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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1948

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Silenced "Cockatoo" Let Police In

Singleton Argus · Monday 12 January 1948 · page 4

Members of the Vice Squad overpowered a "cockatoo" at a two-up school near Parramatta yesterday afternoon before he…

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Sydney Police-women in Uniform

Singleton Argus · Monday 12 January 1948 · page 1

Two of Sydney's 36 women police will appear on the streets in uniform next Wednesday. The remainder will be measured and…

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Radio Announcer In Court

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 January 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—In the Central Court to-day, Geoffrey Donald Lowe, 28, a radio announcer, was remanded until January 28 on a…

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Two Men on Murder Charges Week-end Deaths of Aged Women in Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 12 January 1948 · page 2

Two men appeared in separate Sydney courts to-day on charges of murder, following week-end deaths of two aged women in Sydney. One a man of 23 years of age. William James Marshall,…

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Welcome to New Magistrate

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 January 1948 · page 3

Mr. W. C. Avery, S.M., who succeeds Mr. W. K. Earls, S.M., as magistrate at the Cessnock Court of…

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Cessnock Court Statistics

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 13 January 1948 · page 3

CESSNOCK, Tues.— Court details for last year are:— Arrest cases 145: summons cases; 229; Children’s Court Cases 159;…

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Charged with Murder

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 January 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A 39-year-old-labourer, Lloyd Fleming, was charged at the West Wyalong police station this morning…

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Daring Theft at Singleton

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 January 1948 · page 2

SINGLETON, Wednesday— Thieves entered Ronel’s jewellery shop in John-st., Singleton, at the lunch hour yesterday and…

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Escape. From Hobart . Gaol

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 January 1948 · page 4

HOBART, Wed—When he was working in the wood yard at Hobart gaol yesterday afternoon, a pairs ones Frank Cubits, 31 accepted…

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Murder Charge Follows Fatal Wyalong Fire

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 14 January 1948 · page 2

Thirty-nine year old laborer. Lloyd Fleming, was charged at West Wyalong police station this morning with having murdered…

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Police Boys’ Club Camp

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 14 January 1948 · page 2

QUIRINDI: A contingent of ten boys o£ the Quirindi Police and Citizens. Boys’ Club-are attending, the annual damp at…

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More Police Wanted Council Makes Another Protest. Will Supervise Camping Area by Own Man

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 14 January 1948 · page 3

Dungog Municipal Council started another round at Monday night's meeting, in its campaign to have the local police staff restored to pre-war…

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Bicycle Stealing Charge

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 15 January 1948 · page 6

MUSWELLBROOK: Walter Alexander Hall was charged at Muswellbrook Court with having, at Singleton on September 9. stolen a lady’s…

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Charged With Rape

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 15 January 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Nevllle James Murphy, 25, a poulterer, declared he was not guilty when he was charged at the Campsle…

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Cheap Murder

Singleton Argus · Friday 16 January 1948 · page 3

Three native women in Tanganyika hired a "lion man" to kill a man they disliked, and watched him stalk the victim…

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Daring Theft at Singleton

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 January 1948 · page 1

Thieves entered Ronel's jewellery shop in John Street, Singleton, at the lunch hour on Tuesday and stole diamond rings valued at £200. Entry…

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Keep Bicycles Off Footpath. Police Warning

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 January 1948 · page 1

The practice of cyclists in parking bicycles on footpaths, riding bicycles without lights and riding on footpaths was the subject of a conference…

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Local and General News Police Will Look Into Alleged Offences

Singleton Argus · Friday 16 January 1948 · page 4

Sgt. J. Dwyer. officer in charge of the local police, wrote to last night's meeting of the Municipal Council, in reply to…

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Police Hunt for Thieving Gang Ring of Receivers in Two States

Singleton Argus · Friday 16 January 1948 · page 3

Police investigation are being made in Sydney and New South Wales country centres in an attemp to break up a…

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Lunacy Court Hearing Adjourned

Singleton Argus · Monday 19 January 1948 · page 2

In the lunacy Court at Sydney to-day a young woman, who was originally charged on January 9 at Parramatta…

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