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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1949

1,232 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 62

Jay Court, Loyal Best For Randwick San Domenico May Take Out Open Challenge First Day of Summer Double Meeting

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 3

Joy Court, in the first race of the afternoon, and Loyal, in the Encourage Handicap, might prove the best…

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Fell Asleep in Theatre Released By Police

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 29 January 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Saturday. — Police rushed to Marlborough Theatre, Leichhardt, to arrest a burglar reported on the premises this…

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Police Consider Possibility Of Foul Play

Maitland Mercury · Monday 31 January 1949 · page 3

WEST WYALONG, Monday.—The police are trying to find the cause of the injuries received by e young woman found unconscious alongside the Mid-western Highway, three miles from West Wyalong, last night…

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24 Socialists Sentenced

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 1 February 1949 · page 1

MADRID, Feb. 1.—British diplomatic observers were present at the trial at Ocano, about 35 miles from Madrid, of 24…

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Long Bay Gaol Escape Foiled

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 February 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed. — A prisoner’s attempt to escape from Long Bay Gaol was foiled by warders on Monday…

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Police Transfer

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 February 1949 · page 3

SINGLETON. Wed.—Constable G. D. Lawson has been appointed to Singleton police station staff to fill the vacancy caused by the…

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Criticism Over Gaol Sentence Claim Communists Got Good Propaganda

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 February 1949 · page 5

Anti-Communists in Western Germany have sharply criticised the action of the British Military Government…

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Sharp Criticism of British Court Sentencing West German Communist Leader

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 February 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Feb. 2.—Anti-Communists in Western Germany have sharply criticised the action of a British military Government court in sentencing Max Riemann, West German Communist leader, to gaol for three months…

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Dramatic Scenes in French Court Further Evidence On Conditions In Russia

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 February 1949 · page 3

PARIS, Feb. 2.—Fighting nearly broke out again yesterday in the courtroom where the Russian author, Victor Kravchenko, is suing the Communist weekly, “Les Letters Francoise,” for libel…

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Kitchener Man Fined For Assault

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 4

Joseph William Whiting, of Quorrobolong, proceeded against Stan Plumb, of Kitchener, at Cessnock Court on Tuesday For [?]…

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Three Years’ Gaol For Woman

Maitland Mercury · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Friday.— Iris McCabe, 26, cashier, who pleaded guilty at Newcastle sessions to having stolen £2929/12/, the…

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Three Years' Gaol for Wowan Stole £2929 From Employers

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 4

Iris McCabe, 26, cashier, who pleaded "Guilty" at Newcastle Sessions to having stolen £2929/12/, the property of…

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Court Order on Car

Maitland Mercury · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 2

Application was made by the police to Mr. F. R. Wood, SM, at West Maitland court yesterday afternoon for an order for…

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Rover's Mark, Comic Court, Best For 'Valley

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 6

Rover's Mark, second at its last two outings, and Comic Court, who failed last start, are given as the best bets at…

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Scone Court of Petty Sessions Two Days' Sitting

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 1

IN ORDER TO HEAR CASES WHICH HAD BEEN LISTED AND ADJOURNED FOR SOME CONSIDERABLE TIME; MR. J. B. HODGSON, S.M., ALLOCATED TWO SPECIAL DAYS TO THE SCONE COURT OF PETTY SESSIONS THIS WEEK, AND SAT…

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Sensational Developments at Trial of Cardinal High Hungarian Catholics Before People's Court "Not Much Hope For Cardinal'

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 2

AT THE HUNGARIAN PEOPLE'S COURT (VILMOS OLTY) TO-DAY. IT WAS ALLEGED THAT , CARDINAL MINDSZENTY HAD ENDEAVOURED TO OBTAIN AN AEROPLANE…

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Twice charged Half the Price

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 5 February 1949 · page 6

Marshall Batteries are charged twice. They are charged, discharged and then recharged. They are Australia’s best batteries, but you…

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Two Young Men Charged

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 2

Maurice John Bourke, 24, lobour-r. and Franole James Doherty, 24, labourer, appeared at West Maitland court to-day on…

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Gave Bullet To Police

Singleton Argus · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 2

Dr. Reginald Slewart Jones removed a bullet from the back of Clifford Tasman Thompson (known as Cliffie Thomas) on…

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Police Said Man Wore a Mask

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 February 1949 · page 3

John Joseph Hallinan, 37, labourer, was charged at West Maitland court this afternoon with having on April 30, at…

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