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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1929

2,983 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 72 of 150

World Court Settling International Disputes. Dominions Being Consulted, London. June 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 June 1929 · page 4

The Government is consulting the Dominions on the question of signing the optional clause in the World Court Statute, under which the…

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Murder Trial Racing Man Charged. Hearing Adjourned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 June 1929 · page 2

Walter Wylie, 53, handicapper for the Northern and Western Districts Trotting Association, pleaded not guilty at the Criminal Court,…

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Revision Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 June 1929 · page 6

A court to revise the list of electors for the electoral district of Maitland, now on exhibition at every Courthouse, Post Office, and Police…

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Queer School Mystery. Teacher Cleared of Theft Charge

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 June 1929 · page 4

After standing in the dock at Leeds Quarter Sessions for four and a half hours (says a late English paper), with her liberty and all that 24 years'…

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Extraordinary Story. Clerk Threatened. Stoker Sent to Gaol

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 June 1929 · page 4

William Johnson Frew, aged 22, a stoker of the Diomede, the visiting New Zealand cruiser, appeared before the Police Court at Brisbane on…

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Battered to Death. Colac Murder Mystery

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 June 1929 · page 2

On the night of April 16, Andrew James Christensen, aged 55, was battered to death in a lonely lane at East Colac (Vic.) The murder is still a…

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Miners President. Pined for Assault and Bound Over. Fellow Official Also Fined

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 June 1929 · page 1

Thomas ("Bondy") Hoaro, Northern Presidont of the Minors' Federation, who had been prominent in the coal crisis, was fined heavily by Mr…

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Sensation in Court. Accused Man Collapses

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 June 1929 · page 1

Norman Allen Connelly, a painter, of Coburg (Vic.), collapsed, and had to be carried out during the hearing of a charge against him at Brunswick Court…

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District Court. Sale of a Car

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 June 1929 · page 2

Before his Honor, Judge White, in the Maitland District Court yesterday afternoon, Mrs. E. M. Rose, of Bathurst, formerly of Cessnock…

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Disputed Property. Action by Executors. District Court Case. Disputed Property

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 June 1929 · page 6

Harry Gorrick Wolfe and Annie Mediam, executive of the will of William Maynard, proceeded against John McIville William Maynard, of Melville…

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Police Magistrate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 June 1929 · page 6

Mr. D. W. Reed, Police Magistrate for Maitland, will resume duties on Monday next. During the two months he was on leave, Mr. M. C. Nott was…

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Raymond Terrace Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 June 1929 · page 6

At the Raymond Terrace Police Court, before Mr. Nott, P.M., John Patrick Daley and Patrick Daley were each fined £4/17/9, in default…

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Police Court. Cases at Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 June 1929 · page 5

Mr. M. C. Noll, P.M., presided at the Kurri Kurri Police Court. Samuel Simkin pleaded "Guilty" to a charge of having used improper…

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Guilty of Assault

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 27 June 1929 · page 3

Albert Charles Frost, who was found guilty of assault at Maitland Quarter Sessions of having assaulted Loaton Thomas Huxley on April 7, at Tea Gardens was…

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Service at Gaol

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 June 1929 · page 6

On Saturday afternoon last Brigadier and Mrs. C. Knapp (Salvation Army Gaol Chaplain), visited East Maitland gaol, in company with…

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Alleged Stealing Pelaw Main Coal. Four Cases Dismissed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 June 1929 · page 8

Four young men, David Allan, John Kyle, Hiram Street, and Cecil Johns were charged before Mr. M. C. Nott, P.M., at the Kurri Kurri…

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Murder Charge. Handicapper's Trial. Evidence Continued

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 June 1929 · page 2

Several witnesses at the trial in Melbourne of Walter Wylie, on a charge of murdering Andrew J. Christensen, at Colac, declared that…

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Claim for Damages District Court Case

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 June 1929 · page 6

Before his Honor, Judge White, at the Maitland District Court , to-day, Hugh St. John Raneland, claimed £20 damages from James Warner. The…

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Scone Police Court

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 June 1929 · page 2

Messrs. H. Bowland and H. E. Garside, J's.P., occupied the Bench at the local Police Court yesterday, and dealt with the following cases:-…

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Licensing Court

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 June 1929 · page 2

At to-day's Licensing Court Samued Krantz applied for transfer of Colonial wine license from Isaac Krantz. Mr N. A. Halliday appeared for the applicant…

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