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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1935

2,204 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 111

Three Charges Alleged Stealing Tools—clothes, Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 5

Result of arrests yesterday by Detective-Sergeant Avery and Constable Handcock, was the appearance of william Reintrof (26) painter and…

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Broken Neck Elderly Man's Death Police Inquiring Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 5

Thought to be suffering from some[?] rain affection, James White, 67 a [?] ensioner was admitted to Newcastle [?] Hospital on January 3 in an…

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Herr Kisch Again in Court Case Adjourned Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 January 1935 · page 5

The battle for the right of Herr Egon Kisch to enter and remain In Australia was taken another stage at the Central Summons Court to-day…

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Moree Case Grazier Charged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 2

At the Moree Police Court George charles Henry Gunthorpe, grazier, of Iluka station moree, was convicted on a charge of having in a field at…

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Native Sentenced Attack on a Woman CALCUTTA, Jan. 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 4

A Madrasi named Lazarus was sentenced to five years hard labour at Jubbulpore for the attempted murder of Mrs. Evans…

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Drug Case Woman Charged Narcotic Plant Shanghai, Jan. 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 1

One of the most sensational" cases in Shanghai's criminal history opened in the British Court to-day…

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Albury Murder Scotland Yard Advice SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 4

Another development has occurred in the Albury murder case. Advice was received from Scotland Yard that a New Zealand resident had reported…

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Rail Awards Order of Court Hours Question Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 January 1935 · page 1

Two Interim awards for railway and tramway employees in New South Wales were delivered to-day by Judge Drake-Brockman…

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Stealing Charge

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 2

At the Dungog Police Court on Tuesday before Messrs. J. T. Williams and F. W. Aldis, J.'sP., Arthur James Hamson, Main Creek, was charged…

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Fined for Stealing Stove Kurri Woman

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 7

Hannan Mary Thomas, charged at Kurri Court on Wednesday with having stolen a stove valued at £3/10/-, the property of Walgrave…

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Alleged Betting with Boys Magistrate's Warning

Singleton Argus · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 1

When Henry Wilson, aged 13, commission agent, pleaded guilty at Newcastle yesterday to illegal betting, police alleged that he had betted with…

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Woman's Death Husband Charged SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 1

At the Redfern Police Court to-day Leslie Joel(48) was remanded until January 15 on bail of £200 on a charge of having feloniously and…

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Man's Offensive Behaviour Magistrate's Scathing Comments Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 10

"This man is not fit to live," said Mr. MacDougal, P.M., at the Newtown Court to-day, when addressing two women who had given evidence against…

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The Albury Murder Scotland Yard Report

Singleton Argus · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 5

Detectives engaged on the Albury "pyjama" murder are investigating a report from Scotland Yard that a business man in London informed the…

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Returned Soldier Sufferer Magistrate's Leniency Not to Have Drink

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 6

"Except for the disabilities which you suffer, I would sentence you to a long term of imprisonment." So said Mr. E.A. Mahony, B.M…

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PERSONAL. Police-Inspector Bisley.—

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 2

Police-Inspector Bisley, formerly in charge of the Muswellbrook police district, and who was appointed to Deniliquin from here with the rank of…

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Dungog Court Statistics

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 2

During the year just closed 210 cases were dealt with at the Dungog court. There were 134 arrests in the Dungog police district. Three persons…

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Kearsley Assault Case Charge and Counter-Charge Both Parties Fined

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 2

Hearing at the cate in which William David Swan proceeded against Sidney George Williams on a charge of assault, and in which Williams…

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Lindbergh Murder Trial Hauptmann Identified. Flemington (N.j.)

Singleton Argus · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 10

Two State witnesses, a Bronx taxidriver, namer Perrone, and an 87-yearold retired New Jersey farmer, named Hochmuth, placed the linger of…

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Tragic End Did Not Face Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 January 1935 · page 3

Ronald William Hill, 45 an unemployed farm hand, who was to have appeared before the Camberwel[?] Court Vic on a charge of indecency…

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