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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1952

961 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 19 of 49

Police Said Dead Man And Defendant Were Good Friends

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 11 June 1952 · page 2

Robert Desmond McElwalne, 26-years-old draper and mercer, of High-street, Greta, appeared in Maitland court late yesterday afternoon, with bruises plainly visible on his features, to: be. faced, with the…

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Court Decision Has Pastures Protection Boards In Quandary

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 11 June 1952 · page 1

A recent full State Court decision that a landowner who continuously tries, but fails to control his rabbits is not liable to conviction on a prosecution, has placed Pastures Protection Boards in a quandary. The matter was discussed when the Denman – Singleton Pastures…

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Man Charged with Stealing Cattle 16 Head Removed From Scone Property Sold in Maitland

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 June 1952 · page 3

A young man, aged 20, has been charged at Scone Police Station with allegedly stealing 16 head of cattle from a well known district property. Police alleged that the man concerned removed 16 head…

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Bond Refused By Magistrate

Maitland Mercury · Friday 13 June 1952 · page 5

Stipendiary magistrate, Mr. F. R. Wood, refused in Maitland court this morning to grant a bond because…

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Appeal to Be Lodged Fined for Theft of Sheep

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 June 1952 · page 5

At the Cessnock Court on Wednesday afternoon, James Dennis Caddis, 28, of Aberdare Road,…

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Inquiry on Police Urged

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 June 1952 · page 3

The Premier (Mr. Cahill) should order an immediate investigation into allegations made against, police at the…

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Local Woman Granted Decree Nisi Divorce Court at Maitland

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 June 1952 · page 1

Evidence of having found her husband with another woman in an hotel bedroom at Cessnock in November last year, was given by a petitioner for divorce at the Maitland Divorce Court on Tuesday…

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Railway Porter Charged

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 June 1952 · page 6

A 35-year-old railway porter was remanded to July 7 on two charges of stealing property belonging to the…

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Sentenced Jap. Is On Parole

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 June 1952 · page 1

TOKYO: [?] 86-year-old former Japanese Prime Minister [?] in 1948 to life imprisonment for…

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For Trial On Hotel Stealing Charge

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 June 1952 · page 3

David Joseph Edwards, 26, of Brisbane-street, East Maitland, was committed by Mr. F. R. Wood, S.M, to-day for…

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Murder Charge Against Youth

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 June 1952 · page 6

ADELAIDE: The body of Lesile Finch 65, prospector, from Wiluna, W.A., who had been missing since April 18,…

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Man In Gaol Could Not Answer Charge

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 June 1952 · page 2

James Mervyn Francis Green, 26, labourer, of Cessnock-road Heddon Greta fatted to appear to the Maitland…

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Hundreds Are Homeless Through Bad Weather Heavy Crop Losses—Police Standing By On Guard

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 June 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY: Hundreds of families art homeless on the N.S.W. coast, following some at the wont weather experienced for yean over the week-end. Road and rail traffic has been severed at many points. Lasses amounting to tens of thousands hot been reported alone to crops…

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Gaol Term For Theft At Muswellbrook

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 June 1952 · page 4

Only £105 of an amount of £716 which had been stolen from a house at Muswellbrook in May had been…

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Bond For Stealing Motor Car

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 June 1952 · page 4

A Sydney detective journeyed to Maitland yesterday to give evidence oh behalf of a man charged at the Quarter…

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Two Years Gaol For Solicitor

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 June 1952 · page 4

SYDNEY : [?] in Quarter [?] sentenced John Joseph [?] of old South [?]…

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Advertisement Angers Police

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 June 1952 · page 3

Adelaide police officials are angered by an advertisement in a monthly magazine publicising the sale of "German fighting…

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Bus Conductor Fined £15 Theft from Rover Motors

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 June 1952 · page 3

Pleading "Gullty" to a charge of having, on June 11 at Cessnock, stolen £2/16/6 in money, the property of Rover…

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Cessnock District Court Postponed

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 June 1952 · page 2

Because of the heavy list of criminal matters at Maitland Quarter Sessions, Cessnock District Court, which…

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Error in Court List

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 June 1952 · page 2

The official list issued to East-Maitland court by the Clerk of the Peace Office, Sydney, for the current…

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