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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1928

3,187 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 160

Governor of Gaol

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 January 1928 · page 4

Mr. J. Huer, governor of the Maitland Gaol, who was an inmate of a local private hospital for some time, suffering from pleurisy, has made a…

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Theft of Mailbag Letters Thrown Into Harbour

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 January 1928 · page 4

Postal-Detective Allison has been investigating the recent theft of a mailbag at Milson's Point. His investigations have revealed the fact that a…

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Licensing Court

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 January 1928 · page 2

The following licenses were granted at the Licensing held before Mr D. W. Reed at the Singleton Court House on…

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Brutal Murder Five-year-old Girl

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 January 1928 · page 4

Flint (Michigan), Sunday.—One of the most brutal crimes in the State's history is inciting hundreds to search for the killer of a five-year-old girl who…

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Singleton Police Court Friday, January 13. (Before Mr D.W. Reed, P.m.) Failure to Destroy Rabbits

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 January 1928 · page 2

John Lawrence Cardow, rabbit inspector of the Singleton Pastures Protection Board, proceeded against Herbert Duck, of for failing to…

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Alleged Burglary. Two Men Charged. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 January 1928 · page 5

Arthur James Dairymple, 37, a plumber, and Albert Lake Fitzsimmons, 24, a machinist, were remanded at the Central Court to-day on a…

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Husband Charged. Alleged Assault on Wife. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 January 1928 · page 5

At the Parramatta Police Court to-day, Edmund James Hallett, was charged with having inflicted grievously bodily harm on his wife last…

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Little Girl Killed. Murder's Confession. New York, January 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 January 1928 · page 5

A telegram from Flint (Michigan) states that on being arrested by sheriffs' deputies there an elderly man confessed to having murdered…

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Cessnock Court Small Debts Cases

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 January 1928 · page 6

In the Cessnock Small Debts Court to-day, William Wilcock, fruiterer, claimed £35 from John Player Ward, as board and lodging…

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Police Court. Cases at Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 January 1928 · page 2

Mr. D. W. Reed, P.M., presided at the Kurri Kurrl Police Court. Warrant-officer McInnes, area officer, proceded against Alexander…

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Sydney Burglary £225 STOLEN Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 January 1928 · page 2

Thieves broke into the residence of Sidney Kong, in Commonwealth-street, Sydney, last night, and ransacked the house. They secured £225 in notes…

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Alleged Abduction Young Man Charged

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 January 1928 · page 3

At the Canowindra Police Court on Monday Dortson, Blythe (21), a salesman, was committed for trial on a charge of having taken away Elena…

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Husband Charged Wife Attacked. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 January 1928 · page 2

At the Parramatta Police Court today, Edmund James Hallett was charged with having inflicted grievous bodily harm on his wife last night…

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Impostor Sentenced Claimed to Be Capt. Hood's Brother

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 January 1928 · page 2

Going under the name of Robin Gamble Hood, a young man led people to believe that he was a brother to Captain Hood, the lost airman, and…

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Ghastly Murder Mob Seeks Revenge

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 January 1928 · page 2

Flint (Michigan), Tuesday.—Thirsting for the blood of Adolph Hotelling, who has confessed to child murder under circumstances as ghastly as those in…

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Carpenters. Forsake Arbri[?] Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 January 1928 · page 8

Many of the Victorian branches of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners have from time to time expressed disasisfaction with…

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Singleton Police Court Failure to Destroyed Rabbits

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 3

John Lawrence Cardow, rabbit inspector of the Singleton Pastures Protection Board, proceeded against Herbert Duck, of Hilldale for…

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A Smart Arrest. Theft From Motor Car

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 1

When John Hamilton was gaining unlawful possession of a gabardine coat and other articles from a motor car while parked in Bridge-street on…

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"I Was Foolish." Alleged Stealing of Letters. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 5

At the Central Court to-day, Reginald David Warren, 39, a traveller, was committed for trial on a charge of having stolen a letter, the property…

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Tennis Court Lighting

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 10

At its meeting last night, the Municipal Council accepted the tender of Smith Bros., for the installation of the necessary wiring for…

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