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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1948

1,099 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 18 of 55

Star Vite May Make Amends. Expected to Win Flying. Royal Court and Homeleigh Dick Well In

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 April 1948 · page 6

The field that comprises the Flying Handicap at Canterbury to-morrow appears to be a very evenly balance one, with fully half a dozen of the acceptors…

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Police Force Recruits

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 24 April 1948 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Saturday—Only 29 of the 49 recruits who arrived from Britain recently were still in the Victorian police force, the…

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Police Use Batons On Strikers

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 24 April 1948 · page 1

KANSAS CITY, April 24.— Police with batons battled with meat packing house strikers and pickets to-day, and at least half…

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Trapped-By Police

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 April 1948 · page 2

KATOOMBA, Monday—A man for whom the police had been looking for six months, was arrested at Hazelbrook as…

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Communist Attack on Police in Milan

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 April 1948 · page 1

ROME, April 26.—One policeman was killed and 18 other persons injured when a Communist demonstration in Milan yesterday suddenly…

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Police Hunt for Gunman South Coast Towns Being Combed

Singleton Argus · Monday 26 April 1948 · page 2

South Coast towns are being combed by police for an armed burglar who fired a shot at Charles Matterson…

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Fugitive Arrested at Gun-point Police Capture Man in Blue Mountains Town

Singleton Argus · Monday 26 April 1948 · page 1

Police, with pistols drawn, captured a man as be dashed from a bouse hi the Hazelbrook district late last night…

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Freebairn Before Court. Failed to Stop After Account

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 27 April 1948 · page 3

At Cessnock Court of Petty Sessions to-day, before Mr. W. Avery, S.M., James Harold Freebairn pleaded not guilty to a charge of taking and…

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Collaborator Sentenced

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 28 April 1948 · page 1

BRUSSELS, April. 28.—A military court has sentenced a 32-years-old Russia, Princess Alexandra Oheleuskl, to eight years…

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Theft From Naval Lorry

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 28 April 1948 · page 1

VALETTA (Malta), April 25.— A large part of the £127,00stg. stolen from a navy lorry on April 22 has been recovered by the…

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S.p. Debts May Have Caused Poisoning Police Investigating at Wellington

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 April 1948 · page 2

Police investigating the death yesterday of Mrs. Florence Amelia Byrnes (47). of Welington (N.S.W.). believe…

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Gaol Move for Drunken Drivers

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 April 1948 · page 3

Gaol penalties for drunken and dangerous driving is being considered by the Government, Commissioner for Road…

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12 Years’ Gaol for Solicitor

Maitland Mercury · Friday 30 April 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—Harold, Joseph Price, 44, Sydney solicitor, was sentenced at the Quarter Sessions to-day to 12 years’…

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Police’ Auction Of Unclaimed Goods

Maitland Mercury · Friday 30 April 1948 · page 4

A variety of unclaimed goods is to be auctioned at Maitland police station on Saturday, May 8, at a.m. They include three motor…

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12 Years’ Gaol For Killing Mother

Maitland Mercury · Monday 3 May 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.— George Paul Bechtold (SI), charged with battering his 66-years-old: mother to death with a hammer…

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Communists Shot By Police

Maitland Mercury · Monday 3 May 1948 · page 1

NEW DELHI, May 3—A police search party killed five Communists In a gun battle in Cherupuzha 50 miles north of…

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Cyclists Warned By Magistrate

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 4 May 1948 · page 3

CESSNOCK, Tuesday. —Mr. W. Avery, S.M., in fining cyclists for riding without lights at the Cessnock Court this morning, said in view of…

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Magistrate's Warning To Cyclists

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 4 May 1948 · page 5

Mr. W. Avery, S.M., said in the Cessnock Court of Petty Sessions this morning in view of the prevalence of the offence of persons riding bicycles…

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Complains Of Gaol Treatment

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 4 May 1948 · page 1

MONTREAL, May 4. — Fred Rose, former Labour Progressive Member of Parliament, who is serving [?] sentence for allegedly…

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Cases At Cessnock Court

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 4 May 1948 · page 3

CESSNOCK, Tuesday. — William Stokes pleaded guilty at the Cessnock court to-day to charges of offensive behaviour, indecent…

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