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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1944

1,013 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 19 of 51

Murder Charge

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 May 1944 · page 1
Also in Singleton Argus

SYDNEY Monday.— At Newtown court to-day, Roy Kable, 32, was charged with having murdered his wife at Newtown on…

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Failed to Price Goods. Charge at Cessnock Police Court

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 May 1944 · page 3

Terence O'Toole was charged at Cessnock Police Court this morning with a contravention of the Prices Regulations…

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Alms Beggar Sent to Gaol

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 May 1944 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday. — In Hamilton: on Saturday, John Adams (19) labourer, asked a Constable for 6d and was arrested…

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Police Promotions

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 May 1944 · page 2

Promotions in the New South Wales police force totalling 5 have been announced. Sargean F. J. Ward (East Maitland)…

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East Greta Cases Three Fined For Assault

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 May 1944 · page 2

Cases, which were first called on November 15, were concluded at the West Maitland court yesterday afternoon. They were ten…

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Police Seeking Owner

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 May 1944 · page 2

A lady’s bracelet found in [?] Maitland by Defective-Cou[?] Woodward, of the West Maitla[?] police, is still in his [?]…

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Charge of Assault

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 May 1944 · page 1

At Cessnock Police Court on Tuesday afternoon, further hearing took place of the case in which Leon Wallace…

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Police Promotions

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 May 1944 · page 2

Promotions in the Now South Wales police force totalling 514 have been announced. Sergeant M. Rlordan (Dungog) has been promoted from…

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Cessnock District Band. Visit to Maitland Gaol

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 May 1944 · page 3

On Sunday last the Cessnock District Band, accompanied by a concert party and visitors, paid a visit to Maitland Gaol and provided entertainment for…

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Traffic Offences Defendants Before Court

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 May 1944 · page 2

In the local Police Court yesterday afternoon before Mr. J. McElroy, P.M., Leslie Errol Doohan was fined 10/ and ordered to pay 5/6 court…

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Policeman Charged

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 May 1944 · page 1

NEWCASTLE Monday.—Allan Gordon Dugan (28) policeman, was charged in the police court today with having in a house…

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Air Assault on Massive Allied Attacks

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 May 1944 · page 1

Maintaining their practically hour by hour pounding of Germany and German occupied terrritory. Allied air forces…

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Drunks Before Court

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 May 1944 · page 2

The largest number of cases of drunkenness for a long time came before the West Maitland court today. Twelve were charged,…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 May 1944 · page 2

Claude Thomas Leiper, 33, a dairyman, was charged at West Maitland court yesterday afternoon with having at Farley on…

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Life Sentence for Murder

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 May 1944 · page 3

BRISBANE Wed. — Found guilty of having murdered Albert Edward Marshall, 28, in New stead Park on March 13, Andrew…

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Liquor Case at Newcastle Two Men Charged

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 May 1944 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Wed.—When Customs Officer H. B. Cody and others visited the Royal Hotel at Cardiff on January 11 they…

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Mass Murder in France Nazi Executions

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 May 1944 · page 1

GENEVA May 9.— Details of a mass murder at a little town near Lille, named Asq, were revealed by the “Gazette de…

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Gaol Reduced to £25 Fine

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 May 1944 · page 6

SYDNEY Thursday.—Two sentences of three months’ gaol imposed on Beverley Havelock Greville, garage proprietor, of…

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Scone Police Court Travelling Stock Without Permits

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 May 1944 · page 1

At the Scone Police Court on Wednesday last Mr. J. McElroy, P.M., occupied the Bench and dealt with two cases of drovers…

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