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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1949

1,232 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 36 of 62

FIVE A.L.P. Members Bashed in Sydney Intensive Police Search But No Clues

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 August 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday. — The police have intensified their search for men who last night assaulted five members of the Ironworkers’ A.L.P. Industrial Group in Georga Street, City…

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Muswellbrook Police Court

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 August 1949 · page 1

Before Mr. J. B. Hodgson, S.M., at the Police Court on Wednesday, Lloyd Newby pleaded guilty to charges of having at "Edinglassie" on…

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Fined For Stealing Dingo Traps

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 August 1949 · page 2
Also in Singleton Argus

SINGLETON, Friday.—Charles William Blatchford, of Cookie Creek, pleaded guilty at Singleton Court, before Mr. J. B…

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Guard of 8000 Police

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 August 1949 · page 1

PARIS, Aug. 5—Upwards of 8000 police may ring the American Embassy to-day when America’s chiefs of staff hold Atlantic…

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High Court Ruling on Unionism

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 August 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—The High Court prohibited a Conciliation Commissioner from Including provisions for compulsory unionism in…

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No Interference With The Court From "Mob Rule"

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 August 1949 · page 4

Mr. W. R. Dovey, K.C„ said in the Federal Arbitration Court yesterday that the Commonwealth Government would not allow "mob rule" to interfere with the processes of the Court…

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Thornton Says “Bashing” Was Publicity Stunt A.L.P. Men Don’t Want Police Action

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 August 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.—The national secretary of the Federated Ironworkers’ Association, Mr.- E. Thornton, said lie believed the alleged bashing of five members of the A.L.P. industrial group was just a stunt to give publicity to one of…

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Priest Had Police Protection

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 August 1949 · page 1

PRAGUE, Aug. 8.—With a plainclothes policeman at his side. Father Voiny said Mass in a packed church at Jaromarice…

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Found Dead In Police Cells

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 August 1949 · page 2

BRANXTON, Monday.—George Patrick Collins, 63, retired miner, of High-street, Branxton, was found dead in the cells of…

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Tale of Attempted Murder By Reds Proved False

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 August 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday. — The police have described as completely , false a men’s story that he was assaulted, robbed and thrown from a ferry by Communists, and will send the papers of the case to the Attorney General, Mr. Martin…

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Man Fired On In Police Search

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 August 1949 · page 3

GRAFTON, Monday. — Police yesterday fired on and captured a man shortly before dusk after an all-day search in thick bush between…

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District Court

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 August 1949 · page 2

Of the cases listed for Maitland District Court at East Maitland yesterday afternoon only one was proceeded with One…

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Three Men Charged With Murder

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 August 1949 · page 4

LISMORE: Three men were charged In the Supreme Court with the murder of a man who, a doctor said In evidence, had…

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Share Farmer Claims £200 District Court To-day

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 August 1949 · page 2

A Redbournberry share farmer, Edward Harold Stocks, claimed £200 from Norman Clyde Graham, owner, for…

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Police Called To Restore Order At Women’s Meeting Breakaway Group Supported Miners

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 August 1949 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.—About two-thirds of an audience of approximately 400 walked out and staged a rival meeting after the police were called to a noisy political meeting of women at the City Hall yesterday afternoon…

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Raymond Terrace Police Court

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 11 August 1949 · page 3

At the local Court, on Friday, 24th July before Mr. F. R. Wood, S. M. Arthur W. Gilbert, Stockton, 52, charged with driving a motor utility whilst under the…

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Von Nida in Divorce Court

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 August 1949 · page 7

SYDNEY: Champion golfer Norman von Nida fought with his wife and a private inquiry agent to get his trousers back…

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Alleged Bashing at Police Station Entirely Without Foundation Says Magistrate

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 August 1949 · page 1

"I am satisfied that the defendant's allegations of bashings are entirely without foundation," said the Magistrate (Mr. F. R. Wood, S.M.) at the conclusion of a case at the Cessnock Court on Wednesday morning…

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Fined For Assault

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 August 1949 · page 1

Edwin Thomas Crawford of Congewai was fined 3 with 10 costs at Cessnock Court on Tuesday on a [?]Joyee Irene…

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