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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1948

1,099 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 23 of 55

Lawyers Warned By Magistrate

Maitland Mercury · Monday 31 May 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—The chairman of the metropolitan stipendiary magistrates (Mr. E. J. Oram) criticised members of the…

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Brother on Murder Charge

Maitland Mercury · Monday 31 May 1948 · page 4

AUCKLAND, Monday. — Following the death of his brother, Hone Paraone, 45, in Auckland Hospital, Raymond Parsone, 34,…

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Singer Would Go to Gaol

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 1 June 1948 · page 3

Paul Robeson, famous Negro singer, who said he would rather go to gaol than disclose whether he is a Communist. He told a…

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Cigarettes in Mine; Man Charged

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 1 June 1948 · page 2

Gas had been found in Kent Colliery, Beresfield, sufficient to cause an explosion it it came contact with a naked light, said the…

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Court Says Wheat Agreement Valid

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 1 June 1948 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The order made in 1939, which allowed compulsory acquisition of wheat by the Commonwealth, was…

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Police State in Germany

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 June 1948 · page 1

BERLIN, June 2.—In a 6000 words statement the British control commission has accused Russia of establishing a police state…

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Methods Of Soviet Secret Police

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 June 1948 · page 3

LONDON, June 2.—The British Control Commission’s statement regarding, Russian action In Germany says that the pressure most feared…

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Seven Killed In Police Charge On Rioters

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 June 1948 · page 3

SINGAPORE, June 2 (A.A.P Reuter)— seven Chinee we Killed and 10 injured yesterday when police, with drawn balons,…

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Council Selects Court House Site for New Bridge Five Years’ Delay Before Tenders Called

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 June 1948 · page 2

On the costing vote of the Mayor (Aid. F. O. Fahey) Maitland. City Council last night decided in favour of the courthouse site for the new bridge to replace Belmore Bridge. Of the 12 aldermen present—Aid. A. S. McDonald and…

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Daring Theft From C M Mail Section

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 3 June 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs — A thief broke Into the registered mail delivery section of the GPO in Pitt-street last night and took…

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Police Plane Finds Car

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 3 June 1948 · page 7

SYDNEY, Thursday.—During a test flight the pilot of a police plane saw a motor car, apparently abandoned, in thick bush near…

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Police Station Safe Robbed

Maitland Mercury · Friday 4 June 1948 · page 1

[?]AXOOMRA, Friday.—Daring thieves stole £ 23 from the sate of the Katoomba police station last night…

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Maitland Police Boys Ball

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 June 1948 · page 3

The sponsors of the ball which IS being organised to assist the Maitland Police Boys and Citizens' Club expect a good roll up from the coalfields…

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Police Boys’ Appeal Tops £2000 Mark

Maitland Mercury · Friday 4 June 1948 · page 4

Donations to the Maitland Police-Citizens’ Boys’ Club this week have sent the total to over £2000, a happy augury for the…

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London Police Hunting for Foreigner 89-Year-old Woman Murdered

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 June 1948 · page 6

A hatless. dark-skinned foreigner, who arrived at Maidenhead (Eng.) by train on May 23. is sought by detectives…

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Daring Robbery From G.p.o. Police Find Opened Letters in a Cistern

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 June 1948 · page 8

Detectives investigating the theft from the G.P.O. on Wednesday night of 160 registered packets, recovered a bundle of…

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Inquiry on Wilfred Preece Clarence Town Court House

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 5 June 1948 · page 1

A coronial inquiry into the drowning of Wilfred Prcece, of Clarence Town, was held in the Clarence Town Court House on Wednesday last…

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Council Selects Court House Site for New Bridge Five Years Delay Before Tenders Called

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 5 June 1948 · page 3

An the casting vote of the Mayor (Aid F. O. Fahey), Maitland City Council on Monday night decided in favour of the courthouse site for the…

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Soldier on Stealing Charge

Singleton Argus · Monday 7 June 1948 · page 2

Richard Ronald Starr.(34), a soldier, appeared in the local police court on Friday afternoon, before Mr. B. A…

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Cattle Dealer On Four Stealing Charges

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 June 1948 · page 3

Depositions from fire witnesses in a previous charge were admitted [?] evidence when Athol Smith, 27, cattle dealer, faced four other…

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