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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1929

2,983 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 73 of 150

Miners' President. Fined Tor Assault and Bound Over

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 June 1929 · page 2

Thomas ("Bondy") Hoare, Northern President of the Miners' Federation, who has been prominent in the coal crisis, was fined heavily by Mr…

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Singleton Police Court Friday, 28th JUNE. (Before Mr M. C. Nott, P.m.) the No Silencer Pest

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 June 1929 · page 8

James Walsh drove a motor cycle on a public street in Singleton without a silencing device attached. The police said that there had been numerous…

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District Court Divorce Petitions. Wilson v. WILSON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 June 1929 · page 4

In the Maitland District Court to-day before his Honor, Judge White, Minnle Wilson petitioned for a dissolution of her marriage with Herbert James…

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Shot in Garage Sensational Termination to Inquest Brother of Dead Man Committed for Murder

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 June 1929 · page 8

There was a sensational termination at the conclusion of evidence before Mr May, the City Coroner yesterday, when the inquest concerning the death…

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Damages Claimed Motor Car and Cycle Collision. District Court Case

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 28 June 1929 · page 4

The case in which Frank Alexander Cridland, of Elgin-street, West Maitland, claimed £150 damages from Reginald William Lindsay, of…

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"Man With Limp," He Wasn't a Cripple. Police Disguise. Cowra

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 June 1929 · page 5

A young man with a limp, who was looking for suitable work, struck Woodstock about a week ago, and made himself very popular with the…

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Telegraphic News Mine Disaster in Victoria Heroic Rescues Gaol Escapee Recaptured Coal Commission. Southern Cross Flight. Across the Sea. Sydney

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 June 1929 · page 2

Ten men were entombed in the Jumbunna mine, Gippsland (Victoria), yesterday afternoon, as a result of a fall of earth. All were rescued after…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 June 1929 · page 6

Edward Charles Graham, 47, who was arrested last evening by Plainclothes Sergeant Emmett and Constable Benney, on a charge of using…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing, Two Men Arrested

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 June 1929 · page 9

When four head of cattle were being offered for sale at Waratah yards on Thursday afternoon, certain questions were asked two young men…

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Rhodesian Murder House Painter Arrested. Capetown, June 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 June 1929 · page 6

The identity of the man arrested at Rhodesia for the murder of the University student, Miss Kanthack, in 1927, was disclosed to-day as John…

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District Court. Divorce Petitions. Shields V. Shields

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 June 1929 · page 4

Thomas Shields asked for the dissolution of his marriage with Jennie Shields on the grounds of desertion and misconduct. James Bell was…

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Police Magistrate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 July 1929 · page 4

The Police Magistrate for Maitland and coalfields, Mr. D. W. Reed, occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court this morning,…

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Bail Refused. Coaltrimmer Charged. Wife Terrified. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 July 1929 · page 5

Joseph Blinstruth, 42, a coal trimmer was charged at the North Sydney Police Court to-day, with having attempted to commit a serious offence…

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Pushed Wife Into River Charge of Attempted Murder

Singleton Argus · Monday 1 July 1929 · page 1

John Duval Edwards, seaman, of Port Adelaide, was charged at Port Adelaide with having on June 20 pushed his wife, Francis Elizabeth Edwards,…

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Police Baffled. the Morwell Tragedy, Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 July 1929 · page 5

Despite careful inquiries the police have not yet been able to discover the motive for the tragedy at Morwell, which resulted in the [?] of…

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70 Miles to Surgery Man Dead on Arrival. Murder Suspected. Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Monday 1 July 1929 · page 2

Louis Hansen was brought to a suburban doctor's surgery from Macedon, about 70 miles away, by three men early this morning. An examination…

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West Maitland Court Monday, July 1. (Before Mr. D. W. Reed, P.M.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 July 1929 · page 7

ALLEGED THREATENING WORDS. Edward Charles Graham, 47, was charged with using threatening words to Margaret Mary Graham, on…

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Woman Shot. Alleged Wife Murder. Russian Charged. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 July 1929 · page 5

At the Central Criminal Court to-day, Martin Michael Antin, 42, a Russian, was charged with having murdered his wife, May Antin, in…

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Police Court. Sitting at Singleton. No Silencer

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 July 1929 · page 6

Mr. M. C. Nott, P.M., occupied the Bench at the regular sitting of Singleton Police Court. James Walsh was charged with…

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Remanded. Alleged Cattle Stealing. Thornton Case

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 July 1929 · page 3

At the Newcastle Police Court, Kenneth George McLaron (41), labourer, was charged with having stolen a white heifer, valued at £4…

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