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Courts & crime, 1935

2,204 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 30 of 111

Police Patrols Request for Cars Big Areas Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 April 1935 · page 1

A motion that when the police, are in charge of a patrol area exceeding 50 square miles the Police Department provide a mounted constable on a…

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Theft of £1650

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 April 1935 · page 5

In the Criminal Court, Adelaide, William James Reed, 38, bank clerk, of Victor Harbour, was sentenced to two years and Six months' imprisonment…

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MANSLAUGHTER Motor Driver Charged Glen Innes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 April 1935 · page 8

As a sequel to the motor smash [?]which Waiter John Hartwell was killed, at the Inverell Court, before the Magistrate (Mr.C.J. Carr Boyd)…

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Farmer Shot Dead in Scone District This Morning MURDER? Story to Police Man Held Scone

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 April 1935 · page 1

Tragedy marred the rural peace of the "Cliftlands" estate in the rich Dartbrook Valley, some miles from dairy farmer's brains out with a gun. The victim of the shooting, Ernest Bruce Fenwick, who is said to be…

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Murdered Girl Police are Baffled MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 April 1935 · page 9

After having interviewed 18,000 people in their efforts to trace the murderer of Eithel [?]oishaw, aged 12 years, at inver[?]och on New Year's…

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Law Breakers Attitude of Police Policy Defined Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 April 1935 · page 6

An Important statement of his policy in dealing with offenders against the law was made last night by the new Commissioner of…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 7

Gilbert Faulds, 38, was brought-before Mr. R. A, Kearsley, J.P., at the West Maitland Police Court, to-day charged with being drunk and having…

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Assault in Train. Police Officer Attacked

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 2

An assault on a police officer, while he was travelling in plain clothes in the Kempsey Mail, between Dungog and Maitland on Monday, cost a man…

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Murray Charged

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 2

Without loss of time, the Court of Petty Sessions was opened, Mr. Seaward, J.P., occupying the Bench. Murray was charged with…

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Dairy Farmer Shot Dead Tragedy Near Scone. Young Man Charged with Murder

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 1

A shooting tragedy occurred yesterday morning at the dairy farm of Mr. Leslie Bruce Fenwick, between four and five miles from…

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Police Policy

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 6

Few people will quarrel with the statement of policy made by the new Commissioner of Police, Mr. Mackay, in an address at the…

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Mounted Police

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 1

At the graziers' conference in Sydney last week, on the motion of Mr. T. B. Macfarlane (Merriwa), it was decided to ask the Commissioner of…

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False Pretence Teacher Charged SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 1

On the ground thai he had coerced people into providing money to assist in the production of a film to be called "The Love Child." Walter Townsend…

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Police to Benefit

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 4

The Premier said the decision was in pursuance of the Government's policy for the progressive restoration of salaries…

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District Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 7

Owing to the undue length of cases before the Maitland District Court, his Honor, Judge Nield, to-day announced that,…

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Assault and Language Defendant Apologises and Pays Costs

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 3

William Sweeney was charged, before Mr. Sheridan, P.M., at Kurri Police Court to-day with using insulting language to Jean Potts on…

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Murder Charge. Evidence at Inquest. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 2

The inquest was opened to-day at Hornsby, concerning the death of James O'Neill (47), gardener. Robert Murray (45), laborer, who…

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Publication Received "Man Tracks: with the Mounted Police in Australian Wilds."

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 4

Ion L. Idriess's new book is of frontier life, dealing mainly with stirring episodes in the pursuit of lawbreakers in primitive lands…

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Farm Tragedy Near Scone Mk. E. B. Fenwick Shot Dead. Young Man Held After Making Statement to Police

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 2

Tragedy marred the rural peace of the "Cliftlands" Estate, four miles from Scone yesterday morning. A man gave himself up to the Scone…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle FRIDAY, 5th. APRIL, 1935. Late Cables and Telegrams Scone Tragedy. Murray Before Court. Scone

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 2

The Coroner opened an inquest this morning, when evidence was taken as to identification. The Court of Petty Sessions was…

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