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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1941

1,098 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 55

Court Changes Mr. Carr-Boyd To Go To Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 4

Mr. C. G. Carry-Boyd, who has been Police Magistrate in the Maitland district for just over four years, has been appointed Stipendiary…

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DISMISSED Charge Against Stock Dealer Police Court

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 22 February 1941 · page 4

The case against Walter Francis Buffler, of having left cattle without feed and water, was concluded at the West Maitland…

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BRANXTON Sittings Of The Police Court BRANXTON

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 22 February 1941 · page 5

At a sitting of the Branxton Court, presided over by Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.M., Edward Chapman claimed compensation from Kevin Hungerford…

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Street Parade Police Carnival At Newcastle Boys’ Clubs Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 22 February 1941 · page 1

Prelude to the carnival on Newcastle Show Ground in aid of the Police and Citizens’ Newcastle Boys’ Club, a parade through the…

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Police Court

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 February 1941 · page 5

Jack Sherwin 21 and Allen Rosedon 24, of Greeks military camp were each fined 10/ st West Maitland Police Court for having behaved in an…

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Murder of Woman at Muswellbrook Man Charged and Remanded

Singleton Argus · Monday 24 February 1941 · page 2

Joseph Charnock (63) tailor, was charged at Muswellbrook Police Court on Friday with having on Sunday last, at Muswellbrook,…

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Motor Mechanic Charged Stealing And Goods In Custody

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 25 February 1941 · page 5

Charges of stealing and having goods in custody were preferred against William John Gibson, 22, motor mechanic, at the West…

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Man Remanded on Charge of Murder

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1941 · page 2

Joseph Charnock (63), tailor, appeared before Mr. J. Flanagan, J.P., on Friday morning at the Muswellbrook Police Court, and was charged…

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Cessnock Case Alleged Damage To Car Assault Charge Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 25 February 1941 · page 3

Henry H. Reibel, of Spencer-st., Cessnock, charged Ernest Fishburn,. of the same address, with malicious damage at Cessnock…

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Won at Police Carnival Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 25 February 1941 · page 6

Constable B. Bees, of Singleton, won three athletic, events at the Police Carnival at Newcastle on Saturday. The events were the hop, step…

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Bullocks Buck Well Display At Police Carnival

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 25 February 1941 · page 3

Bullocks kindly loaned by Mr W. Buffier, of Campbell's Hill, at the Newcastle police carnival on Saturday, gave one of the best displays…

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Bullock Runs Amok Excitement At Police Carnival

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 25 February 1941 · page 3

A star performer at the Newcastle Police Carnival on Saturday was a roan bullock, which broke away from a herd, and ran amok…

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Malicious Damage Charge Cross-charges of Assault and Insulting Words. Spencer-street Residents at Variance

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 25 February 1941 · page 3

Arising out of incidents which occurred on February 17, Henry Hilton Reibel, at Cessnock Police Court yesterday, proceeded against William…

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Sensational Action By Police Military Boots and Soles Impounded

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 25 February 1941 · page 3

A sensational act by the police took place in Sydney yesterday They seized a number of military boots, the leather of which, it is alleged, had…

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Court Farewell Mr. Carr-Boyd Advised Of Promotion S.M. at Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 25 February 1941 · page 5

Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, Police Magistrate of Maitland, was advised this morning of his promotion to Stipendiary Magistrate at…

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Gases Dismissed Alleged Stealing And Goods In Custody

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 26 February 1941 · page 6

The two charges brought against William John Gibson. 26, a mechanic at West Mainland Court yesterday afternoon were dismissed…

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Three Month’s Gaol

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 6

At Morpeth Court to-day, Rawson James Cannon 23. was sentenced to three months hard labour by Mr Bulling P.M. on a charge of having…

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Exposed Nude Bodies Six Persons Charged In Sydney SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 1

When the trial of six persons two women and four men, who were charged with having wilfully exposed thir asked bodies…

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Nudism Charged Accused Acquitted

Maitland Mercury · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 5

The [?] women and four men charged with having “exposed their naked bodies in the presence of divers liege subjects of the King” were…

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Judge Criticises Police Instruction

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 8

At the Wollongong Quarter Sessions this week Judge Nield expressed surprise at a recent instruction issued to the police that if a person arrested…

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