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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1931

2,327 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 60 of 117

Ice Water in Milk. Novel Theory in Summons Court Case

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 29 May 1931 · page 2

A novel theory was advanced to account for deficiency in a milk sample taken by a health inspector, when the Singleton Waratah Milk Co…

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Went Astray Message of Love Court Sequel

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 May 1931 · page 2

An elderly woman with a sad face appeared in a Berlin court to demand damages from a young man who had thrown…

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Police and Pickets Clash at Redfern Eviction Batons Used Short Fight Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 May 1931 · page 1

The police who were assisting the bailiffs to evict a family from a house in Redfern this morning, became…

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Alleged Murder Man Charged MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 June 1931 · page 1

Charles Eldridge (26), a steward, was charged at the City Court to-day with the alleged murder of Mathias Handley (58) an invalid pensioner…

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Brutal Assault Three Men Remanded. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 1 June 1931 · page 2

Leslie Fitzgerald, aged 32, William Brown, aged 28, and Jack Lowis, aged 27, were remanded at the Central Court to-day on a charge of having assaulted…

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Assault Charge Three Men Remanded SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 June 1931 · page 1

Leslic Fitzgerald, William Brown, and Jack Lewis were remanded at the Central Court on a charge of having assaulted William Morgan…

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Alleged Fraud Solicitor and Law Clerk Charged. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 1 June 1931 · page 2

The case in which William Carnegie Clegg, aged 50, solicitor, and Leila Beryl Smith, aged 37, law clerk, are charged with having fraudulently…

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Invalid Pensioner's Death Alleged Murder. Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Monday 1 June 1931 · page 2

Charles Eldridge, aged 26, a steward, was charged at the City Court to-day with the alleged murder of Mathias Handley, aged 58, invalid pensioner…

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Solicitor and Clerk Face Court on Sixteen Charges Big Sum Alleged Fraud Police Case Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 June 1931 · page 1

The case in which William Carnegie Clegg (50), solicitor, and Leila Beryl Smith (37), law clerk, were…

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Evicting a Family Police and Pickets in Conflict

Singleton Argus · Monday 1 June 1931 · page 3

Police, who were assisting the bailiffs to evict a family from a house in Redfern on Saturday morning, became engaged in a…

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Grime Wins Police Stop Wrestling Week-end Bouts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 June 1931 · page 8

At Melbourne Stadium on Saturday night, Bill Grime, who weighed 9.10, met the Welsh lightweight, Freddie Welsh, 9.6…

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Cawnpore Riots Police Fire on Mob. Calcutta

Singleton Argus · Monday 1 June 1931 · page 1

Cawnpore, the scene of savage riots in March, Is again panic-stricken. Tension between Hindus and Moslems reached a climax yesterday, when…

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Fowls in Court Supposed Stolen NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 June 1931 · page 1

Two small live fowls in a kerosene tin were the exhibit in a case at the Police Court to-day. A constable at Carrington on…

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Fight at Football Match Police Put an End to It

Singleton Argus · Monday 1 June 1931 · page 2

All Association football mutch at Bunkstown War Memorial Park between Bunkstown United and Hurlstone Park teams on Saturday…

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Police Fire Riot at Cawnpore Many Injured Calcutta, May 31

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 June 1931 · page 1

Cawnpore, the scene of savage riots in March, was again panic-stricken. Tension between Hindus and…

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Tragedy at Party Man Crashes to Death Police Interrupt Festivities

Singleton Argus · Monday 1 June 1931 · page 1

What the police describe as a drunken orgy in a flat in Williamstreet, Darlinghurst, ended in tragedy ealy yesteday, morning, when one of the participants was found lying dead beside the steps leading to the entrance…

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Surrender Ot Hotel Licenses Important Decision by Full Court

Singleton Argus · Monday 1 June 1931 · page 4

A decision was given by the Supreme Court oil Friday that a hotelkeeper that may surrender his licence under the Amending Liquor…

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Grave Position in Rome Church and State Police Enter Catholic Offices Rome

Singleton Argus · Monday 1 June 1931 · page 1

The police to-day entered the offices of all Catholic organisations which were closed after the documents had been taken. The Government explains that the step was merely provisory, owing to recent disturbances. Heads of associations immediately conferred with…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing. Man Before Court

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 2 June 1931 · page 2

At the Muswellbrook police court yesterday, Albert Edward Hornery (27) was charged with having, between 6th. and 20th. April, 1931, at…

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"FRAUD-SHAM" Two Men Charged Court Story. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 June 1931 · page 1

At the Central Court to-day, Raymond Barr Brown (56), and Middleton H. Blunt, described as medical agents, were…

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