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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1928

3,187 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 18 of 160

Kelly Before the Court

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1928 · page 13

Kelly was brought before Mr. D. W. Reed P.M., at the West Maitland Police Court on Monday. He was first charged with having maliciously…

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Two Years' Gaol Demanded Money with Menaces. Attempt to Victimise Woman

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1928 · page 2

At the Sydney Quarter Sessions, No. 2 Court, before Judge Curlewis, Erik Rasmussen, 21, a Dane, and George Spiegelglas, 21, an Austrian, were…

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Murder in the Islands Manager and Wife. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 February 1928 · page 6

A message from Suva states that the manager and his wife were murdered on the Colonial Sugar Refining Company's estate at Vunicamalea, near…

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Goat Races. Great Crowd in Sydney. Police Take Names

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1928 · page 14

Coo-oe City carnival, which was opened at the Sydney Sports Ground on Saturday, attracted about 60,000 Spectators, the largest night crowd…

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Four Killed. Police Hunt for Criminal. London, Feb. 3

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1928 · page 12

A message from Bertin states that a desperado named Hein, after long eluding a thousand searchers, including police and soldiers, was arrested…

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Sydney Fire. Police Making Inquiries, Stock Insured for £l9,000

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1928 · page 11

The police are inquiring into the circumstances of an outbreak of the late on 2nd inst at the premises, in Liverpool—street, City, of Elias White,…

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Car Licenses Preventing Loss of Revenue. Police Commissioner's Proposal. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1928 · page 16

The Chief Secretary, Mr. Bruntnell, is considering a proposal put before him by the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Mitchell, that all…

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World Court. Resolution in U.S.A. Senate. Washington, Feb. 6

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1928 · page 2

A resolution, suggesting that President Coolidge should reopen negotiations. for united states membership of the world court was…

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West Maitland Court. Monday. February 6. (Before Mr. D. W. Reed, P.m.). Offensive Behaviour

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 February 1928 · page 14

Barry Melville, 18, pleaded guilty to having behaved in an offensive manner on the Great Northern Road, Rutherford, on January 17…

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Police Want Driver

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 February 1928 · page 3

Police are searching for tho driver of the car which knocked down and fatally injured Frederick Stanley Radcliffe, a plumber, of South…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 February 1928 · page 4

The license of the Chelmsford Hotel, Kurri Kurri, was transferred by Mr. D. W. Reed, P.M., at the Maitland Licensing Court this…

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Police Protection at Weston

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 February 1928 · page 4

The desire of the progress association thai additional police protection be provided at Wooton was brought before the Chief Secretary…

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St. Cuthbert's Extraordinary Scenes. Police Guard Church Take Names of Service Interrupters. London, Feb. 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 February 1928 · page 5

"The demonstrations at St. Cuthbert's. Church, Darwen, Lancashire, culminated in an extraordinary scene yesterday…

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Two Years' Gaol for "International Police"

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 4

Judge Curlcwis' court at Darlinghurst on Friday, could have been styled a modern tower of Babel. In the dock was a Dane, -Erik…

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Sent to Gaol. for Assaulting Police. Threatened to Shoot. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 8

"He said, 'If you don't come, I'll shoot you. dead!' He then struck me and knocker me out." Eileen Ward, who proceeded…

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Dungog Police Court (Before S.N.Dark, Esq., J.P.)

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 2

At the Dungog Police Court on Friday last George Moffitt and Brian Bennett were charged with unlawfully using a motor car on 4th…

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Drunken Motorists. Magistrate Replies to Criticism

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 6

"I would like to see statistics to find out whether offences of this kind are increasing or decreasing," said Mr. McMahon, S.M., when…

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Essex Murder Accused Before Court Case For Prosecution. Important Find of Bullets. London, Feb. 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 5

The dramatic story of the arrest of Kennedy and Browne on a charge of murdering, Constable Gutteridge on the Essex…

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Small Debts Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 4

In the Small Debts Court at West Maitland, before Mr. D. W. Reed, P.M., verdicts were awarded as follow:-McDonald Bros., £3/12/6…

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Three Years' Gaol. Bigamy and Serious Offence. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 5

At the Parramatte Quarter Sessions, Harcourt John William Roy Phipps, 23, pleaded guilty to a charge of bigamy and a serious offence against a…

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