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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1931

2,327 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 13 of 117

Shearers' Strike Others Take Jobs Police Guard Rookhampton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 1

A large body of shearers from the southern districts passed through Rockhampton yesterday on their way to the…

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Police Raid On Opium Den Chinese Fined Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 12

When three Chinese were fined at the Central Court to-day in connection with the raid on an alleged opium den in Foster-street, City…

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Launch Raid Two-up Alleged Court Sequel Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 10

Thirtyseven men, arrested in a police raid on an alleged "two-up" school on a launch in the harbour yesterday, appeared at…

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Court Varies Federal Award Rates in 26 Cases 10 Per Cent. Reduction Union Advocate Angry Court Rises in Uproar Melbourne

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 1

The Full Arbitration Court to-day, in a judgment in the Basic Wage case, ordered a variation of 26 awards in the applications before the Court, by reducing wages rates by 10 per cent…

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Girls Who Ran Away From Home Found in Maitland. Amazing Story Youngest 12 Years Police Find

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 7

Reading more like a fairy tale than a page from Teal life is the story of three girls, two aged 14 and the other…

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Gaol at 81 Years Pathetic Court Spectacle

Singleton Argus · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 1

For the theft of a pair of bloomers, valued at 2/11½, the property of Woolworth's, Ltd., Dannette English (81) was sentenced at the Central Police…

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Police Involved

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 2

Three police officers from Clarence-street station, criving home early yesterday morning after leaving duty, were involved…

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Alderman Charged Alleged Breach of Local Government Act

Singleton Argus · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 2

Norman Clarence M'Lehnah, taxidriver, an alderman of South Grafton Municipal Council, was charged at Grafton Police. Court on the…

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Gandhi Free Released from Gaol Viceroy's Act Calcutta, Jan. 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 1

The Viceroy this evening ordered Mahatma Gandhi and other members of the Congress Working Committee to be…

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Communist Meeting Police Make Arrests

Singleton Argus · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 1

An ugly situation developed at Balmain on Friday night, when a speaker, addressing a Communnist meeting at the corner of Palmer and Beattie…

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Foiled Police Burglars Escape Pout Kembla

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 1

Burglars made an attempt to enter the premises of J. G. Fairley, Ltd., storekeepers, early this morning, and although armed police were…

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Domestic Servant's Death "Jack the Ripper" Type of Murder. London

Singleton Argus · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 3

A "Jack the Ripper" type of murder was discovered in London this morning when the body of Louise Maude Steele, 18, a…

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Burglars Make Escape Police Fire Shots. Port Kembla

Singleton Argus · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 2

Burglars made an attempt to enter the premises of J. T. Fairley,Ltd., storekeepers, early this morning, and although armed police were waiting…

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"Over the Gap" Man's Intention Foiled by Police Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 1

Another case of a man having stated his intention of jumping over lite Gap was reported from Watson's Bay Police Station on…

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Italian Shot Dead in Mysterious Circumstances No Motive Police Baffled Secret Feud? Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 1

Guiseppe la Spina, an Italian fruiterer, was shot dead in bed at his shop in Newtown early this morning…

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CESSNOCK Bike Stealing Charge Month's Gaol Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 January 1931 · page 4

That the stealing of bicycles was becoming very prevalent in the district, and that something should be done to stop the…

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Theft of Bicycle Young Man Sent to Gaol

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 27 January 1931 · page 3

Before Mr. D. W. Reed, P.M., at Cessnock Police Court to-day, William Edward Fort, 24, was charged with having, on January 14, stolen a…

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REVENGE? Murder Motive Police Belief Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 January 1931 · page 1

Frank de Luca, a friend of Guiseppe la Spina, the Italian who was murdered in Newtown yesterday morning,…

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Lot of Stealing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 January 1931 · page 4

"Nothing is known of defendant, but there is a lot of this class of thing going on at the present time," said Sergeant Toohey…

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Girl Charged. Glen Innes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 January 1931 · page 5

At the local court to-day Olive Roberts (21) was charged with concealment of birth. The police allege that the woman…

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