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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
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The failure of Crown witnesses to identify the defendant at the Central Police Court, Sydney, on Friday, caused the collapse of charges of assault and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At the Central Court two girls, 20 and 18 respectively, were sentenced to four and two months hard labour respectively for shoplifting…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Alleged to have assaulted Jean Burton, near Belmont, on the 30th December, Geo. Burns, Jun., appeared before Mr J. W. B. Waterhouse, J.P., at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →When a defendant was charged at the West Maitland Police Court this morning, the Magistrate, Mr. D. W. Reed, referred to the fact that he…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A taxi-cab, carrying seven members of the police force, who intended to carry out a raid on an alleged two-up school at St. Peters on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The arrest of two young men at Campsio on Saturday, is expected by the police to clear up a number of robberies at BAnkstown and other…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A sensational incident happened on the Maitland-road, about a mile from Singleton, last night. It appears a party of six or seven…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cyril Cummins pleaded guilty to a charge of using indecent language at Largs on December 21, 1928, and was fined 20/ and 8/ costs, in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →At the Police Court, Sydney Kelton, aged 59 years, was charged before Messrs. A. Simmons and J. W. B. Waterhouse, Js.P., with stealing one…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →[?] Dungog Police Court on Friday [?] Joseph Hay, aged 19, who said he was a native of moerwell, Victoria, pleaded guilty to several…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A message from Rabaul to-day states that native mutineers have been sentenced to six months' hard labour…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A vigorous search is being maintained for William McDonald, the confinee who escaped from Long Bay Gaol on Saturday afternoon. His wife…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Edgar Olive Carr, the victim of Saturday night's motor mishap, whose leg was amputated on Sunday, died at Tamworth Hospital late on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A young seaman told a sensational story to the police last night. He said he had been with a young woman for the greater part of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A renewal of his billiard license was granted William Williams, of Aberdare, at Cessnock Licensing Court to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Crime Report for the year 1928, as prepared by the officer in charge at the Kurri Kurri Police Station shows that for the year 1927, 427 cases…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Peter Ralston pleaded guilty at the Cessnock Police Court to-day, to a charge of failing to notify the sale of a motor lorry…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police raided a house in Port Melbourne at midnight and seized several counterfeit coins, and a number of plaster moulds on which were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At Cessnock Licensing Court to-day William Williams, of Aberdare, made application for the renewal of his billiard saloon license…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →First-class Constable Bruton, who was at Lochinvar for some years, has been promoted to the rank of sergeant, and has succeeded Sergeant…
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