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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1927

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Solicitor's Appeal. Dismissed by Full Court. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 August 1927 · page 5

The Full Court to-day dismissed an appeal by Harry Waldemar Baum, solicitor, against his conviction and sentence of three years' gaol on two…

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West Maitland Court (Before Mr. M. H. Cleeve, P.m.) Did Not Pay for Accommodation

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 12 August 1927 · page 4

Robert Louis Irvine pleaded guilty to having failed to pay for accommodation at the Grand Central Hotel…

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Murder Mystery. Daniel Condon's Assailment. Police Obtain Important. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 August 1927 · page 5

The police to-day secured a statement from a man, which, it is stated, will have an important bearing on the mystery surrounding the murder…

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Pocket Pickers. Sentenced to Twelve Months

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 August 1927 · page 9

Sentences of twelve months imprisonment were imposed on Arthur Reid, 31, and Williams Adams, 43, at Redfern Court on a charge of stealing…

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The Police

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 August 1927 · page 4

Mounted Constable E. C. Bakes has been transferred from Gosford to Singleton, changing places with Mounted Constable (first-class) S. Jones, who…

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Police Transfer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 August 1927 · page 6

Mounted-constable E.C. Bakes has been transferred from Gosford to Singleton, changing places with Mounted-constable (First-class) S…

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Fired at Doctor. Four Men Charged

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 August 1927 · page 6

Dr. A. W. Bretherton, of St. Kilda (Vic.), has reported to the police that a shot was fired at him through his garage door on Saturday night…

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Jewellery Stolen. Man with Housebreaking Implements Charged

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 August 1927 · page 14

Awakened by a noise in an unstair bedroom at his home at Darling Point on Sunday morning. William Chard made investigations, and found…

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Singleton Police Court Friday, August 12th. (Before Mr M. H. Cleeve, P.M.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 August 1927 · page 4

The police proceeded against Benjamin Williams Ellis, for being found on licensed-premises, the Albion Hotel, after hours bn July 12th. He was…

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Secretary Charged. Huge Deficiency Alleged. Starr Bowkett Money

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 August 1927 · page 5

Albert Henry Tildesley, aged 47 years, a secretary, appeared before Mr. Camphin, S.M., at the Water Police Court, charged with having on…

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Alleged Theft and Forgery Charges Against Ex-secre Tary

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 August 1927 · page 4

The hearing of the case in which Albert Tiklesley, aged 47, formerly secretary of the Balmain and Rozelle StarrBowkett Society, is charged with…

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Heavy Court List

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 August 1927 · page 4

Fifty-six cases are listed for hearing at the Kurri Kurri Police Court next Wednesday. Euchre players have 32 chances,…

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Three Months' Gaol. Fatal End of a Joy Ride

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 August 1927 · page 11

Two men named Stacey and Harper were sentenced at Wellington, N.Z., to three months' each on a charge of converting a motor car to…

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Murder in Sydney Money-lender Done to Death

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 August 1927 · page 4

Daniel Condon, aged 47, money-lender, of 71A Pitt-street, Sydney, was battered to death in his office on Thursday afternoon…

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Police Association. The Maitland Branch. Annual Social

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 August 1927 · page 11

The annual social of the Maitland branch of the Police Association of New South Wales was held in St. Paul's Parish Hall on 4th inst. The…

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Alleged Slander Defendant Apologises in Court. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 August 1927 · page 4

In the District Court to-day, Charles Thompson Trickett, Chief Health Inspector of North Sydney Council, claimed £400 from Alderman Ernest…

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Condemned Communists. Strikes and a Riot. Elaborate Police Precautions. New York, Aug. 9

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 August 1927 · page 2

Sacco and Vanzetti have been denied a stay of execution by the Superior Court of Massachusetts. It is claimed that 145,000 workers…

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Court Circular. for Duke and Duchess of York. London, August 5

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 August 1927 · page 13

When the Duke and Duchess of York return to London they will be allowed to issue their own Court Circular instead of having their move…

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West Maitland Court. Monday, August 8. (Before .Mr. M. H. Cleeve, P.m.). Did Not Pay for Accommodation

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 August 1927 · page 14

Robert Louts Irvine pleaded guilty to having failed to pay for accommodation at the Grand Central Hotel. The Magistrate said he had no…

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Concert at the Gaol

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 August 1927 · page 4

Members of the Maitland Male Voice Party visited the Maitland Gaol on Sunday afternoon, and gave a concert to the inmates. The party, for…

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