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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1933

2,159 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 21 of 108

Small Debts Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 March 1933 · page 5

in the Small Debts at West Maitland Harold Cecil Gray, of Rutherford, claimed £5/16/ from R. Date, of Homeville, for goods sold and…

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Public Inquiry. Police-Doctor Dispute YOUNG

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 March 1933 · page 8

A public meeting, convened by the Mayor and shire president, unanimously decided to request the Minister for Justice to hold an inquiry into the…

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Trespass Case Five Youths Before Court

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 7 March 1933 · page 3

Five youths, William Baker, Colin Bash, Allan Mears, Kenneth Houri gan, and Harold Locock, wore charged at Cessnock Court to-day with…

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ASPHYXIATED Couple's Death Pact Discovery by Police. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 March 1933 · page 2

A starting discovery was made by police late last night, when they burst into a house in Curtin-road, Baimain, and, in an upstairs room,…

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Rail Employees Which Jurisdiction Court Hearing Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 March 1933 · page 1

Further argument in connection with the application by the Railway Commissioners of New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia and…

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Stole a Steer Kearslcy Man Convicted at Cessnock Court

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 7 March 1933 · page 3

Before Mr. M. C. Noll, P.M., at the Cessnock Police Court to-day, William Dever, 45, of Kearsley, was chained with cattle stealing…

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Police Raid at Taree. 14 Men Arrested. In Alleged Betting Room

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 7 March 1933 · page 5

Acting under authority of a special search warrant, issued under the Gaming and Betting Act, a party of six policemen made a sensational raid on…

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Oil Store Attempt to Destroy Two Charged Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 March 1933 · page 1

There was a sensational development. to-day following, the attempt to blow up the bulk store of Independent…

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Former Lord Mayor of Sydney Sued Case Dismissed by Magistrate

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 March 1933 · page 1

Stating that he was not satisfied that a relationship of employer and employee existed, the Chief Industrial Magistrate on Monday dismissed a…

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For Sale Katharine Court Gates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 March 1933 · page 9

The Port of London Authority has decided to dispose of the gates of Catharine Court, which occupied a site on Tower Hill from 1734 until it…

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Disputed Annuities De Valera Charged with Appropriation. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) London

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 March 1933 · page 1

In the House of Commons Mr Thomas announced that he had received a letter intimating that Mr De Valera was appropriating the…

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Large Coal Leases Application to Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 March 1933 · page 6

There are three application for a further suspension of labour condition on A. A Holland's coal leases at Ellalong, and one for six months,…

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Inquiry opens Into Operations of Milk Board CONSPIRACY Twelve Charged London Fires London, March 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 March 1933 · page 1

Charges of conspiracy and incendiarism against [?] men and a woman are being heard in Bow-street Court. They…

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Rail Employees Jurisdiction Question Court Application Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 March 1933 · page 7

Further argument against the application made by the Railway, Commissioners of Now South Wales, Victoria, West Australia and Tasmania…

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Air Police No Steps Yet Britain Tells London, March 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 March 1933 · page 1

The Prime Minister, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, and the Foreign Secretary, Sir John Simon, are expected to leave for Genova on Thursday…

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Leave to Appeal Full Court Reserves Judgment. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 March 1933 · page 2

The Full Court to-day reserved judgment until Friday on the application by Paul Grierson for leave to appeal against his sentence of 35 years for…

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Big Bar Court Too Small Crown Case Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 March 1933 · page 1

The Royal Commissioner (Mr. A. B. Shand, K.C.) opened an inquiry to-day into the operations of the…

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Two Men Before Court Several Charges Preferred. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 March 1933 · page 2

At the Central Court to-day, Ellison Girdham, 29, labourer, was charged with having maliciously thrown 1½lb. of gelignite into a compound yard in…

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Alleged Stealing Strangers in Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 March 1933 · page 8

At the Paterson police court before Mr. Wilson, J.P. yesterday afternoon, there strangers, Stanley Gorden Mitchell, 17, Septimus James…

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Cashier Charged SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 March 1933 · page 1

Charged at the Central Police Station with having stolen £27, the property of her employer, Constance…

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