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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1945

1,080 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 54

Kempsey Bank Robbery Court Story of Hold-up

Singleton Argus · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 1

Witnesses in the Children's Court at Kempsey told how a youth had allegedly held up the E. S. and A. Bank at Kempsey…

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Local and General News Brisk Business in the Court House

Singleton Argus · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 2

What was for Singleton a long list of court cases was put through in record time by Mr. J. MeElroy, P.M., yesterday. An cases but one in the list…

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Fisticuffs Lead to Court Proceedings Three Defendants Before Bench Yesterday

Singleton Argus · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 3

A fight in which several men were engaged on the night of February 3, in Frederick Street, and a general melee at the dance…

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Further Rabbit Prosecutions Four Defendants Before Court Woman First Offender Granted Camera Hearing

Singleton Argus · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 6

Prosecutions launched by Denman-Singleton Pastures Protection Board saw four more district landholders face Mr J…

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Remanded On Stealing Charge

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 24 February 1945 · page 4

SINGLETON Sat. — Herbert victor Walker, who appeared on remand from last Monday an charges of stealing a steer, a…

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Rabbit Destruction Property Owners Charged

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 24 February 1945 · page 4

SINGLETON Sat—Four more landholders were find in Singleton police court when they appeared before Mr. J. McElroy…

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Police Chase Youth

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 24 February 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY Sat.—After a pursuit through backyards and over fences, detectives to-day arrested a young man at St Peters…

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Posen Captured By Russians Assault On Neisse River Towns Intensified Australian Associated Press

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 24 February 1945 · page 1

LONDON. February 23.—A Moscow message states that Marshal Stalin in an order of the day announced the capture of Posen. The Russians have intensified their assaults against…

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Court Cases at Denman Breaches Of Traffic Act

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 24 February 1945 · page 5

DENMAN, Sat. — Maxwell Charles Simms was proceeded against at Denman court for riding an unregistered motor cycle…

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Recapture of Gaol Escapees

Singleton Argus · Monday 26 February 1945 · page 2

Two prisoners who escaped from Goulburn Gaoi on Friday were recaptured early on Saturday near Bungonia, about 30 miles from…

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Denman Police Court

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 27 February 1945 · page 3

Owing to an error our previously published report of the cases at the Denman Polico Court showed that Maxwell Charles Simms was charged…

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£7 Fine for Stealing Fowls

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 27 February 1945 · page 3

CESSNOCK Tues.—Ernest Atkins was charged, to-day with stealing fowls valued at £5 the property of Mrs. Simmons, of…

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Stop Press Seamen Charged

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 27 February 1945 · page 3

NEWCASTLE Tuesday—When a case against eight seamen was mentioned in the police court this afternoon. Mr. J. Ruggero,…

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Magistrate Says Travel Ban Unconstitutional

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 27 February 1945 · page 2

PERTH Tuesday—The national security regulations forbidding futerstate travel by rall expect under commonwealth permit has…

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Cut Roses in Park Viewed SleriousIy By Court

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 27 February 1945 · page 2

Injury to plants In public parks was regarded Seriously said Mr. Carr-Boyd in the Newcastle court…

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Seamen Say Ship Unsafe Men Charged with Disobedience

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 28 February 1945 · page 3

NEWCASTLE Wednesday. — The case in which eight seamen are charged with having disobeyed the master of a steamer…

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Wholesale Murder of Priests Japanese Bestiality

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 February 1945 · page 1

Before the capture of Intramuros, in the Philippines, the Japanese murdered 129 out of 130 priests. Relating the story which, he says,…

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Investigation of Big Butter Theft Man on Launch Arrested

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 February 1945 · page 2

Police who have been investigating the disappearance of 252 boxes of butter in Sydney on February 5 arrested a man on a launch in…

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Stop Press Goods Smuggled to Gaol

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 March 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY Thurs. — Prohibited goods were smuggled to prisoners in Bathurst gaol in a meat van recently, said the Premier…

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Double Killing 18 Years' Gaol

Singleton Argus · Friday 2 March 1945 · page 4

Ronald Eastwood, 20, stevedore, was sentenced to 18 years' imprisonment at Melbourne on two charges of manslaughter…

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