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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1950

1,085 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 55

Russia Charged with Breach of Agreement

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 5

LONDON, Jan. 16 (A.A.P.). —The three Western commandants of Berlin have written to the Soviet Commandant, General…

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Girl’s Story Of Assault ln Train

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—[?] girl told police that[?] assault her had been [?] soldier as the [?]…

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Three Months Gaol for Man on Bond

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 3

Alfred Henry Roeth, a 21-year-old farm hand, was to-day sentenced by Mr. F. R. Wood, S.M., to three months’ imprisonment…

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Committed Double Murder with Iron Pipe

Singleton Argus · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 2

A young Lakemba man charged with the murder of a woman and her daughter had made confessions police…

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Intensive Police Search for Missing Child. Police Fear Abduction by Pervert

Singleton Argus · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 3

An intensive search is being made for a threeyear-old girl who disappeared from Hampton Beach, near Melbourne, on Friday night. Police fear that the child may have been…

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Second Lightning Raid By Police

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 2

Second lightning raid by outside police within a matter of days yielded £80 In fines when four men were convicted…

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Police Allege Confessions After Lakemba Murders

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday. — A young Lakembs man, charged with the murder of a woman and her daughter, had made confessions,…

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Clergyman Sent to Gaol

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 1

NEW YORK January 17—A Hungarian born Episcopalian clergyman, Her. George, P. Hetenyl 40, was yesterday se[?]…

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Theft And fire At Butter Factory

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 2

ABERDEEN, Tues. — Thieves entered the Aberdeen butter factory, and removed a quantity of butter and egged…

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Remains In Gaol Because Hospital Bed Not Available

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday. —A prisoner, stated to be dangerously III with T.B. was refused release on ball by Mr. Justice Herron in the…

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Alleged Double Murder Confession Young Man Remanded

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 3

A witness said at Campsic Court that a man had confessed that he murdered a woman and her daughter…

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Public Tips Police On Escapees

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 3

Scores of people have passed on to the polices scraps of information they think might help in the recapture of the prison escapees; Dugan and Mears,…

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Police Still Want Owners for Bicycles

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 3

Although a number of bicycles has been claimed recently at the Cessnock Police Station, there are still tenmen's and ladies' machines awaiting…

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To-day’s Leader: The Shows Are Coming Germans Gaoled By American Court

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 1

MUNICH, Jan. 17.—An American court has sentenced six Germans to prison terms ranging. from seven months to two…

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Seaman on Murder Charge

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wed. —The city coroner (Mr. Burke, S.M.) committed a negro Jamaican teaman. Oscar Skyers, 51, for trial on a charge of…

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Opening of Murder Trial

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 1

LONDON, Jan. 18.— The trial of 29-years-old company director, Brian Donald Hume, charged with the murder of Stanley Setty…

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Cows’ False Teeth Send Man To Gaol

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 3

LONDON, Jan. 18.—Cows that wore takes teeth to market yesterday resulted is the owner, Douglas Clay, £6, cattle dealer, setting 12 months…

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Justice Kinsella To Supreme Court

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed. — Mr. Justice Klnsella has been appointed a Supreme Court Judge, the Attorney-General Mr. Martin,…

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Miners Object To Court Hearing

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 3

CESSNOCK, Wed. — Miners at Stanford Main No. 2 stopped work to-day in protest against the Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. Gallagher)…

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Gruesome Murder Case Opens

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 1

LONDON, January 19.—A Jury of 10 men and two women went last night to the fiat of Brian Donald [?] to see where the allegedly cut…

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