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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1931

2,327 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 30 of 117

Club Funds Man Charged NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 March 1931 · page 1

At the Newcastle police court to-day, Edward william cooper (42), entrusted, between December 31,…

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Minister Charged "Unseemly Words" SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 March 1931 · page 1

At the Central summons court to-day Trevor May. a protestant minister, was charged with having used unseemly language in the Domain on…

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Murder Charge Grenfell Case SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 March 1931 · page 1

At the Grenfell police court today, Ernest Griffin was charged with the murder of Donald Crawford, He was remanded for eight days…

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Dean Murder No Prosecution MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 March 1931 · page 5

There was a development in the Mary dean case to-day when the Crown Law Department decided on a nolle prosequi in the case of Adam…

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Cessnock Tragedy Woman Battered Police Find Axe Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 March 1931 · page 5

Barely conscious, with blooddrenched clothes, Mrs. Julia Hughes, of Allandale—road, cessnock, was found lying in a sulky in a welter…

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Stole Cart From Co-op. Store Two Men Sentenced Six Months' Gaol

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 3

If Arthur Lyle Smith and Harry Llewellyn, who stole a butcher's cart, valued at £15, from the yard of the Kurri Karri…

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Theft of Petrol From Garage Three Cessnock Men Heavily Fined. Magistrate Would Not Allow Time to Pay

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 2

After fining three Cessnock men £10, with costs of £l/l1/4 each, at the Kurri Kurri Police Court yesterday, Mr. Reld P.M., would not allow time to pay. Joseph Walton Stewart, George Henry Beverly, and Re[?]mond Shears, were each charged with haying attempted to…

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Gaol Breaker's Record Reformatory, Borstal, and Now Penal Servitude

Singleton Argus · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 3

There was an echo of a prisoner's recent escape from a working party outside Wandsworth Gaol, at London Sessions, where a neatly-dressed,…

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Grenfell Poisoning Man Remanded on Murder Charge

Singleton Argus · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 5

At the Gronfell Police Court yesterday, Ernest Griffin was charged with the murder of Donald Crawford. He was remanded for eight days,…

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Light List E. Maitland Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 5

Several traffic breaches cases came before Mr. D. W. Reed, P. M., at the East Maitland Police Court to-day. John J. Gill was charged with not…

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Alleged Thefts Cessnock Hotels Visited Man Before Court

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 1

Reports that robberies had occurred at the Cessnock and Wentworth Hotels on Wednesday night caused a sensation in the town…

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English Judge Astonished Statement by Police Sergeant. "Witness's Statements Enlarged."

Singleton Argus · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 4

That it was a police instruction that a witnesses statement should, be enlarged was the admission by a sergeant giving evidence in Canterbury…

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Murder and Suicide. Husband Slays Wife, Then Himself. Early Morning Tragedy in City Street

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 7

At about 8 o'clock on Wednesday morning, Bertie D. Brett, aged 35, killed his wife with a razor, and then committed suicide by gashing his own…

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Breach of Agreement Claimed Full Court Rejects Application. Cunneen v. SHAW

Singleton Argus · Friday 6 March 1931 · page 1

The Full Court, yesterday unanimously rejected an, application for a new trial of an action in which Robert Daniel Cunneen sued Arthur Batson…

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Police Court Kurri Kurri Theft Charge Kurri

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1931 · page 12

Arthur Lyle Smith and Harry Llewellyn faced Mr. D. W. Reed, P.M., on a charge of stealing a butcher's cart, valued at £15…

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Killed by Car Police Sergeant Driver Charged Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1931 · page 10

James Wall (25), builder, was remanded at the Manly Police Court, to-day on a charge of manslaughter in connection with the death of…

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Mean Theft MELBOURNE

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1931 · page 4

Mrs. Margaret McLean, of East Malvern, who is a bed-ridden invalid, was attacked by a man who broke into her…

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Suspected Goods Young Men Charged

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1931 · page 4

Raymond James Jones, aged 20, of Hunter-street, West. Maitland, and Noel Jeffery, aged 18, of Catherine-street, West Maitland, were charged…

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STONE-THROWING Four Youths Charged

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1931 · page 4

Four defendants were brought before Mr. D. W. Reed, P.M., in the West Maitland Police Court on charges of throwing stones to the…

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Bicycle Theft Fine Imposed NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1931 · page 12

On the night of February 10 a bicycle, belonging to Stanley Hands, was stolen from the verandah of his home at Waratah…

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