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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1928

3,187 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 30 of 160

Bankruptcy Court. Affairs of [?] W. Thuell

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 8

In the Bankruptcy Court on Tuesday George William T[?] laborer, of Ellalong, was examined before the District Registrar (Mr. D. W. Reed)…

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Struck Off Roll, Defaulting Solicitors. Full Court's Decision, . SYDNEY. Friday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 5

Tho Full Court to-day decided to strike oft the roll of solicitors the names of Harold Prescott Harriott, and James Francis Thomas, There…

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Students' Riot Wild Scenes in Cairo Many Persons Injured. Police Stoned. Cairo, March 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 5

Serious student riots resulted In 30 being injured- also eight police, whom 1500 striking students stoned from the Wafd…

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"You Dago Go Home" Man Fined for Insulting Words. Kurri Kurri Court Case

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 10

You.— Dago, go home from this country; this country belong to while people," was the words alleged by Hannah Sadi at Kurri…

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East Maitland Court. Friday, March 9. (Before Mr, D. W. Rood, P.M.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 4

Alan Lyall Guy wan charged with driving a motor lorry without n roar number plate. A fina of 15/, with 8/ costs, in refault three days' hard…

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Supreme Court (Before Judge Curlewis.) Crown Prosecutor, Mr. Neil McTague Alleged False Pretences

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 2

Albert Herbert Thompson, 55, company promoter, was charged with having received two cheques for the payment in the aggregate of £1400,…

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Police Court. Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 March 1928 · page 7

Mr. D, W, Reed, P.M., presided at the regular silting of Singleton Police Court. Thomas Henry Andrews, aged 21,…

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Accountant Charged. Alleged Embezzlement

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 March 1928 · page 5

Septimus Claude Holmes, aged 52 years, an accountant, appeared at the Central public Court, Sydney, charged with having fraudulently…

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London Murder. Accused Before Court. Alleged Statement Read. London, March 2

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 March 1928 · page 12

At the reappearance of the bookmaker's clerk, Frederick Stewart, who was arrested on the charge of murdering Alfred Webb, in a…

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Company Promoter Three Years' Gaol

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 March 1928 · page 4

The case in which Albert Herbert Thompson, aged 55, described as a company promoter, was charged at the Darlinghurst Sessions with having…

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Valueless Shares. Sentenced to Three Years

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 March 1928 · page 5

The case in which Albert Herbert Thompson, aged 66, described as a company promoter, was church at the Darlinghurst Sessions with…

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Stole £200. Bookmaker Sentenced to Three Years

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 March 1928 · page 4

Murice Carlairs (40), a bookmaker, was charged before Judge Soholes at the Darlilnghurst Sessions with stealing £200, the property of Eva" Spry…

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Kurri Police Court. Wednesday; March 7. (Before Mr. Reed P. M.)

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 March 1928 · page 1

Rees Williams was charged with having used insulting language to Mrs,. Nazi Sadi, an assyrian, on February. 20, he pleaded not guilty…

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Warders Exonerated. Alleged Assault at Long Bat

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 March 1928 · page 9

It is understood that the Inquiry fit, Long Bay established that the prisoner Joseph Denmead was not assaulted by warders but that as…

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Infant's Death. Verdict of Murder

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 March 1928 · page 5

An Inquest concerning the death of a Newly—born baby, which was found in a rubbish tip at National Park, Newcastle, on February 3,…

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Double Murder. Finger Prints Discovered

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 March 1928 · page 3

Finger-print evidence will be used by the Crown in the trial of George Eric Gordon, charged with the murder of Mr. and Mrs. Clements, at…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 March 1928 · page 7

At a Bitting of Singleton Licensing Court, William Balley was granted an auctioneer's general license, Donald Smith a district, auctioneer's license,…

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Kurri Police Court. Before Mr. D. W. Reed, P. M. Wednesday, March 7

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 March 1928 · page 5

At the Kuiri Kurri Police Court Richard Bailey was fined £1, with 8/ costs, for having had a kangaroo skin in his possession…

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Indian Tortured. Forced to Execute Valuable Security. Assailants Sentenced

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 March 1928 · page 6

Charges against Boota Barba, Jan Mahomed, and Marguerita Louise Mahomed of having robbed Budda Deen with violence, of having induced…

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Wireless Set. Discovered in Pentridge Gaol. Smuggled Whisky

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 March 1928 · page 3

The officials at Pentridge gaol have for name time pant been suspicious, that the warders have been (insisting prisoners to communicate…

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