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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1927

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Poison in Butter. Woman's Lucky Escape. Youth Charged

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 March 1927 · page 14

Late on Saturday afternoon a boy was arested at Krambach on a charge of poisoning. On Wednesday Mr. and Mrs. J. E…

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Kalgoorlie Murder. Claim for Reward Fails

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 March 1927 · page 3

In the Supreme Court (W.A.), the Chief Justice (Sir Robert McMillan) dismissed Evan Clarke's claim for £1000 reward offered by the…

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Police Sergeant on Holidays

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 March 1927 · page 8

Sergeant Doran, who was recently appointed to the charge of Singleton police district, left early in the week on a holiday trip to Tasmania…

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Alleged Assault Young Man Arrested. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 March 1927 · page 4

The Burwood police effected the arrest this morning of a young man, who Is alleged to have dragged girl into a park and attempted to ussault her…

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Serious Assault. Young Girl Carried Away. Gagged in Scrub

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 March 1927 · page 14

A young girl was seriously assaulted and left lying in the scrub near Canley Vale railway station, gagged with a handkerchief, late on…

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Death Sentence. Assault on Imbecile. Cessnock Case. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 March 1927 · page 14

Sentence of death was passed on James McBurnie, 18, at the Criminal Court to-day, when he way found giulty of a capital assault on a…

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Public Tennis Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 March 1927 · page 6

A meeting in connection with the public tennis court movement at Morpeth, was held in the Morpeth School of Arts, There was a good…

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LOCAL & GENERAL Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 March 1927 · page 6

The quarterly licensing court for the district of Maitland, will be held at the Courthouse, West Maitland, on April 11, at 10 a.m…

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Murder Trial Death of a Boy. Cook Arraigned. SYDNEY

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 March 1927 · page 4

Peirre Atrien Mousset, 54, a cook, at the Randwick Military Hospital, was placed on trial at the Central Criminal Court to-day for the…

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Incurable Patients. Should Sufferings Be Ended? Doctor's Murder Causes Controversy. Paris, March 10

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 March 1927 · page 13

A controversy has arisen through out France as to whether doctors should be permitted to end the sufferings of incurable patients. This is…

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Not Grave Danger. Motor Racing Along Roads. Police Reports to Minister. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 March 1927 · page 16

In the Legislative Assembly, the Chief Secretary said that reports from the police stated that there was not a grave danger as a result of…

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Small Debts Court Friday, 18th MARCH. (Before Mr D. W. Reed, P.M.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 March 1927 · page 4

William J. Dickinson was plaintiff in a case in which he sought to recover from W. D. Maxwell the sum of £7 4/4, owing for bread delivered. The…

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Police Court Cases

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 March 1927 · page 2

At Gloucester Police Court on Monday, Keith Worthing was fined 10/, and 8/ costs, for being on licensed premises…

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Alleged Assault. Sensation on Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 March 1927 · page 6

Some time after the Albury mail train had left Junee for Cootamundra the alarm button warned the guard that something was amiss, and the…

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Police Inspector

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 March 1927 · page 4

Inspector Scannell, of West Maitland, will commence extended leave on Saturday, prior to his retirement from the New South wales Police,…

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Alleged Assault. Young Woman Attacked on Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 March 1927 · page 2

A sensation was caused on the Sydney mall, on Saturday while the train was speeding between Nyngan and Dubbo,…

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Wireless Set. Two Men Charged. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 March 1927 · page 4

At the police court this morning, Edward Kelly, 28, described as a bootmaker, and Lancelot Hewitt, 42, a clerk, were charged with having…

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Motorists Charged. Death of a Boy. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 March 1927 · page 5

Otto Rehland, 37, a labourer, appeared at the Redfern Court to-day on a charge of having feloniously slain James McCarthy, aged 7…

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Cricket. Interstate Police Match

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 March 1927 · page 5

The annual match between the New South Wales and Victorian police was played on the South Melbourne Cricket Ground and won by the…

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Alleged Assault

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 22 March 1927 · page 2

The police are investigating a report made in connection with an alleged as sault which is stated to have taken place in Sydney-street on Saturday…

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