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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1928

3,187 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 26 of 160

Kurri Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 March 1928 · page 4

Mr. D. W. Rood, P.M., president at the Kurri Kurri Police, Court. Thomas D. Love, who won proceeded against for having failed to notify…

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Raymond Terrace Police Court

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 1 March 1928 · page 1

Before Mr. D. M. Reed, P. M., on the 24th last. Amos Vaultaire Waters was fined for language £3 and 8/- costs…

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Tamworth Murder

Singleton Argus · Thursday 1 March 1928 · page 2

The re-trial of Cyril Thompson, aged 28, on a charge of having murdered Frederick Thorley, aged 30, at Tamworth, on June 26 last year, was…

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Inefficient Police America's Trouble

Singleton Argus · Thursday 1 March 1928 · page 2

New York, Tuesday.—A survey made by the National Crime Commission shows that the low mentality of the policeman, in the United States is the…

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Samoa. Mau Police Tried

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 March 1928 · page 9

Charges brought by the Administration of Western Samoa against the "Police" organised by the Mau (native league)-which instituted a…

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Melun Murder. Butcher Boy Supplies Clue, Paris, Feb. 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 March 1928 · page 2

The man who was murdered at Melun, has been identified as a young traveller, Gaton, Truphene, who had been missing for two days. He had…

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Bound and Burned Ghastly French Murder. London, Tuesday Night

Singleton Argus · Thursday 1 March 1928 · page 2

A message from Paris states that a bound man, who was burned so that he was unrecognisable, was found in a ditch near Melun. Marks of a motor…

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The Omeo Murder Coroner's Finding

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 2

The Coroner at Omeo, himself a Methodist preacher, delivered his finding on Wednesday, concerning the death of Ethel Constance Griggs,…

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Tamworth Murder Thompson Found Guilty

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 2

In the re-trial of the Tamworth murder case before Mr. Justice James, in which Cyril Matthew Thompson, 28, horse trainer, was…

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Police and Motorists

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 7

A complaint from a member alleging unwarrantable conduct on the part of the police is ventilated by the N. R.M.A. He states that, having'…

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Weston Police Premises

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 3

As the premises occupied by the police at Weston have now been sold, they have been requested by the purchaser to give up possession within…

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Warders Exonerated. Alleged Assault at Long Bay. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 5

It is understood that the inquiry at Long Bay established that the prisoner Joseph Denmead was not assaulted by warders, but that, as…

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Police on the Bread Line

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 9

The president of the Bathurst branch of the Police Association (Sergt. V. Brodie) stated at the annual dinner and "smoko" that,…

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Woman Acquitted on Murder Charge. This Inverell Tragedy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 3

In the Supremo Court at Tamworth, before Mr. Justice James and a jury, Ellen Hoey was charged with having murdered her husband,…

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Tamworth Murder Charge. Second Trial Begins. Tamworth

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 8

At the Supreme Court to-day, Cyril Matthew Thompson (28) appeared on his second trial, before Mr. Justice James and jury, on a charge of having…

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Man with Revolver. Attack on Farm House Brave Act of Police

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 2

Hearing the front door being forced open, Mrs. Maxwell, wife of a farmer living on the Kyogle-road, about a mile from Casino, went to…

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Police Requests. Giving Allowance in Country Areas. Deputation to Minister. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 5

The President of the Police Association and the secretary will interview the Chief SEcretary (Mr. Bruntnell) next Monday and request him…

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Tamworth Murder Thompson Sentenced to Death

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 March 1928 · page 4

The jury at Tamworth returned a verdict of guilty at the conclusion of the re-trial of Cyril Matthew Thompson, aged 28, a horse trainer, who was…

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Stealing From a Tent

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 March 1928 · page 6

At the Muswellbrook Police Court on the 24th instant, Sydney Nelson, a youth, was charged with having stolen a wallet, and gold wristlet…

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Warning Letter to Magistrate

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 March 1928 · page 5

During the week Mr. McGregor. Police Magistrate at Omeo; received an anonymous letter from Melbourne, It read: "To all whom it may…

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