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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1930

2,397 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 27 of 120

Bondi Assault Shop Manager Felled. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 February 1930 · page 7

Two men who attacked Ray Chancy at Bendi late last night received only a few coppers as reard. Chancy, who lives at Waverly, is the…

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Muswellbrook Letter Police Promotion. Musellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 February 1930 · page 9

First Class Sergeant Bisley, in charge of the Muswellbrook town and district during the past six years has been promoted to the rank of…

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Police on Coalfields No Further Action. Mr. Chaffey in Reply

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 February 1930 · page 8

The reply of Mr. George Booth, M.L.A., to the Chief Secretary's remarks concerning the deputation which asked for the withdrawal of…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 February 1930 · page 2

At the Gloucester Police Court Robert Potts was charged with stealing at Tarce one saddle valued at £1, the property of J. R. Stone…

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Alleged Stealing Young Man Charged. Tobacco Taken From Wharf

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 February 1930 · page 2

At the West Maitland Police Court to-day, Fitzroy Blaxland, aged 23, was charged with stealing at Morpeth on November 4, 1929, a…

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Hamilton Burglary. Money and Jewellery Stolen Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 February 1930 · page 5

A burglary occurred at the residence of Mr. W. A. Davies, Boaumont Street, Hamilton, during the week-end. The thieves took about £70…

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Savage Assault. Young Man Seriously Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 February 1930 · page 8

William Casey, 25, of Paddington, was the victim of a savage assault, when he was in Taylor's-square, Darlinghurst, on Saturday night, He…

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Communist v. Police

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 February 1930 · page 4

Edward Wallace Paton, a member of the Communist party, who was arrested at Kurri Kurri, on Thursday afternoon, on a charge of vagrancy…

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Irish Murder Mystery Body Missing Accused in Custody

Singleton Argus · Monday 24 February 1930 · page 1

Despite a prolonged search, which included tho dragging of a flooded and disused mine, 600 feet deep, no trace has yet been found of tho body of…

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Access to Children Decision of the Court

Singleton Argus · Monday 24 February 1930 · page 1

After our report closed in last issue of the case in which David Francis Peter Roth, merchant, asked the court to rescind the order for access by his…

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Smoked in Hall Cash at West Maitland Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 February 1930 · page 4

John McGovern was charged at the West Maitland Police Court to-day with smoking in the Catholic Hall on February 8…

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Longworth Estate Increased Income Sought. Application Before Equity Court

Singleton Argus · Monday 24 February 1930 · page 1

An application by Mrs Longworth, widow of Mr William Longworth, of Karuah, for increased maintenance under the Testators'…

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On a Reef. Ground of Luciston. Marine Court Inquiry. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 February 1930 · page 5

The Marine Court has commenced an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the grounding of the steamer Luciston on Ocean Island…

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Marine Court Inquiry Grounding of a Steamer. Charge Against Captain. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 24 February 1930 · page 2

The Marine Court commenced an inquiry to-day into the circumstances surrounding the grounding of the steamer Luciston at Ocean…

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West Maitland Court Monday, February 24. (Before Mr. D. W. Reed, P.m.) Motor Prosecutions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 24 February 1930 · page 8

Walter Lawrence Balton pleaded guilty to a charge of riding a motor cycle on the Great Northern Road, Rutherford, on February 2, in such…

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Ashtonfields Trouble. Three Men Sent to Gaol. Magistrate Expresses Horror

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 25 February 1930 · page 6

Mr. Reed, acting S.M., sentenced three men to imprisonment for three months, with hard labor, on charges in connection with the disturbances at the…

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Miners to to Gaol

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 February 1930 · page 4

Six of the nine men who were convicted at the Kurri Kurri Police Court a fortnight ago on charges of having continued in an unlawful…

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Terribly Injured. Charged by Mad Bullock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 February 1930 · page 2

Charged by a mad bullock, which he was trying to pen at Wagga, Charles Sunder bad his face bone badly smashed from the top of the…

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Stolen Handbags Three Men Sent to Gaol

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1930 · page 4

The sequal to an exciting motor chase on February 10 through several suburbs, in which a number of shots were fired from a police car, was the…

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Inspector of Police

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 February 1930 · page 4

Inspector H. J. Roland has been appointed to the charge of the Maitland police district in success to Inspector R. Graham. The latter…

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