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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1929

2,983 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 34 of 150

West Maitland Court Monday. March 18. (Before Mr. D. W. Reed, P.m.) Drunk and Disorderly

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 March 1929 · page 8

Thomas Mailer, 40, pleaded guilty to charges of being drunk and disorderly, and with having used indecent language on the West Maitland…

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Jockey's Death. Father Arrested. Charged with Murder

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 19 March 1929 · page 3

Edward Ellis, 18, a well-known, apprentice jockey, met his death under remarkable circumstances at Kensington, Sydney, on Friday night…

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Bankr[?] Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 March 1929 · page 4

Charles Robinson, wood ana coal merchant, was examined in the West Maitland Bankruptcy Court on Monday afternoon, before the District…

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Murder Recalled Young Man's Death From Poisoning

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 March 1929 · page 3

The body of a young man found on the Rockery, St. Kilda, on Friday, has been identified as Herbert Neal, 24 a shop assistant, of Adelaide…

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Vicious Assault on Timber Worker. Charge of Inciting. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 March 1929 · page 5

At the Central Court to-day, Charles Hopner, 26, a saw-doctor, was charged in connection with an assault on a timber worker, James…

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Alleged Murder. Death of Mrs. Clark Husband on Trial

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 March 1929 · page 2

The trial was continue at the Central Criminal Court, Sydney, of Alister Jenner Clark, 24 years of ago, who is charged with the…

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Two-Up Players in Trouble School Raided by Sergeant Toohey and Constable Booth. a Number of Men Fined at Cessnock Court

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 19 March 1929 · page 5

Before Mr. D. W. Reed, P.M., at the Cessnock Police Court this morning, James Fraser, Lyall Davis, Basil Hodges, William Whyburn…

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Abduction Married Man Charged

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 March 1929 · page 3

When the Aorangi left Sydney on her last voyage to Vancouver Detectives Royal and Camptfell anxiously scanned the faces of everyone who…

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Alleged Assault Case From Hexham

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 March 1929 · page 5

Michael McDermott, pleaded not guilty at Maitland Sessions to-day, on a charge of assaulting Ena Eileen Waters, and did then beat and…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing. Case From Wollombi

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 March 1929 · page 4

At the Maitland Quarter Sessions on Tuesday, Richard Benjamin Harris pleaded not guilty to a charge that on some day during the month…

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Murder and Suicide Coroner's Finding. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 March 1929 · page 2

At the inquest concerning the death of Elizabeth Selsby, who Was shot at North Sydney by Albert M'Naughton, the coroner returned a verdict that, the…

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Attempted Murder. Charge Against Husband. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 March 1929 · page 5

Joseph Depena. 30, a labourer, was present in the Redfern Court to-day, waiting for a case to commence, in which he was charged with having…

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Dominion Judges the International Court. Geneva, March 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 March 1929 · page 5

The Committee of Jurists has not reached an agreement on Sir Cecil Hurst's suggestion that dominion judges are entitled to sit in the…

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Alister Clark Sentenced to Death. Dramatic Scene in Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 March 1929 · page 4

There was a dramatic scene in the Criminal Court, Sydney, last evening, when, after a retirement of nearly four hours, the jury announced its verdict…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 March 1929 · page 6

At the Maitland quarter sessions, before his Honor, Judge White, the hearing was continued in the case against Richard Benjamin Harris,…

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Police Court Cases at Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 March 1929 · page 2

Mr. W. D. Roed, P.M., occup[?] the Bench at the Kurri Kurri Police Court on Wednesday. Alfred Phillips and Walter Birchan…

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Alleged Assault Case From Hexham

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 March 1929 · page 6

At the Maitland Quarter Sessions on Wednesday before his Honor Judge White, Michael McDermott was charged that on December 22,…

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Girl Assaulted. Coloured Man Charged. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 March 1929 · page 7

At Redfern Court to-day, a coloured man, Eric Francis, 21, a labourer, was charged with having unlawfully assaulted a girl at Redfern…

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Clark to Appeal. Against Conviction for Murder. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 March 1929 · page 7

Alister Clark, Who was sentenced to death for the murder of his wife, states that he intends to appeal. Clark's last words to his escort…

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Threat to Shoot Assault on Young Woman. Parents To The Rescue SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 March 1929 · page 7

A young man who stated that he recently arrived from New Zealand, was arrested by the police about midnight and charged with assaulting…

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