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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1933

2,159 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 48 of 108

Crowded Court Listens to Murder Trial Grim Story Craig in Dock Crown Case Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 June 1933 · page 1

Evidence that he had found hair and a small piece of bone on the front seat of the vehicle was given by…

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Intent to Rob Three Men Charged SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 June 1933 · page 1

Charges of having attempted on June 8 to choke Edward Hall, with intent to commit a robbery were preferred against Sidney Brightfield…

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Murder Charge Failed to Agree MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 June 1933 · page 3

The Jury last night fulled to agree in the case in which Alfred Monar was charged with having killed Charles Waite 48, wharf labourer,…

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Shots Fired Police Chase Thief MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 June 1933 · page 2

After the capture yesterday of four men suspected of housebreaking police set a trap for a fifth man. As the man was walking down…

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Court Packed To-day. Sydney, Wednesdy

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 June 1933 · page 2

The trial was continued to-day before a packed court. Leonard Downey, owner of the car which was stolon on the night of the…

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Master Mind Armidale Stealing Case

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 June 1933 · page 4

Convicted of having stolen a cheque and money valued at £18/9/6, the property of Arthur Hine a your Uralla resident, cecil vane comber…

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Tobacco Theft Newcastle Firm Robbed £100 Worth Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 June 1933 · page 7

The long list of tebaeco thefts in the district was added to last night when £100 worth was stolen. A closed travelling waggon, belong…

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Death of Baby Alleged Murder Further Remand Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 June 1933 · page 7

The girl Irene Marden (19) on remand and charged with the murder of the baby Reglnaid patrick Marden at Grasstree, near Muswellbrook,…

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Police Force Committee Appointed Advisory Role Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 June 1933 · page 2

The constitution of the police Advisory committee is as follows The Under secretary of the chief secretary's Department (Mr.E. B. Hark…

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Warden's Court E. Maitland Sitting Coal Applications

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 June 1933 · page 6

Mining warden A.N. Graham presided at the sitting of the Warden's court at East Maitland courthose to-day…

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Police Raid, Alleged Lottery Office Two Arrests Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 June 1933 · page 5

A raid was carried out yesterday afternoon by detectives on an office in Martin place and hundreds of books and papers were seized which…

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Witness Gives Fascist Salute in Divorce Court Get Killed Alleged Threat Firm Denial Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 June 1933 · page 1

There was a dramatic in terlude in the hearing of a case in the Divorce court to day, when threats against the…

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Ill-treatment of Dog "Cruel Brute" Says Magistrate

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 June 1933 · page 4

"I would.like to keep you under the same conditions as you kept the dog. You are a cruel brute," said the Magistrate at the Central Police Court on…

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Armed Hold-up Man Sentenced to 14 YEARS. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 June 1933 · page 6

Patrick O'Sullivan, aged 32, labourer, who pleaded guilty to having, while armed with a sawn off shot-gun, assaulted Victor Capelle,…

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Alleged Murder. Death of Baby. Further Adjournment

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 June 1933 · page 2

The "case in which Irene Maiden (19) is charged with having feloniously and maliciously murdered Reginald Patrick Marden at…

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Long List Bandit Charged Alleged Murders Ajaccio (Corsica), June 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 June 1933 · page 1

The bandit Spada, who was arrested on May 29, was sentenced to two years imprisonment. He was fined 1000 francs for the…

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Police Advisory Committee to Report to Minister

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 June 1933 · page 5

A Police Advisory Committee has been constituted as follows The Under-Secretary of the Chief Secretary's Department (Mr E. B. Harkness),…

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Death Sentence Passed Craig Found Guilty. Tense Scene in Court

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 June 1933 · page 6

After a retirement of 5¼ hours the jury at the Central Criminal Court returned at 7.30 last night and recorded a verdict of guilty in…

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Court Decides Standard Working Week. Peace Pact Britain Explains White Paper London. June 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 June 1933 · page 1

A despatch from the Foreign Secretary (Sir John Simon) to the British Ambassador at Rome, commenting…

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Closed Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 June 1933 · page 4

Two charges under the Pure Foods Act were dealt with in camera at the West Maitland Court of Petty Seasslons to-day…

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