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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1947

1,159 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 58

Police Court Meant Busy Time

Singleton Argus · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 4

The usual sitting of the police court, which was conducted yesterday, proved a busy period on this occasion, business, which commenced…

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Stealing Charge Dismissed Local Resident Discharged After Lengthy Court Hearing

Singleton Argus · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 8

The Police Magistrate, Mr M. J. D. Austin, yesterday dismissed the case in which the police proceeded against Vincent Charles…

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Assault Charge At Kurri

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 5

KUKRI KUKRI: At Kurri Kurri court before Mr. H. L. Sargeson, P.M., Richard Charles Watson pleaded not guilty to a charge of…

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Gaol For Driving Under Influence

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.—A man who drove a loaded furniture van while under the influence of liquor was found lying over the…

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Assault Charge Man [?] Over at Kurri

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 5

At Kurri Kurri Police Court yesterday, before Mr. H. L. Sargeson, P.M,. Richard Charles Waston…

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Year’s Gaol For Cheque Frauds

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 3

SAN. FRANCISCO, Fell. 7. — Supreme Court Judge Melvyn Cronin sentenced the Australian, Christopher George Campbell, 28,…

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Sole Shipwreck Survivor Gets Month's Gaol Allegation of Begging Money

Singleton Argus · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 3

A magistrate in the Bundaberg Police Court on Wednesday sent James Cush, survivor of the Nova wreck, to jail for a month…

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Proposed Court Of Human Rights

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 3

LAKE SUCCESS (New York), Feb. 7.—The Australian Minister TO Paris (Colonel Hodgson), addressing the Human Rights…

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Expensive Assault Attack on C.p.s. Cost Young Man £9/3/6

Singleton Argus · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 6

A charge of alleged unlawful assault by Thomas Clivo Hogan (24) on Reginald John Howard, who is C.P.S. at Maitland, prov…

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Lemon Tree Dispute Heard In Court

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 4

Cross-actions were heard before Mr. Sargeson, PM, at Raymond Terrace Court between residents of Lemon Tree,…

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Residence Not Licensed Premises. Interesting Case at Police

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 1

An interesting point of law was raised at the Police Court on Wednesday, when charges of selling and taking a bottle of wine from…

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To-day's Court Cases Defendants in Two Cases Convicted

Singleton Argus · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 5

Lengthy evidence was taken in two cases listed for this morning in the local police court. In each case, the defendant was…

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For Trial on Charge of Murder

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 8 February 1947 · page 5

BRISBANE, Saturday.—Reginald Wingfield Spence Brown was committed for trial at the police court on a charge of having…

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P.m. Calls Young Man " Utter Cad " Court Hearing for Assault

Singleton Argus · Monday 10 February 1947 · page 3

Found guilty by the Police ( Magistrate, Mr. M. J. D. Austin, of having on January 31, on Bridgeman Road, unlawfully…

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Police Chief Transferred to Newcastle

Maitland Mercury · Monday 10 February 1947 · page 3

Inspector G. G. N[?]le, who was in charge of West Maitland Police station for the last few months has been transferred to…

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Police Investigating Alleged Armed Hold-Up

Singleton Argus · Monday 10 February 1947 · page 2

Police yesterday investigated a report that an armed man fired a shot through the window into the bedroom of a house in Albany Street,…

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Police Investigating Death Dead Man Found in Surf

Singleton Argus · Monday 10 February 1947 · page 2

Until results of a post mortem become available late to-day Brisbane police will not know whether foul play caused the…

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Public Servants Deserve Higher Wages Matter for Commissioner and Arbitration Court

Singleton Argus · Monday 10 February 1947 · page 2

The Prime Minister, Mr Chifley, said that he considered Commonwealth Public Servants were entitled to an appreciable increase in wages…

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Whips & Sticks Crack: Language & Threats Flow Drama of the Wild West Related in Local Court

Singleton Argus · Monday 10 February 1947 · page 4

To an onlooker, the happenings at Leslie Cowley's Redbournberry property on December 26 and 28 would have been similar to a scene from the Wild West dramas, that are enjoyed so much by the younger generation…

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Charged in Special Court

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 11 February 1947 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday. — Joseph Goldberg, Sydney business man, who is charged with having imported prohibited goods, has been…

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