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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1945

1,080 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 54

West Maitland Court

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 February 1945 · page 3

Daniel William Edwards, 43, was charged, at West Maitland court this morning with having received four buggy wheels and…

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Missed Children’s Court

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 February 1945 · page 1

NEWCASTLE Wed.—On De[?]mber 18 William Harman, of [?]mer[?]-street, Stockton, reach[?] the age of 18. On the…

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Butter Theft Charge

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 5

SYDNEY Thursday.— Detectives investigating the disappearance of 14,112lb of butter at Darling Harbour on Tuesday, took…

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Attempted Petrol Stealing at Kurri

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 5

Patrick Andrew H[?], 37, and Kelth Thomas McCarron, 20, pleaded guilty at Kurri Kurri Police Court on…

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Well Known Horse Breaker Horse Stealing

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 1

At Cessnock Police Court on Tuesday morning, before Mr. I. Beavers, P.M., Daniel Edwards, well-known horse breaker and rider, was charged…

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3 Years Gaol for Youthful Cracksman

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY Friday—A 16-year-old cracksman, George Edgar Robinson, was sent to gaol for three years at the Quarter Sessions…

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Remanded on Murder Charge

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—Cyril Norman (32), labourer, was charged at the Central Police Court to-day with murdering Maurice…

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Alleged Theft of Butter Three Arrests Made

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 2

Detectives investigating the theft of 14,1121b. of butter from a lorry after it had left Darling Harbour for the factory of Norco[?] Co-op. Ltd…

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Stop Press Attempted Murder Charge

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY Friday—Sidney Stewart Silburn (63) was taken from hospital to day to the police station, where he was charged on…

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System of Cargo Pillaging Bribery and Assault Methods

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 5

Bribery and assault are among methods used in an elaborate system of cargo pillaging run by black marketeers, according to…

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Charges of House Breaking Two Sent to Gaol

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 5

A 16-year-old crasksman, George Edgar Robinson, was sent to gaol for three years at Sydney Quarter Sessions to-day, after being found guilty…

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Police Search Caused Abattoirs Strike

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 2

The Minister of Justice (Mr. Downing), on behalf of the Premier (Mr. McKell), gave an undertaking that there would be no…

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Serious Crime Wave More Police Needed

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 5

To keep in cheek serious crime, manpower must be made available immediately to the police force, a senior police officer said…

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Police Constable's Death Man Committed for Trial at Blayney

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 3

At the inquest in Orange into the death of Constable George Bailey at Blayney on January 12, Detective William Williams told…

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Father and Son Convicted and Fined Policeman Knocked Off Bicycle-court Case Follows

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 6

Warwick Stephen Collins, (19) and his father, Charles Oliver Colins, both farmers, of "Leeming's Arms," Denman, were…

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Opening To-day Exhibitioitin Police Museum

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 10 February 1945 · page 3

The police museum, locaated In High street premises of Sim Bras, near the Belmore Hotel, will be opened to the public late…

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Fined for Assault

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 February 1945 · page 2

Arthur Chenery of Denamn-street West Maitland pleaded guilty at West Maitland court to having on February 2 assaulted…

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Woman Murder Charge

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 February 1945 · page 1

[?] Monday—On a charge [?] and mai[?] Margar[?] as Mrs [?]…

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Charged with Embezzling Man Remanded for Sentence

Singleton Argus · Monday 12 February 1945 · page 2

A man, who it was stated had taken £5889 and spent in on drink and betting, was remanded until Thursday for sentence in Sydney…

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Soldier Insulted Police Sergt

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 February 1945 · page 3

NEWCASTLE Mon.—Roy Frederick William Morgan (19), soldier was fined in the Police Court to-day £3 or six days for…

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