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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1941

1,098 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 3 of 55

Singleton Court of Petty Sessions (Before Mr G. J. Johnston, P.m.) Thursday, January 9th

Singleton Argus · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 4

Two rabbit prosecution cases were dealt with in the Court yesterday. Peter Sattler, Goorangoola, pleaded not guilty to a charge of failing to…

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Police Court Two Youths Convicted

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 11 January 1941 · page 5

Lyall Humbles, 19, was fined 20/ by Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.M., at West Maitland Police Court to-day for having behave[?] in an offensive manner…

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Caesar Divorce Cabinet Censure Of Police No Privilege Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 11 January 1941 · page 2

At its meeting yesterday, the State Cabinet censured the conduct of the Police Department, but approved the conduct of the…

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Alleged Stealing New Zealand Navy Pilot Charged (A.A.P Service) COLON (Panama G[?] ) Jan 12

Maitland Mercury · Monday 13 January 1941 · page 1

A new zealand any pilot Bernard Ed[?] Gox was arr[?] at [?] on a charge of breaking into Hapag Lloyd‘ affice at [?]…

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German Sent to Gaol Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Monday 13 January 1941 · page 2

For not having registered a change of address a German Quinter R. Fleckenstein was sentenced to three months impe[?] at the General…

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Trebly Charged Drunken Motorist NEWCASTLE

Maitland Mercury · Monday 13 January 1941 · page 1

For having dive a motor cycle While he was under the influence of [?]uoi, Arthur Wiffred Aggett (31), [?]chanic, was [?]the police…

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Case Adjourned Cross Actions For Alleged Assault , CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Monday 13 January 1941 · page 5

Herman Richard Hall 43 a miner residing at Margaret-street Cessnock was charged at the Cessnock police court to-day with having behaved in…

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Court House Returns

Singleton Argus · Monday 13 January 1941 · page 2

During the year ended December 31st, 1940, applications totalling 63 were made for old age pensions. Two people applied for widows' pensions,…

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Four Soldiers in the Dock Alleged Assault On Constable NEWCASTLE

Maitland Mercury · Monday 13 January 1941 · page 5

Arising out of an assault on a police constable four soldiers were in the dock at Newcastle Police Court to-day…

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Assault in Taxi Case Against Soldier Police Court

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 14 January 1941 · page 4

William Waitnee 26 a member of the military forces was charged at West Maitland Police Court to-day with having on…

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John Darling Mine Court’s Interpretation Of Award

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 January 1941 · page 3

Judge Drake Brockman ruled in the Arbitration Court that men who ware employed on mechanised units at the John Darling colliery on December…

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Sandstorm Sweeps Libya Plans For Assault on Tobruk Continue (Australian Associate Press) London, Jan. 15

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 2

British preparations for the assault on Tobruk is continuing despite a violent sandstorm, which is sweeping through Libya. Although the sandstorms are somewhat hampering air…

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Six Months’ Gaol Solictor Sentenced SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 3

After a hearing which, with adjournments, had lasted since September 16 last year the case in which John Royston Wishart, solicitor, was…

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Sheep Stealing Charge Case Heard at Merriwa Court. Stranger Fined £15

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 5

At the Merriwa Police Court on Saturday last, before Mr. J. R. Telfer and Mr. Wm. Miller, Justices of the Peace, George Vernon, a stranger to…

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Besieged Tobruk Guns Assembling for Assault

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 2

Australian air squadrons, co-operating with the Royal Air Force, have put out of action Italian air bases for a distance of 70 miles…

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Forster Police Court Friday, January 10 (Before Mr. R. Soiling, P.M.)

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 3

Alexander Campbell, William Stein and Christopher Stein pleaded guilty to having undersized prawns in their possession on November 25 last. In…

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Murder Charge Youth For Trial HOBART

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 3

At the inquest into the death of Winifred Marie Verrier, whose body was found in a creek off Huonroad on December 6, the Coroner…

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Fine of £20 Stolen Blue Print Fitter Charged Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 1

A blue print which disappeared from the works of Stewarts and Lloyds was subject of a prosecution in the police court to-day…

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Police Must Prove Case. Charges Against Cessnock Man Dismissed

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 1

At Paterson Police Court on Wednesday last Samuel Laybutt, 19, of David-street, Cessnock, was charged with driving…

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Court Ignored Stop-Work Meeting To Be Held. NEWCASTLE

Maitland Mercury · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 6

Despite the refusal of Mr. Justice Cantor to sanction it, employees of Stewarts and Lloyds intend to hold the stop-work meeting on Monday as…

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