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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1950

1,085 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 15 of 55

Inquiry Into Dismissal of Leading Hand Engineer Alleges Assault in Liverpool Street Union Representative Puts Employee's Case Before the Councillors

The Scone Advocate · Friday 24 March 1950 · page 3

AN INQUIRY OF AN UNUSUAL NATURE WAS HEARD BEFORE THE UPPER HUNTER SHIRE COUNCIL AT ITS LAST MEETING, WHEN MR. C. KRIMPIN, REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SHIRE AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES' UNION SOUGHT TO HAVE…

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Sentenced Man Had Dislike For Work

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 25 March 1950 · page 2

Tracing antecedents of Rodney Francis Thorley, 34, after he been found guilty by a Jury at the quarter sessions at East…

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Twelve Years for Assault in Train

Singleton Argus · Monday 27 March 1950 · page 2

Rodney Francis Thoriey (34), labourer, of was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment with hard…

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Three On Murder Charge

Maitland Mercury · Monday 27 March 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday. —Two men and a woman charged with the murder of a 19-year-old girl, who died in Crown Street Women’s…

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Magistrate’s Harsh Words “Action Was That Of A Cur”

Maitland Mercury · Monday 27 March 1950 · page 3

“Your whole actions were those of nothing but a cur, because nobody but a cur would [?] from the camp of those…

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Illegal Operation Killed Giri, Police Allege Three On Murder Charge

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 3

Au allegation that Barbara Dulcie Ellicott died in Crown Street Women's Hospital after an illegal operation, was made by police in Sydney…

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Schoolgirl Tells Of Assault, Robbery

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE. Tuesday.—Police are searching for a man who assaulted and robbed a nine-years-old girl at North Cariton…

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Sentenced Man Had Dislike for Work

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 3

Tracing antecedents of Rodney Francis Thorley (34), after he had been found guilty by a jury at the East Maitland Quarter…

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Hooliganism Will Not Be Tolerated Magistrate's Remarks at Cessnock

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 5

"There is far too much hooliganism in this district and this conduct is not doing to be tolerated by the Court' the…

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Labobrer on Murder Charge Hearting At Newcastle

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 5

James Muir, 42, labourer, pleaded "Not Guilty" at a special sitting of the Supreme Court in Newcastle yesterday to having, feloniously and maliciously murdered John Johnson Kerr on December 10…

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Judge Criticises Smirking in Court

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 28 March 1950 · page 3

SIDNEY. Tuesday. — Judge Berne said that it was embarrassing for a witness to see strange faces “smirking and smiling” in…

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Stealing Is Rampant At Burlington Mills

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 3

Stealing from Burlington Mills had been causing a great deal of concern over a period, and a great number of thefts had taken place…

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Criticism By Judge In Arbitration Court

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wed.—Mr. Justice Dunphy said in the Arbitration Court that he was not prepared period to consider as evidence…

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Mother Pleads To Court For Her Son

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 2

Florence Grace Hazlewood, mother of Laurence Andrew James Dries, 19, who appeared before Mr. F. R. Wood, S.M., in…

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Second Tarakan Court-Martial

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 30 March 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday. — Lieut.-Commander Cecil James Cochran, formerly the captain of H.M.A.S. Tarakan and now of H.M.A.S…

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Putty Farmer Charged With Cattle Stealing

Singleton Argus · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 5

A Putty share-farmer was charged at Singleton Court of Petty Sessions this morning with stealing 17 head of local cattle valued at £183/16/- He is Robert Reginald Beetson, aged about 37,…

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Labourer Acquited of Murder Charge Newcastle Supreme Court

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 1

After a retirement of 40 minutes a Supreme Court jury at Newcastle returned, a verdict of not gullsy in the case (?)…

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Young Father Charged with Baby’s Death

Maitland Mercury · Monday 3 April 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—A 19-years-old father bad tried to stifle his baby’s cries by putting his hand over its mouth and the child had…

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Migrant Charged With Selling Gin at Greta Camp

Maitland Mercury · Monday 3 April 1950 · page 3

Early stage of the hearing of the charge against a new Australian, Dragon Miloslawlewic, of selling a bottle of gin without a…

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Want Gaol to Stop Wharf Thefts Organised Gangs at Work

Singleton Argus · Monday 3 April 1950 · page 2

Thefts from Sydney's wharves have increased from £8000 in 1939 to more than £100,000 last year, according to shipowners…

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