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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1927

2,770 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 56 of 139

Jewellery Thief. Mistakes Team Men for Police. sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 June 1927 · page 14

A second-hand dealer, named Alexander Henon, of Woollahra, was awakened early this morning by the sounds of breaking glass…

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Hotels and Anzac Day. the Full Court Cash. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 June 1927 · page 5

[?] Association stated today that the case before the Full Court, during the week, when the closing of hotels from 10.30 until…

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Tramways Wage. Decision of Arbitration Court Basic Wage of £4/10/6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 June 1927 · page 8

Judge Beeby delivered judgment the tramways case in the Common wealth Arbitration Court in Melbourne…

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West Maitland Court. Monday, May 30. (Before Mr. M.H. Cleeve, P.m.). Drunkenness and Language)

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 June 1927 · page 14

William Palmer pleaded guilty to being drunk and having used indecent language in a railway carriage at Victoria-street railway station…

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Foreigner Arrested. Alleged Improper Assault. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 June 1927 · page 5

James Beder Nakoff, 44 a carpenter, was arrested and charged with indecently assaulting at Alexandra two females. Accused was brought before…

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Jockey Arrested. Alleged Assault on girl. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 June 1927 · page 5

As a result of information supplied to the police, a well-known jockey was arrested at Darlinghurst yesterday, and charged with a serious offence…

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Motor Car for Police

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 June 1927 · page 4

A motor car in to be supplied for use of the police on the West Maitland station, advice having been received from headquarters to this…

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Alleged Assault

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 7 June 1927 · page 5

Before, Mr. M. H. Cleeve, P.M., at the Cessnock Police Court this morning, Aubrey George Vincent King was charged with assaulting a…

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Illicit Still. Italian Farmer Charged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 June 1927 · page 3

Houry Lucan, farmer and fumigation contractor, one of the best., known members of the large Itallan community in the irrigation areas at…

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Alleged Assault. Remanded at Cessnock. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 June 1927 · page 2

At the police court today. Aubrey George Vincent King was charged with assault upon a female. Sergeant Toohey asked for an adjournment…

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Alleged Indecent Assault (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 June 1927 · page 2

James Nakoff, aged 44, a carpenter, has been arresited and charged with indecently assaulting at Alexandria Lucy Davies and Mary Ann Cameron…

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Raymond Terrace Police Court Friday, May 20th, 1927. (Before Mr. Cleeve, P.M.)

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 7 June 1927 · page 3

A resident falsely pretending that he was a traveller for the purpose of obtaining liquor was fined £5 and 9/6 costs. Defendant…

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Shire Friendly Court

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 7 June 1927 · page 5

Mr. D. Keldie, District Value from the Valuer-General's Department, Sydney, and Mr. W. McNeath, from the office of the Department. were…

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Maliciously Wounding Two Seamen Charged. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 7 June 1927 · page 2

Axalie Peterson and Alexander Waga, two foreign seamen from the Queen Eleanor, were remanded at the Central Police. Court till Thursday on a charge…

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Exciting Chase. Police Patrol Outstripped

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 June 1927 · page 6

After an exciting chase early on Monday morning the officers attached to the Melbourne police night patrol just failed to capture several men…

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Football Riot. Mounted Police Quell Disturbance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 June 1927 · page 2

Football is hardly a sporting game in Melbourne. On Monday the police had to be called shortly after the beginning of…

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Industrial Court Colliery Mechanics Sued for Payment of Union Dues

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 7 June 1927 · page 5

In the Industrial Court, before Mr. M. H. Cleeve, P.M., this morning, the Collery Mechanics' Mutual Procective Association, proceeded against…

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Youthful Criminals. Sentenced at Glen Innes

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 8 June 1927 · page 1

Leslie John Edwards, Donald William London, and Ray Driver were charged at the Glen Innes Quarter Sessions with having broken and entered…

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Actor Fined. Charge of 'Stealing Prom Wardrobe. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 June 1927 · page 5

A man, named Rex. Fuller described as an actor, who takes a minor part in "The Shick," was fined £5 at the police court this morning…

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Kurri Police Court. Wednesday. June 8, 1027. (Before Mr, M. H. Cleeve, P,m. Hawker's Licence Geanted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 June 1927 · page 2

The renewed application of Tofi Sadi, a, young Syrian hawker, for a licence, was granted. The P.M. said that the report of…

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