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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1951

809 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 19 of 41

New Australian On Hotel Murder Charge

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 June 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY: Two New Australians, both Hung [?] were arrested in Sydney early to-day and charged with the murder of…

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Migrant Fined For’ Assault

Maitland Mercury · Friday 15 June 1951 · page 5

A New Australian, Stanislaw Zysek, of Holding Centre No, 1, Greta, was, convicted this morning of a charge assaulting…

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Melbourne Intruder Shot by Police

Singleton Argus · Friday 15 June 1951 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday — A man died in Melbourne hospital today, after being shot in the head while trying to escape…

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Shot by Police

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 16 June 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE: Raymond Purcell, of camp Pen honing settlement, who was shot in the head by police during a base on…

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Police and Motorists

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 16 June 1951 · page 4

The N.R.M.A. stresses the importance of maintaining amicable relations between motorists and the traffic police…

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Dangerous Practice, Says Magistrate

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 19 June 1951 · page 3

The practice of riding of driving without lights was dangerous as well as foolish, the Magistrate (Mr. F. R. Wood)…

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Found Guilty of Assault

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 20 June 1951 · page 4

William Cecil Dever, 49, and his nephew, James Andrew Dever, 23, both labourers, formerly of Jerry’s Plains, yesterday were…

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From Gaol to Inquest

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 20 June 1951 · page 1

TAREE: Bookmaker John Joseph Quinn was brought from Maitland Coal for the inquest today on Miss June Algie…

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Scone Court of Petty Sessions (Continued) Defendant's Version

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 20 June 1951 · page 8

Vincent Newell Mclnerney, resident of Wingen and a transport driver, said he resided with his mother at Wingen. Enlisted in…

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Court Martial On Visit Of Officer’s Wife To Korea

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 20 June 1951 · page 1

LONDON: Seven United Nations officers, including Australians, Britons and Americans, may be court-martialled,…

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Persian Prime Minister’s Order to National Board Britain Makes New Application To International Court

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 June 1951 · page 1

LONDON: Tension heightened yesterday as the Anglo Persian oil crisis flared up, following Persia’s rejection of Britain’s latest compromise offer. Planes and ground troops of Britain’s Middle East Command, which stretches from…

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Police Court Cases

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 22 June 1951 · page 7

Kevin J. Gill was charged at the Police Court on Wednesday with exercising faulty control of a motor cycle in Bridge Street, Muswellbrook, on…

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Systematic Attempt At Fraud Says Magistrate

Singleton Argus · Friday 22 June 1951 · page 1

"It is apparent that you set out to systematically defraud people with stolen cheques," Magistrate J. B. Hodgson told Arthur Birnle yesterday. Birnle appeared before Mr…

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Two Men Guilty of Assault Charge

Singleton Argus · Friday 22 June 1951 · page 4

William Cecil Dever, 49, and his nephew, James Andrew Dever, 23, both labourers, formerly of Jerry's Plains, were…

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Man Pleads Guilty To Assault Charge

Singleton Argus · Friday 22 June 1951 · page 1

Peter Reilly, of Singleton, was fined £3, with £5/6/- costs, at the Court of Petty Sessions yesterday for assaulting Allen Redgrove, of Whittingham. It was alleged that Reilly had ed to hit him…

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Court Scene

Singleton Argus · Friday 22 June 1951 · page 4

The Magistrate, Mr. J. B. Hodgson, severely reprimanded people in Court yesterday for not getting to their feet when…

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Magistrate Orders Re-check of Value of House

Singleton Argus · Friday 22 June 1951 · page 4

Because of a wide discrepancy between the value of a house estimated by the Valuer-General and by Mr…

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Minor Court Cases

Singleton Argus · Friday 22 June 1951 · page 1

Horace Henry Roy, was fined a £1 with £1 compensation at the Court of Petty Sessions yesterday it was alleged that Roy,…

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Claims in District Court

Maitland Mercury · Friday 22 June 1951 · page 5

CESSNOCK: Judge O’Sullivan gave his reserved decision in Cessnock District Court to-day in which James Adams, of…

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