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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1928

3,187 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 160

Killing of Blacks. Regard for Natives Lives Magistrate Reprimands ' Police

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 9

During the cross-examination of Mounted Constable Murray on Thursday, Mr. O'Kelly, P.M., chairman of the board inquiring into the killing of…

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Alleged Theft of Car

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 3

Alleged to have stolon an essex motor car, No, 141,302, the property of Logan Donald, valued at £270, Ercell Bartho Canina Linton, aged 36…

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Stole Watch. Theft Prom Bedroom

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 13

A man named Harald Collier was fined £20 or two months' Imprisonment at the Newcastle Police Court for stealing a gold wristlet watch…

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Racing Mare Garoubra Charge of Stealing

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 3

Charged with having stolen at Dungog on December 23 the racing marc Garoubra, valued at £300, the property of Ernest Tren, William Russell…

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Drunken Driver. Magistrate Imposes Severe Penalty

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 13

In Central Court, Sydney, Henry Benjamin McNamara, 60, a store-keeper of Wiseman's Ferry, pleaded guilty to driving a motor car at…

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Sydney Solicitor Arrested Charged with Fraud

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 3

Mr T. J. Hurley, a well-known Sydney solicitor, was arrested on Tuesday on a charge of misappropriation. Detectives, who had obtained a…

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Police Officer Welcomed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 3

First-class Sergeant Ireland, who has just taken over the control of Singleton police district, was welcomed at a sitting of the court by…

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Conspiracy Alleged Company Promoters Charged Adelaide Case

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 14

As result of inquiries by the police Into the bona fides of the International Oil and trading company of Australian ltd. Jan Rosting…

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Bound Over. Jockey Charged at Binnaway Binnaway

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 5

Leonard Kennedy. 23, a loading Muswellbrook jockey, who placed guilty to-day to a charge of having stolen six half-severeigns and one…

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"Whole Matter a Mistake " a Solicitor Charged. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 2

At the Central Police Court to-day, Thomas Joseph Hurley, aged 51, a solicitor, was charged with having received £403/12/- under authority upon…

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Rydalmere Tragedy Inmate Committed on Murder Charge

Singleton Argus · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 2

The Parramatta Coroner on Tuesday held an inquest into the death of Cecil Norman Crouch, aged 38, an inmate at the Rydalmere Asylum, who was found…

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Boonjie Murder Alleged Confession. Will Deny Nothing

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 11

In the Police Court at Thursday Island, James Maurice Kelly was remanded to Cairns on a charged of having wilfully murdered…

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Secretary Charged. Teachers Federation's Loss. Big Sum Involved. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 5

At the Central, Court to-day, Trevor Mervyn Doyle, 46, whose occupation was given as a secretary was remanded on four charges…

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Melbourne Shooting. Charge of Attempted Murder Melbourne

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 1

Roy Bruhn, 24, who was arrested on a charge of vagrancy, after the shooting of Mona Ryan at Fitzroy on Monday last, was charged to-day with…

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Cardiff Murder. Agitation for Reprieve. London, Jan. 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 5

In a dramatic last minute effort to secure a commutation of the death sentence on Rowlands and Driscoll, nine members of the jury signed a…

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Murder Mystery Failure to Identify. London. Jan. 21

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 2

The Southampton police located William Frank Thomas, whom they wanted to interview in connection with the murder of Vivian Messister,…

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Conspiracy Alleged. Man and Woman Charged. Werris Cheek Case. Sydney. Monday."

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 14

Roy Anderson, or Lionel .Martlet, 42 a traveller, and Eugean spalding 21, a saleswoman. were charged at the central Court with having at…

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Revolver Threat Young Men Charged. Life Preserver and Knuckle Dusters Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 14

Alleged to have threatened a boy with , an automatic revolver, at a Bankstown side-show on Saturday, two young men have been charged…

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Thrilling Adventure. Police Chase After Two Men

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 2

Two Albury constables had a thrilling adventure in effecting the arrest of two men who were suspected of having stolen a motor car, the…

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Question for Court London, jan. 17

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Thursday 26 January 1928 · page 12

The question of the legality of General Booths deposition will evidently be re-fought in the law courts. it is learned from a semi-Official…

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