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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1927

2,770 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 58 of 139

East Maitland Court. Friday, June 10. (Before Mr. M. H. Cleeve, P.M.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 June 1927 · page 4

James Davidson pleaded guilty to a charge of not returning an expired driver's license within the required time. A fine of 5/, with 8/…

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Police Court Case

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 3

At the police court, before Messrs. A. Simmons and J. W. B. Waterhouse, Js.P., Eric Walsh was charged with stealing a coat sweater, and Ernest Samuels with receiving it,…

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Burglary at Maitland

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 10

Burglars accounted for about £300 worth of silk hosiery, rolls Of silk, crope-de-chine, and morocain at Messrs J. H. Chant and Company's, general…

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Nine Months. Sentenced for Shop Lifting

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 9

At the Central Court to-day, Ruth Walsh, 28, a domestic, was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment on a charge of shop lifting. There were…

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Sheep Stealing Charge. Glen Innes Grazier Acquitted

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 9

The jury returned a verdict of not guilty in the case in which William George Gilboy, a well-known grazier, was charged at the quarter sessions…

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Cabdriver Charged. Alleged Manslaughter. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 5

At the Central Police Court to-day, Albert Victor Mainwaring, 33, cab driver, was remanded on a charge of having feloniously slain Bertic…

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Ashfield Murder Death Sentence Commuted

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 4

At a meeting of the State Cabinet consideration was given to the case of Albert Feltham, who was sentenced to death for the murder of…

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Constable's Death Driver of Motor Car Charged

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 9

At the Goulburn Corner's Court, Constable Lawman said that he was in Auburn-street with Constable Owen Rell last Friday night, when the latter…

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Jockey Arrested. Alleged Assault on Girl. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 14

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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Actor Fined. Charge of Stealing From Wardrobe. Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 6

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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Motorist's Story Disbelieved by Police

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 8

Oswald' J. Hunt, a motor proprietor at Wentworth Falls, reported to the police that he was the victim of a robbery, which followed an assault…

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Exciting Chase. Police Patrol Outstripped

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 16

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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Retaliation for Warsaw Murder. Monarchist Prisoners. London. June 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 2

Following the murder of M. Woikoff at Warsaw as briefly stated yesterday, the Soviet has summarily executed 20…

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Police Sergeant Drops Dead (By Telegraph.) Albury

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 8

Robert Shields, a retired sergeant of police, dropped dead at his home yesterday. He was one of the best known orticers in the Riverinn. One of his…

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Women Remain in Court Judge White's Comment

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 8

When a case came on for trial at Newcastle Quarter Sessions on Thursday, Judge White remarked that owing to the nature of the case he considered…

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House Blown Up. Deliberate Act, Police Say, Melbourne

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 5

A two-storied house at the corner of Drysburbg and Haines streets. North Melbourne, was blown up this morning shortly after the…

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Details of Murder. Royalist's Revenge. for Signing Tsar's Death Warrant. London, June 7

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 2

A Warsaw message states that the Soviet Ambassador, M. Wolkoff, went to the railway station to meet M. Rosengoltz, the late Russian Charge…

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Colliery Mechanics Claims for New Award. Case for High Court

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 9

A sitting of the Mechanics Coal Industry (Special) Tribunal was held in Sydney yesterday, with Mr. C. Hibble in the chair. The employees were…

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 9

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

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Imposter Sentenced Three Months Gaol

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 June 1927 · page 3

Charles Smith, alias Charles Gordon Jackson (28) who represented himself as a constable found out to his cost at the Newcastle Police Court…

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