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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1944

1,013 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 17 of 51

Cattle Stealing Nelson’s Bay Butcher Fined

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 1

NEWCASTLE Tuesday—Pleading guilty In the police court today to two charges of cattle stealing Edward Thomas Cohen…

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Council Employee Charged. Cessnock' Council Also Convicted

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 3

Jacob Francis Hoffman, an employee of Cessnock Council, was charged at Cessnock Police Court this morning with driving a sanitary waggon with…

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Newspaper Hold-up. Mentioned at Police Conference. SYDNEY

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 2

When tho N.S.W. Police Conference was continued to-day, Detective Hind unsuccessfully moved that newspapers should be asked to emphasise that it…

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Police Quarters Disgrace To Department Move to Have New Buildings Erected

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 2

For some years past the residence of the Scone Police lock-up keeper, and the Scone Police Station have been not only a serious blot on the civic pricte mind of the citizens of Scone, but also the buildings are anything but healthy…

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High Court Lifts Ban on Newspapers Censor Restrained Pending Hearing of Case

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY Tuesday—Following the granting by the full Bench of the High Court yesterday afternoon of an injunction restraining the Commonwealth Government and the censors from endeavouring by any means to prevent the…

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Peer Charged with Fraud

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 April 1944 · page 5

LONDON, April 18. — Lord Langford was remanded for a week on ball at the Thames Police Court charged with…

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Youth for Trial Two Charges of Stealing

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 April 1944 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.—On two charges of breaking, entering and stealing James Herbert Morris (18), labourer, in the…

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Scone Protest Condition of Police Station

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 April 1944 · page 5

SCONE Thursday—For some years past the residence of the Scone police lock-up keeper and the Scone police station have…

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Criticism of Police Discussed By Assn

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 April 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—To enable criticism of the New South Wales police force by the Minister for information, Mr. Calwell…

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District Court Case Constable Charged Over Matter in Letter

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 1

At the District Court, held at Muswellbrook yesterday and presided over by His Honor Judge Nield, an action laid by Theodore Constantine Doring, of Owen's Gap, against Constable Ray Wesley Howe, of the Police Force at Marrickville, was…

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Nazi Diplomat Charged

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 2

Herr von Scherpenberg has been arrested by the Gastapo in Germany. he is in the German diplomatic service as Legation Counsellor. His wife is the…

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Scone Police Court Three Charges Against Scone Business Man

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 5

Mr. J. McElroy, P.M., occupied the Bench at the Scone Police Court on 12th inst., when a number of cases of interest took up most of the day. Two charges were laid by Mrs. Elsie Doris…

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Gaol for Betting on Ferry

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 2

Charles Ford, 44, clerk, of East Sydney, was sentenced to six months' gaol at Central Police Court for having taken bets on the farry Kurraba…

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Cattle Stealing Nelson's Bay Butcher Fined

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 3

Pleading guilty in the Newcastle Police Court on Tuesday to two charges of cattle stealing, Edward Thomas Cohen (27), butcher, was…

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Fined £20 for Street Betting Local Defendant Before Police Court

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 4

Leslie Arthur Burston was fined £20, in default 40 days' imprisonment, when he appeared in the local Police Court…

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Assault at Kearsley. Defendant Bound Over

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 1

Alice Jenkins proceeded against Alec. Kozen at Cesanock Police Court last Tuesday on a charge of assault She staled that on Sunday, March 19, Kozen…

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Murder in a Dream

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 2

Joan Kiger, 17, of Kentucky, as The Girl in the Dream has been acquitted of murdering her six year old brother. The jury accepted evidence…

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Claim for £250 Damages Fails Alleged Libel Against Police Constable. District Court Action

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 1

In the District Court yesterday Theodore Constantine Doring, of Scone, claimed £250 damages for alleged libel from Raymond…

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District Court. Yesterday's Cases

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 5

In the District Court yesterday, the Upper Hunter Shire Council (represented by Mr. S. C. White) applied for the examination of Ann McLeod as…

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To-day’s Leader: A Job To Do Censorship Case Before High Court

Maitland Mercury · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY Friday—Seating accommodation at the High Court was packed this morning when the hearing of actions by Sydney…

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