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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1951

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Stealing Case Adjourned

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 February 1951 · page 3

On the application of the police, Mr. M. J. McAuley, S.M. In Maitland Court yesterday, adjourned the bearing of a charge…

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Gaol for Rent Fraud Brisbane

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 February 1951 · page 5

A young Sydney man who admitted defrauding woman [?] seekers by accepting [?] on non-existent [?] was sentenced…

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Police Believe Man Murdered

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 February 1951 · page 3

Overseas ships in Sydney were visited to-day by detectives in an effort to try and identify a man whom they…

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Brothers on Assault Charge Cessnock

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 4

Three brothers, Walter, Leo and William Stevenson, of Cessnock. were charged at Cessnock court with having on February 2…

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Man Charged With Scone Robberies

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 1

A man was arrested at Stockton (Newcastle) on Thursday night last and later charged willi having robbed two Scone business premises. The man who was charged with…

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Gaol Over Attempted Gold Sale Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 4

One man was gaoled for a year and Another lined £100 in the Special Federal Court for having Illegally attempted to sell gold…

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Two Miners Charged With Man’s Death WOLLONGONG

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 3

Two miners had carried a critically injured man on to the Princes Highway “to make it appear a hit-run case,” police…

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Committed On Car Stealing Charge Kurri Kurri

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 1

At Kurri Kurri court to-day Thomas Edward Broderick, 28 a tailor’s cutter was committed for trial at Maitland sessions to be…

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Muswellbrook Police Court. Wednesday's Cases

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 3

At the Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday, Francis Allan Thompson was fined £3 and 6/- cost on a charge of indecent behaviour. A plea of…

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Theft at Heddon Greta School

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 5

During the Anas vacation thieves entered Heddon Greto School and stole the lease from a film projector and…

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Victory Songs Outside Gaol ACCRA

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 1

Heads of the Convention of the people’s party last night celebrated sweeping successes in the Gold Coast general sulcations with…

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Committed for Trial Car Stealing Charge

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 5

On a charge of stealing a motor car valued at £800, the property of Jean Harrison, Thomas Broderick, 28,…

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Three Brothers On [?]o[?]lily Harm Charge Magistrate Dismissed Information

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 1

At the conclusion of the case for the prosecution, the Magistrate (Mr. M. J. McCauley) dismissed a charge of assault occasioning actual…

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Lit a Cigarette in Court

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 1

A person who visited the Court at Muswellbrook on Wednesday unintentionally disturbed the decorum of the proceedings by lighting a…

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Sydney Alderman in Court Sydney

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 2

John Fitzroy McFlbone, 60, City Council alderman and secomtant, of Rillyard avenue, Elizabeth Bay, was fined £10 by…

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Gaoled For Contempt Of Court New York

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 5

William Remington, 88, former Government economist, was yesterday sentenced to five years’ gaol and fined 2000 dollars…

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Police in Gun Battle Singapore

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 February 1951 · page 1

A Chinese plain clothes detective and a Chinese volunteer constable in civilian clothes fought a gun battle in Singapore…

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Comic Court’s Earnings Now £43,592 Melbourne

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 February 1951 · page 5

Comic Court won his 26th race in the C. F. Orr Stakes at Moonee Valley on Saturday and advanced his stake-winnings to…

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Woman Alleges Assault

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 3

A 24-year-old woman who was married last December told police she was criminally assaulted and robbed in her…

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Police Stopped Fight

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 5

With the left eyebrow of Queensland lightweight bleeding profusely from punches which had Continuously with it,…

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