A.I.F. Man Charged With Desertion
SYDNEY Friday —Private John Patrick Bushel 30 who fought with the A.I.F. in Malaya and escaped from Singapore…
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Courts & crime, 1942
1,029 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 24 of 52
Threat to Stop Driving Buses Except in Daylight Council Criticises Police Action
"If the police would use common sense, which is not being used at the present time, many of the difficulties of transport in the brown-out might be obviated." said Ald. Brown at the Cessnock Council meeting on Tuesday night…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Taking Leave of Police Officer SERGEANT J. G. Loomes Moves on Appointed to Scone
There was a representative gathering of town and district residents in the supper room of the Memorial Town Hall, Wingham, on 15th inst…
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NEWCASTLE Monday.—Ronald James Hughes. 24. in the Quarter Sessions this afternoon plended guilty to assaulting and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Charged with Hiding Parachutists Entire Village of Czechs
The entire population of 100 of the Czech village of Lezaky has been charged with hiding parachutists who helped to…
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NEWCASTLE Monday—Expressing his determination to put down if possible assaults on the police Mr Carr-Boyd…
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An officer, Lieut. Cameron McMasters, and other ranks were tried by Court Martial on Saturday. There was considerable…
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MELBOURNE Tuesday. — Ro[?]ert vician Stager 41 [?] director Mount Eliza was [?]tenced by Ao[?] jadge [?]…
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When sentencing a sex offender to four years' imprisonment, Mr. Justice Davidson, in the Central Criminal Court to-day, urged competent…
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SYDNEY Tuesday. — Sentencing a sex offender to [?] imprisonment Mr. [?] Davidson in the Central [?]…
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PERTH Tuesday. — Laurence Frederick Bullock and Charles Leonard Williams, found guilty by a last Monday of haying…
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Oonald James Hughes, 24, labourer, was sentenced to five years' imprisonment with hard labor by Judge Nield at Newcastle Sessions yesterday, on a…
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Owing to this being the fifth Tuesday in the month, there was no sitting at the Cessnock Police. Court to-day The next month in which there are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Recent Examination in Bankruptcy Court
A misunderstanding appears to have arisen over a case heard in the Bankruptcy Court at Muswellbrook on the 11th inst., when Stanley Isaac…
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The High Court upholds the right of the Commonwealth to make provision that Federal taxes must be paid in priority to State taxes…
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SINGLETON Tuesday. — At a Court Martial at an Armoured Regiment camp two cases were tried for desertion and another…
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Owing to staff shortages in the service, the Minister has decided to close Dungog Crown Lands Office for portion of the week…
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Donald James Hughes (24) labourer, was sentenced to five years' imprisonment with hard labour by Judge Nield at Newcastle Sessions…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Conspired to Assist the Public Enemy Gaol Sentences
Laurence Frederick Bullock and Charles Leonard Williams, who were found guilty by a jury in Perth Criminal Court of having conspired to…
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Maurice Taylor [?] Hilt (22) were charged at West Maitland Police [?] naving, at West Maitland [?]…
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