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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1929

2,983 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 84 of 150

Constable Shot. Alleged Intent to Murder

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 July 1929 · page 11

At the Central Police Court, Sydney, Charles Thompson, 20, a wh[?] labourer was remanded on a charge of having shot at Joseph Henry…

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Small Debts Court

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 July 1929 · page 13

In the Small Debts Court, Kerr's Ltd., proceeded against H. Richardson, of Glen Innes claiming £7/2/3 for goods sold and delivered. A…

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Sentenced to Death Published by Special Arrangement. (Copyright). Chapter IV.—(Continued)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 July 1929 · page 3

But three jarring notions vanished before actualities. Two men came running up. They assumed that Blakes like themselves, had been a little…

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French Murder. Young Widower Confesses. Paris, July 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 July 1929 · page 2

A young widower, Paul Dufour, has confessed to the murder of Marie Huguet, the elderly miser, whose body was recently found in the sand dunes,…

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Body in Trunk Gruesome Discovery. English Engineer Charged. PARIS, July 18

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 July 1929 · page 12

The parents of Jeannie Bigogne, four years of age, heard piercing screams last night, but did not associate them with the child until' she…

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Wrestling. Walker Beats Banaski. Police Stop Contest

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 July 1929 · page 8

George Walker, of Canada, and Joe Banaski the Polish champion, failed to attract many supporters to Rushcutter Bay Stadium the attendance…

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Another Clash. Unemployed and Police at Perth

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 July 1929 · page 3

In a demonstration by unemployed in Perth a brush with the police occurred and 12 men were arrested. A large body of men formed up…

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Sentenced to Death Published by Special Arrangement. (Copyright). Chapter I. the Sentence—with a Respite

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 July 1929 · page 10

The Eminent One adjusted his gold-rimmed eye-glasses, and affected a careful scrutiny of some passage in a letter lying open on a…

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Victim of French Murder. Attempt to Lynch Accused. Paris, July 19

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 July 1929 · page 12

A poignant fact of the murder of Jeannie Bigogne is that the mother while searching for her daughter passed in the…

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Appearance at Court Cash Remanded Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 July 1929 · page 16

The seven union officials arrested last night appeared at the Central Police Court to-day to face charges arising out of…

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High Court. Vacancy Not to Be Filled

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 July 1929 · page 5

The Federal Ministry does not propose to fill the vacancy caused on the High Court bench by the resignation of Sir Charles Powers. The…

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Bomb' Outrage. Thirty Yards From Police Station. Melbourne, Sensation

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 July 1929 · page 11

A bomb outrage occurred, at Ivanhoe. Melbourne the evening of 19th inst. This was the second time in two months that a…

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Motor Traffic. Non-parking Areas in High Street. Police Recommendations

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 July 1929 · page 3

At its meeting on Tuesday, the West Maitland Municipal Council had a recommendation from the finance committee that 20 traffic standards he purchased at a cost of £1/14/- each and placed in the positions indicated in the recommendations received from…

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Armed Hold-ups Crime in Melbourne. Police Withhold Information. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 July 1929 · page 7

The police have not succeeded in tracing the miscreant or miscreants responsible for armed holdups in various parts of the…

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Seven Leaders Arrested. Timber Dispute Sensation. Conspiracy Alleged. Police Raid Trades Hall and Homes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 July 1929 · page 16

A sensation was caused in timber-dispute circles in Sydney, last evening, when a big force of detectives raided the Trades Hall and arrested J. S. Garden, M. Ryan, J. Terry, and Charles Reeves on, three chargees of conspiraoy. A big crowd followed Garden…

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Electric Bicycle Lamp Stolen Police Trace Offender. Magistrates Advocate Gaol in Future

Singleton Argus · Monday 29 July 1929 · page 3

On Saturday evening, July 20, a bicycle was left at 5.30 pm. standing in Hunter-street, near John-street, and when the owner returned at 6.15 p.m…

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Charge Against Expoliceman Suspected of Stealing. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 29 July 1929 · page 2

William Thomas Holds (24), said to be a former member of the police force, his wife, and three other men, were remanded at the Newtown Police…

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Small Debts Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 July 1929 · page 4

E. P. Capper and Sons, Ltd., proceeded against Oawald Robert Kirkman claiming £1/18/3 for goods sold and delivered. A verdict was given…

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District Court Claim for Firewood

Singleton Argus · Monday 29 July 1929 · page 3

In the District Court, on the 24th inst., before his Honor Judge White, Alfred Flack, of Singleton, sued Wellwood Maxwell, of Singleton, claiming…

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Sentenced to Death Published by Special Arrangement. (Copyright). Chapter V.—a Second Arrest—a Genuine One

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 July 1929 · page 3

Blake did not hurry to meet Furneaux. He was depressed, almost crushed, by the latest proof of his own physical unfitness…

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