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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1929

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Singleton Police Court Thursday, May 2nd. (Before Messrs A. Simmons and J. W. B. Waterhouse, Js.P.) Tealing Bicycles

Singleton Argus · Friday 3 May 1929 · page 6

Reginald John Thomas Hancock, aged 26, alias James; Mitchell, was charged with stealing on 28th April a bicycle, the property of Ernest Dunn, valued at…

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Alleged Uncouth Treatment by Police Officer Complaint to Council by Men Receiving Dole "Sergeant Toohey is Treating These Men in a Scandalous Manner."

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 May 1929 · page 7

That the officer-in-charge of Cessnock Police Station had been treating applicants for the relief dole in an uncouth and callous manner, was the complaint made by a deputation which waited on the Mayor and Aldermen last night and voiced a strong protest on behalf of the…

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Case at Police Court

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 9

At the North Sydney Police Court, Cecil Killingsworth, clerk, Philip O'Shea, a carter were remanded on a charge of having…

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Rabbit Pest. Police Court Prosecution

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 2

At the Singleton Police Court Mr. John L. Cardow, Rabbit Inspector or Singleton Pastures Protection Board proceeded against Albert Alexander…

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Man Charged

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 9

George Prestilt Earl, 49, a blacksmith, was charged at the Central Court with having maliciously inflicted grievous bodly harm upon…

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Singleton Letter. Police Court. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 2

Messrs. A. Simmons and J. W. B. Waterhouse, Js.P., occupied the Bench at the Police Court. Reginald John Thomas Hancock…

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LOCAL & GENERAL Magistrate on Vacation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 6

Mr. D. W. Hoed, Police Magistrate, in charge of the Maitland district, will enter on a vacation of two months to-morrow. His duties will be…

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Offensive Behaviour. Coloured Woman Sentenced. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 3

Vera Curr, 97, a coloured woman, appeared at the Central Court to-day, charged under the Amended Crimes Act, with having been found…

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For Trial. Alleged Cattle Stealing Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 7

At Parramatta Court, William Stranghton, 42 dealer George Turner 21 labourer, and Colln Ford, 27 a dealer were committed for trial on…

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Ten Years' Gaol Erica Manslaughter Case

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 7

Mr. Justice Macfarlane, in the Criminal Court, Melbourne, sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment Anna Elizabeth Hillard, 88, who had been…

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Adventuress "Barker" Woman Sentenced. London, April 28

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 12

The "Barker" Woman, who lot years posed as army captain and who pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to signing a false statement in the…

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Sulky Settled. Motor Driver Charged. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 3

Following a collision between a motor car and a sulky at Narrabeen late last night, the driver of the car was arrested and charged with…

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Shocking Murder Woman Battered to Death

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 7

Shocking details were related at the Mackay (Q.) Police Court regarding the alleged murder of Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth Gordon, found dead on the…

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Sent to Gaol. Offence on Girl of Fourteen. Orange

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 15

At the Orange Quarter Sessions, Edgar Farrell, 23, was convicted of an offence against a girl 14 years and 8 months…

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Murder by Bandits. American Missionary Victims. Shanghai, April 28

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 13

Information has been received here of the murder of three American missionaries by bandits on April 24, at Chenki, a remote mission station west…

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Murder Charge Against South Australian in Belgium. London, April 29

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 2

Australia House officials have decided that it was impossible to interfere in the trial of Rosenock, the South Australian, who is charged…

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Murder Charge. South Australian Awaiting Trial. Adventurous Career. London, April 26

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 12

The South Australian named Rossack, whose detention in the Belgium Colony has given anxiety to Australia, House, is now awaiting…

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Lively Encounter. Timber Worker Attacked. Police Make Two Arrests. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 7

The police and timber strikers clashed at Hewtown this morning, and two arrests were made. The authorities have been keeping…

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Fighting in Berlin Attacks By Communists. Streets Barricaded. Police Use Machines Guns. Berlin, May 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 7

Details of the street barricade fighting show that it was more serious than was cabled earlier. The casualty lists now reveal…

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West Maitland Court Monday, April 29. (Before Mr. D. W. Reed, P.m.) Shooting in Sanctuary

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 May 1929 · page 14

There was no appearance of Ernest William Wanless, who was charged with a breach of the Birds and Animals Protection Act…

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