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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1946

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Police Boys’ Club At Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 March 1946 · page 3

CESSNOCK, Tuesday.— Tomorrow night representatives of the Federation of Police and Citizens’ Boys’ Clubs will visit…

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Shooting Incident at Eastville Man Charged at Maitland Quarter Sessions

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 March 1946 · page 3

Evidence for the Crown had not concluded at Maitland Quarter, Sessions yesterday afternoon when the court adjourned for the day in the case in which George Keiran Shelly, 52, carpenter, was charged with having at East…

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Site For Police Boys' Club. Main Street Suggested

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 19 March 1946 · page 3

To-morrow, executive officers of the Police and C[?] Boys Club will visit Ceassnock to inspect a site in Main Street for the construction of…

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Ghoulish Argument in Court Dr. Petiot's Alleged Victims

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 19 March 1946 · page 2

PARIS, Monday.—Dr. Marcel Petiot limped into a packed courtroom at th[?] Palaise Justice for the opening of the trial in which he is charged with at…

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Young Men at Sentenced

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 20 March 1946 · page 2

Myles Harold Freeman, 23, apprentiee’s engineer; Lionel Jennings, 23, miner; and James Campbell, 22, labourer, who had…

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Theft Of Money From House

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 20 March 1946 · page 3

During the absence of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Smith from their home at 46 Regent-st. West Maitland yesterday afternoon their…

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Overcharged for Whisky Asked to Be Sent to Gaol

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 March 1946 · page 1

Fined.£l00 in the Special Federal Court in Sydney on a charge of overcharging for whisky, a slygrogger elected to serve a three months' pri…

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Resignations From The Police Force

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 20 March 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY Wednesday.—Despite the absence of official figures, it estimated that about 100 uniformed men have resigned from…

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Resignation of Police and Detectives Dissatisfied with Conditions

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 March 1946 · page 2

Despite the absence of official figures, it is estimated that about 100 uniformed men have resigned from the New South Wales police…

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Ex-soldiers Found a Home Ordered Out by Police

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 March 1946 · page 3

Three returned soldiers, with their wives and children, having failed to get accommodation or shelter in Leeton, took possession of Wade House,…

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Stealing Sentence Confirmed

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 March 1946 · page 4

Judge Nield, at Maitland Quarter Sessions, confirmed a sentence of three months imposed on Kevin Maxwell Russell, of…

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Guilty of Forbes Murder Bathgate Sentenced to Death

Singleton Argus · Friday 22 March 1946 · page 2

William Robert Bathgate, 47, farmer, of Forbes, was on Wednesday found guilty and sentenced to death for the murder…

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Aberdeen Police Court Cases

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 March 1946 · page 1

The small Court House at Aberdeen attracted much attention on Friday last, when a number of cases were listed for hearing—the largest list to be presented for a long time. Mr. T. A. Doolan, P.M. occupied the Bench…

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Violent Exchange in Court

Maitland Mercury · Friday 22 March 1946 · page 1

PARIS March. 22.—A. violent exchange between the Public Prosecutor, M. Lupin, and counsel M. Floriot, who is appearing…

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Court Case Over Return Ticket English Woman's Victory

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 March 1946 · page 8

A court decision of interest to travellers all over the world was given by magistrates at Hastings (Eng.) when a woman…

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Arbitration Court at Cessnock Dispute at Aberdare Extended

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 March 1946 · page 5

At Cessnock Court House this morning his Honour (Mr. Justice Taylor) sitting in the arbitration Jurisdiction commenced the hearing…

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Young Soldier Treated Leniently Story in Court of Erratic Driving

Singleton Argus · Friday 22 March 1946 · page 4

Although ho found the charge proved, Police Magistrate A. E. Hodgson yesterday placed Morrison Thomas Young, 22, a…

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Hit Hotel Posts Soldier Charged

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1946 · page 4

SINGLETON Saturday—A soldier, Morrison Thomas Young, appeared at Singleton court, before Mr. A. E. Hodgson, charged…

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Concerted Action by World’s Police

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1946 · page 1

LONDON March 23—A permanent International police bureau to ensure swift and concerted action between the world’s…

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Japs Charged with the “Eastern Lidice” 637 Men, Women and Children Tortured Killed (Australian Associated Press)

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 23 March 1946 · page 3

LONDON, March 23.—Reuter’s Rangoon Correspondent says that a British military court heard the first part of the story of the “Eastern Lidice" where all inhabitants were killed by Japanese and all homes burnt down…

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