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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1927

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Cessnock Police Court To-day's Sitting (Before Mr. M. H. Cleeve, P.M.)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 4

FAILING TO ATTEND DRILLS . A large batch of military trainees were proceeded against for failing to attend compulsory drills, and were…

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Smashed to Pulp a Brutal Murder

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 3

A particularly revolting murder has occurred at Bowgada, W.A., the body of T. W. Currell, aged 62, a farmer, partly. enclosed in a sack, being found…

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East Maitland Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 4

At the East Maitland police Court to-day, before Mr. Hill, J.P., Jeremiah Francis Linehan, aged 45, was fined £1, in default three days'…

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Daring Burglary. M. Campbell's & Co's. Premises Entered. OVER £300 Worth of Goods Stolen

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 1

Messrs. M. Campbell's and Co's. premises at Muswellbrook were broken into on Sunday night and goods worth between £300 and £400…

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Police Union. Conference in Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 2

The fifth conference of the Queensland Police Union commenced in Brisbane. The agenda paper covers a very wide, field of matters of interest…

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Constable Roughly Handled Women Charged with Inciting. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 2

While Constable Hall was taking two lads to the children's shelter shed, he was set upon by a number of men and youths and roughly handled. Hall…

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Could Not Board Renown. Captain Barred by Police

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 3

Captain Sullivan officer in command of H.M.S. Renown, was barred from going aboard his ship on Saturday by a policeman. The latter…

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Singleton District Court (Before his Honor Judge White.)

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 4

The sitting of the Singleton District Court was commenced on Thursday afternoon, and did not conclude until about 1 p.m. on Saturday…

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Singleton District Court (Before his Honor Judge White.) SHADDOCK v. SMITH

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 April 1927 · page 2

This was a case brought by Alick Whittell Shaddock, farmer, to recover £75 damages from Wallace Smith, motor lorry driver, in respect of an…

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Denman. New Sanitary Depot. Police Horse Competition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 April 1927 · page 3

Correspondence was read at the recent Shire Council meeting relating to the sanitary depot at Denman, from the Board of Health. The shire…

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District Court. Singleton Sitting. Trespass and Debt

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 April 1927 · page 8

His Honor Judge White presided at the April sittings of Singleton District Court. Violet Badior proceeded against…

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Fined for Theft. From Police Station

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 April 1927 · page 4

At the West Maitland Police Court, James William Thompson, 29, on remand, was charged with stealing 10/, the property of the…

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Serious Charge. Alleged Assault with Mattock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 April 1927 · page 6

Robert Chedgey, a middle-aged man, was remanded by Mr. M. H. Cleeve, P.M., at Kurri Kurri Court yesterday till May 18 on a charge…

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Murder Charge. Husband on Trial

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 April 1927 · page 4

In the Melbourne Criminal Court the trial opened of Arthur John Kotsiakes, a fishmonger, on the charge of murdering his wife, Josephine, on…

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Circuit Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 April 1927 · page 4

Mr. Justice Campbell received word at the Maitland Circuit Court to-day that he will be required in Sydney at the Full Court next week…

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Child Abducted. Woman and Husband Charged. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 April 1927 · page 5

At the Glebe Police Court this morning, Evelyn Charlwood was charged with abducting a child Frederick Harris, aged seven months,…

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Cowardly Assault. Three Men for Trial. Forbes Incident. SYDNEY,Thursday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 April 1927 · page 5

Three men, Henry, Reinke, Reginald, Kelly, and Arthur Girdham were committed for trial at the Forbes Police Court on a charge of having…

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Kurri Court. Riotous Behaviour

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 April 1927 · page 2

Mr. M. H. Cleeve, P.M., occupied the bench at the Kurri Kurri Police Court yesterday. RIOTOUS BEHAVIOUR…

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Singleton Police Court Tuesday, April 26th; [Before .Messrs A. Simmons and J. W, B. Waterhouse, Js.P.)

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 April 1927 · page 2

John Clarke was charged with stealing £21 from Cyril Septimus Newman, at the Imperial Hotel, Singleton, on April 21st, and Samuel Albert Edward…

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Slashed with Razor. Man Shockingly Injured. Alleged Assailants Charged. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 April 1927 · page 5

At the Central Police Court to-day, Claude Taylor, 41, wharf labourer, and Ralph Williams, 27, fruit packer, were charged with having maliciously…

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