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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1941

1,098 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 11 of 55

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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Police Boys' Club. Branch Formed at Merriwa

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 8

At the School of Arts on Tuesday night a meeting of young lads was held for the purpose of forming a branch of the Police…

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Mr. Carr-boyd Teralba Court Tribute

Maitland Mercury · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 1

Representatives of the legal profession and police at a sitting of the Teralba Court, complimented Mr. C. G. Carl-Boyd on his appointment…

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Nazi Warning Gaol Or Death For Strikers(A.A.P. Service) LONDON, Feb. 27

Maitland Mercury · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 2

“I have taken over executive power in North Holland in view of the political situation, and strikers are warned that failure…

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Court Allocates 1893 Flood Funds Hospital and Ambulance to Benefit

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 3

In last Friday's issue of the "Argus" an article dealing with the funds raised for flood relief following the great flood of 1893…

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Eviction Case Wife of Dead Soldier Too Ill to Attend Court Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 7

An adjournment until March 28 was secured at Paddington Court to-day when the eviction case of Mrs. Mary Davis, whose husband was killed at…

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Alleged Theft Safe At Rathmines NEWCASTLE

Maitland Mercury · Monday 3 March 1941 · page 1

In the police court to-day, Donald McGallan (40), war pensioner, was charged that on February 21, he [?] at…

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Sent to Gaol Act Of Indecency NEWCASTLE

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 4 March 1941 · page 5

For an act of indecency in the presence of women, Norman Nickisson (43), labourer, was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment by Mr…

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Proceeds of Police Carnival

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 4 March 1941 · page 4

When all accounts are settled, it is expected that not less than £1500 will have been realised by the police carnival held at Newcastle…

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Nazi Warning Gaol or Death for Strikers London

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 4 March 1941 · page 3

"I have taken over executive power in North Holland in view of the political situation, and strikers are warned that failure to…

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Police Court Drunkenness And Language SINGLETON

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 March 1941 · page 8

Charged with being drank and using bad language in John-street. Singleton, yesterday, Milton Amos Brooker, at Gresford, appeared at Singleton…

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Two Years for Gaol Escapee

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 March 1941 · page 1

William Burney, 24, pleaded guilty on Monday at Sydney Quarter Sessions to having escaped from Maitland Gaol on November 7. He also…

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Betting Room Raided by Police Evidence of Good Business

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 March 1941 · page 4

During the hearing of a betting case at the Central Police Court, Sydney, on Monday, it was stated that a room, raided by the police,…

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Parties Shook Hands Kurri Court Case Kurri Kurri

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 March 1941 · page 5

Joseph Pither and Walter, Butts, neighbours, of Lawson street, Kurri Kurri, quarrelled on December 28, and in heat of the moment said…

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Family Trouble Husband And Wife In Court Assault Charge

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 6 March 1941 · page 7

Gordon Henry Edward Mooney, of Riley St., East Maitland, was charged at East Maitland Police Court to-day with having…

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25 CHARGES Three Boys Before Court

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 6 March 1941 · page 7

Twenty-five charges of stealing and illegally using motor cars were preferred against three boys at East Maitland Police Court to-day. There…

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Spurious Coin Plant Found Two Men Sentenced

Singleton Argus · Friday 7 March 1941 · page 2

One of the biggest plants for making counterfeit coins detected in Queensland was found by police when making inquiries into the activities…

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Theft From Y.w.c.a. Rooms

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 March 1941 · page 5

During the week thieves entered the Y.W.C.A. rooms in Cessnock and stole a sum of money amounting to about £5. Cessnock police are…

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Body in Creek Youth Sentenced For Manslaughter. HOBART

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 March 1941 · page 5

Found guilty of the manslaughter of Winifred Merle Verrier aged [?] Mervyn Lesslle Hills 16, was to-day sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment…

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Stealing Change Man Who Was On Bond SINGLETON

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 March 1941 · page 2

Robert Geoffrey Lunncy, who was on bond to be of good behaviour for a period of three years, appeared at Singleton Police Court before Mr. G…

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