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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1936

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Five Charged Shortage of £ 4800 Conspiracy Case Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 March 1936 · page 5

When five men were charged at the City Court with having. conspired to defraud the Union Bank of Australia of money, an inspector of the bank…

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Murder Case Sodeman's Appeal Fails MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 March 1936 · page 7

The appeal of Arnold Sodeman against the sentence of death imposed on him last month after he had been found guilty of the murder of June…

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Two Dead Police Inquiring. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 March 1936 · page 1

After he had asked his wife to go and buy him some lunch yesterday. Norman Walker Parfin (72), of Waverley was found dead with his head…

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Man Missing Wedding Arranged Police Searching Sydney. Friday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 March 1936 · page 1

Police are still endeavouring to trace Andrew Hamilton (20) , of Donal. Hurstville, who has been missing since Wednesday…

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Cessnock Business Men's Club Address by Police Commissioner

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 March 1936 · page 7

The speaker at next Wednesday's luncheon of the Cessnock Business Men's Club will be the Chief Commissioner of Police…

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Twelve Cases Sydney Criminal Court SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 March 1936 · page 5

Twelve eases which may take a month to hear, will come before the central criminal Court, which will open before Mr. Justice Milner…

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Charge of Shooting at Husband. Gosford Woman Before Court. Gosford

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 March 1936 · page 2

At the Gosford Police Court to-day, Mabel Foster (48), was remanded for 14 days on a charge of having shot at her husband, Frederick John Foster,…

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Criminal Court Dismisses Appeal Child Murderer's Sentence to Stand Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Friday 6 March 1936 · page 6

The appeal of Ernest Sodman against his sentence of death for the murder of six-years-old June Rushmere, at Leongatha, was unanimously…

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UNCONSCIOUS Victim of Assault SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1936 · page 3

Thomas Billon, 30, of Bourke street Waterloo, was found unconscious in a vacant allotment near the Royal South Sydney Hospital last night. He was…

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Youth Charged Alleged Wounding Bail Not Sought Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1936 · page 1

Following the arrest of a youth last night, Boyd Sinclair, aged 17 ½, appeared at the Central Police Court to -day on a charge og having…

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Espionage a German Charged British Dromes London, March 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 March 1936 · page 1

Methods used by him when an intelligence officer with the German army, to extract information from prisoners, were explained at the old…

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Alleged Stealing Local, Man Remanded

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 March 1936 · page 4

Norman Charles Willis Search (23), labourer, was remanded until April 6 when he appeared at the West Maitland Court to-day charged with…

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Sessions Case Alleged Perjury Sisters Charged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 March 1936 · page 5

Arising out of evidence heard by Mr. E. A. Mahony, P.M., during affiliation proceedings at Cessnock Court in December, 1934, two sisters appeared…

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Survivor of Suicide Pact Sent to Gaol

Singleton Argus · Monday 9 March 1936 · page 4

Sentence of nine months' imprisonment was imposed upon Edward Miller (39), of North Fitzroy, Melbourne, motor engineer…

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"CALLOUS"! Crown Allegation Man Charged Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 March 1936 · page 1

The allegation that the defendant, in a statement, said he had shot the deceased after a quarrel concerning…

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Demolition of Windsor Gaol Originally Established in 1829

Singleton Argus · Monday 9 March 1936 · page 2

The work of demolishing the historic gaol at Windsor has begun, and many valuable relics have been taken to Parramatta gaol. Old cedar doors, steel…

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Singletonian's Success at Police Carnival

Singleton Argus · Monday 9 March 1936 · page 2

Constable Colin Williams. youngest so[?] of Mrs. F. A. Williams, of Boundary-street, Singleton, who is attached to No. 2 Clarence-street, Sydney, made…

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Stop Press Police Inquiry Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 March 1936 · page 5

Although the State Government has decided 10 appoint a Royal Commission to inquire into allegations made by him…

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Murder Trial Commenced Alleged Confession by Accused. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 9 March 1936 · page 2

The trial commenced at the Central Criminal Court to-day, before Mr Justice Milner Stephen, of Boy Malcolm Souter, aged 17, who is charged with…

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Three Killed Attempted Gaol-breakers Fierce Gun Battle Sioux Falls (South Dakota), March 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 March 1936 · page 3

The warden or South Dakota State prison, Eugene Reiley, and two other men were killed in a during attempt by two long-term prisoners to break…

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