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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1941

1,098 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 55

Cafe Owners Charged Unclean Premises Fines of £2/10/

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 4

James Moscovls, of 390 High-street, West Maitland, pleaded not guilty before Mr. C. G. CarrBoyd, P.M., at the West Maitland…

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"Jehovah Witness" Literature Seized Police Visit Kurri Kurri

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 3

In a series of raids on homes of Jehovah's Witnesses in Kurri Kurri, Swansea, and Speers Point yesterday, a squad of…

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Police Carnival Arrangements At Newcastle Work of Boys’ Clubs

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 4

Splendid work in reforming boys and setting an example to others is being done by the Boys’ Club ‘Movement organised by the police in…

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Late News British Drive in Eritrea Graziani Dismissed. "Britain Prepared for Allout Assault."—lord Halifax to Congress. Greek Offensive Goes On. Captured Positions Strewn with Dead. Is Nazi Entry Into Italy Pretext for Occupation? London

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 1

It was announced by the Ankara radio to-night that the Italian Commander-in-Chief in Africa, General Graziani, has been dismissed and…

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Zero Hour for Derna Assault Concentration of British Forces Operations in Eritrea

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 29 January 1941 · page 1

Concentration of British forces in the region, of Derna, 100 miles west of Tobruk, in Libya, is continuing, says the latest communique issued by the British General Headquarters In Cairo. In Eritrea operations in the Agordat and Barentu area are…

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to-day's Leader A Timely Warning Assault Charge Story of an Attack On Girls Newcastle Case Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 29 January 1941 · page 1

Story of an attack on two girls was told at the Police Court today when Join Sutherland, 25,…

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Police Act at Dubbo No Betting After 10.30 P.M.

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 29 January 1941 · page 7

Police exercised their power to prevent betting after 10.30 p.m. at the greyhound, race meeting at Dubbo on Monday, night and the last two races…

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Alleged Assault Wollongong

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 5

Allan George Ferguson, 26, charged with assaulting his wife and William Jarrett, was remanded at Port Kembla Police Court. Bail was…

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Police Carnival at Newcastle

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 2

The New South Wales Police Carnival will be held at Broadmeadow, Newcastle on February, 22nd next, and will include the whole of the spectacular events…

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Police Fire On Italian Rioters Peace Slogans Carried (Australian Associated Press) - LONDON. Jan. 29

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 2

Reports of further rioting in Italy are reaching London from numerous sources. Fascist police, it is reported, were forced to fire on demonstrators at Trieste, on the Adriatic. A number of casualties were caused, including two persons…

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Youth on Stealing Charge Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Friday 31 January 1941 · page 5

A youth has been arrested and will appear in the Children’s Court to answer a charge of stealing a bicycle seat, valued at 10/6…

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Aberdeen Shortage of Police

The Scone Advocate · Friday 31 January 1941 · page 4

In reply to representations from I Aberdeen asking that a relieving police officer be appointed to Aberdeen during Constable's Smith's…

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Escapee Answered Door to Police

Singleton Argus · Friday 31 January 1941 · page 6

William Dawes, 26, a prisoner who escaped from Prince Henry Hospital, Sydney, early on Wednesday, was found at a relative's home at…

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Police Carnival at Newcastle. Brilliant Entertainment Foreshadowed

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 31 January 1941 · page 8

The New South Wales Police Carnival, to be held at the Newcastle Showground, Breadmeadow, on February 22, promises to be a most…

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Police Help Boys' Club Movement. Carnival at Newcastle

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 31 January 1941 · page 4

The New South Wales Police are carrying on a great work in sponsoring the Boys ' Club movement throughout the State, and in order to raise…

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No Betting After 10.30 p.m. Police Called a Halt

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 31 January 1941 · page 8

Police exercised their power to prevent betting after 10.30 p.m. at the greyhound race meeting at Dubbo on Monday night, and the last two races…

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Judge Rutherford Heard At The Police Station Local Jehovah's Witnesses' Homes Raided

Singleton Argus · Friday 31 January 1941 · page 7

Anyone walking past the Singleton Police Station in Hunter Street this morning would have been led into supposing £hat there was either a…

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Himmler to Control Police Repressive Measures Against Norwegians (Dally War Commentary issued toy the Commonwealth Dept. of Information)

Maitland Mercury · Friday 31 January 1941 · page 5

The reported arrival In Norway of Herr Himmler, Chief of Gestapo, to take over control of the police, suggests that an…

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Wound in Face Alleged Assault At Rutherford

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 1 February 1941 · page 4

A soldier, Leslie James Connolly, 40, appeared at west maitland police Court this morning before Mr,E.M. Debenham, J.P. on a charge of having…

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Soldiers Charged Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Monday 3 February 1941 · page 1

In the Police Court to-day, Kenneth Alexander Hamilton (26), Harold Oliver Coulter (39), and George Knight (28), soldiers, were charged…

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