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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1935

2,204 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 27 of 111

Police Object Hotel Licence Transfer "Royal" Change

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 March 1935 · page 5

Alfred Josrph Seaton of Black town, applied to the West Maitland Licensing Court to-day for a transfer of the licence of the Royal Hotel,…

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Long List Fourteen Trials District Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 March 1935 · page 4

A long list will be dealt with at the District Court at East Maitland, which will commence next week. Judge Neild will preside…

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Court Witness Denies Charges of Police Officer Witness Denies 9 Again in Box Fire Inquiry at Cessnock Verdict To-day? Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 March 1935 · page 5

Entering the witness box for the second time at the resumed hearing of the Cessnock fire inquiry to-day, Cooll White emphatically…

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Proprietor of Opium Den Fined Police Find White Woman

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 March 1935 · page 1

Smashing their way into a building in Dixon-street, Sydney, on Friday afternoon, police found two Chinese lying in bunks under the influence of…

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Police Tribute to Retiring Commissioner 2000 Men in Parade

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 March 1935 · page 4

The retiring Commissioner of Police (Mr W. H. Childs) paid a tribute to all sections of the Police Force at the week-end, when he visited various…

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Information Dismissed Alleged Theft of Fowl

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 March 1935 · page 3

Hearing was concluded at Cessnock Court to-day of the case in which Reginald Radnidge was charged with stealing a fowl valued at…

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Driver Charged Sequel to Car Smash CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 March 1935 · page 7

Patrick Carroll, 37, a carter, was charged at the Cessnock Court to-day with having driven a motor vehicle on the Maitland-road last night while…

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Murder ? Body in Hut. Man Sought

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1935 · page 1

When they entered a tin hut at Asquith, near Hornsby, on Saturday, police discovered the blood-stained body of James O'Neill, about 50 years…

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Coonamble Assault Charge Crown Drops Case Girl's Admission Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 March 1935 · page 2

At the Coonainble Quarter Sessions, when Alfred Henry James Boden was charged with having committed an indecent assault on an eight-years'-old…

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District Court. Yesterday's Sitting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 March 1935 · page 1

The District Court sitting at Muswellbrook yesterday was of short duration, two of the cases on the list being set aside…

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Current Comment. From the Watchtower. Retired Police Commissioner

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 March 1935 · page 3

One of the most, honoured, respected, and distinguished public officials of out time, Mv. W. H. Childs, vacated the position so successfully held by…

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Mother Charged Murder of Boy MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 March 1935 · page 2

Following the discovery of the dead body of Alan Richter, with his head, neek and face gashed in a frightful manner, at his home at Moone Ponds,…

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Woman Sentenced to Death

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 March 1935 · page 1

For the first time for many years in Victoria a woman was sentenced to death in the Criminal Court at Melbourne on Monday on a murder charge…

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[?]Ayroll Theft [?]ert Snow Remanded SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 March 1935 · page 5

[?] Snow, alias Frederick Tay[?]who was brought back from [?], as stated in our second edi[?] yesterday, was remanded at the…

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Charge Fails Alleged Stealing of Fowl CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 March 1935 · page 7

Reginald Radnidge was charged at the Cessnock Court with having stolen a fowl valued at £1/1/, tho property of Leslie Hill…

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Girl Had Never Heard of God Assault Case Cannot Proceed

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 March 1935 · page 3

Because a girl aged 84 years told Judge Barton that she had never heard of God, and did not know the difference between the truth and a lie, a case at…

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Warden's Court East Maitland Sitting Little Business

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 March 1935 · page 2

While giving evidence in support of two applications for the suspension of labour conditions before Warden A. N. Graham at…

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Mystery of Double Shooting Still Unsolved Great Pals Girl Victims Police View Stockinbingal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 March 1935 · page 1

The mystery surrounding the shooting of Yvonne Officer and Dulcie Tenzer has not yet been solved. Miss…

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Head Injuries Alleged Use of Axe Man Charged Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 March 1935 · page 1

Alleged to have used an axe, JohnBard, 36, of, French's Forest, was to-day remanded at the Central Court on a charge of wounding Alma…

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S.M's strong Comment in Newcastle Case "Wife Lied" Alleged Assault Dismissed Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 March 1935 · page 7

In dismissing, In the Summons Court to-day a charge of assault brought by a Woman against her husband, Mr. Soane, S.M., made…

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