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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1938

1,824 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 34 of 92

Theft Charges Fireman Remanded NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 7

On two charges of breaking, entering and stealing, and one of having goods in custody, John Medley (37) fireman, in the Police Court to-day,…

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Police Inquiries

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 5

Constable Brown, of the Singleton police, has charge of investigations, and extensive inquiries are being made amongst those who travelled by the…

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Murder-suicide Theory Narrandera Inquiries

Singleton Argus · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 4

Inquiries, into the death of Mrs Jane Mary Gash and her two-year-old son, Stanley Gash, whose bodies were found in a cottage partly destroyed by…

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Appeal Court

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 5

Mrs. Isabell Watts Higman objected to the Council valuation on two of her Scone properties. Mr. E. N. Gaden anneared in the…

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Licensing Court

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 5

In the Licensing Court, a wool, aide and skin buyers' license was granted to Wm. A. Morrision…

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Suitcase Murder Head and Legs Found

Singleton Argus · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 1

A diver working near the Picton (N.Z.) wharf yesterday recovered a suitcase containing the head and legs of the body found on Saturday…

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Small Debts Court

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 5

In the Small Debts Court, Arthur E. Shaddock proceeded against J. Holland and W. Cramond for £4/19/3 and £2/17/6 respectively, with…

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Young Man Shot. in Police Chase. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 2

While Constables Bradstreet and Connolly were patrolling Middleden road and Brodie-street, Camperdown, early this morning they discovered the…

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Four-year-old Girl Outraged Police Seek Motorist

Singleton Argus · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 7

A four-year-old girl was the victim of an outrage at Haberfield on Wednesday afternoon by a man for whom an exhaustive…

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District Court Many Defended Cases Mostly Accidents

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 7

Most of the 11 defended cases to he heard by Judge Nield at the Maitland District Court, which will open at the East Maitland…

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Challenged by Police Man Wounded at Camperdown. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 4

While Constables Bradstreet, Connolly, and Warren were patrolling Missenden-road and Brodie-street. Camperdown, early this morning,…

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Police on Warpath S.P. Betting at Hotels SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 1

The declaring by the police of two city hotels anil a suburban one as common gamins houses, is expected to result in many…

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Murder Mystery Still Unsolved Police Theory Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1938 · page 1

Detectives who are investigating the finding of the bodies of Mrs. Jane Gash, 32, and her baby Stanley, aged 2, in the ashes of their…

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Police Warning SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1938 · page 2

The Chief of the Criminal Investigation Branch, Detective-inspector Matthews, has issued a warning to…

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Head Battered Suitcase Murder Victim CHRISTCHURCH

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1938 · page 2

The missing remains of the victim of the suitcase murder were recovered by a diver in 40 feet of water off the end of Picton Wharf…

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"Safety Minded" Broadcasting Court Traffic Cases

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1938 · page 4

In an effort to make U.S.A. motorists more "safety-minded," three of the radio stations in Washington, the national's capital, are co-operating with…

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Fourth Hotel 'Declared' by Police Mass Meeting SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1938 · page 11

A fourth hotel, the Hurstville Hotel, at Hurstville, has been declared a common gaming house by Mr. Justice Maxwell on the…

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S.P. WAR Police Determined Hotels Warned Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1938 · page 1

The President of the United Licensed Victuallers' Association. Mr. N. H. Connolly, announced, to-day that further declarations of hotels as…

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Postal Official Sent for Trial Stealing Charges

Singleton Argus · Monday 16 May 1938 · page 3

Leslie Charles Owen, aged 22, of Woy Woy, appeared before the Gosford Police Court on five charges of having between March 4 and April 1,…

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Alleged Indecent Assault 16 Charges Against Knight

Singleton Argus · Monday 16 May 1938 · page 1

Sir Clutha Mackenzie, director of the New Zealand Institute for the Blind, Auckland, appeared in the police court on Friday on 16 charges…

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