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Courts & crime, 1945

1,080 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 20 of 54

Base Ingratitude Naval Men Regeive Gaol Sentence for Stealing From Man Who Defriended Them

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 May 1945 · page 3

Two members of the Royal Navy, Watson Ewing and william Patrick Harnery, were charged before Mr. T. Beavals…

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Finding in Rodeo Case. Magistrate Says Ill-treatment Proved

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 8 May 1945 · page 1

Charges against thre men relating to the alleged ill-treatment of [?] and steers at a rodeo at Sydney Show Ground on 30th December were found…

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Not Guilty on Moree Murder Charge

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 8 May 1945 · page 2

After a retirement of 15 minutes, the jury on Friday found Thomas Martin Dowe not guilty of the charge of murdering Joan…

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The King and Queen In War Lived in Close Contact with Their People (From Louts Wulff, Press Association Court Correspondent through Australian Associated Frees)

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 8 May 1945 · page 5

At the head of the British Empire at war, the King and Queen for five and a half years have shared the perils and the hardships of their people in Britain. Buckingham Palace has been damaged by German bombs, and the King and Queen have spent many nights in their deep shelter underground while enemy planes and flying bombs have hurtled through the air…

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Hawker Sent to Gaol

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 May 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY Wednesday.—Charles Jackson, 60, hawker was [?]eolenced by Mr. Hardwick SM to Central Police Court to six…

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Rabbit Court Cases

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 May 1945 · page 1

Later during the meeting a letter from the Board's solicitors disclosed the result of recent court cases where landholders…

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Foul German Mass Murder In Amsterdam

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 12 May 1945 · page 1

MELBOURNE Saturday.—The correspondent of the Netherlands Press Agency “Aneta,” Van Beers, cables a dramatic eye-witness account of . the foul Gorman mass murder in Amsterdam, which took place after the official,…

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Secret Police Chief Suicides

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 12 May 1945 · page 1

LONDON May 12 General Fehlis, chief of the secret police in Norway, who is on the Norwegian war criminals'…

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Police Boys Club For Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 12 May 1945 · page 2

CESSNOCK Sat.—In an address to the Cessnock branch of the A.I.P. the Actions Premier (Mr. J. M. Baddeley) said…

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Acquitted on Moree Murder Charge Challenge to Police

Singleton Argus · Monday 14 May 1945 · page 1

Acquittal of Thomas Martin Dowe on a charge of murder was a definite challenge to tne administration of our criminal code,…

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Remanded On Charge Of Stealing Rabbit Traps

Singleton Argus · Monday 14 May 1945 · page 3

Duncan McKenzie appeared in the local police court this morning before Mr. O. J. Lake, J .P., on a charge of stealing rabbit traps, the property…

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Driver Sought by Police

Maitland Mercury · Monday 14 May 1945 · page 2

NEWCASTLE Mon.— Police are seeking the driver of a car who failed to stop after his vehicle had struck Bertha Dyer,…

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Charge of Assault

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 May 1945 · page 3

At the West Maitland court yesterday afternoon, Leonard John Hamson, of Pitnacree-road, East, Maitland, proceeded against…

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Charge Of Stealing Aeroplane

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 May 1945 · page 1

AUCKLAND NZ) Tuesday— Frederick Deniechy (19),was remanded at the Auckland court on a charge stealing a Lock head…

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Sentence for Cattle Stealing

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 15 May 1945 · page 4

In reply to Board's letter drawing attention to what was deemed the inadequacy of sentence imposed by the P.M. on two accused persons for…

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Cessnock Labour Party. Police Boys Club for Cessnock

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 May 1945 · page 3

The acting Premler (Mr. J. M. Baddeley) in an address to Cessnock branch of the Labour Party, said arrangement had been made for the…

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Duel with Police Man'shot Dead at Orange

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 May 1945 · page 2

Carl Hutchinson, 20, a soldier, was shot dead in a gun duel with a police detective at Orange early on Monday night…

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Alleged Attempt to Murder

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 May 1945 · page 3

ADELAIDE Thurs. — Mervya Allan Clough (26), rabbiter, of Malcolm Plain, was charged at Adelaide court to-day with…

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Big Shortage In Police Fund

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 May 1945 · page 6

MEXICO City May 16—The disappearance of 21 million dollars from the Police Department Officers’ Fund, of which only…

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Trial of Top German Criminals International Court To Be Set Up Australian Associated Press

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 May 1945 · page 3

WASHINGTON May 17—In this opinion of the United States Government a determination of who are top criminals to be tried by the International Court to be set up should be left to the .prosecuting lawyers…

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