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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1946

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Singletonian Gets £500 for Accident Circuit Court Case at Maitland Settled

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 29 May 1946 · page 2

A settlement was announced in the Maitland Circuit Court yesterday in the case in which John Charles Bower, of…

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£10 Fine for Overcharging on Meat Local Butcher Before Special Federal Court

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 29 May 1946 · page 3

In the special Federal Court here this morning before Mr. R. C. Atkinson, Stipendiary Magistrate, James R. Boyle, butcher,…

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Singleton Enters State-wide Contest Big Drive to Raise Funds Anti-t.b. Appeal and Police Boys' Clubs to Benefit

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 29 May 1946 · page 2

An enthusiastic public meeting on Monday night decided to nominate a candidate from this area for the State-wide Princess…

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Mutiny 'Leaders Sentenced

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 30 May 1946 · page 1

LONDON, May 30—Sentences of the leaders of the mutiny in North Allerton military prison in March were…

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Second Charge of Murder

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 30 May 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY Thurs.—William Robert Bathgate, 47-year-old Forbes farmer, was found not guilty . of murder of Luigi Orilga, but…

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Police Seize Pistols And Ammunition

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 30 May 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday. — Following seizure by the police last night of seven pistols two riffles and a quantity of ammunition…

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Support For Anti- T.B And Police Boys’ Funds

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 30 May 1946 · page 2

SINGLETON : A Public meeting decided to support the state wide appeal in aid of the anti T.B and Police Boys funds…

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Maitland League Appeal May Go to the Equity Court

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 30 May 1946 · page 2

An appeal will made to the Equity Court if the New South Wales Rugby League fails to uphold an appeal by Maitland District club against Western Suburbs playing H. Banks This was decided at a well attended meeting of…

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Local Digger Court-martialled Mr. A. J. Jowers Sentenced

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 31 May 1946 · page 1

It having been reported to a meeting of the Dungog Sub-branch of the R.S.S. and A.I.L.A. that a Digger member, to wit, Mr. A. J. Jowers,…

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Poles Arrested For Murder

Maitland Mercury · Friday 31 May 1946 · page 1

HERFORD (Germany) May 31.—British troops, after combing the displaced persons camp, arrested five. Poles for the murder…

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10 Years Gaol For Bank Hold-Up

Maitland Mercury · Friday 31 May 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY Friday —harry Ross 28, refrigeration engineer, was sentenced to 10 years’ gaol for attempting while armed to rob a…

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Police Choir's Appearance Cancelled

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 31 May 1946 · page 8

At a public meeting held last night it was decided to cancel the arrangements for the appearance of the Police choir at Muswellbrook…

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Consideration For Maitland Police Courts

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 31 May 1946 · page 8

The following communication has been received by Kearsley Council from the Minister for Justice in regard to the request that more days be made available…

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Police Fire On Rioting Bombay Mobs

Singleton Argus · Friday 31 May 1946 · page 4

After clashes in Bombay between caste Hindus and Untouchables in the Worli mill area of the city, police twice opened…

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All-out Police Hunt Search for Gunmen

Singleton Argus · Friday 31 May 1946 · page 1

The whole of the N.S.W. Police Force is on the lookout for the two bandits who wounded two detectives in a gun battle at Cabramatta yesterday morning. Up to lunch-time to-day no arrests had been made…

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Investigations Speeded Up Police Probing Death of Young Women

Singleton Argus · Friday 31 May 1946 · page 4

Police investigations into the sudden death, at Goulburn last Saturday of Audrey Cameron (20) have been intensified,…

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Mrs Livesey's Estate Sequestrated Judge's Action in Bankruptcy Court

Singleton Argus · Friday 31 May 1946 · page 4

In the Federal Bankruptcy Court, to-day, the estate of Mrs. Ethel Florence Livesey was sequestrated by Mr. Justice Clyne…

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200 Apply As Police Women

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 1 June 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY Set- About 200 applications have been received by the New South Wales Police Department to fill 18 vacancies with…

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Remanded On Stealing Charge

Singleton Argus · Monday 3 June 1946 · page 4

Vincent Charles O'Brien appeared in the local police court this morning on a charge of stealing and having goods in custody, the property…

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Young Girl Reported Criminal Assault

Singleton Argus · Monday 3 June 1946 · page 2

A 16-year-old girl reported to the police last night that she had been criminally assaulted by a man at Milperra…

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