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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1926

2,464 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 31 of 124

Nurse Arrested. on Murder Charge. the [?]Akleigh Mystery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 April 1926 · page 3

Unexpected developments occurred at the week-end in the police investigation into the death of Mrs. Elizabeth Law, whose body was…

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Mining Warden's Court. Held at Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 April 1926 · page 8

In the following cases authority to cuter was granted for 12 months on payment of 6d per acre for agricultural land and 3d per acre for…

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Robberies Mystery Eastern Suburbs Epidemic. Police Make An Arrest. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 April 1926 · page 5

By the arrest of a man at Waverley last night the police believe that they have cleared up a mystery which sur[?]bunded the epidemic of robberies in…

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Oakleigh Mystery. Nurse Charged with Murder

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 April 1926 · page 6

Mary Ethel Hudson a married woman aged 38 years a nurse who was arrested on Sunday appeared on Monday morning at the Melbourne City…

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Motorist Charged. Wanton Driving Alleged. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 April 1926 · page 5

Max Heffman, 61, manufacturer, was charged at the Central Police Court to-day with having done bodily harm to Ruby Thiem by wanta[?]…

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Warden's Court

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 April 1926 · page 4

At the Warden's Court at Singleton application was made by Rachall Stevenson, to enter and search for coal and shale in 260…

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Police Wireless. Expedites Arrest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 April 1926 · page 4

The Melbourne police early yesterday morning arrested a man who is alleged to have entered the flat of Mr. James [?] at…

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Doctor Arrested. Charged with Murder

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 April 1926 · page 6

After extending their investigations into the death of Mrs. Elizabeth Law of bright, whose dead body was discovered on the morning of March 25…

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Police Court Business

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 April 1926 · page 4

Matters at the West Maitland Po[?] Station during the past few days have been very quiet, apart from the usual office business. Since…

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Federal Award. Employees' Charged with Striking

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 April 1926 · page 2

The case in which ten employees of the Austral Bronze Company, Limited, are charged with having done something in the nature of a strike…

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Committed for Trial Alleged Stealing and Forgery. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 April 1926 · page 5

At the Police Court to-day Daniel Boyle was charged with breaking and entering the residence of George Ireland, at Denman, and stealing…

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Paddington Fire. Police Making Enquiries. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 April 1926 · page 5

A fire broke out early this morning in the shop of Mrs. Paltie, a secondhand dealer in Crown Street, Darlinghust…

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Myswellbrook Police Court. Alleged Robbery and Forgery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 April 1926 · page 2

At the Muswellbrook Police Court on Wednesday, before Messrs. W. V. Parkinson, and T. Eveleigh, Js.P., a man [?]ed Daniel Boyle was charge…

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Motorist Charged with Manslaughter

Singleton Argus · Thursday 8 April 1926 · page 2

David Shaw Anderson, 43, a broker, of Woollahra, appeared at Paddington Court to-day on a charge of manslaughter. It was alleged that…

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Supreme Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 April 1926 · page 4

Information has been received that the Chief Justice the Honourable [?]p Street will preside at the sitting of the Supreme Court, which…

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The Oakleigh Murder Mystery Coming to Light

Singleton Argus · Thursday 8 April 1926 · page 2

Latest reports" from Melbourne state that an extraordinary development has occurred in the Bright murder case. Police claim that they have evidence to…

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Friendly Magistrate Collection in Court

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 April 1926 · page 7

A ragged and half-starved boy appeared before Mr. E. A. May in the Armidale court on Wednesday, charged with a minor offence…

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Retiring on Leave. Chief Stipendiary Magistrate. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 April 1926 · page 5

Mr. Giles Shaw, Chief Stipendiary Magistrate, sat on the bench for the last time to-day prior to retiring on leave…

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Father's Death. Son on Trial for Murder

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 April 1926 · page 2

The trial commenced at the Grafton Supreme Court of Bruce Havelock Strong on a charge of having murdered his father. Alexander Strong…

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The Oakleigh Murder. Mystery Coming to Light

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 April 1926 · page 4

Latest reports from Melbourne state that an extraordinary development has occurred in the Bright murder case. Police claim that they…

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