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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1945

1,080 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 28 of 54

Ownership Settled Out of Court

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 3

Earl Pentheus started in the Flying Welter Handicap at Newcastle races on Saturday for the first time since the gelding ran second to Twice Royal…

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Cessnock District Police Boys' Club Ways and Means Discussion

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 June 1945 · page 1

At the Municipal Council Chambers on Tuesday night, the executive committee of the Cessnock and district police boys'…

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Man Charged with Murder

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 30 June 1945 · page 2

NEWCASTLE Saturday.— In the police court this morning, Harold Prestons 58 foreman was charged with having murdered…

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"Hitler" for Trial on Murder Charge

Singleton Argus · Monday 2 July 1945 · page 3

An aboriginal named Hitler was committed for trial at Alice Springs on a charge of having murdered another aboriginal named Mulera…

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Murder of U.s. Airmen Germans Hanged

Singleton Argus · Monday 2 July 1945 · page 1

Three German civilians were hanged at dawn at the military prison at Rhinebach for the murder of an unknown American airman last August,…

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Italian Riots Clashes with Police

Singleton Argus · Monday 2 July 1945 · page 2

The Italian Government has stated that five men, two of whom were Communists, were killed in clashes with the police on Thursday in Bari…

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Alleged Stealing Charge

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

At Cessnock Police Court this morning, Eric Crump junr, was charged with having stolen £7/10/ on June 30, the property of Jack Garis…

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Hotel Proprietor Charged

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 July 1945 · page 2

Evidence commenced at the West Maitland Court Yesterday afternoon of a charge against Edward Ferguson, proprietor of the…

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Priests Sentenced To Death

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 July 1945 · page 5

LONDON July 2.—A military court at zabreb sentenced to death a ground of priest four women who had been found…

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Woman Sent to Gaol

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 July 1945 · page 3

NEWCASTLE Tues. — Norma Talbridge Hall (23). pleading guilty in the Police Court to-day to having insufficient means of…

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Eight Young Nazis on Trial Charged With Murder of Fellow Prisoner Australian Associated Press

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 July 1945 · page 3

LONDON July 3.—Because he bad said he was not a National Socialist, a prisoner hi a German POW camp in Scotland had undergone a mock trial, after which he was murdered and his body hung from a lavatory pipe…

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NAZI P.O.W’s Accused of Camp Murder

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 July 1945 · page 4

LONDON July 3.—When the trial was resumed to-day of eight German prisoners of war accused of murdering a fellow prisoner,…

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Gaol for Five Years

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 July 1945 · page 2

NEWCASTLE Thurs.—Frederick Charles Weeks, 58, was sentenced a Newcastle Quarter sessions to five years’ gaol for…

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Fined For Theft Of Pork

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 July 1945 · page 3

Hilton Frederick Maynard, 36, boner, was fined £5, is default ten days’ imprisonment at West Maitland court by Mr. L…

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Police Sergeant Injured

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 July 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY Thurs.—Police Sergeant Lionel Whitney received seven cuts to the face yesterday when a car, being driven along…

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Charged with Receiving "Five Years' Gaol

Singleton Argus · Friday 6 July 1945 · page 2

An uncle of Kevin Weeks, the youthful bandit who held up the Bank branch of the E.S. and A. Bank, Charles Weeks (57), dry…

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Rabbit Is Public Enemy Comment by Magistrate During Court Hearing

Singleton Argus · Friday 6 July 1945 · page 4

During the hearing in the local police court yesterday of a case against Henry Moore, of Westbrook, who was charged with…

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Rail Porter Charged

Maitland Mercury · Friday 6 July 1945 · page 1

NEWCASTLE Friday—Charles William Bainbridge (25), railway poster was charged in the Police Court to-day with theft of…

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Remanded On Murder Charge

Maitland Mercury · Friday 6 July 1945 · page 1

NEWCASTLE. Friday.— Harold Preston (58) forman, was charged in the police court today with having murdered his…

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Police Buildings for Scone

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 July 1945 · page 1

Mr. W. T. Seaward has received the following further letter from Mr. R. B. Nott. M.L.A., having relation to the amove matters:…

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