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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1946

1,539 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 36 of 77

Use of Explosives. Police Warning to Rabbiters

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 25 June 1946 · page 1

A circular received by the local police states that the Department is concerned at the risk to life by the use of explosives for the destruction…

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Don Budge Wins Clay Court Title

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 25 June 1946 · page 5

NEW YORK June 24.—Don Budge won [?] world’s professional; clay courts championship at Richmond (Virginia)…

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Two U.S. Police Shot by Russian Soldier

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 25 June 1946 · page 4

LONDON, June 23.—A Russian soldier, in a stolen American jeep, shot and wounded two American military police who ordered…

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Police on Newtown Murder Have Had Over 200 " Leads"

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 June 1946 · page 2

Detectives investigating the murder of Joan Norma Norris have fully investigated more than 200 "leads," but no definite clue to the murderer…

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To Appear Before Lunacy Court

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 26 June 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY. Wed.—A man who last night “confessed” that he had committed the murder of Joan Ginn. (11), also known as Norris,…

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Racing Men in Court Dispuuted Winnings

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 26 June 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—In the Supreme Court to-day two prom[?] racing men fought an issue over winnings, which one…

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Picked on the Wrong Spot Obscene Language Near Police Station

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 June 1946 · page 2

Of all places, Knud Gertrup, a foreigner, who has been in town some time, had to pick on a spot near the local police…

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Charged Over Fixed Price Butcher and Shopman Fined

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 27 June 1946 · page 5

A butcher and one of his shop assistants were both fined at a special court at West Maitland to-day in regard to the sale of a…

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Police Seize Clothing At Glebe

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 27 June 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday. — Acting on information received last night, detectives investigating the murder of Joan Ginn (11) at…

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Jews Quote Testament in Court 31 On Trial For Terrorism (Australian Associated Press)

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 27 June 1946 · page 4

LONDON, June 27.—ln the quiet of a British military court at Jerusalem yesterday two of 31 young Jews being tried for terrorism recited passages in Hebrew from the Old Testament…

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Police Magistrate Stern At Maitland

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 June 1946 · page 2

The Police Magistrate at Maitland (Mr. H. L. Sargeson) has issued a warning that in future cases of illegally using motor vehicles he would…

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Murrurundi Police Court

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 June 1946 · page 1

At the Murrurundi Police Court yesterday, before Mr. A. E. Hodgson, PM, John Henry Shields, an officer of the Board of Health,…

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Scone Police Court Betting Cases

The Scone Advocate · Friday 28 June 1946 · page 1

Mr. A. E. Hodgson, P.M., occupied the Bench at the Scone Police Court on Tuesday last, when two betting cases of interest were heard and…

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Soldiers Charged

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 June 1946 · page 5

As the result of a disturbance in front of the New York Cafe last right, the soldiers were charged before Mr. s. Forest, J.P., at…

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Ten Years’ Gaol for Hold-Up

Maitland Mercury · Friday 28 June 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY Friday.—A sentence of 10 years’ imprisonment was imposed by Judge Holden at the Quarter Sessions to-day on a…

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New Police Station

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 28 June 1946 · page 4

Cr Green said that the Police Department would be building a police station and office on its property about five or six chains from the…

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Millfield Assault Case. Brothers to Pay Big Bill

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 June 1946 · page 1

On Tuesday afternoon Mr. H. L. Sargeson, P.M., delivered his Judgement in the wine saloon assault case at Millfield…

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Compens[?]tion Court

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 June 1946 · page 5

The following [?] dealt was before [?] the Wor[?] Compensation Court at Newcastle:- Andrew Gorden Davies, of Northoote…

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Government Charged With Retreating Coal Debate In The Federal House

Maitland Mercury · Friday 28 June 1946 · page 2

CANBERRA, Friday.—With more than 200 additional employees in the mines in die last 12 months, annual production had fallen by two million tons, the leader of die Opposition (Mr. Menzies) said in the House of Representatives…

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Spent Most of His Life in Gaol Happiest When Behind Bars

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 June 1946 · page 2

A man who says he is happy inside prison is going back there for five years' penal servitude, to be followed by five years' preventive detention…

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