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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1944

1,013 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 47 of 51

Theft From Goods Train

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 30 November 1944 · page 3

When a goods train from Darling Harbour, arrived in West Maitland it was found that a number of parcels had been broken…

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Fined For Petrol Theft

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 30 November 1944 · page 3

NEWCASTLE Thurs—Norman Dykins (22), Soldier, was charged in the police Court to-day with having stolen three gallons of…

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Gaol for Bank Manager

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 30 November 1944 · page 2

MELBOURNE. Thursday —A sentence of two years imprisonment was imposed on William Colin Calender 48 bank…

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Naval Court Martial

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 30 November 1944 · page 4

AUCKLAND (NZ) Thurs.—In the first court martial against an officer of the RNZNVR The commanding officer of HMNZS…

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Screamed and Collapsed in Court

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 30 November 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY Thurs—When two Newcastle men were to-day [?] ment by judge Barton in the…

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Four Men Charged Keg Missing From Police Station

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 December 1944 · page 2

The hearing was commenced at West Maitland courthouse yesterday afternoon of a charge against Vincent Gregory Lantry…

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£3000 Theft

The Scone Advocate · Friday 1 December 1944 · page 1

The theft of £3000 in cash from the American Red Cross Service Club, Phillip-st., Sydney, last night, is being…

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Theft From Goods Train

Singleton Argus · Friday 1 December 1944 · page 1

When a goods train from Darling Harbour arrived in West Maitland it was found that a number of parcels had been broken open. Eighteen…

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Theft of £3000 From Red Cross Club

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 December 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY Friday.—The theft of £3000 in cash from the American Red Cross Service Club in Philip-street Sydney last night…

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£3000 Theft From Service Club. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 December 1944 · page 2

A theft of £3000 in cash from the American red Cross Service Club, Phillip Street, Sydney, last night is being investigated by detectives. The…

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Father and Son on Murder Charge

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 December 1944 · page 6

Thomas Henry Kirwin, 55, and his son, Henry Thomas Kirwin, 24, were committed for trial on a charge of having murdered Francis Frederick Kirwin…

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Police Boys’ Club At Quirindi

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 December 1944 · page 4

QUIRINDI At the Quirindi Municipal Council meeting the Police Boys’ Club wrote with reference to leasing the MO Hall…

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£3000 in Cash Missing Theft From American Red Cross Service Club

Singleton Argus · Friday 1 December 1944 · page 3

The theft of £3000 in cash from the American Red Cross Service Club Phillip Street, Sydney last night is being…

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Jurisdiction of Special Court Echo of Challenge In Supreme Court

Maitland Mercury · Friday 1 December 1944 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Friday—The challenge in the Supreme Court to the jurisdiction of the Special federal Court had an echo at Newcastle to-day. The court assemble to hear case against two colliery…

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Divorce Court. Merriwa and Scone Parties

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 December 1944 · page 3

Harold Sidney Train, farmer, of Merriwa, was the petitioner in a divorce suit at the Muswellbrook District Court yesterday. Petitioner was…

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High Court Writ for £25,000 Claim for Alleged Libel

Singleton Argus · Friday 1 December 1944 · page 3

The Minister for Information (Arthur Augustus Calwell), of Flemington, took out a High Court writ against Brian Penton, of Castlereagh…

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Notify Police or Shire Clerk. What to Do in Case of Fire

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 December 1944 · page 1

Residents of the shire area should immediately make contact with the police or Shire Clerk in the event of fires breaking out on their properties or…

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Theft of Motor Car Parts

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 2 December 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY Saturday. — Theft of restricted motor vehicle parts by unscrupulous garagemen from cars undergoing repair is…

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No Reason For Court Martial

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 2 December 1944 · page 1

WASHINGTON Dec. 1—War and Navy Departments simultaneously announced that special investigating boards found no…

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Court Claim Likely Wrong Dog’s Number Posted

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 2 December 1944 · page 5

NEWCASTLE Saturday—The trouble that occurred at Newcastle on September 16, when the wrong dog’s timber was…

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