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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1943

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Charged Man of 31 Wanted to Marry Girl of 13

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 April 1943 · page 2

Mr. J. J. Kinkead asked Judge Barton at Sydney Quarter Sessions to recommend the temporary release on licence of a man of 31 to marry a…

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No Cases for District Court

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 22 April 1943 · page 4

No cases were listed for hearing at the sitting of the District Court set down for yesterday…

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Cheap Divorce Issues Cause Court Crowding

Singleton Argus · Thursday 22 April 1943 · page 2

Five London divorce judges tried 2000 cases in a sitting which ended yesterday. The average daily rate of trials was 30. The number of cases…

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Alleged Attack On Gaol Warder

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 28 April 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY Wed.—At the Central Police Court, Leslie Edward Kennedy, 30, stated to be serving a life sentence for…

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Police Aid In Manpower Check

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 28 April 1943 · page 2

MELBOURNE Wed. — Hotels and other plates in the city and suburbs, where crows gather, have been raided by man-power…

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“Jitterbug” Contest Ends in Court

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 28 April 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY Wed. — A coloured cook in the United States Navy, charged with assault, was defended in the Central Summons Court…

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Alleged Theft From Person

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 29 April 1943 · page 1

NEWCASTLE Thurs.—Following a complaint yesterday afternoon De[?]tive [?]ergeant Em[?] son and [?]tective Con[?]table…

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Three Years' Gaol for Woman. Convicted on Assault Charge. SYDNEY

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 30 April 1943 · page 2

At the Sydney Quarter Sessions to-day, Elizabeth Walker (50), who, it is alleged by the Crown, attacked Joseph Henry Seckold with a meat chopper…

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Bank Clerk Charged

Maitland Mercury · Friday 30 April 1943 · page 1

NEWCASTLE Friday — Angus Thomas Constable [?] was charged in the Police Court to-day with embezzlement of…

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Police Change

Maitland Mercury · Friday 30 April 1943 · page 5

SINGLETON Friday—Sgt. Wiggins, of Gunnedah, has commenced duty at Singleton police station, Sgt. Sewell, who has been…

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Women Molested. Three Cases Reported to Police. Intensive Search for Assailant

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 30 April 1943 · page 1

A widespread and intensive search is being made for a man who is reported to have attacked three women in various parts of…

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Honour for Our New Police Officer Sergt. Wiggins Entertained at Gunnedah

Singleton Argus · Friday 30 April 1943 · page 3

There was a large and representative gathering at the Town Hall. Gunnedah, for the purpose of farewelliing Sergeant W. Wiggins, whose…

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Sentenced for Conspiracy

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 1 May 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY Saturday. For having conspired with two other men to defe[?]McDowell’s Ltd of large [?]of money, William…

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Fierce New Assault On Kuban Bridgeheads Powerful Russian Forco Thrown In(AUSTRALIAN Associated Press)

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 1 May 1943 · page 1

LONDON April 30—Although the Russians are silent, persistent German reports declare that the Russians have not slackened their effort to drive the Germans out of then last Kuban stronghold…

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Police Boys’ Club

Maitland Mercury · Monday 3 May 1943 · page 2

More than 500 of the 5000 members of the 15 Police Boys’ Clubs in New South Wales are in the Fighting Forces.” This was…

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Theft In Hotel

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 4 May 1943 · page 3

NEWCASTLE Tuesday—In the police Court to-day , Ernest Frederick Rickard (30) what labourer pleaded guilty to theft…

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Murder of Prisoner of War

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 4 May 1943 · page 1

LONDON May 3.— The Germans murdered at least one prisoner of the war a sergeant who was captured in Northern…

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£82,000 in Mail Bag. Story of Alleged Theft Denied. Brisbane

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 4 May 1943 · page 2

The report that £82,000 in notes had disappeared from a mail van between Mackay and Townsville was denied to-day by. C.I.B. headquarters. It was…

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Full Court Appeal Brighton V. Council

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 4 May 1943 · page 2

Judgment in this case was given by the Full Court recently in the appeal to that Court by the Dungog Municipal Council against the order of Mr…

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For Trial on Murder Charge

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 May 1943 · page 2

At the Inquest on Albert Edward Crutcher (11), whose body was found in a pool at Granville en March 7, the Parramatta District Coroner…

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