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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1937

1,630 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 33 of 82

Charged with Murder of Husband Case Stated by Crown Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 31 May 1937 · page 2

At the Central Criminal Court today, before Mr Justice Halse Rogers, Annie Kathleen Northcott was charged with having murdered her husband,…

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Alleged Stealing

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 1 June 1937 · page 2

On Sunday night, 23rd inst., William Joseph Warr, alias William Brown, 21, was arrested by Constable Smith at a camp near the river at Dungog…

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Labourer Charged

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 1 June 1937 · page 3

Harold Thomas Mullen, 36, labourer, was charged at the Central Police Station on Saturday night with having, on or about May 19, at St…

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Alleged Stealing Bank Clerk Remanded SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 June 1937 · page 5

On a charge of having between January 1 and May 20, 1937, being then the servant of the Bank of Australasia, stolen £1564, the property of the bank,…

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Millie Tragedy. Laborer Charged. Found at Penrith

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 June 1937 · page 3

Harold Thomas Mullen, 36, laborer, was charged at the Central Police Station on Saturday night with having, on or about May 19 at St. George…

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No Court

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 1 June 1937 · page 3

There was no sitting of the Cessnock Police Court yesterday, In months where there are five Mondays, as was the case…

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St. George Murder Charge. Remand Until

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 1 June 1937 · page 3

Harold Thomas Mullen, 36, a labourer, was remanded until Thursday, in the Central Police Court yesterday, on a charge of…

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Man Remanded Charge of Murder TUMUT

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 June 1937 · page 4

Edgar Archer Evans, 31, married, was, charged at Tumut Police Court with maliciously and feloniously murdering Arthur Clarke Evans…

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Police Fire on Strikers CHICAGO, May 31

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 June 1937 · page 5

Four men were killed and 84 wounded, in a second battle between police and striking steel workers who attempted to enter…

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Woman Acquitted of Murder

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 June 1937 · page 2

Mrs Annie Kathleen Northcott, charged in the Central Criminal Court with having murdered her husband, Carl Northcott, at Caniaba, near…

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Bodily Harm Largs Man For Trial Assault Sequel

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 June 1937 · page 5

A paling, bloodstained at one end, and with a hall protruding, was exhibited in the West Maitland Police Court yesterday when a Large farrier,…

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Three Incidents Sidelights of Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 June 1937 · page 6

Three incidents in West Maitland Court yesterday aroused laughter. In one a defendant figured a witness in another case was responsible for the…

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Court Sequel to Smash Aviation Officer Fined

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 June 1937 · page 1

A fine of £10, with £1/16/ costs, was imposed on Harry Thring Bennett, aviation control officer, at North Sydney Police Court on a charge of having…

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Wireless Sets in Hotel Bars Statement by Acting Commissioner of Police

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 June 1937 · page 2

The Acting Commissioner of Police (Mr Lynch) said on Monday that the police had not ordered the removal of wireless sets from the bars of hotels in…

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Murder Charge Remanded to Q'land SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 June 1937 · page 1

Harold Thomas Mullen, 36 a labourer was remanded at the Central Police Court to-day, to the St. George Police Court, Queensland on a charge…

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News of the Day Police Auction

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 June 1937 · page 6

THE annual sale of unclaimed properly will be held at the West Maitland Police Station on Saturday morning. A varied list of articles is…

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Son Charged with Murder Orchard Tragedy

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 June 1937 · page 8

Edgar Archer Evans, aged 31, was committed for trial on a charge of murder by the Batlow Coroner on Wednesday in connection with the death of…

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Dungog Police Court

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 June 1937 · page 1

At the Dungog Police Court on Tuesday last, before Messrs S. N. Dark and F. W. Aldis, J's P., Charles Hoskins aged 19, and Alfred Clarke…

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Murder Recalled Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 June 1937 · page 7

The Full Houch of the High Court to-day [?] the appeals of Report Davies (28), of Collingwood and William John Cody (24), of…

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Stop Press Alleged Murder Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 June 1937 · page 7

Alleged by the police to have out the deceased threat with A razer, Ernest Long (37), a labourer, appeared at the central…

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