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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1938

1,824 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 92

The Bomb Outrage Police Have Clues. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 2

A well-known official has been officially informed that, if the Government would offer £100.0 reward for the arrest of the perpetrators of the…

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Bail Refused Alleged Car Murder Driver Charged Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 1

At the Redfern Court to-day, Frederick William Gray (28) a motor driver, was charged with having on January 29, at Mascot…

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Bull Charged Into Car

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 2

A bull saw the headlights of a car on Maitland-road. Sandgate, shortly after midnight on Sunday night and charged into them. He bounced back…

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New Arrival Before Court. Resisted the Police. Fines Total £5

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 1

James Frederick O'Mara appeared before a local Bench at the Police Court yesterday on charges of using indecent lanuguage and…

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Youth's Death Companion Charged ORANGE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 5

At the Children's Court at Orange a boy aged 16 years, was charged with maliciously slaying John Taylor, 16, at Orange, on January 21, and was…

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Sensational Police Allegations

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 2

Detective Fraser said the police alleged that Gray made three attempts while in his car to run down Andrews, who was on a motor cycle. Eventually…

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Double Tragedy. Murder and Suicide. Courageous Woman

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 2

Excitement reigned in the little settlement of Fingal on Friday when a naborigine, Christopher Walker (37) shot dead William Yettica (53), a…

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Muswellbrook Court House. Annual Returns

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 5

The annual returns of the Muswellbrook Court House indicate that considerable activity was a feature of last year's operations…

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Murray Court for 14.1 Handicap

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 5

Murray Court, a winner at her last start, should do the same if produced in the 14.1 Handicap at Kensington,…

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Items of Interest No Sitting of Court

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 3

There was no sitting of nock Court yesterday. When there are five Monday in a month, the court does not sit…

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Search for Bombers. Police Hopes. Several Clues. Reward Question

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 3

The whole strength of the C.I.B. is being concentrated on the search for the perpetrators of the bomb outrage early on Friday morning,…

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Motor Driver Remanded. Charge of Alleged Murder. Death of Motor Cyclist. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 2

At the Redfern Police Court to-day, Frederick William Gray, motor driver, was charged with having on January 29 at Mascot maliciously murdered…

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Sailmaker the Form Horse in Hcp. at Kensington Interview and Manamah Likely Murray Court to Win

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 9

The former country performer, Sailmaker, has the best form of the horses engaged in to-morrow's Kensington Handicap, and indications are that he will duly land the money. He…

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An All-nation Bank Theft

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 4

It is now revealed that the international gang, consisting of two Americans, one British born Jew, and eight others, led by a Russian, stole £6500…

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Bomb Outrage Police are Satisfied Reward Soon? Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 5

Police state that they are satisfied with the progress they are making into the Lidcombe bomb outrage. They now believe that at least two men were…

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Death of Motor Cyclist Car Driver in Court

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 2

Bail was refused Frederick William Gray, 28, when he appeared at the Redfern Police Court yesterday on a charge of having murdered Michael…

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American Criticism of Australian Play Censorship "Four Perspiring Police Officers."

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 2

"A millennium of immense profits awaits Broadway producers in Australia," writes Warren Munsell, junior, of the American Theatre Guild,…

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Detectives Hid in the Washing Man Posed As Police Inspector

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 1

Two detectives were hidden in his laundry when he handed £30 to Ernest Roy Price, 42, a labourer, said George Tarion Colless, a dairyman,…

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Lidcombe Bomb Outrage Police Hopeful of Making Early Arrest. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 February 1938 · page 2

The police are hopeful of making an early arrest in connection with the Lidcombe bomb, outrage. It is stated that they have…

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Charged Into Car

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 3 February 1938 · page 2

Charging into a car on the Maitland road at Sandgate, on Sunday night a bull was killed The car was not being driven quickly…

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