Congestion of Court Business at Maitland
The court list at West Maitland is normally very heavy, but the congestion has been made worse by recent holidays on a…
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Courts & crime, 1948
1,099 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 20 of 55
Trangie Shooting. Police Search for Youth. Trangie
Hugh Caughey (25) was found murdered early to-day on Auburn Station, one of the biggest in the district. He had been shot through…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Princess Elizabeth’s Visit to Paris French Police Taking Precautions
PARIS, May 11.—A denial that they were en[?] on a widespread hunt for a man believed to be p[?] on attack on the life of Princess Elizabeth during her [?]oitsun week-end visit to Paris with the Duke of Edinburgh, was…
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MOREE, Wed.—William Denison, 39, of Terry Hie Hie, near Moree, was charged last night with the murder of Alan Shaw…
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WERRIS CREEK, Wednesday. —A 16-years-old boy was charged at a special court to-day, with having murdered Hugh Caughey…
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West Maitland police are in possession of a bicycle generator and light and are waiting for claimants…
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William Dennison (39). of Terry Hie Hie, near Morce, was charged at Moree last night with the murder of Alan…
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SIDNEY, Wed.—Police [?] their aircraft and radio [?] to find a youth of 16 whom [?] wanted to question about [?]…
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At Werris Creek police station last night Douglas Ashworth, 16, of Sydney, was charged with the murder of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Court Clears Captain
SYDNEY, Thursday.—A marine inquiry into the loss of the British steamship “llialong” which ran aground at Readhead,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Police Boys’ Club to Be Established Campaign Commences In Maitland To Raise Balance of Fund
An intensive drive to raise funds for a Police and Citizens’ Boys’ Club in Maitland was decided last night at a well-attended meeting. The object is £6000 and of this amount the committee…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Brazen Theft of Electric Motors District Farmers The Victims
Electric motors are not only expensive, but are still in very short supply. These facts combined no doubt induce thieve to…
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GEORGIA May 17.—Jesse James Roberts, who was arrested on Saturday and charged with stealing 60 motor cars, which he…
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A submission of “do case to answer” was rejected by the magistrate (Mr. W. C. Avery) at West Maitland court to-day in the case…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →To-day’s Leader: State Responsibilities Austrian Nazis Sentenced
VIENNA, May 17.—The People’s Court at Graz has sentenced to death three leaders of the Austrian Nazi conspiracy which was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Charged with Assault on Taxi-driver
Charged with having assaulted a 26-year-old taxi-driver with intent to rob last night, Gordon Griffiths, 25, labourer, appeared…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Representatives of scientific and technical branches of all police forces in Australia and New Zealand are…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Two [?]osts in the University procession to-day were banned. The floats, which contained,…
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SYDNEY, Wed.—Harold Henry Kohlman (28), who escaped from Prince Henry Hospital on May 4 while under imprisonment, was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Charged with Offence Six Months Old
A policeman’s good memory resulted in a man arrested on a charge of drunkenness being charged with a second offence,…
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