Convicted of Assault
At the Court of Petty Sessions, on Friday last, Mr. J. B. Hodgson, S.M., heard the ease of John Patrick Roughan versus James Benge. Roughan…
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Courts & crime, 1949
1,232 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 62
Hindering the Police
At the Court of Petty Sessions held at Scone last week, Ronald James Hughes, miner, of Muswellbrook, was charged with having hindered a police…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Armed Police Force of 150,000 for Japan “Make Country Safe From Reds”
NEW YORK, February 8.—In Tokio yesterday the Secretary for the Army, Mr. Kenneth Royall, approved a recommendation for the increase of the Japanese armed police force to 150,000, ostensibly to “make Japan safe from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Would Send Offenders to Gaol
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Minister for Building Materials (Mr. Dickson) said to-day be would like to see goal sentence imposed in all…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Man Gives Himself Up to Police
A man wanted by the police in connection with an alleged attack on an elderly Paterson storekeeper and bis wife nine months ago walked into the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Improvements Never Made Court House More Comfortable
In spite of the fact, that the extensive renovations and painting which have given the local Court House its "new look,"…
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KURRI, Thurs.—Melva Robertson proceeded against her husband, Herbert John Robertson, at Kurri Police Court to-day on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sentenced to Ten Years
SYDNEY. Thurs.—Two men were each serduced to 10 years’ gaol at the Da[?]linghurst Quarter Sessions to-day after being…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Popular Movie Actor Sentenced Recent Marijuana Conviction
HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 10—Film star Robert Mitchum was sentenced to 60 days in gaol and put on two years’ probation yesterday following his recent marijuana conviction…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tilden Sentenced to Year’s Gaol
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 11.— Former world tennis champion, Bill Tilden, was sentenced to one year in gaol yesterday—his…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fractured Jaw with Detonator Then Charged with Stealing
Evidence that a defendant took a detonator exploder to set off explosives at a party, and while It was being attached the detonator exploded…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Assault Case Adjourned
On the application of Sergeant Dawes, an adjournment was granted at Kurri Kurri Court yesterday in the case in which Francis Miler. 24, was…
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Natharam Vinayak Godse was sentenced to death yesterday for the assassination of Ghandi. Narayan Apte was sentenced to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Robert Mitchum Serving Gaol Sentence
Actor Robert Mitchuin, and actress Lila Leeds, have each begun to serve a gaol sentence of 60 days for having used the drug marihuana…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Well-known Boxer Gaoled For Assault
Richie Sands, well-known in boxing circles, was sentenced to six months imprisonment at Kempsey Court on Wednesday after he had pleaded…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Worker Used Indecent Language Ex-parte Hearing in Police Court
Aby Smith, who, police said, was a stranger to Singleton, employed on railway work, was yesterday fined £3/10/- and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Obliging Police Sergeant
Police Sergeant, Russell, of the Nowra Police, is nothing if not oblig-ing. At last court day before Mr. Fleeman, S.M. Alfred Eric Clarke…
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In the Licensing Court on Wednesday, Thomas Richard Hayes was granted permission to effect material alterations at the Denman Hotel…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Theft of 2/6 Worth of Coal. Mine Employee Placed on Bond
Before Mr. J. B. Hodson, S.M., at the Police Court on Wednesday, William Henry Scaresbrook was charged with having stolen a quantity of coal,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Check Traffic on Open Cut Route
The local police have been carrying out traffic duty in the vicinity of the High School, directing open cut coal traffic to the defined…
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