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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1949

1,232 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 45 of 62

Stealing Charges At Gloucester

Maitland Mercury · Monday 19 September 1949 · page 4

GLOUCESTER. Monday —In the Gloucester Court Lealie Oliver Brokenshire, alias Terence John Daley, Labourer, of…

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Congratulations To Police

Maitland Mercury · Monday 19 September 1949 · page 2

Maitland branch of the Milk Zone Dairymen’s Council is to write to the Commissioner of Police expressing appreciation…

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Overhaul of Jury List Big Job for Police

Singleton Argus · Monday 19 September 1949 · page 1

Specially selected police will soon start interviewing more than 80,000 people so that they can prepare the…

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Theft of Motors Alleged Dungog Court

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 20 September 1949 · page 2

John Patrick Hoban (32) carpenter, was charged before Mr. S. G. Pocock, S.M., at Dungog on Wednesday with the theft of nine…

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Criticism of Roll by Magistrate

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 September 1949 · page 1

CESSNOCK, Tuesday. — Alfred Lomas Magennis, of Nuikabe, was before the Cessnock Court this morning on a charge of having…

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Ex-Policemen Charged Man Says Trousers Were Taken Off

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 September 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — In the Redfern Court to-day, three former policemen were accused of forcing Leonard Kenneth Cross…

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Sentenced to Death British Servicewoman

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 September 1949 · page 2

W.A.C. Private Margaret Laughlan Williams, 21, who was found guilty of having murdered her husband, Sergeant-Major…

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Time That Theft Is Called Sin

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 September 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Sept. 21. — People who don’t like prisons or approved schools should not do the things that will gat them sent…

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Police Give Warning on Blacked-out Vehicles

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 September 1949 · page 2

Singleton police are to take action to enforce the regulations requiring motor vehicles to have lighted tail lights while…

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Remanded On Murder Charge

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 September 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Rex Liewellin Flanagan (33), a cook, was further, remanded at Manly Police Start to-day on a chaise…

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“A Murder Has Been Arranged”

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 September 1949 · page 4

Members of the Maitland Repertory Society are in rehearsal for their next production, “A Murder Has Been Arranged,”…

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District Court Verdict

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 September 1949 · page 4

CESSNOCK, Thursday. —A verdict for Arthur Ingle, of Cessnock, was given by Judge Nield in Cessnock District Court on a claim by…

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Kurri Court

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 September 1949 · page 5

KURRI KURRI, Thursday. — In the Kurri court to-day, Samuel Summerville proceeded against Harold Shaw, of Soldiers’…

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Quiet Day at Police Court. Most Cases Held Over

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 September 1949 · page 1

Wednesday last was one of the quitest days for many years at the Muswellbrook Police Court. Many of the cases were adjourned…

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Licensing Court

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 September 1949 · page 1

Applications by the District Licensing Inspector for orders under Sections 40A. and 40B. in respect of the Fitzroy and Royal Hotels, Merriwa,…

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Late Australian News Police Assistance Sought

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 September 1949 · page 2

Police assistance will be requested in the investigation of the alleged racket in Sydney fruit markets, the Acting Minister for…

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Court Judgment On Union Fines

Maitland Mercury · Friday 23 September 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—The full bench of the Arbitration Court, in its judgment refusing to remit fines imposed on unions…

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District Court Case Adjourned Claim for £292

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 September 1949 · page 1

A claim by Daystone Electrical Coy Ltd. for £292/2/1 from Mervyn Sharp, of Congewai-street, Aberdare, was adjourned to a date to be fixed at the…

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Claim for £250 Damages Fails Cessnock District Court

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 September 1949 · page 1

A claim for £250 damages by Ethed Ruby Girle, of Hamilton, against Aruthur A. Ingle, failed at a sitting of the Cessnock…

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Rental Reduced By Court

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 24 September 1949 · page 2

SINGLETON, Sat.—In the Fair Rents Court at Singleton, Mr. J. B. Hodgson, SM, determined the rental for a room with use of…

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