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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1931

2,327 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 74 of 117

REMANDED Alleged Thefts Police Vigilance

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 July 1931 · page 5

Continued thefts from the New South Wales Government Railways have been causing the officials many sleepless nights…

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DISMISSED Alleged Assault Family Quarrel

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 July 1931 · page 4

A father, his two sons and son-in-law were the parties in a case heads at the West Maitland Police Court this morning…

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Heavy Penalty Theft of Coal From Waggons Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 July 1931 · page 5

Mr, Atkinson, R.S.M., to-day increased the penalty of larceny of coal from railways…

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Dole Fraud Six Months' Gaol S.M. Outspoken Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 July 1931 · page 5

Another dole fraud case was dealt with by Mr. Atkinson, R.S.M., to-day in Newcastle Summons Court…

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On Bail Frail Mother Murder Charge Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 July 1931 · page 1

Walking feebly into the court room between her husband and her mother, Alice Margaret Dunning (40), was presented on…

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In Smoke! Ryan Missing Police Search Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 July 1931 · page 1

Joseph Ryan, whose failure to appear at the Quarter Sessions yesterday caused a sensation in police circles, is still…

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Customs Case League Court Sits Austria-germany. the Hague, July 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 July 1931 · page 1

Fifteen black-robed Judges filed austerely into the audience hall at the Palace of Justice and, before a distinguished…

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Bank Manager Sentenced Two Years' Imprisonment

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 22 July 1931 · page 1

Convicted at Darlinghurst Sessions on Monday on a charge involving £138, Norman Edward Croft, 37, formerly employed by the Commercial Bank of…

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Thirty Years in Police Force

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 23 July 1931 · page 4

First class Sergeant A. C. Ireland, officer in charge of Singlet on Police Station, celebrated the 30th anniversary on Friday last, of his association with the…

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"SPOOKS" Police Inquiry Tuesday Next Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 July 1931 · page 1

The much-talked-of inquiry into matters affecting the police at Newcastle will, it is understood, open on…

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Court Again Crowded to Hear Mungana Charges Crown Case Address to Jury Saw of Leases Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 July 1931 · page 7

When the Mungana case resumed to-day, the Court was again packed. Mr. Macrossan, for the defence…

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The Police Force

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 July 1931 · page 7

According to a return issued by the Chief Secretary, Mr. Gosling, there is one policc officer to every 680 of the population of New South Wales. This…

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GRIEF-STRICKEN Gaol Warder Shot Prisoner Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 July 1931 · page 5

A message from Bombala states that the warder, named Martin, who accidentally shot a prisoner named O'Brien, at Brookfield Prison…

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Sydney Murder Echo Man Arrested in Queensland

Singleton Argus · Friday 24 July 1931 · page 4

The murder of an aged woman, Mrs Emma Philbrook, at Surry Hills, Sydney, on the night of April 25, had its sequel at Townsville on Wednesday…

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Court Record Five Committals

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 July 1931 · page 5

A record for one sitting of the Police Court was established at Moree, when four persons were committed for trial on five charges…

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Workers' Compensation Court. Bellbird Miner's Claim

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 24 July 1931 · page 3

In the Workers Compensation Court at Newcastle yesterday, James Johnston, miner, Edith-street Cessnock, claimed compensation at the…

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Amusing Court Interludes 51 Men on Gaming Charges

Singleton Argus · Friday 24 July 1931 · page 1

Amusing interludes occured at the Kurri Kurri Police Court during the hearing of the eases in which 51 defendants were charged under, the…

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"Will Continue to Imprison!"— S.M.'s Warning Dole Fraud "On Large Scale" Six Months' Gaol Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 July 1931 · page 5

"Judging by the number of these cases coming before the Court, it is apparent that this form of fraud is being carried…

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Crowded Court the Mungana Case. Prosecuting Counsel's Address. Brisbane

The Scone Advocate · Friday 24 July 1931 · page 2

When the Mungana case was resumed on Thursday the court was again packed to its limits. Mr. McCrossan, counsel for the…

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False Pretences Charge Kurri Man Before Court Food Order Matter

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 24 July 1931 · page 2

Edward Ayliffe, a man of over sixty year of age was charged before Mr. D. H. F, Sutherland at the Kurri Kurri Police Court on…

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