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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1944

1,013 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 28 of 51

S.P. Betting Charges at Cessnock Court

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 4 July 1944 · page 3

At Cessnock Police Court this morning Leslie Dick was charged with street betting in Hall Street on Saturday last…

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Murder Recalled in Court

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 July 1944 · page 6

SYDNEY Wednesday. — The murder of George Morris, 43, of Burrows Road, Alexandria, who was found dead, in a car at…

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Quest for Police Cadets

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 July 1944 · page 2

Metropolitan Superintendent of Police W. Toole, accompanied by his wife, Sgt. Ewing, and a friend, this morning called into Singleton…

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New Badge for Native Police

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 July 1944 · page 5

CANBERRA Wed—The Minister for the Army. Mr Forde, said that authority had been given for the award of a news Papua-New…

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Intent to Murder Remanded on Three Shooting Charges

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 July 1944 · page 3

Albert Sydney Anderson, 37, was remanded at Redfern Court on three charges of shooting with intent to murder and one of having in his…

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Police Car Damaged in Wild Chase

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 July 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed. — Three youths [?] been charged with [?] damage to a police car and [?]magal use of a motor…

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Murder of Russian Civilians and Prisoners Nazi General to Be Tried

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 July 1944 · page 2

German commander MajorGeneral Haman will be tried as a war criminal for the mass-murder of Russian civilians and…

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Gaol Sentence Confirmed Cessnock Man’s Appeal

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 6 July 1944 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Thurs.—Before [?]dge Nield to-day, Norman The[?] Brown, of Cessnock, appeal[?] against a fine of £50 and…

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Quest For Police Recruits

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 6 July 1944 · page 3

SINGLETON Thursday—Metropolitan Superintendent of Police, [?] accompanied by his wife, [?] and a friend,…

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30,000 Cigarettes Seized By Police

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 6 July 1944 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday. — Police seized 30.000 cigarettes, on which £150 duty is alleged to be owing from a taxi outside the main…

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Alleged Theft Ofration Books

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 July 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY Friday— Charged with steeling 4114 food ration books and 1633 clothing ration cards Sydney Robert Gower, 38m,…

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Cessnock Jury for Next District Court

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 July 1944 · page 1

At the next sitting of the District Court to be held at Cessnock, on July 24th, a civil Jury of four will Be called for the first…

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Cessnock District Court

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 8 July 1944 · page 1

CESSNOCK Sat. —The next District Court will be held at Cessnock Courthouse on July 24. A civil jury of four will be…

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New York Police Safe Robbed

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 8 July 1944 · page 4

NEW YORK. July 7. If New York’s [?] ever had [?] they were scarlet to-day, when it became known that [?]…

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Alleged Assault and Robbery

Maitland Mercury · Monday 10 July 1944 · page 1

NEWCASTLE Monday.—Lester Darcy Murray (20) and Stephen Francis Little (19), soldiers, were charged in the police court today…

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Youth Charged with Shooting

Maitland Mercury · Monday 10 July 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY Monday—A youth has been charged with malicious wounding, following the shooting of Stanley Stephenson, 25, in the…

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Pleasant Sunday Afternoon in Gaol

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 11 July 1944 · page 1

On Sunday afternoon last, history was made in Maitland Gaol, when the inmates provided a show for about 50…

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Cessnock Police Court. To-day's Sitting. (Before Mr. I. Beavers, P.m.). Traffic Charges

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 11 July 1944 · page 3

William Pringle was fined 10/, with 8/ costs, for having no tail light on a utility truck. Sergeant Booth said on May 8…

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Used Explosives. Escape Fkom Gaol. Auckland (N.z.)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 11 July 1944 · page 2

In a sensational escape yesterday from Auckland gaol, Herbert Maxfield (34) and John Henry Wilson (31), both long-term prisoners, blasted a hole in…

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Amazing Clash In Court

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 11 July 1944 · page 1

BUNDABERG, Tuesday.—The closing stages of the trial of Rudolf and Winifred Seeilnk, for the manslaughter of their…

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