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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1934

2,178 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 109

Attempt at Mass Murder Bombs Thrown During Cricket Match

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 January 1934 · page 2

Calcutta, Monday.—A dramanic attempt at mass murder of Europeans was made at chna[?]gong yesterday during the last over of the test cricket…

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Police-p.p. Board Alleged Strained Feeling

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 January 1934 · page 2

Strained feelings it is reported exist between the local police and the inverell Pastures Protection Board following that body's decision to take…

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Ownership of Money Comment by Police Commissioner. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 January 1934 · page 2

The Commissioner of Police (Mr Childs), referring, to the dispute regarding the ownership of £286 found in March last by two Canterbury…

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Textile Mills Thrown Idle Girl Strikers Warned by Police

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 January 1934 · page 2

The Orange woollen mill of Amalgamated Textiles (Australia), Ltd., was closed down for an indefinite period yesterday as a result of a strike among the employees, and 283 persons are idle. The strikers caused disorderly scenes in the streets and park at Orange…

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Mills Idle Textile Workers' Strike Police Warning Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 January 1934 · page 2

As a result of a strike among the employees, the Orange Woollen Mills of Amalgamated Textiles (A'sia), Ltd., have been closed…

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Court Ruling U.S. Emergency Relief WASHINGTON, Jan. 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 January 1934 · page 7

The united States Supreme Court, acting on the first so-called "New Deal" cases, brought before it, by a vote of five judges to four, upheld…

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Court Insight

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 7

Hector Leonard sogar, who was summoned at Reading (Eng) for having left a motor car in a street longer than was necessary, was…

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CRICKET Legal Men on Top Police Collapse

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 9

If the "test" cricket match on eat Maitland Park yesterday afternoon was not generally productive, of high-class cricket, it at…

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Tea Poisoned Girl for Institution Police Act Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 8

A young girl arrested In connection with the alleged attempted poisoning of a women in the Millthorpe district, has been committed to a institution,…

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Man Hunt Police and Trackers Net Drawn in Grafton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 1

A large party of police and black trackers have completely surrounded the State pine forest at Beuyalba in their hunt for Edward William…

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Singleton Police Court Traffic Act Breaches

Singleton Argus · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 8

At the Singleton Police Court on Wednesday afternoon, before Mr E. A. Mahony, P.M., William J. Wood was charged with having failed to return…

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Dungog Police Court. (Before Mr. Donaldson, P.M.)

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 5

At the Dungog Court on Tuesday, Doris, wife of James Riley, of Wallarobba, proceeded against her father-in-law, Amos Riley, on a charge of…

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Dungog Police Court. Tribute to Late H. E. Elliott

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 5

When the local Police Court was opened on Tuesday morning, the Police Magistrate (Mr. Donaldson), said it was fitting that they should…

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Forgotten Prisoners Proceed to Gaol

Singleton Argus · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 5

Loudon, – Wednesday.—Aftor the adjournment of their trial at a Cork courthouse, two handcuffed prisoners, whom their outsort had forgotten,…

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Two Charges Alleged Murder

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 6

William Alfred Bayly, who had been charged with the murder of Mrs. Christohol Lakey at Ruaware on October 16, was further charged with…

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Escapee Gives Himself Up " Gaol Was Paradise."

Singleton Argus · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 4

After a year of liberty a man named Neno Nikoloff has decided that he prefers gaol. He escaped last September from…

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River Murder. Articles for Analyst

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 3

A tent, clothing and other goods recovered by the detectives investigating the murder of Percy Smith, whose body was found in the…

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First-aid Kits Police Patrol Cars

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 2

The Commissioner of Police (Mr. Callds) has decided that first-aid kits of a compact and portable design shall be carried in police patrol cars…

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Wagga Murder Finger-prints Taken Unusual Case Young

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 2

An interesting sidelight on the Wagga murder mystery is the last that it was only by chance that the local police took the fingerprints of…

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Court House Extensions. Work Started

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 4

The work of carrying out additions and extensive structural alterations at the Muswellbrook Court House was commenced this…

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