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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1933

2,159 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 40 of 108

Mystery Shots Police Puzzled No One Injured Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 May 1933 · page 1

Detectives from headquarters inquired without success this morning into the firing of four shots in a lane off Cleveland-street, Redfern, at…

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Wrong Name Wounded Youth Story to Police Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 May 1933 · page 1

A youth was admitted to Alfred Hospital late last night suffering from a bullet wound which, he told the police, had been accidently…

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Defied Court Pastrycook Accused Lismore Case Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 May 1933 · page 6

William Alexander MaLeish a master banker, of Lismore, last April, obtained an injunction against Charles Taylor, pastrycook, of Conway-street,…

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Safety Deposit Slain Beer Racketeers Court's Order Elizabeth (New Jersey), May 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 May 1933 · page 1

Max Hassel and Max Greenberg, well-known beer racketeers, were stain here on April 12, presumably by gangster enemies…

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Spies Sentenced WARSAW. May 14

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 May 1933 · page 1

After five days secret trial, 21 Russians, charged with spying on the frontier, received sentences ranging…

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Sent to Gaol Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 May 1933 · page 5

When trying to pawn a gold engagement ring in Newcastle, Patrick coffey (32), butcher, was arrested by Detective Sergeant Charters…

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Breaking and Entering Gaol in Future

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 May 1933 · page 1

An indication that in future he would send to gaol all persons convicted of breaking and entering was given by Judge Thomson at the…

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Theft of Drugs Are Boys to Blame? SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 May 1933 · page 1

Detectives are still inquiring into the theft of deadly poisons stolen from a pharmacy on Cremorne Wharf yesterday. The drugs included a box…

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Dangerous Drugs Stolen Police Broadcast Warning

Singleton Argus · Monday 15 May 1933 · page 2

Thieves yesterday entered a chemist's shop, occupied by Mr G. Mallan, at the Cremorne Wharf, and stole a quantity of highly dangerous drugs…

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Stolen Drugs Warning by Police SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 May 1933 · page 2

Thieves who entered a chemist's shop, occupied by Mr. G. Mallan, at the Cremorne Wharf, stole a quantity of highly dangerous drugs…

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Alms Begging "From Maitland" Court Story Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 May 1933 · page 1

Pleading guilty to alms begging in the police court to-day, Harry Close (35), labourer, was sentenced to seven days' imprisonment…

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Charge of Stealing One Month's Gaol

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 May 1933 · page 3

Beforec Mr. R. A. Atkinson, P.M., at the Cessnock Police Court to-day, Allan R. Smith, 20, was charged with being found in an enclosed yard with…

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Dungog Police Court. Turner v. SIMMONDS

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 May 1933 · page 3

Elvin John Turner, proceeded against John Thomas Simmonds on a charge of insulting words. Mr. J. L. Elliott appeared for the plaintiff and Mr…

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Assault Charge Wife Proceeds Against Husband

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 May 1933 · page 3

Krle L. Jones was charged, at Cessnock Police Court to-day, with assaulting his wife, Rita Evelyn Jones…

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Largs Pumpkins Stealing Charge Man Remanded Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 May 1933 · page 5

Largs, pumpkins were the subject of charges in the Police Court to-day. Stanley John White (23), painter, was charged that at Largs, on May 11,…

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Prison Reform Mr. Boyce Explains Gaol Conditions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 May 1933 · page 4

In an address on prison reform to the Millions Club, Mr. Justice Boyce said "The prisoner is treated nowadays not as an…

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Month's Gaol Found on Premises Intent to Steal Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 May 1933 · page 8

Allen Raymond Smith was charged before Mr. Atkinson, P.M., at Cessnock Court to-day with having been found on the enclosed premises of…

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Murder Charge Body in Well Accused's Story Toowoomba

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 May 1933 · page 5

At the Dalby Police Court to-day Percy Claud Airs (27), labourer, was charged with having murdered Percival Cornelius Read on March 29…

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Tasmanian Murder

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 May 1933 · page 6

Detective-sergeant Fleming, who is investigating the murder of Miss Iolcanor Loonard, on April 17, left Hobart to-day for Melbourne on his…

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Shot Society Woman Fifteen Years' Gaol

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 17 May 1933 · page 1

Thomas Francis Clarke, aged 32, was sentenced to 16 years' imprisonment at Wellington (N.Z.) yesterday for the manslaughter, of Mrs Bennett, who…

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