"No Reflection on Police."
The President of Cessnock branch of the Australian Labour Party (Mr. E. Gollan), referring to speeches on May…
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Courts & crime, 1940
1,293 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 25 of 65
Licensing Court Singleton
In the Licensing Court at Singleton, To[?]th and Co. Ltd. were given permission to make material alterations to the Albion Hotel. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Extra Police For The Coalfields SYDNEY
Today 45 policemen left the metropolitan area to join the batch which left last night for the coalfields,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Murder Charge Heddon-Greta Tragedy Arrest Last Night Kurri
At Kurri Kurri Police Court today, Cecil Roy Simpkins, 24, labourer. of Kurri, was charged with the murder of Martha Miller (66) ;…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Asleep at Wheel Supreme Court Decision
Motorists, who continue to drive, although aware they are apt to fall asleep at the wheel, can be found guilty of grass negligence,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Divorce Court Railway Employee’s Petition Maitland Case
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Continued on Trove, page 5 →Woman Battered to Death Man Heard Scream and Told Police
Martha Miller, 65, a widow and old-age pensioner, was battered to death in a lonely and dilapidated house in the bush at Heddon Greta on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Shocking Tragedy on Coalfields. Woman Battered to Death at Heddon Greta. Man Arrested on Murder Charge
One of the worst tragedies on the coalfields was exacted on Wednesday night, when the battered body of Martha Miller, a 62-years-old widow and pensioner, was found in her…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Strike. "No Stampede Back to Work. Leaders' Declaration. Additional Police Force Leaves Sydney. Sydney
To-day 45 policemen left Sydney to join the hatch which left last night for the coalfields, making a total of about 100 to leave since the strike…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Three Years’ Gaol Sydney
In Sydney Quarter Sessions, before Judge Holt, Robert Henry Pratt, 20, labourer, who was convicted with a recommendation to mercy, of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Heard in Court
A witness in the Divorce Court was giving a lengthy reply to a question, and when efforts were made to get “Yes” or “No,” he kept on talking…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Decree Nisi Petition of Husband Granted Divorce Court
In the Divorce Court at East Maitland yesterday afternoon, Mr. Justice Maxwell found in favour of the petitioner, Hector William…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Trespassed on a Stock Reserve Fine Imposed in Singleton Court
In the Singleton Court of Petty Sessions on Thursday, Lancelot Henry Sattler, of Goor angoola, was fined £1/10/-, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two Bound Over Trouble at Rothbury Police Court
Stanley Wyatt was charged at the Cessnock Police Court with having at Rothbury on April 16, consulted Hor[?] Vivian [?]well…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Murder, Not War"
The Germans were not practising war, but murder and arson, said King Haakon, in a proclamation to his people, issued from "somewhere in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Seven Days Man With No Support Sentenced Appeal to P.M.
“I have a long [?] your Worship and seeing the [?] of my ways. I thought that by going to the country. I might set a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police on Coalfields Sydney
It was stated to-day that about 200 metropolitan policemen are on coalfields duty in the north, west and south. If necessary another 70 will…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Basketball Court at School
East Cessnock Parents and Citizens' Association has completed the construction of a basketball court at the school…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Police Force More Men to be Enrolled SYDNEY
The State Government has decided to strengthen the police force by the addition of about 61 men. The Premier, Mr. Mair, said that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cessnock Dog Meeting. Police Investigating. Gas and Electricity Restrictions. Sydney
The police are investigating the position at Cessnock where a dog meeting was held on Saturday night in defiance of the regulations. The Minister is now…
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