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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1948

1,099 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 17 of 55

Police Find Explosives

Maitland Mercury · Friday 16 April 1948 · page 5

LONDON, April 16. — Glasgow police last night raided the premises of “Young Scotland,” a movement with extreme…

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Colombian Leader’s Murder Was Personal

Maitland Mercury · Friday 16 April 1948 · page 1

WASHINGTON, April 16.—The head of the United States Central Intelligence Agency (Rear-Admiral R. H. Hillenkloeter) told…

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Racing Sidelights Titanic Should Win Cup. Wellington and Royal Court Will Be Close Up

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 April 1948 · page 8

The Canterbury Park Cup, run over nine furlongs, is the star attraction at the Canterbury meeting to-morrow. There are no outstanding performers…

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Agrarian Leader Sentenced

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 17 April 1948 · page 1

SOFIA, April 17.—The court sentenced to life imprisonment Dmitri Gchev, ex-leader of the Bulgarian Agragarian Party…

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Italian Police Attacked

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 17 April 1948 · page 1

ROME, April 17.—Police defended themselves by firing into the air and using tear gas when a mon of 10,000 attacked their…

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Used Language At Police Station

Maitland Mercury · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 2

While being searched at West Maitland, police [?]on Saturday, after being arrested on a drunkenness charge, Joseph Bede…

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Police Search For Gang Leader

Maitland Mercury · Monday 19 April 1948 · page 1

SINGAPORE Monday (AAP-Reuter).—About 100 members of the Singapore Harbour Board’s auxiliary police staged a surprise…

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Author to Be Sentenced

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The sentence on Robert Close, convicted of having published an obscene libel, will be passed by…

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American Police Arrest Russian Officers

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 1

BERLIN, April ,20.—In a dramatic clash with Russian officers, American military police yesterday rammed a car in which Russian officers were attempting to kidnap a stateless woman in the American zone of Vienna in Austria…

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Court Legalises 1750 Divorces

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 1

LITTLE ROCK (Arkansas), April 20.—Reversing its earlier ruling, the State Supreme Court to-day legalised an estimated…

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Police and Doctor Speak of Beer Strike Effects

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—While police declare that there has been less crime since the beer strike began, the president of the United licensed Victuallers Association (Mr. N. H. Connolly) holds a different opinion…

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Wagga Cup Favourite Guarded by Police

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 April 1948 · page 2

Boomanulla, equal favourite for to-day's Wagga Cup. was guarded by police throughout [?] and last night…

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Charged with Stealing £2304

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 April 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.— George Allan Jones, 40, accountant, was committed for trial when he appeared at Parramatta court on…

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Vagrant Sentenced

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 April 1948 · page 5

At Kurri court to-day Francis Michael Harr[?] 57 was charged with [?] and sentenced to [?] day hard labour,…

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Acquitted On Stealing Charge

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 April 1948 · page 2

SINGLETON, Thurs, — John Thompson, of Muswellbrook, was acquitted by a jury at the sessions, at Singleton before Judge…

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12 Months for Stealing

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 April 1948 · page 4

SINGLETON, Thurs. — Ronald James Hudges, single, 80, was charged at the session at Singleton yesterday with stealing…

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Muswellbrook Police Court. Wednesday's Cases

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 April 1948 · page 10

Before Mr. J. B. Hodgson at the Muswellbrook Police Court on Wednesday, Arthur Hillard was charged with negligent driving…

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Judge Sets Aside Conviction Appeal Case on Charge of Assault

Singleton Argus · Friday 23 April 1948 · page 3

Victor Charles Miller, at one time a resident of Singleton, later at McCully's Gap, and at present at Muswellbrook, was…

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One Acquitted and Two Good Behaviour Bonds First Offenders Released After Conviction of Stealing

Singleton Argus · Friday 23 April 1948 · page 3

Three men who came before His Honour Judge Nelld at the Singleton Quarter Sessions on Wednesday were allowed to…

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Popular Police Officer Farewell to Sgt. A. Goodwin

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 April 1948 · page 7

Sgt. A. Goodwin, who has retired from the Service, owing to ill-health, was the guest on Saturday afternoon, at the Merriwa Court House, of…

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