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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1947

1,159 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 29 of 58

Adventure Cut Short by the Police

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 June 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A 12-year-old Melbourne boy, who arrived by air-liner last night to see Sydney, saw only the airport…

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£5000 Stealing Charge

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 June 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thurs.—A man was charged at the Quarter Sessions to-day with having stolen £5000 from a Chinese. The money was…

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Gaol For Abandoning A Baby

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 June 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.—In the Central Court to-day, Police Prosecutor Sergeant Malzey said, that a man and woman, who were due…

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Five Years’ Gaol for Arson

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 June 1947 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Thurs.—A 50-year-old seaman was sentenced to five years’ goal at Newcastle Quarter Sessions for having set…

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Shook Hands in Court Assault Charges Struck Out

Maitland Mercury · Friday 6 June 1947 · page 5

Two men at East Maitland police court to-day shook hands after It had been announced that a settlement had been reached…

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Theft of Saddle

Maitland Mercury · Friday 6 June 1947 · page 5

NEWCASTLE; Friday—For stealing a riding saddle Leslie William Pike was in the Police Court to-day fined 27 or 14 days…

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Gaol, Fines, For Boycott Of Defence

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 June 1947 · page 4

The Federal Attorney General introduced a bill in the House of Representatives this week providing…

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Assault Was Sequel to Maiming of Dog

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 6 June 1947 · page 5

When he went to apologise to a farmer for running over his dog and breaking its leg in his truck on December 16 last, 22-year-old Murray…

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Licensing Court

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 June 1947 · page 1

All district hotel licences, etc., were renewed at the Licensing Court on Wednesday. Sgt. E. S. Fairlamb formally objected to the granting of a…

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Police Commissioner Condemns Liquor Laws

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 June 1947 · page 4

The N.S.W. Commissioner of Police (Mr. Mackay) said the liquor laws of N.S.W. were unreasonable,…

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No Appearances at Appeals Court

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 June 1947 · page 3

Although a number of appeals against Municipal Council valuations was listed for hearing at the Valuation Court on Wednesday, none of the…

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The Muswellbrook Chronicle FRIDAY, 6th JUNE, 1947. Tenancy Cases at Court. Demonstrate Acute Housing Shortage

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 June 1947 · page 3

Faced, with a large number of tenancy cases, Mr. Austin, P M, started the hearing of other matters on Tuesday afternoon in order…

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Magistrate Went To Accident Scene

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 7 June 1947 · page 5

After an inspection of the scene of an accident in Newcastle-st., East Maitland, yesterday afternoon, Mr. G. L. Berry,…

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Bags Theft: £16 Fines

Maitland Mercury · Monday 9 June 1947 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Monday.—Pleading guilty in the Police Court to-day to two charges of stealing chaff bags, valued at £12 and two charges of…

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Roof Gave As Police About to Act

Maitland Mercury · Monday 9 June 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—Police were about to move the Rugby League spectators from the roof of the Show Ground kiosk when…

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Student Sentenced

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 June 1947 · page 2

ALEXANDRIA, June 10—A court, Sentenced 10 Egyptian youths, all University students, to lerms of important…

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Police Freed Police Freed

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 June 1947 · page 3

JERUSALEM, June 10.—Two British policemen, who were kidnapped from a swimming pool at the Jewish township of Ram…

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Transfers of Police

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 June 1947 · page 5

The following transfers of police ace to be made Sergeant Shipway (formerly for Raymottd Terrace) form Yass to Wagga; Sergeant…

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On Guard After Timber Theft

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 12 June 1947 · page 4

Seeking permission to erect a cent to keep watch over timber for the construction of a garage, a man told Lower. Hunter Shire…

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Two Years’ Gaol for Meat Offence

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 12 June 1947 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday.— The managing director of a wholesale meat firm was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment…

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