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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1942

1,029 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 30 of 52

Weddings Court—snape

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 August 1942 · page 4

St. Alban’s Church of England, Quirindi. was nicely decorated for the marriage of Vera, second eldest daughter of Mrs. and the…

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Recent Japanese Attack on Trawler "Cold-blooded Murder"

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 August 1942 · page 3

"The attack was cold-blooded murder. The nets were out, and we were a sitting shot. We had no weapons with which to fight…

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Drastic Measure for Liquor Control Wide Powers of Police Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 August 1942 · page 2

The State Government will this week bring in a measure which places a complete ban on the supply of liquor to girls…

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Raymond Terrace Police Court

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 6 August 1942 · page 3

On Thursday last, before Mr. T. Johnson, P.M., W. R. Holdom and Thomas Houston, Hexham were charged with stealing fruit from the orchard of…

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Murrurundi Police Court

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 August 1942 · page 3

At the Murrurundi Police Court on Thursday of last week, Raphael Stanislaus Howard, of Willow Tree, was proceeded against on two…

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Mine Manager Charged

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 August 1942 · page 2

Llewellyn Davies an Inspector of the Mines Department proceeded against Percival David Walters in the East Maitland…

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Mother Sentenced for Neglect

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 August 1942 · page 1

ADELAIDE Friday,—A story of the neglect of five children was unfolded in the Port Adelaide Court, when the mother,…

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Singleton Police Court Failed to Keep to Left

Singleton Argus · Friday 7 August 1942 · page 5

Leo Victor Holz pleaded guilty in the local Police Court this morning to a charge of failing to keep to the left-hand side when turning at a…

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Fruit Stealing At The ’Terrace

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 August 1942 · page 2

At the Raymond Terrace Tolice Court, before Mr. T. Johnson, P.M., Thomas Houston and W. R. Holden were charged with…

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Two Men Sent to Gaol

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 August 1942 · page 6

SYDNEY Friday — Bruce Erwin Miller 26 and Panos Chryssilos 65 were sentenced to a year’s gaol for having…

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Queensland Police Ask for Royal Commission

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 August 1942 · page 6

The Queensland Pollen Union has decided by ballot to ask the Government to appoint a Royal Commission to inquire into the general working…

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District Court's First Sitting at Cessnock

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 August 1942 · page 6

A sitting of the District Court at Cessnock has been fixed for Thursday, November 5. This is the first sitting of this Court since its recent…

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Cabinet Will Not Allow Police to Entire Homes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 August 1942 · page 1

A hurriedly convened meeting of State Cabinet decided yesterday morning that police should not be given power to enter…

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Cessnock Children's Court. Accomodation for Women Litigants

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 August 1942 · page 1

At the last two Courts of Petty Sessions held at Cessnock there has been rather a heavy list. As a result of this many cases have had to stand…

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Inspector Robson Retiring from Police Force

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 8 August 1942 · page 2

After nearly 35 years in the [?] force of New South Wales, Inspector Mr. Babson, in charge of the Maitland district, will…

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Six Nazi Spies Electrocuted Two Sent to Gaol

Maitland Mercury · Monday 10 August 1942 · page 4

WASHINGTON -August 9.—Six of the eight convicted Nazi saboteurs were executed yesterday…

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Court Farwell Injector’s Retirement

Maitland Mercury · Monday 10 August 1942 · page 2

Inspector W. Robson who to-day commenced leave prior to his retirement from the police force was farewelled prior to the…

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To-day’s Leaders A Grim Warning The Solomons Attack Many Arrests Made in Bombay Demonstrating Hindus. Clash with Police (Australian Associated Press)

Maitland Mercury · Monday 10 August 1942 · page 1

LONDON Aug. 9—Tear gas and laiths (bamboo poles about six feet long were reputedly used in Bombay to-day disperse the demonstrating crowds of Hindus who are continually stoning buildings trams and buses…

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Driving Unregistered Car. Charge at Cessnock Police Court

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 11 August 1942 · page 3

At Cessnock Police Court this morning John Best was chanced with having driven an unregistered car. The case was heard ex-partie…

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Alleged Assault Case Struck Out

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 11 August 1942 · page 3

The much adjourned case in which William Sarroff charged Roy Platt with alleged unlawful assault was struck cut at Cessnock Police Court…

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