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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1933

2,159 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 38 of 108

Lost Receipt Alleged Horse Stealing Remanded Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 May 1933 · page 8

Reginald George Jones, alias Reginald George, labourer, was charged before Mr. Sargeson, J.P., at the Cessnock Police Court this morning with…

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SINGLETON Court of Requests

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 May 1933 · page 4

The first sittings of this court have passed, and from the number of cases, 356, no question of its necessity remains…

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Convict Mutiny Quelled by Police MADRID, May 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 May 1933 · page 1

After a week's hunger striking, a hundred and twenty convicts mutinied at Puorio de Santa Maria, Shock police battened and wounded…

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Alleged Breaking and Entering Two Young Men Before Singleton Police Court

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 May 1933 · page 2

At the Police Court this morning, before Mr 0. A very, T.P., two young men, Ronald Noble-Morrison and James William Walsh, were charged with…

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FINED £3 Theft of Coat Local Case

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 May 1933 · page 4

A plea of not was entered by Gilbert Fauids (36), of 22 Wolfe-st., West Maitland, when he was charged at the West Maitland…

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Diseased Animal Sold Stock Dealer Fined. Magistrate Comments on Seriousness. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 May 1933 · page 2

At the Burwood Police Court to-day Stanley Davey, stock dealer, was charged with sending a diseased animal to Flemington saleyards…

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Doubles Book Alleged Betting Police Story

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 May 1933 · page 5

A black covered notebook bearing the title, "Doncaster and Sydney Cup, £5 to 6d. No Dough no go," was the principal…

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Full Court Hears Application Restoration of Name on Solicitors' Roll Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 May 1933 · page 2

The Full Court to-day heard an implication by Thomas Ernest Rofe, company director, of Wahroonga, for the restoration of his name to the roll of…

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Four Charges of Stealing Youth in Court

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 May 1933 · page 3

Before Jar. R. A. Atkinson, P.M., at the Cessnock Police Court this morning, Clifford Locock, 19, was charged with stealing a sulky valued…

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Police Inquiry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 May 1933 · page 7

Superintendent Irving, of Sydney, opened an inquiry at the West Maitland Police Station this morning into a charge against a former…

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Riot Sequel Communists Charged 253 Witnesses Altona, May 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 May 1933 · page 1

It is expected that 263 witnesses will appear at the trial of 15 Communists charged with murder and rebellion arising out of incidents…

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New Solicitor Court Welcome NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 May 1933 · page 1

The big army of solicitors in Newcastle has been added to by the admission of Mr. T. Cragg. He was introduced by Mr. F. [?] on behalf…

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Legal History Father and Son on Bench Full Court. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 May 1933 · page 1

Legal history was made today when for the first time in the British Empire, father and son sat together as members of a Full Court…

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Fraud Charge Solicitor in Court Police Evidence Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 May 1933 · page 1

A charge of having fraudulently omitted to pay £390 to Pattie Lovell was preferred against Harry Green (33), solicitor, at the Central Police…

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Police Cadets

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 May 1933 · page 4

The new system proposed by the Commissioner of Police has much to recommend it. It is natural that it should be severely…

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Tocal Murder Unsolved Crime Mr. Tucker's Article

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 May 1933 · page 4

The unsolved crime known as the Tocal murder, which was discovered in the Paterson district 63 years ago, is the subject of a brilliant article by…

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In Hands of Police SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 May 1933 · page 5

The statement made yesterday by the Premier that a private letter had been stolen from his personal file at his office and subsequently printed in the "Labor Daily," is how the subject of an inquiry by the police…

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Poison in Beer Police Puzzled SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 May 1933 · page 1

The mystery as to how poison came to be found in a bottle of beer purchased by Walter Keys, of Willoughby, who died on Sunday after having…

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Pitched Battle Police Officer Killed Hit by Rock Saskatoon, May 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 May 1933 · page 1

Following the death of the Inspector of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, L. J. Sampson, 25 unemployed were charged with rioting…

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Former Minister's Strong Outburst in Court War Debts "Final Settlement" Chief Aim London, May 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 May 1933 · page 1

The Prime Minister (Mr. Ramsay MacDonald) made a statement to-day in the House of Commons in connection…

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