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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1927

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Bloodstained Apron Doctor's Evidence in Adelaide Murder

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 January 1927 · page 16

The Coroner's inquiry into the leath of James Flanagan who was found with his head battered in the boot factory of D. and W Murray,…

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Motorist Attacks. Brutal Assault by Two Men Search for Assailants

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 January 1927 · page 13

Two young men approached Harold Powter, a motor driver, at Parkes, on Saturday afternoon, stating that their cur had broken down…

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Resisted Police. Fined at Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 January 1927 · page 6

At the Cossnock Police Court before Mr. M. H. Cleove, P.M., Alexander Chalmers was fined £4. or one month, for resisting Senior…

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Offence Against Marriage Act Three Persons Charged. Committed for Trial

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 January 1927 · page 4

The Singleton Police Court was well filled yesterday, when the hearing of the casesb against Harold Barton and Ashley Clyde Williams for…

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Murder and Suicide Death of Doctor and Mother

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 January 1927 · page 14

The City Coroner (Mr. H. F. W. Fletcher) held an inquiry concerning the deaths of Dr. John Marie Anthony Paling, aged 30 years, and his…

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Verdict of Murder. Joan Smith's Death. Inquest Concluded

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 January 1927 · page 3

A large crowd thronged the Court House at Broken Hill when the inquest into the death of Joan Smith was resumed by the Coroner, Mr. R…

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Liquor at Canberra Seized by Police

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 January 1927 · page 11

The police at Canberra s seined two cases of whisky; four of wines and nine of ale and arrested a man who was charged with having sold…

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Bank Robbery. Accused Before Court

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 January 1927 · page 11

Henry Collins appeared before the court at Toowoomba in connection with the bank robbery at the Queensland National Bank, in Brisbane, on…

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Trouble with Miners Threat to Eject Police

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 January 1927 · page 15

Trouble is being experienced at Marranboy, in the Northern Territory, caused by the police seizing liquor from the miners at Christmas…

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Fair Rents Court. the Year's Operations

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 January 1927 · page 9

The operations of the Fair Rents Court for last year were made available yesterday by the Minister for Justice. They show that 1831…

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No Evidence. Brauner Again Before Court

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 January 1927 · page 11

Having been remanded on five previous occasions on a charge of having assaulted a young woman with intent to commit a criminal offence, William…

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Woman's Death. Police Make Little Headway. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 January 1927 · page 5

Police have not made much headway in inquiries concerning Eileen Clarke. They have interviewed several men with whom the girl had been…

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Police Raid. Bellbird Two-up School. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 January 1927 · page 16

The police raid on a two-up school near Bellbird, on December 12 last, had its sequel at the Cessnock Police Court to-day, when twelve men…

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Newspaper Tax Testing Its Legality. Application Referred to Full Court

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 January 1927 · page 9

The legal battle between the Sydney newspapers and the Lang Government to test the legality of the newspaper tax, commenced in…

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West Maitland Court. Monday, January 10. (Before Mr. M. H. Cleeve, P.m.). Riotous Behaviour

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 January 1927 · page 13

Abe Abrahams and Charles Evens were each fined £1/10/, with 8/ costs, for having behaved in a riotous manner…

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Alleged Assault. Armed Man Charged. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 January 1927 · page 5

At the Central Police Court to-day, Jotseph Patrick Cook, 40, labourer, was charged with having assaulted Kathleen Townsend while armed with…

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Children's Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 17 January 1927 · page 4

Two boys, aged 17 years, were brought before the Children's Court at West Maitland to-day on a charge of having embezzled 10/ and 7/, the…

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Dungog Police Court Alleged Staling. Accused Acquitted. (Continued from last issue.)

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 18 January 1927 · page 4

Estelle Elizabeth Anderson, barmaid, at the Bank Hotel, now residing at Mrs Rose's Dungog, deposed that she was serving in the bar on…

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Incendiarism Printer Charged (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 18 January 1927 · page 3

Edwin Laffin, aged 21, a printer, appeared before the Central court to-day, on a charge of having maliciously [?] fire to the shop of which was in…

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Court Catches

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 18 January 1927 · page 2

At the local Police Court on Wednesday, there were some humorous interludes. Solicitor (to witness from…

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