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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1927

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Sent for Trial. Alleged Stealing of Motor Car. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 July 1927 · page 7

Robert Whlttakcr, S5, was com-mitted for trial at the Koearali polices I court on a charcc of having stolen | a. motor car at Balhurst. Tho enr v/na the property of a local | clergyman. Joseph Otto IjCwIb, 24, did not ap-pear to answer to a similar charac, I and the Magistrate ordered that his | ball be forfeited…

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Accused Before Court

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 July 1927 · page 3

At the Central Court to-day, Harry Coates, 44, described an a labourer, was charged with having wounded John Willoushby, with intent to…

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Police Force. Increased Pay Wanted

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 July 1927 · page 9

A request was made on behalf of the Police Association to the Chief Secretary (Mr. Gosling) for an increase in the pay of members of the…

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Lion Tamer Sentenced Aftermath of Sensational Incident. (By Cable.) London, Thursday Right

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 July 1927 · page 6

In Rome a sentence of six months imprisonment was passed on a lion tamer named Sehneider. This closes a sensational incident, which occurred…

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Innisfail Murder. Assailant Still at Large. Brisbane

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 July 1927 · page 1

The police have not yet succeeded in running to earth the murderer of Jack Hynes, at innisrail…

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Girl Assaulted. Police Make an Arrest. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 July 1927 · page 5

A girl, residing at Gordon, informed the police that when near her home late last night, a man caught hold of her, dragged her to a vacant…

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In Divorce. District Court Petitions. Cameron v. CAMERON

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 July 1927 · page 9

At the Maitland District Court on the 30th ult. before his Honor, Judge White, Kate Isabella Cameron, of Krunkerville, petitioned…

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Federal Arbitration Court Heavily Congested. Two Years 'Arrears

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 July 1927 · page 7

The apparent inability of the Federal Arbitration Court to deal quickly with all the applications that come before it is being investigated…

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Serajevo. Murder That Led to Great War. Story of Assassin's Life. LONDON, July 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 July 1927 · page 7

The "Daily Express" publishes an astonishing human document, which reveals the life and death or Gavrilo Princip, who murdered the…

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Police Sergeant Attacked in Hospital with Fractured Skull. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 July 1927 · page 7

Sergt. Small, who was attacked in a hole in the wall of a cafe near the Central Station shortly after midnight, when he expostulated witli a man who…

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Assault at Cessnock. Police Make Arrest. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 July 1927 · page 5

That he was knocked unconscious and robbed of money and belongings totalling £12/10/ near Aberdare Co-opertaive Butchery last night,…

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West Maitland Court Monday, July 11. (Before Mr. M. H. Cleeve, P.m.) on Licensed Premises

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 July 1927 · page 4

Sidney McGregor was fined 10/ for being drunk and £1 for being found on the Royal Hotel premises at 2 a.m. yesterday…

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Police Court Cases

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 12 July 1927 · page 5

At the Muswellbrook Police Court to-day P. Scord was proceeded against by the Municipal Council for allowing his yard to bo in a condition not to the…

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Neath Burglary The Irresponsive Safe

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 12 July 1927 · page 4

Some time between the departure of the 11.30 Cessnock-Maitland train on Saturday night, the door and the window of Neath Railway Station…

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Justices. Disagree with Magistrate

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 12 July 1927 · page 4

Three justices of the peace, Messrs. F. W. Spieer, M.L.C., J. E. Mullins, and W. A. Howell, occupied seats on the Bench with the police magistrate…

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Alleged Theft of Car Man Arrested

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 July 1927 · page 2

A young man, who, it is alleged, stole a car from Ashfield on Saturday night, was arrested on Sunday at Bathurst. The police state that the man, who…

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Queensland Strike More Police Sent

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 July 1927 · page 4

At South Johnstone (Q.) the position is quiet. Up to the present there has been a poor response to the proclamation ordering the surrender of…

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Murder Inquest. Tamwobth Tragedy. Coroner's Verdict. Tamworth

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 12 July 1927 · page 2

The inquest on the death of Frederick William Thorley, who was found murdered under a small footbridge, in Anzac Park, Tamworth, on June 26, was…

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Tamworth Murder Inquest Opens. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 July 1927 · page 2

The inquest concerning the death of William Thorley, who was murdered and robbed while on his way home from a Tamworth gambling school, was begun…

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Cessnock Police Court To-day's Sitting (Before Mr. M.H. Cleeve, P.m.) Hiding Motor Bike Without License

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 12 July 1927 · page 5

For riding a motor-bicycle without a license, James Trewella was fined £2, plus 8/- costs, in default 7 days. In connection with this matter,…

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