Alleged Theft From Church. Man Charged
At the Police Court yesterday, Michael Hector Mulvena (46) was charged with having at Muswellbrook on Sunday last stolen the sum of £9/18/-, the…
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Courts & crime, 1940
1,293 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 21 of 65
Hit Constable Militia Man Charged Sent to Gaol
In the West Maltland Court tod-ay, William Webster Davies (28), a militiaman, was sentenced to 14 days’ imprisonment for [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Theft of Bags Case at Cessnock Court
Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.M., at Cessnock Police Court yesterday, James Hartley, 19, of Stephens-street. Cessnock, was charged with having…
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Pleading guilty to a charge of [?] stolen £424 from Footscray Council, by which he was [?] in the electricity supply, [?]…
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On two charges of staling John Mabonay (20), and John William Loader (20) Bell miilimen, pleasded guilty before Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Assault Charge P.M. Reserves Decision Street Incident
Jack [?]Wlter, £1, pleaded not guilty at the [?] Maltland court to-day [?] charge of having spealised consible Mr. [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Garage Murder Must Have Fought Attacker MELBOURNE
Police are inquiring into the possibility that James Edwards, 47, garage proprietor, of Hawthorne, was killed on Saturday night last after a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →High Praise. the Police Force. Sydney
Opening the Police Association conference to-day, the Chief Secretary, Mr. To[?]king, declared that if there was a better force in the world than the New…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Loading “Duff” Police Protection for Men CESSNOCK
The loading of “duff” was renamed at North Colliery yesterday afternoon. The men, who came by car, worked under police protection. Fewer than…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Three Charges Alleged Stealing Of Fowls Man Remanded
After hearing the evidence of Detective Constable D. G. Sutherland and one other witness for the prosecution at the West…
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Pleading guilty to having no lawful means of support Colin Edward R[?]chford, 18, a useful, and [?]euben Cavenish [?]oyle, 20, waiter, were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Charged with Being a Communist an Unusual "Trial." Kalgoorlie
An unusual "trial" will take place at Boulder Town Hall on Sunday. Mr B. Finlay, secretary of the West Australian Mining Union's branch of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Doctor's Daughter Still Missing Police Search Flats. Sydney
A number of flats at Darlinghurst and King's Cross were searched by police this morning in an attempt to locate 19-years-old Lucy Brown…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Danger Case at Kurri Court Fine Inflicted Kurri Kurri
[?] J. [?]veridge, [?] of Black[?]ll, near Kurri Kurri, pleaded not guilty at the Kurri Kurri police court to-day to having, on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Year’s Gaol Assaults on Boys SYDNEY
Leslie Turner (55) a motor driver, was sentenced at the Quarter Sessions to-day to 12 months’ gaol on charges of having assaulted two…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Patrolling Singleton
Police are patrolling at Ravensworth, in the vicinity of Liddell Colliery. The colliery is still working and it was reported unofficially this…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Murder Charge Painter Committed Trial For SYDNEY
Robert Edward Hepburn, 52, painter, was committed for trial by the City Coroner, Mr, Oram, on a charge of having feloniously and maliciously…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Essay Open to School Pupils
The New South Wales Police essay competition this year is open to pupils of all Public and private sehcels The essay topics are For pupils (a)…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Theft at Church. CORRECTION
In our report of the theft of £9/18/from the sacristy at St. James's Church on Sunday last it was stated that the money "formed part of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Saved From Gaol Sentence
A message from Dubbo says that the faith of a woman in a youth probably saved him on Wednesday from serving a sentence in gaol…
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