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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1933

2,159 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 26 of 108

Public Court Martial for British Office Ten Charges Preferred

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 22 March 1933 · page 6

London, Monday.—Lieutenant Norman Baillie-Stewart, 24, who has been imprisoned in the Tower of London since January 4, was taken to…

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Fijian Murder Women Beheaded

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 March 1933 · page 5

A Fijian, aged 24, ran amok at [?]an[?]deuba, in the interior of Viti Leon and beheaded his mother and his sinter…

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Paterson Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 March 1933 · page 5

At the Paterson Police Court yesterday before Messrs. J. D. Tucker and E. L. Wilson, J's. P., one offender against sobriety was fined £1 with…

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Poison Fumes Jeweller's Death Police Belief Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 March 1933 · page 1

Although the contorts of the stomach did not contain any poison, the police believe that Herold Robert Hellyer, Jeweller, who was found dead…

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Mortgaged Wheat Settlers Charged with Theft

Singleton Argus · Friday 24 March 1933 · page 7

Charges of stealing mortgaged wheat were heard against 39 miner-settlers at Southern Cross (W.A.) on Wednesdays Ivan Roce Botica was convicted on a…

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Shoe Shop Theft

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 March 1933 · page 2

The former manager of the Lismore branch of John Hunter and Son's boot and shoe shop, Robert Edward Fleming, was sentenced to two…

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Vicious Assault Young Girl Victim

Singleton Argus · Friday 24 March 1933 · page 1

An 18-year-old girl was the victim of a vicious assault at Geelong (Vie). She was saved from serious injury, however, by a man who hurried to her…

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Detective Dismissed Alleged Assault on Man

Singleton Argus · Friday 24 March 1933 · page 7

Constable Detective T. O'Rourke was dismissed yesterday from the Criminal Investigation Branch at Brisbane. Making an announcement, the…

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Baccarat Swindle Cardsharpers Sentenced at Monte Carlo

Singleton Argus · Friday 24 March 1933 · page 5

Three alleged ringleaders of a gang of ten men accused of having defrauded thousands of baccarat gamblers at Monte Carlo have each been sentenced…

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Bank Ex-president Charged Alleged Sales to Wife

Singleton Argus · Friday 24 March 1933 · page 4

New York, Wednesday.—The former President of the National City Bank (Mr Charles E. Mitchell) was arrested at his home last night on a Federal…

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Barrie Murder Case Jury Rejects Crown Claim

Singleton Argus · Friday 24 March 1933 · page 7

The jury in the Court over which Mr Justice Stephen presided yesterday refused to compel Alexander Barrie to contribute £100 towards the reward…

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S.m.'s Query Charge of Assault Remanded Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 March 1933 · page 7

When Police Prosecutor Sergeant Phillipson asked for a remand until Monday, of a vagrancy case, Mr. Harrison, S.M., asked the reason…

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Death From Wounds Insurance Agent Committed on Murder Charge

Singleton Argus · Friday 24 March 1933 · page 8

An inquest was held by the Melbourne Coroner into the death of Denis Bernard Hicks, electrician, aged 33, who died in the Melbourne Hospital…

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Workers' Compensation Court. Cesssnock Cases

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 24 March 1933 · page 3

Several cases in which Cessnock identities were the claimants were heard by the Workers' Compensation Commission at Newcastle yesterday…

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Espionage Charge Court Sits in Camera

Singleton Argus · Friday 24 March 1933 · page 6

London,-Tuesday.—When the hearing was resumed to-day of the court-martial of Lieutenant Baillie-Stewart, the accused officer's counsel occupied the…

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Railway Workers. Full Court's Judgment. MELBOURNE

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 March 1933 · page 2

In a joint judgment to-day the Full Arbitration Court refused to cancel the existing railway awards and awards affecting the…

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To Stand Rail Basic Wage Court Decides Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 24 March 1933 · page 1

The Full, Arbitration Court today announced reserved judgment, and dismissed the application made by the Railway…

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ALLEGED S.P. BETTING Three Men fined at Karri Court

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 24 March 1933 · page 8

The sequel to a raid by plain clothes police on alleged S.P. betting men at Kurri Kurri last week was heard at the Kurri Kurri Police…

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Tears in Appeal Court Lighter Sentence for Father of 11 Children

Singleton Argus · Friday 24 March 1933 · page 5

Sentence of three years' penal servitude on a man 64 years or age for a first offence was reduced by the Criminal Appeal Court to one of six…

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Existing Railway and Tramway Awards Full Arbitration Court Refuses to Cancel. Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Friday 24 March 1933 · page 6

In a joint judgment to-day, the Full Arbitration Court refused to cancel the existing railway award and award affecting the New South Wales tramway…

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