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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1944

1,013 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 11 of 51

Pyjama Girl Case. Scenes at Melbourne Court. Agostini Charged, Then Remanded. Melbourne

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 2

An excited crowd thronged the City Court to-day to hear Antonio Agostini (41) remanded until March 15 on a charge of having murdered Linda…

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Butcher Charged Under Slaughtering Act

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 3

At Cessnock Police Court this morning Kearsley Shire Council proceeded against George Atmore, butcher, of…

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Court Crowded to Capacity

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 1

An excited crowd thronged the City Court, Melbourne, today, to hear Antonio Agostini, 41, remanded until 15th March…

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Woman Issues High Court Writ

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY Tuesday.— Claiming that she suffered great physical and mental distress and humiliation when she was forced to leave…

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Arrest of "Pyjama Girl" Murderer with the Murder of "Pyjama Girl"

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 1

After a lapse of 10 years, police yesterday arrested Antonio Agostini (43), Italian, charging him with the murder of his wife…

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Exceeded Speed Limit Fine at Cessnock Court

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 3

William Hamilton was fined £5, with 8/ costs, at Cessnock Police Court this morning, when he was charged…

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Charges Against Miners. Sudden End to Court Proceedings

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 1

The hearing or charges of absenteeism against mineworkers from Hebburn No. 2 and Richmond Main collieries was shortlived at Cessnock on Saturday…

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Farewell to Mr. H. Cobley. Police and Legal Profession Tributes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 3

Mr. H. G. Cobley, who has been Clerk of Petty Sessions at Cessnock for five was years, was farewelled, by the police…

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Alleged Identification of 'Pyjama Girl' Great Tenacity of N.S.W. POLICE

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 3

After 10 years of police investigations into the murder of the "Pyjama Girl," police charged an Italian yesterday…

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10-Year-old Mystery Solved by Police Dental Work Indentified “Pyjama Girl”

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 2

MELBOURNE Tuesday—Behind the arrest of Antonio Agostini, 43, on the charge of murdering his wife, identified by police as the Albury “pyjama girl,” [?] the story of a 10-year search to solve one of the most obscure crimes in…

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Alleged Theft of Watches

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 8 March 1944 · page 5

SYDNEY Wednesday.—Ball in £500 was allowed William Norman Bennett, 40, wharf labourer, when he was committed for trial…

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Out to Murder American Officers High Pay for Jap Killers

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 8 March 1944 · page 1

Chinese military authorities have warned the American Air Force in China that the Japanese are sending, bands of paid gunmen through…

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Hunger Strike In Belfast Gaol

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 March 1944 · page 1

LONDON March 8 — Having vowed to hunger strike onto death, Hugh McAteer, self-styled Chief of Staff, of the Irish…

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Police Transfers

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 March 1944 · page 2

Sergeant F. Ward, who has been transferred from West Maitland to East Maitland, commenced duty in the latter place…

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Theft of Petrol Tickets Man Charged at Brisbane

Singleton Argus · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 1

The arrest of Thomas Cleaver, a West End garage proprietor, followed an investigation into alleged theft of petrol tickets, representing 30,000 to…

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Bellbird Fracas MILLWARD v. Millward Charges of Assault and Insulting Words

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 1

The much deferred case in which Winifred Millward, of Bellbird, proceeded against her brother-in-law. William…

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Identity of “Pyjama Girl” Police Satisfied

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY Friday— Police authorities are satisfied regarding the identity of the Albury “Pyjama despite the fact that…

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Local and General News Court Sitting Was Brief

Singleton Argus · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 2

Yesterday's sitting of the local Police Court was, a very brief affair. Three cases in the open court were adjourned, which took the Police…

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Brother Charged

Maitland Mercury · Monday 13 March 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY Monday. — William Henry Sealby, 2[?] of Botany road, Botany, died on Saturday night from a fractured skull. His…

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Vichy Minister Sentenced

Maitland Mercury · Monday 13 March 1944 · page 4

LONDON March 12.— Former Vichy Minister for the Interior, Pierre Pucheux, was sentenced to death in Algiers for treason. The…

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