Cessnock and Early Police
Sergeant Ernest Henry Now land spent a lengthy period in the Cessnock area. He took charge on November 114, 1903,…
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Courts & crime, 1949
1,232 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 52 of 62
Court Procedure Demonstrated To Justices
Experiences in court procedure was provided a number of Maitland justices of the peace at Maitland court house last night when a mock court…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Speeding at Neath Police Asked to Take Action
Cars and motor lorries travelled at speeds up to 50 miles an hour along the Neath Road, ignoring all signs and notices, Mr. F. Dolan told a…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Sydney Faces Meat Famine. Meatworkers Defy Court Order. Sydney
A return to work order by Mr. Justice Cantor was defied by striking meatworkers at Homebush Abattoirs to-day, and Sydney is now faced with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Weight for Age Clash at Flemington Comic Court Meets Vagabond and Carbon Copy
Great interest will be displayed in the triangular match between Carbon Copy, Comic Court and Vagabond in the L. K. S. Mackinnon Stakes to-morrow. These three were the best colts of last year, and their poor form, last week…
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Major Edward Johnstone, who had been P.M. here from 1836 to 1843, and is said to have built a large stone house at the lower end of King Street,…
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LONDON, Oct. 29.—Brian Donald Home, 29, London company director, was charged last night with the murder of Stanley [?]etty,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Magistrate Leaves Rent Unchanged
After hearing an application in the Fair Rents Court this morning for a determination in respect of premises at 14…
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DARWIN, Monday.—An aborigine named Wilfred was charged in Darwin court, to-day with the murder of another aborigine, immanuel,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Year’s Gaol For ”Key Money" Transactions
SYDNEY, Monday.—John Russell, spinner, of Darlinghurst, who pleaded guilty to having obtained a total of £220 “key money” from two…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Remand In Contempt Of Court Charges
MELBOURNE, Monday— The Chief Justice, Sir Edmund Herring, adjourned until Monday the hearing against three,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wife Of Accused Man Guarded Day and Night Police Fear She May Be Attacked
Scotland Yard is keeping a night and day guard on the wife of Brian Donald Hume, 29-year-qld company director, who has been charged with the murder of Stanley Setty…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stage Arranged For Murder
The stage of the Maitland Town Hall has already been set for the Maitland Repertory Society’s production of a “A Murder Has Been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Court's Leniency on Drunken Driving Deplored By N.R.M.A.
"The apparent belief of some Courts that drunken driving is not a serious offence is a cause for deep concern by road safety…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Letters To The Editor. Murder Most Foul
Sir,—[?] was [?] in High [?] Maitland on Friday last The Perpetrator was the Railway Department; the victim,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Fire On Native Rioters
CAPETOWN, Nov. 2—Sa far as known, one African was shot dead and five were wounded and five Europeans, including two policemen,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire President's Power To Remove Councillor Solicitor Defines Conduct: Police Can Refuse Assistance
In an address to the Shires' Association of N.S.W. the Association's solicitor, Mr. J. D. L. Gaden, dealing with the duties and obligations of Shire Presidents, referred to their power to deal with acts…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →District Court Judges To Have Wider Scope New Bill Aimed at Better Facilities for Country People
The State Government would appoint more judges if necessary to help the revised District Court system to function efficiently, the Attorney-General (Mr. Martin) said yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Repertory Stages Another Success Talented Players Present Murder and Ghost Plot
Maitland Repertory Society got away with murder before an admiring audience in the City Hall last night. Spine-tingling thrills, realistic ghost presences and scenes packed with tense emotion were there in plenty for three…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Deputy Charged With Bond Theft
PARIS, Nov. 4—A few moments after be had been stepped of parliamentary immunity in the French National Assembly…
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