletcher). Bookmaker Fined

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 April 1925 · page 4

Bert Bickerton pleaded guilty to having on February 8, at Pokolbin, used betting tickets on which his name and address were not printed…

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