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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1929

2,983 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 38 of 150

Eighteen Months Imprisonment. Kurri Kurri Man Sentenced

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 28 March 1929 · page 6

Ernest Fenwick, who was charged before Judge White and jury at the Maitland Quarter Sessions, last week for having committed a serious…

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Riot Sequel Seven Men Charged. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 March 1929 · page 7

There was a sequel to-day in connection with last night's rict, when seven men were charged with rictous conduct at the Central Police Court…

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District Court

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 28 March 1929 · page 1

The next sitting of the District Court at Muswellbrook will be held on Tuesday, 9th April…

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Alleged Assault. Claim for £100. Case From Dungog

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 March 1929 · page 5

I the Maitland District Court before his Honor, Judge White, a claim of £190 was brought by Edward Mason, of Dungog, against Carl Berry, of…

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Alleged Confession. Double Murder Planned. Extraordinary Evidence

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 March 1929 · page 8

Extraordinary evidence was given in the Dumbleyung (W.A.) Police Court, when the police produced a statement that Harry Robert Putt,…

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Horse Trainers in Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 March 1929 · page 6

On a charge of having used Insulting words to Thomas Patrick O'Keeffe, Daniel Thomas McCarthy was fined 10/, court costs 8/, and professional…

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Alleged Suicide Attempt. Middle-aged Man Before Court

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 28 March 1929 · page 1

Before Mr. G. Wheeler, at Cessnock Police Court yesterday morning, a middle-aged man named James Gregory was charged with having…

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Short-lived Adventure Four Men and a Car Said They Came From Cessnock Now in Grafton Gaol

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 28 March 1929 · page 9

According to their own story four young men left Cessnock about March 8 in a Cleveland car, intent upon going to Queensland to look…

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Again a Woman Barker Faints in Court. After Committal. London, March 27

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 March 1929 · page 10

The "Barker" woman, who posed as all army captain for years, has been commited for trial on a perjury charge. Hall was allowed…

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Bullahdealh Police Court Doctor Committed for Trial

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 29 March 1929 · page 2

Public interest was aroused in Bullahdelah on Wednesday when the well-known medical practitioner. Dr. Hereward Leighton Kesteven (48)…

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Maitland Court MASON v. BERRY

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 29 March 1929 · page 2

A case of great local interest was heard at Maitland on Wednesday, when Mr. Mason sought £100 damages from Mr. Carl Berry with…

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Men Before Court Cases Adjourned. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 29 March 1929 · page 6

There was a sequel to-day in connection with last night's riot, when seven men were charged with riotous conduct at the Central Police Court…

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Case From Dungog Alleged Breach of Warranty. at Maitland District Court

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 29 March 1929 · page 2

Alleging a breach of warranty, William Spiers claimed £150 from in Herbert Wilson. Mr. W. J. Shepphard, instructed by Messrs. Elliott…

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Masqueraded As Man Captain Barker Committed for Trial. Faints in Court. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) London

Singleton Argus · Friday 29 March 1929 · page 6

"Captain" Barker, the woman who posed for years as an army officer, was committed for trial for per jury. Bail was allowed…

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Nine Years' Gaol Canadian Member Sentenced, Ottawa, March 22

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1929 · page 12

Louis M. Augur, the member of Parliament for Prescott, Onatario, was sentenced on Friday to nine years in the penitentiary for a grave offence on…

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Sordid Crime the Erica Murder. Alleged Confession Read in Court

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1929 · page 9

At the Inquest at Moe (Vic.) Into the death of David Wilson, an invalid pensioner, at Erica, on March 12, it was alleged that Anne…

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After Seven Years. Arrested for Stealing

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1929 · page 11

At the Supreme Court. Brisbane Victor Douglas Fraser pleaded guilty to four charges of stealing, and one of false pretences…

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Sheep Stealing Whole Flocks Disappears in New Zealand

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1929 · page 7

Reports of systematic sheep stealing from Ashburton County, N.Z., last week have been fully confirmed by experiences of South Canterbury…

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Alleged Robbery. Gipsy FoRTUNE Teller Charged

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1929 · page 13

A Gipsy fortune-teller is alleged to have robbed a bank teller of £120, at Tanunda, South Australia. She prevailed upon him to place…

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Alleged Assault Young Man on Trial. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1929 · page 5

At the Central Criminal Court today, Arthur Semple, 19, and Lesile Giles, 20, were charged with having committed a capital assault on a…

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