Merriwa Police Court
Henry Edward Hall (56), laborer, and Albert Charles Hines (51), laborer, were each fined £2 on charges of drunkenness, and Stanley Birnie (21),…
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Courts & crime, 1951
809 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 41
Appeal at Cessnock District Court
Following an appeal by Arthur Wilkinson at the Cessnock District Court yesterday against a conviction for having…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Decision Reserved in Test Case Cessnock District Court
His Honor Judge O'Sullivan reserved his decision in the case at the Cessnock District Court yesterday in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Sent on Wild Goose Chase Sydney
After [?]ve hours of questioning a 17-year-old girl and a youth early today confessed to pollcs that they had conto[?] a story…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Magistrate Held Case Not Proved
Considering a charge laid against John Thomas Galvin, 24, of Thornton, not proved beyond reasonable doubt, Mr. F. R. Wood,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Friend Stole His Wife Evidence at Divorce Court
Evidence that Ms wife had left him to live with a friend of his who was a next door neighbour, was given by Norman Alphonsus Jones, of Ellalong, at the Cessnock District Court on Friday, when he petitioned for a divorce from his wife,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Grazier Sent to Gaol for Cattle Theft
A young grazier, of Ikey Creek, Mr. George. was sentenced to two years' hard labour by Judge P. V. Storkey,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Comic Court Again
Champion galloper, Comic Court, again proved Chicquita's master in the Ercildoune Stakes of 1½ miles. Purtell adopted new tactics and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Preparedness" Bill Soon Court Decision Awaited
The Government is expected to introduce a Defence Preparedness ßill during the session of Parliament which opened today. The Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, said yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Assault Cost Man £40/6/ Case at Cessnock Court
An assault of a woman at Neath on January 27 cost William Fleming, of Parramatta, £40/6/ after he had been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Drunkenness and Assault
At Kurri Kurri Court before Mr. T. R. Wood, S.M., Alfred Thomas Hure, of First-street, Western, pleaded guilty to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Alleged Murder Threat and Attempted Suicide. Hearing in Lunacy Court. Sydney
"A twenty-six year old man threatened to murder his step-sister and her family and, when arrested, he tried to hang himself at the police…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£10 Fie Follows Watch Theft "Lapses In Drink"
Charged with stealing a pocket watch, Ronald Thomas Hedges was fined £10 in Singleton Court yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Doctor Released From Gaol Rangoon
An American surgeon was released from Rangoon Gaol yesterday three hours after the High Court of Burma had upheld his…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£30 Fine for Theft of Timber
After bearing police evidence of stealing on a charge laid against Arthur Charles Poble (40), of Bruce-street, East…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Audacious Theft of Pure Copper Sydney
Audacious thieves stole about £8000 worth of pure copper from the Colonial Sugar Refining Co’e. factory at West Rhodes early today…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Eight Actions For District Court
Sittings of the District Court at East Maitland will commence at 10 a.m. tomorrow. There are eight actions to be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sterling Trial By Comic Court SYDNEY
Comic Court Co-favourite for the Sydney Cup, ran a sterling mile, 35 feet put on the A grease track at Randwick this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sheep Stealing On The Border
Graziers in the Yelarbon- Goondiwindi area believe an organised gang is conducting large scale sheep stealing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Girl Sentenced To Death SYDNEY
Two girls and a youth were found guffty In the Central Criminal Court of the murder of a 78-year-old pensioner…
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