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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1937

1,630 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 17 of 82

Horse Stealing Newcastle Monday

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 March 1937 · page 5

Pleading guilty in the Police Court to-day to a charge of horse stealing, Douglas Pennington (18), laborer, was released on bond and surety to be of…

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Stealing Charge Railway Sleepers CESSNOCK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 March 1937 · page 4

Albert James caban and [?] joseph Brenell appeared beofre Mr. C. C. Carr-Boyd, P.M., at Cessnock Court to-day on a charge 80 railway…

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Found Guilty of Manslaughter Seven Years' Gaol

Singleton Argus · Monday 22 March 1937 · page 2

Charged at the Central Criminal Court, Sydney, with the murder of James Weeks, 58, near Bullahdelah, James Wears, aged 46, was found…

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Sent to Gaol Illegally Used Car NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 March 1937 · page 1

For illegally using a motor car belonging to Dr. Woods, of Belmont, Alfred Sawerth (25), laborer, was sent to gaol for two months by Mr. Soane,…

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Alleged Murder of Son Mother Remanded at Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Monday 22 March 1937 · page 2

When Mrs Marion Elizabeth Payne, aged 37, was charged at the City Court to-day with having murdered her seven years' old son, Kenneth John Payne,…

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Alleged Murder of Boxer Street Brawl Ends in Tragedy

Singleton Argus · Monday 22 March 1937 · page 2

The body of Frederick Hartup, aged 22, of Newtown, was found lying in a gutter in Marrickville yesterday afternoon. There was a bullet wound in…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 March 1937 · page 10
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At the police court, before A. Simmons and J.W.B. Waterhouse, Js.p., Reginald Henry Edmonds was charged with being drunk and using…

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Police Magistrate's Ruling. No Expenses for Crown Witnesses

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 23 March 1937 · page 3

At the Aberdeen Police Court the relieving Police Magistrate (Mr. J. A. Balmain) gave a decision when making an order for witnesses' expenses at…

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Signor Mussolini Mentioned in Court Case Woman Charged with Shooting Count Chambrun. Defendant's Statement to Magistrate. PARIS

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 23 March 1937 · page 2

Signor Mussolini's name was mentioned for the first time to-day as the subject of the romance of Madame De la Ferriere, who was arrested last week for the shooting of the former French ambassador to Rome, Count De Chambrun. The woman…

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Bound Over Trouble Over Bicycle Stealing Charge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 March 1937 · page 6

John Harold wall 28, of Bridge street, Homeville was bound over in the sum of £20 to be of good behaviour for 12 months by Mr…

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Theft of Railway Sleepers. Defendant Bound Over

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 March 1937 · page 5

Before Mr. C. G. Carr Boyd, P.M., at Cessnock Police Court yesterday, Albert James Caban and Oswald Joseph, Brennell…

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Committed for Trial. Alleged Assault at Scone

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 23 March 1937 · page 3

At the Scone Police Court, before Mr J. A. S. Balmain, relieving Magistrate, James Parley, on remand, was charged with assaulting Edgar Lawrence…

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Cross Cases Former Neighbors in Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 March 1937 · page 7

A story of a mix-up between persons who were formerly neighbors was recounted before Mr. C.G. CarrBoyd, P.M., in the west Maitland court to-day, when a father and son, salem Frayfer…

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Signor Mussolini's Short-Lived Love Affair Woman's Story How Romance Was Wrecked Revelation in Court Paris, March 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 March 1937 · page 1

Signor Mussolini's name is mentioned for the first time to-day as the subject of the romance of Madame de la Ferrieres, the Parisian journalist, better known as Madame de…

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Mother for Trial on Murder of Baby

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 March 1937 · page 3

Euphenia Taylor Atkinson, a married wonan, residing with her husband, Roy Atkinson, at Woonona, was committed for trial at the Central Criminal Court,…

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New Triai Refused Full Court Gives Reserved Judgment Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 March 1937 · page 2

The Full Court, in its reservod judgment, delivered to-day, refused to grant a new trial in the action Smith versus Commonwealth Life Assurance Society…

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Journalist Sentenced Refusal to Give Information (Australian Press Assn. Message.) CAPETOWN

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 March 1937 · page 1

The Parliamentary correspondent of the Rand "Daily Mail," George Heard, was sentenced to one week's imprisonment for his refusal to give evidence…

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Took Saplings Sequel In Court BRANXTON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 March 1937 · page 4

Pleading guilty to change of having on January 29. at Lamb's Creek atelen five saplings valued at £2, the property of John Francis Peters Cyril…

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S.P. Commission. Police Inspector's Statement to Judge. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 25 March 1937 · page 2

When the S.P. Commission was resinned to-day, Police-Inspector Ferguson told the Judge that he left the court in grave doubt yesterday as to…

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