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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1931

2,327 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 76 of 117

MUNGANA Case Resumed Court Crowded Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 July 1931 · page 5

After a day's adjournment, the Mungana case was resumed to-day in the presence of a large crowd…

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Police Records Alleged to be False Woman's Claim Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 July 1931 · page 1

Before Justice Halse-Rogers, in Chambers to-day, Bessic Stanley Smith, of Redfern, was the respondent in an application by the Crown represented…

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R. D. Cunneen's Appeal Dismissed Case Before High Court

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 29 July 1931 · page 3

In the High Court of Australia yesterday, before Mr, Justice Rich, Mr justice Starke, Mr Justice Dixon, Mr Justice Evatt, and Mr Justice…

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Raymond Terrace Police Court

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 30 July 1931 · page 4

At the local Police Court, on Friday last, before Mr. F. Sutherland, P. M. Cecil Jeffreys was fined £1 and 8/ costs for riding a motor bike without a…

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"Jumped Rattler" Young Men Charged No Money

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 July 1931 · page 6

Found by railway detectives in a truck at West Maitland Station last evening, three young men appeared before Messrs. M. S. Meagher and…

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Police Inquiry Conditions at Newcastle Changes Possible Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 July 1931 · page 7

It is expected that aq clearing of the air will be one result of the police inquiry being held by Superintendent Woodrow, of Tamworth…

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Scone Police Court

The Scone Advocate · Friday 31 July 1931 · page 2

Mr. W. C. Giekie occupied the Bench in the Scone Police Court yesterday. Police v. Henry G. Schytrumpf, for allowing an unregistered motor cycle to…

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Police Court. To-day's Cases

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 31 July 1931 · page 2

(Before Mr. W. C. Geikie, P.M.) David Spowatt was fined 5/- and 8/costs for failing to return expired motor driver's license…

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Smart Capture Police Court Sequel SINGLETON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 July 1931 · page 5

As the result of a nightwatchman's enterprise, when he is alleged to have surprised two men at the rear of Bourke's mercery store,…

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Lord Kylsant Sentenced. London

The Scone Advocate · Friday 31 July 1931 · page 2

Lord Klysant was to-day found guilty at the Old Bailey with making of false statements in reports on the affairs of the Royal Mail Steam Packet…

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Robbed His Mate. Mean Story Told in Police Court

The Scone Advocate · Friday 31 July 1931 · page 6

The story of a man stealing from his work-mate was told in the Newcastle Police Court on Tuesday. Arthur Edward Ford (44)…

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Theft of Coal Seamen Fined NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 July 1931 · page 1

For stealing a bag of coal valued at 2/ Albert Vincent Giggs (33), unemployed seaman was, at Newcastle Police Court to-day, fined £2,…

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Suspected Theft of Tobacco Unemployed Man Fined £2

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 31 July 1931 · page 5

On a o[?]narge of having in his possession 12 packets of tobacco of various brands, valued at £1, reasonably suspected of having been stolen,…

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Murder Charge Man Acquitted on Ground of Insanity

Singleton Argus · Friday 31 July 1931 · page 4

On the ground that Charles Eldridge, aged 26, hotel steward, was insane at the time of the commission of the offences, a jury at Melbourne on…

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Justifiable Homicide Woman Discharged at Regan Murder Inquest

Singleton Argus · Friday 31 July 1931 · page 5

The City Coroner (Mr E. A. May) returned a verdict of justifiable homicide when an inquest was held on Wednesday into the death…

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High-street Scene Court Sequel

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 July 1931 · page 5

At the corner of Lee-street, West Maitland, shortly after noon yesterday, Constable Alder saw William Rafter prone on the…

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Lord Kylsant Found Guilty Sentenced to Year's Imprisonment. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) London

Singleton Argus · Friday 31 July 1931 · page 1

Lord Kylsant was found guilty of circulating a prospectus knowing it to lie false in material particulars, and was sentenced to one…

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Slept on Job Marathon Dancers Police Action

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 July 1931 · page 6

Two alleged marathon dancer's, described as George Lazenby and Wally "Crawford, made an ingiorious exit from Goulburn on…

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Century-Old Will Before Probate Court

The Scone Advocate · Friday 31 July 1931 · page 2

Yesterday, in the Probate Court, the first definite legal step towards prosecuting a claim in England to what are known as the "Hobbs Millions," was…

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Chinese Attacked. Police Save Assailants. From Infuriated Crowd

The Scone Advocate · Friday 31 July 1931 · page 1

Four white men who attacked several Chinease in Retreat-street, Redfern on Monday, were saved from the vengeance of a crowd of 80 infuriated…

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