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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1941

1,098 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 23 of 55

Court Verdict Claim Against Tailors NEWCASTLE

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 May 1941 · page 1

In the Small Debts Court to-day william Arthur [?] of Mayfield used Italian Gynthis Crinnens and Eileen And Joseph trading as public…

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Court Martial Escort of Enemy Internees Officers Charged, London May 28

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 May 1941 · page 1

Members of the Plone[?] Corps; Acting regimental Sergeaut Major Charles Albert Bowlers, and Sergeant Arthur Hallwell appeared beterioa…

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Teacher’s Claim High Street Collision Circuit Court

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 May 1941 · page 5

For Injuries he received when motor cycle he vas riding collided with a motor car driven by Alphonsus Bernard Moy, of…

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Trespass Charge Withdrawn At Kurri Court Kurri, Kurri

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 May 1941 · page 5

A charge of trespassing, on the property of the Kurri Kurri School of Arts without lawful excuse, preferred against Thomas Murray of…

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Smart Police Work Band of Law-Breakers Dealt With QUIRINDI

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 May 1941 · page 2

The long arm of coincidence end of the law followed upon a swagman reporting to the Quirindi police recently that portion of…

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Army Officer Charged Court Martial Held(A.A.P. Service) LONDON, May 21

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 May 1941 · page 1

Acting Regimental Sergeant-Major Charles Albert Bowles, to-day altered his plea to guilty on two charges in relation to the distribution of money…

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Stolen Cycle Young Man Charged CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 May 1941 · page 7

Hilton Thorsby, 25 labourer, was charged at the Cessnock Police Court to-day with having stolen one bicycle and an electric light outfit, valued at…

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Short Sitting Land And Valuation Court

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 May 1941 · page 6

An application for adjournment was granted in the only case which came un for hearing before Mr. Justice Roper at a sitting of the Land…

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£100 CLAIM Brothers In Court Miners’ Savings

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 May 1941 · page 6

Two brothers were the parties in a case which came before Mr. Justice Herron and a jury at the Maitland Circuit Court to-day…

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Release Sought Miner Charged With Assault CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Friday 23 May 1941 · page 6

The position of Herman Richard Hall, a member of Aberdare Extended miners’ lodge, who went to goal on Monday rather than pay a fine for…

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Theft of Bicycle Case at Cessnock Court

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 May 1941 · page 1

Before Mr. G. J. Johnstone P.M., at Cessnock Police Court yesterday, Hilton Thorsby, 25. a labourer, was charged with having stolen one…

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Drove Lorry Without License Police Court Charges

Singleton Argus · Friday 23 May 1941 · page 6

An admission that he had been driving, a lorry for three years without a license was made in the Singleton Police Court…

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Long Record Suspected Person Sentenced NEWCASTLE

Maitland Mercury · Friday 23 May 1941 · page 1

Pleading guilty in the police court to-day to being a suspected person found in Thorn-street, Newcastle, with intent to steal, Patrick Joseph…

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Echoes of Court Case. Lodges Demand Miner's Release

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 May 1941 · page 5

Extraordinary developments have followed the case in which Herman Richard Hall, a member of the Aberdare…

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Brothers in Litigation Case at Maitland Supreme Court

Singleton Argus · Friday 23 May 1941 · page 5

At the sittings of the Supreme Court, before Mr Justice Herron, at Maitland yesterday, Benjamin Archer Turnbull, of Singleton, sued his…

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Cases Adjourned Solicitor In Another Court SINGLETON

Maitland Mercury · Friday 23 May 1941 · page 2

Jacob Munzenberger was the only one of eight Singleton men charged with being found on premises use? for the propose of betting, to respond…

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No Licence Lorry Driver Fined Court Etiquette. Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Friday 23 May 1941 · page 2

Reginald Gordon Merrick, of Duddlog-street, Singleton, a lorry driver, by occupation, has been driving vehicles continuously during the last…

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Loss of Hands Claim Against B .H .P. Circuit Court

Maitland Mercury · Friday 23 May 1941 · page 6

The hearing commenced before Mr. Justice Herron in the Maitland Circuit Court to-day of a claim for £10,000 compensation…

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Return of £100 Plaintiff Gets Verdict Over Brother Circuit Court

Maitland Mercury · Friday 23 May 1941 · page 6

A verdict was returned for plaintiff in an action in which Benjamin Archer Turnbull, of Singleton, sued his brother-Ivor…

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Stealing Charge Case From Congewai CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 May 1941 · page 5

At the Cessnock Police Court today, Gordon Arthur Clarke, 28 a wheeler, was charged with having on August 3, at Congewal, stolen 180yds…

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