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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1926

2,464 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 22 of 124

Singleton Police Court Friday, March 12th, 1926. (Before Mr.M. H. Cleeve, P.M.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 6

Keith Forrester pleaded guilty to depasturing stock on a T.S.R., and was fined £2, with. 8/- Court and £1/1/- professional costs; in. default, 14 days'…

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Gaol Mutiny. Four Warders Injured Others Knocked Out. SYDNEY

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 13

It has been ascertained that four warders were injured during the mutiny at Parramatta Gaol on Saturday. Two were punched and kicked while…

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Solicitor's Conduct. Full Court Judgement

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 7

The State Full Court (Mr. Justice Gordon, Mr. Justice Forguson, and its reserved judgment in the matter…

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Solicitors Conduct. Case in Full Court

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 16

A report was made by the Prothonotary to the Full Court some time ago directing attention to the conduct of Percy Edward Tighe a solicitor of…

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Forty-four Hours. High Court Appeals. Mr. Flannery's Argument

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 6

Argument on the appeals against the Forty-four Hours Week Act of New South Wales, now being heard before the Full Bench of the High…

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Fugitive Wounded Exciting Chase by Police. Blood Tracks Found. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 5

For some time past, many robberies have been reported from the northern suburbs, and it was suspected that the thief was using a motor car to carry…

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West Maitland Court. Monday, March 8. (Before Mr. M. H. Cleeve, P.m.) Drunkenness and Language

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 March 1926 · page 13

Joseph Burrell or Duval pleaded guilty to being drunk on the West Maitland railway station on Saturday and to having used indecent…

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Alleged Theft. Charged at Kurri Kurri. Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 March 1926 · page 2

Joseph Burke, 19, a stranger to Kurri was remanded till Wednesday at Kurri Police Court this morning by Mr. A.R. Raschke on a charge of…

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Story of Czar's Murder

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 March 1926 · page 8

Because of numbers legends circulating in Russian that the Czar Nicholas and his family are still alive and hiding in England awaiting a…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 March 1926 · page 2

The license of the Grand Junction Hotel West Maitland was transferred from Annie Hannah to Thomas Hennessy…

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Small Debts Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 March 1926 · page 2

Fry Bros. proceeded against Essex Eveleigh claiming £18/17/6. The claim was in respect to the funeral of his sister, Susan Eveleigh Mr. C…

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Police Mobbed. Riot in Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 March 1926 · page 3

A mob of about 400 men and women surrounded two policemen who were endeavouring to arrest a man on an assault and robbery charge outside…

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West Maitland Court. Monday, March 15. (Before Mr. M.H. Cleeve, P.m.) Failed to Destroy Rabbits

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 March 1926 · page 2

Keeley Brothers were charged with failing to destroy rabbits on their property at Summer Hill. Mr. W.J. Enright for the…

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Kurri Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 March 1926 · page 4

James Henry Drage, [?] was brought before Mr. A. R. Raschke, J.P. at the Kurri Kurri Police Court on Monday afternoon, on a…

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East Maitland Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 March 1926 · page 4

At the East Maitland Police Court, before Mr. E. J. Gibson, J.P., William Cunningham, 65, was charged with being a person having…

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Brutalcoogee Assault

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 March 1926 · page 2

At the Contnil Criminal Court today, William Henry Curtis, aged 43, a musician, who had been found guilty of wounding Annie Tinson with intent to…

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Alleged Assault and Robbery

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 March 1926 · page 5

At the Cessnock Court to-day, before Mr. H. M, Cleeve, P.M., Giacome Bonomini was charged with having assaulted and robbed…

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Charged with Unlawful Game Accused Gets Ruling

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 March 1926 · page 3

Reginald Stapleton was charged at Glen. Inues Police Court with having conducted an unlawful game on the local showground…

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Foreigner Committed. Aileged Assault and Robbery. Cessnock Case. Cessnock, [?]

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 March 1926 · page 4

Giacome Bonomini, a foreigner, was charged at the Cessnock Police Court to-day with having assaulted William Callaghan and robbed him of £5/10…

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Alleged Lithgow Murder Stoky Proven to Be Untrue

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 March 1926 · page 2

Superintendent Mankey, the chief of the Criminal Investigation Department at police headquarters, remarked this morning "We have proved beyond any…

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