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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1925

2,458 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 123

Police Raid. Chinese Fined

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 6

The police raided two alleged Chinese gambling houses at Haymarket on Monday night and effected 30 arrests…

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East Maitland Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 4

Arthur Edward Ward, alias "Slippery" Ward, was charged before Messrs. Young and Skilton, J.P., at the East Maitland Police Court this…

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Police Art Union. Coalfield Efforts

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 6

Sergeant Moylan, of Sydney, a native of Maitland, and the first police officer to be appointed to the Police Appeals Board, and organiser for the…

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Alleged Murder. Accused Discharged. Kicked While in the Gutter

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 16

Harry Keys was again before the Central Court on Monday, charged with the murder of Edward O'Neill. Clarice Pessur said at 6.30 p.m. on…

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Alleged Wounding. with Intent to Murder. Kempsey Case. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 9

At Kempsey Police Court Chas. Perrun was charged with having feloniously wounded Jas. Donnelly, with intent to murder…

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East Maitland Court. Liquor Act Cases

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 9

Mr. H. F. W. Fletcher, P.M., occupied the bench at the East Maitland Police Court on 9th inst. For being found on licensed premises…

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Police Art Union. 20,000 Tickets for the District

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 4

Sergeant Moylan, who has generously devoted his holiday to the organising of the sale of tickets for the police art union in aid of the hospitals of the…

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Remanded De Garis Before Court Answer to Charge

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 3

C. J. de Garis when arrested on board the Maheno, which arrived at Auckland from Sydney Tuesday, on a provisional warrant charging him…

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Long Bay Crime Confession Alleged. Woman's Story to Police. SYDNEY

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 5

A woman called at the George-street North Police Station this morning and informed the officer-in-charge that a man who was living in…

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West Maitland Court. Monday, January 12. (Before Mr. H. F. Fletcher, P.m.). False Pretences

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 16

Edward McIntosh was charged with having on January 6, by means of false pretences, obtained £2 from William Griffiths, with intent to defraud…

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Visit to East Maitland Gaol

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 January 1925 · page 4

The inmates of East Maitland Gaol were entertained with a special concert, the convener being Mrs. C. Willis (supt of prison…

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Fascinating. Magistrate's Views of Two-up

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 January 1925 · page 3

Following a raid on a "two-up school" 44 men appeared at the South Melbourne Court, charged with having played an unlawful game Five men…

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Alleged Perjury. Young Man Charged Information Dismissed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 January 1925 · page 2

Before Mr. H. F. W. Fletcher at the West Maitland Police Court this, morning, Walter Mead was charged with wilfully, falsely swearing before…

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Law Court Sparklets

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 January 1925 · page 3

Tenant (at Bow): I can't produce the rent book. The baby has chewed it up. Judge (at Mansfield): You say you…

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Licensing Court. Hotel Transfer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 January 1925 · page 2

When the application of Joseph Sunnier, by his manager, for the transfer of the license of the Australia Hotel, Cessnock, to Robert…

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West Maitland Court. Monday, January 19. (Before Mr. H.Fletcher, P.m.) on Licensed Premises

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 19 January 1925 · page 2

Three defendants, for whom Mr. Carlton appeared, pleaded quilty to being on the licensed premises of the Commercial Hotel during…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 6
Also in The Scone Advocate

At the monthly sitting of the police court, before Mr. C. A. Arnold, P.M., the cases dealt with were chiefly the result of the customary police…

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Cessnock Police Court Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 8

Mr. Fletcher, P.M., occupied the bench at the Cessnock Police Court this morning. LIQUOR CASES…

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Wife Poisoning Man Charged at Goulburn

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 3

Edward Cecil Bates; aged 28, was remanded at the Goulburn Police Court late on Saturday night on a charge of having poisoned his wife with intent…

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