Police, Too
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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Courts & crime, 1941
1,098 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 15 of 55
Coloured Man Steals Bible Charge Surprises a Magistrate
When William Edward Smith, described as a labourer, of Flham, was charged at West London with being in possession of a family Bible…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Theft at Watson's Bay Hotel Jewellery and Money Worth £250
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…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Before Court for Selling Catapult "A Firearm" in Law
A catapult, in law, is "a firearm from which hurtful material may be discharged." For allegedly selling a catapult to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Jockey Who Wasted Too Much. Remarkable Story in Court
A remarkable story of how wasting in order to ride in races had gavely affected [?] health was [?] the former well-known jockey J. Toohey…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Merriwa Police Boys Club. Visit of First-class Constable J. T. Riley
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…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Army Secrets Clerk Sentenced MELBOURNE
George Samuel McHutchinson, 42, of Melbourne, a returned soldier, a former temporary clerk at Victoria [?] was sentenced on three…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Police Sale Unclaimed Articles
A large crowd attended the sale by the police at the West Maitland Courthouse to-day of unclaimed good. These included four bicycles…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →28 Sent to Gaol on Looting Charges (A.a.p. Service) LONDON, March 28
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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Harvey Oilver Potts, a shearing contractor, was committed for trial today on a charge of having murdered ivy Patricia Potts. It is alleged that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ex-police Prosecutor Wins Case
For 20 years, Ex-Sergeant Victor Houston was police prosecutor in Perth, and conducted thousands of cases for the Police Department…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Month’s Gaol Insufficient Means NEWCASTLE
William Porter (64), labourer, was sentenced, in the police [?] to-day. to a month’s imprisonment for having Insufficient lawful means of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Reservist Bill. Mr. Baddeley's Criticism
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…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fined on Three Charges Maitland Court Case
William Arthur McLaughlin, aged 47, was convicted and fined on three charges at West Maitland Police Court to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Twelve Months Young Man Sentenced
Lyall Gordon Stanley, who had pleaded guilty at Maitland Quarter S[?]of bre[?] entering, and stealing at Glen [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lost Cattle Charge Of Stealing Heddon Case
George Newstead pleaded not guilty at Maitland Quarter Sessions to-day to a charge of having on January 2 at Heddon Gre[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →U.S. Strikers Routed Police Use Tear Gas (A.A.P. Service)WASHINGTON, April 1
Police [?] Milwaukes (Michlgan) drove a six-ton armoured car into a crowd of 3000 strikers of the Congress of Industrial…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Strikers in Court Apprentices Charged. (A.A.P, Service) LONDON, April [?]
Two of the striking engineering apprentices came to London in the hope of interviewing, the Minister of Labour (Mr. Bevin). Several…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Accused Acquitted Cattle Stealing Charge
At Maitland Quarter Sessions on Wednesday, the jury returned a verdict of "not guilty" in the case in which George Newstead, 25, of Kurri…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alleged Brutal Assault in Camp Spine Fractured
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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