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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1946

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Gaol for Deaf Mute

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 June 1946 · page 4

Michael Courtney Bereyne Allen, 23, a deaf mute, was found guilty of manslaughter, with a strong recommendation to mercy, at the…

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Police Warning

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 June 1946 · page 5

A warning has been issued by the Police Department that the practice of destroying rabbits by gelignite is illegal, and any person following the…

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Woman Charged With Using Insulting Words

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 June 1946 · page 1

At Cessnock Police Court on Tuesday afternoon, before Mr. H. L. Sargeson, P.M., Florence Yeoman charged Ivy Parkin on with using…

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More Police Recruits

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 June 1946 · page 7

The N.S.W. Police Force is to recruit 100 new men immediately. This is a step in the campaign against lawlessness…

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Faces Murder Charge After Six Years

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 June 1946 · page 6

The Crown Prosecutor (Mr. Crawford, K.C.) staled that a murder trial was delayed nearly six years because the man charged with the murder had been in a…

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Brief Court Sitting at Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Friday 21 June 1946 · page 7

SINGLETON Friday —Yesterday was one of the lightest court days for many months. The police Magistrate( Mr. A…

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Local and General News Short Court

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 June 1946 · page 2

Yesterday's sitting of the local police court was the s[?] for many moons, all business being completed inside half an hour. The…

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Murder Charge

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 22 June 1946 · page 4

NYNGAN, Saturday.— At the Nyngan Police Court, William James Morton labourer, who was charged with the murder of…

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World Air Police Force

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 22 June 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY Sat,—A world air police force would have to consist of 50 squadrons, with SO squadrons always ready for immediate…

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Police for Traffic Work

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 22 June 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sat. — Appointment of additional police for traffic work in busy areas, particularly in the Sydney metropolitan…

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Warning From Magistrate

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 June 1946 · page 2

“Such conduct it disgusting and i intend to deal with these cases severely.” This statement was made by…

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Gaol Escapee Had Tough Time

Singleton Argus · Monday 24 June 1946 · page 2

Thomas John Whining, 27, who escaped from Dubbo gaol last Sunday, was recaptured on Saturday morning at Minore, nine miles from…

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Cruiser Held Up For Murder Questioning

Singleton Argus · Monday 24 June 1946 · page 2

The cruiser "Achilles" left Nelson (New Zealand) at 4 p.m. yesterday after her departure had been delayed while police questioned members of…

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West Maitland Court

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 June 1946 · page 2

For having been drunk in High-street on June 9, Frederick Henry James Payne, 35, was fined 10/ at West Maitland court…

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Not Free of All Vice Model Husband Sent to Gaol

Singleton Argus · Monday 24 June 1946 · page 1

Described by his counsel as a model husband who neither drank, smoked, nor gambled, John de Lec[?] Le Montais, aged 33, Sunday school…

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Success-of Kurri Police Ball

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 June 1946 · page 3

KURRI KURRI. — The Police Ball, held in Kurri Kurri Ambulance Hall in aid of the Kurri Anti T.B. Princess candidate…

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Millfield Wine Saloon Brawl Brothers Charged With Assault. Deny they Are Terrors of Hie Neigh-bourhood

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 25 June 1946 · page 3

At [?]niock Police Court this morning, before Mr. H. L. Sar[?], P.M., the Police and Norman Elvie Mitchell proceeded against Joesph [?] for as[?] William Thomas Ingram charged [?] Cendren and [?]…

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Charge Not Justified Magistrate Alters Information

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 25 June 1946 · page 2

After hearing evidence tor the prosecution at West Maitland court yesterday afternoon on a charge of having impeded…

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Three Months’ Gaol Man with Long Record

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 25 June 1946 · page 2

A man Who Was charged at West Maitland court yesterday afternoon with vagrancy said, that he had a half share sin his…

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Kurri Police Ball

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 25 June 1946 · page 1

The Police Ball held in Kurri Kurri Ambulance Hall in aid of the Kurri Anti-T.B. Princess candidate, Miss Marcia Bonomini, was an…

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