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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1941

1,098 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 15 of 55

Police, Too

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 March 1941 · page 4

A State investigation into certain methods adopted by some of our police would also not go amiss. Too often prisoners in the dock at police…

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Coloured Man Steals Bible Charge Surprises a Magistrate

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 March 1941 · page 4

When William Edward Smith, described as a labourer, of Flham, was charged at West London with being in possession of a family Bible…

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Theft at Watson's Bay Hotel Jewellery and Money Worth £250

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 March 1941 · page 7

Jewellery and money worth £250 were stolen from the bedroom of a suite at the Watson's Bay Hotel early yesterday morning. The robbery is…

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Before Court for Selling Catapult "A Firearm" in Law

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 March 1941 · page 8

A catapult, in law, is "a firearm from which hurtful material may be discharged." For allegedly selling a catapult to…

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Jockey Who Wasted Too Much. Remarkable Story in Court

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

A remarkable story of how wasting in order to ride in races had gavely affected [?] health was [?] the former well-known jockey J. Toohey…

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Merriwa Police Boys Club. Visit of First-class Constable J. T. Riley

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 March 1941 · page 4

The boys of the local Police Boys' Club had a treat on Tuesday night, when First-Class Constable J. T. Riley, who is the champion…

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Army Secrets Clerk Sentenced MELBOURNE

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 29 March 1941 · page 9

George Samuel McHutchinson, 42, of Melbourne, a returned soldier, a former temporary clerk at Victoria [?] was sentenced on three…

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Police Sale Unclaimed Articles

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 29 March 1941 · page 7

A large crowd attended the sale by the police at the West Maitland Courthouse to-day of unclaimed good. These included four bicycles…

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28 Sent to Gaol on Looting Charges (A.a.p. Service) LONDON, March 28

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 29 March 1941 · page 1

Twenty-eight members of the Pioneer Corps were sentenced at the Old Bailey today to a total of [?] years on a charge of…

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Murder Charge Wellington

Maitland Mercury · Monday 31 March 1941 · page 5

Harvey Oilver Potts, a shearing contractor, was committed for trial today on a charge of having murdered ivy Patricia Potts. It is alleged that…

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Ex-police Prosecutor Wins Case

Singleton Argus · Monday 31 March 1941 · page 2

For 20 years, Ex-Sergeant Victor Houston was police prosecutor in Perth, and conducted thousands of cases for the Police Department…

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Month’s Gaol Insufficient Means NEWCASTLE

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 1 April 1941 · page 1

William Porter (64), labourer, was sentenced, in the police [?] to-day. to a month’s imprisonment for having Insufficient lawful means of…

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Police Reservist Bill. Mr. Baddeley's Criticism

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 1 April 1941 · page 1

Speaking in the Legislative Assembly on the Police Reservist Bill, Mr. J. M. Baddeley, M.L.A., said:—"This is one of those bills that…

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Fined on Three Charges Maitland Court Case

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 1 April 1941 · page 5

William Arthur McLaughlin, aged 47, was convicted and fined on three charges at West Maitland Police Court to-day…

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Twelve Months Young Man Sentenced

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 April 1941 · page 4

Lyall Gordon Stanley, who had pleaded guilty at Maitland Quarter S[?]of bre[?] entering, and stealing at Glen [?]…

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Lost Cattle Charge Of Stealing Heddon Case

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 April 1941 · page 5

George Newstead pleaded not guilty at Maitland Quarter Sessions to-day to a charge of having on January 2 at Heddon Gre[?]…

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U.S. Strikers Routed Police Use Tear Gas (A.A.P. Service)WASHINGTON, April 1

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 April 1941 · page 3

Police [?] Milwaukes (Michlgan) drove a six-ton armoured car into a crowd of 3000 strikers of the Congress of Industrial…

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Strikers in Court Apprentices Charged. (A.A.P, Service) LONDON, April [?]

Maitland Mercury · Friday 4 April 1941 · page 2

Two of the striking engineering apprentices came to London in the hope of interviewing, the Minister of Labour (Mr. Bevin). Several…

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Accused Acquitted Cattle Stealing Charge

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 April 1941 · page 2

At Maitland Quarter Sessions on Wednesday, the jury returned a verdict of "not guilty" in the case in which George Newstead, 25, of Kurri…

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Alleged Brutal Assault in Camp Spine Fractured

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 April 1941 · page 8

Allegations that Sapper George Moore, of the A.1.F., was in Randwick Military Hospital with a fractured spine, as a result of brutal…

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