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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1948

1,099 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 21 of 55

Kurri Police Court

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 May 1948 · page 1

KURRI KURRI, Thursday.—At Kurri court today. Hilton John Wilks, 32, pleaded guilty to a charge of indecent behaviour in…

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Writ for Police Commissioner

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 May 1948 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thurs.—A Supreme Court writ has been taken out on behalf of Mrs. Noreen Byrnes of Parkdale, against…

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Police Seize Illegal Radio Transmitter

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 May 1948 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Thursday—Following a raid by Commonwealth security police, state police and postal department officials on a…

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Police Inquiry to Be Held

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 May 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.—An inquiry has been ordered into the report that Constable P. (“Bumper”) Farrell was excused from giving…

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West Maitland To Have Police Boys’ Club Principles of Movement Outlined From Beginning In Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 20 May 1948 · page 4

The new Police-Citizens’ Boys’ Club to be built of Cohen Park, West Maitland, is another link towards the establishment of clubs throughout [?] centres in New South Wales…

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Singleton Police Court

Maitland Mercury · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 4

SINGLETON, Friday. — Arthur Richard Garland, 85, of Singleton, was fined £2 tor indecent language and 10/ tor…

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Muswellbrook Police Court

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 1

Only two cases were listed for hearing at the Muswellbrook Police Court on Wednesday last. Allan Clare pleaded guilty to a…

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Cost of Police Traffic Supervision

Maitland Mercury · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 5

The N.R.M.A. foars B move by the New South Wales Government to increase fees for motor vehicle registrations and driving licences…

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Kurri Court Indecent Behaviour

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 5

At Kurri Kurri Court yesterday, before Mr. W. C. Avery, S.M., Hilton John Wilks, 32, pleaded guilty to a charge of Indecent behaviour in…

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Two Fined for Language Cases in Local Court

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 6

Two defendants colled before relleving Stipendiary Magistrate Raschke yesterday were convicted and fined for…

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Three Years’ Gaol for ‘Jock’ Garden

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Saturday.—No appeal had been lodged on behalf of John Smith (“Jock”) Garden, convicted and sentenced yesterday to three…

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Police Car Turned Over

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sat.— While chasing a motor cyclist along Prince’s Highway last night, a police “Blue Bird” car skidded and…

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Tennis Stars' Exhibition at Berry's Court

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 22 May 1948 · page 2

Next Thursday night (27th May) at 8 p.m., all town and district tennis players are invited to attend Berry's court to see exhibition tennis matches…

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Assault Case Adjourned

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 May 1948 · page 3

An adjournment until July 5 was granted at West Maitland court to-day in a case in which Darrell Wright son Farrell of Fry street…

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Assault Case Dismissed

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 May 1948 · page 2

A father did not go on with an assault case against his son at West Maitland court to-day, and the information was…

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Cattle Stealing Case Continued

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 May 1948 · page 3

Cross-examination of Athol Smith, 27, cattle dealer, on a charge or having at Rosebrook between December 1 and January 10 stolen…

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Garden at Long Bay Gaol

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 May 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday. —The Minister of Justice, Mr. Downing said to-day that “Jack” Garden would be treated the same as…

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Doctor Before Court

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 May 1948 · page 1

CANBERRA Monday — Dr John Rowland Atcherley (58), a prices branch official was charged in the police court to-day with…

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Tennis Court Marker Explodes

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 May 1948 · page 2

Miss Hilary McDonald, 20 of Short-street., Lorn suffered time burns to both eyes when a marker exploded while marking a basket…

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Alleged Indecent Assault

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 25 May 1948 · page 1

A man has been arrested at Denman by Constable First-class Townsend and Sgt. Hungerford, of Denman Police, Sgt. First-class E. S. Lairlamb,…

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