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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1927

2,770 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 66 of 139

Brutal Murder. Tragedy at Tamworth. Victim Robbed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 June 1927 · page 3

A brutal murder, evidently premeditated, took place in Anzac Park, Tamworth , during the early hours of Sunday morning The victim was…

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Daudet Episode. Gaol Director Suspended. a Matter for Amazement. Paris, June 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 June 1927 · page 5

M. Gentry, the Gaol Director who released M, Leon Daudet, the Royalist editor of "Action Francaise," as the result of a hoax, has been dismissed,…

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Police Forge. Moke Men Required in Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 June 1927 · page 3

The Chief Secretary (Mr. .Gosling), referring to the Government's decision to increase the strength of the police force, said that the murder of…

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LOCAL & GENERAL Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 June 1927 · page 4

Martha Cornish was fined 30/ at the East Maitland Police Court on a charge of having used indecent language. She was arrested in…

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Tamworth Murder. Police Make an Arrest. Charge of Vagrancy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 June 1927 · page 2

Following the murder on Sunday of William Thorley, a man has been arrested by the Tamworth police. Cyril Matthew Thompson was…

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Young Man Fined. Cessnock Theft. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 June 1927 · page 5

At Cessnock Police Court to-day, Hilson Transval Stafford (25), and Sidney Clarence Nelsea (19), were, charged with that on the 24th inst, at…

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Assault on Young Woman a Vicious Attack

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 28 June 1927 · page 3

A young woman was assaulted in an, alleged sly grog shop at Fitzroy, Melbourne about midnight on Saturday. Four men are said to be Concerned…

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Royalist Released Practical Joke on Gaol Officials

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 28 June 1927 · page 2

Paris, Sunday.—A Royalist practical joker, imitating the voice of M. Sarraut (Minister of the Interior), telephoned the prison authorities, and ordered the…

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Weston Police Station

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 28 June 1927 · page 5

Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A. has been advised by the Chief Secretary's Department, concerning the erection of new police buildings at Weston, that…

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Liable to Year's Gaol. Car Borrowers Fined £30

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 28 June 1927 · page 4

Remarking that the two offenders were liable to imprisonment for 12 months and to £100 line, the Newcastle stipendiary magistrate, Mr. Perry, at…

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Charge of Theft Two Men Before the Court One Convicted and Other Discharged. a Night in a Wine Saloon

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 28 June 1927 · page 5

At the Cessnock Police Court this morning Hilton Stafford (25) and Sidney Clarence Nelson (19) were charged with having, at Cessnock,…

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Murder at Tamworth Brutal and Premeditated

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 28 June 1927 · page 2

During the early hours of Sunday morning a brutal, and evidently premeditated, murder took place in Anzac Park, Tamworth. William Thorley…

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Royalist Released. Practical Joke on Gaol Officials. Paris

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 28 June 1927 · page 5

A Royalist practical joker, imitating the voice of M. Sarraut (Minister of the Interior), telephoned the prison authorities, and ordered the release of M…

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Cessnock Police Court To-day's Sitting (Before Mr. M. H. Cleeve, P.m.) Bail Forfeited

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 28 June 1927 · page 5

William Anderson, charged with drunkenness, Jailed to appear, and his bail, 10/-, wars ordered to be forfeited…

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Conflicting Attitudes. Cairns Sugar Dispute. Telegrams to Industrial Magistrate. Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 June 1927 · page 5

A message from Cairns states that the Industrial Magistrate, Mr O'Kelly has received two urgent telegrams one from the federal…

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Tamworth Murder, Perpetrator Still at Large. Tamworth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 June 1927 · page 5

The perpetrator of the Tamworth murder is still at large. It was reported yesterday afternoon that a blood-stained hatchet…

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Brutal Murder. Victim Robbed. Tragedy at Tamworth. Tamworth

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 28 June 1927 · page 3

A brutal murder, evidently premeditated, took place in Anzac Park, Tamworth, during the early hours this morning. The victim was William…

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District Court. Sitting at Maitland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 June 1927 · page 4

The District Court opened at the East Maitland Courthouse this morning before his Honor Judge White. SALE OF TIMBER…

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The Police View. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 28 June 1927 · page 2

The police do not hold with those who declare that a gang of razor-slashers invaded Sydney during the weekend to avenge the death of Norman…

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No Tickets. Travellers Pay at Court House

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 28 June 1927 · page 2

Two travellers—an Irishman and a Scotchman, each aged 39, left the train at Singleton on Thursday, after travelling from Muswellbrook without…

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