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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1943

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Soldier Remanded On Stealing Charge

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 January 1943 · page 2

Robert Walter Charles McGovern, 18, a soldier, appeared before Mr. W. A. Boss. JP, at West Maitland Police court this…

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Police Chief Disappears Was Quisling’s Puppet

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 January 1943 · page 1

LONDON Dec. 31 — Several Swiss newspapers declare that either Russian guerrillas members of the Gestapo have killed…

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Police Medal For Aboriginal

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 2 January 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY- Saturday—The Governor Lord Wakehurst, has received advice that the King has been pleased to approve of the award…

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Charged with Stealing at Boolaroo

Maitland Mercury · Monday 4 January 1943 · page 3

NEWCASTLE Monday—In the Police Court to-day. Harold Maxwell Havfer (28), skipright was charged with stealing a [?]s…

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Cessnock Police Court

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 5 January 1943 · page 3

At Cessnock Police Court this morning Cecil Charles Chalker, 64, a labourer, was charged with driving in a…

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Alleged Theft of Beer Busses

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 5 January 1943 · page 3

NEWCASTLE Tuesday.— Donaid Lyis haviland (40), labourer, pleased in the police court to-day to the theft of two beer [?]…

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Murder Verdict in Adelaide

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 5 January 1943 · page 3

ADELAIDE Tuesday— A verdict of murder by a person or persons-unknown was returned by the Acting Coroner at the…

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Permitted Unlicensed Driver to Drive Motor Vehicle. Fine at Cessnock Police Court

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 5 January 1943 · page 3

Herbert Norman Townend, of wollombi Road, Cessnock was fined £1, with 5/6 costs, at Cessnock Police Court this morning for having…

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Magistrate Ill

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 January 1943 · page 3

KURRI Wednesday.— The PM Mr. G. J. Johnstone owing to an indisposition could not attend the Kurri Kurri Police Court to-day…

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Tax Offender Sent f To Gaol

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 January 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY Wednesday.— Edward John Reed, labourer Smith-st Tempe was sentenced to three months imprisonment on each of…

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Cases Adjourned At Kurri Court

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 January 1943 · page 3

KURRI Wednesday.— The following cases were adjourned until January 20 when they came up for hearing at Kurri Kurri Police…

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Trautwein to Remain in Gaol

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY. Thurs.— In the bank-raptey Court to-day, Mr. Justice Lukin extended the order suspending Theodore Charles…

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Gaol for Stealing

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY Friday.—Five wharf-labourers were each sentenced at the Central Police Court to three months’ imprisonment after they…

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Major Charged At Court Martial

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY Friday.—A Court Martial, presided over by Brigadier Keatinge. inquired Into an allegation that Major Edmund Francis…

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Police Court. Military Exemption Applications

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 4

Several applications for exemption from military service for varying periods were heard at the Merriwa Police Court on Tuesday morning…

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Fight That Was Expensive Police Court Story Of. Sunday Fracas

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 5

The quietude of the little centre of Jerry's Plains, famed, amongst other things, for its sizzling temperatures, was rudely…

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World Police

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 1

Other points from the speeches were: To maintain law and order after the war we must have a world police…

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Fined for Assault at Jerry’s Plains

Maitland Mercury · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 3

SINGLETON Friday.—Lengthy cross-examination took place before Mr. J. McEIroy, PM, at the Court of Petty Sessions to-day in…

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Pyjama Girl Murder. Canberra

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 1

Detectives investigating the Albury Pyjama Girl murder are believed to have discovered some important facts, and a very material…

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Local and General Pyjama Murder Case

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 6

Three Sydney detectives are in Albury making fresh investigations into the murder of the "Pyjama Girl." The "Pyjama Girl's" body was found under…

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