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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1952

961 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 49

Court Direct licensee On Beer Sales

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 15 January 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY: A hotel licensee was ordered by the Full Bench of the Licensing Court yesterday not to sell bear in the saloon bar or the lounge unless it was being sold in the public bar…

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Gaoled for 12 MONTHS Charges at Kurri Court

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 15 January 1952 · page 1

Two men were each sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment when they appeared at Kurri Court on…

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Master of "Flying Trader" on Murder Charge

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 January 1952 · page 2

NEW YORK, (AAP)—Police yesterday charged Captain Franklin B. Weaver master of the Isbrandtsen…

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Police Alarmed by Factory Fires

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 January 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday. — The Chief of the C.1.8. Inspector C. J. Delany today assigned detectives to…

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Auxiliary Police Officer Fined

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 1

SINGAPORE. — A British auxiliary police officer, who sho[?] dead a suspected Communist was fined 500…

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Shot At Husband In Court

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 January 1952 · page 1

ATLANTA (Georgia): A woman fired at her husband in court yesterday just as he was about to be awarded a…

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Move For More Traffic Police

Maitland Mercury · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 2

The N.R.M.A. expresses pleasure at the announcement by the Minister for Transport (Mr. Sheehan)…

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Shooting By Police And Demonstrators

Maitland Mercury · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 1

TUNIS: Three people were killed and 30 injured in clashes at Biretta and Ferryville yesterday when Tutsan…

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Assault Proved Very Costly Bound Over in Addition to Fines and Costs

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 18 January 1952 · page 1

In addition to the imposition of fines and costs totalling £40/17/-, a defendant in an assault case at the Cessnock Court on Wednesday was bound over in the sum of £10 to be of good behaviour for 12…

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Japanese Study Court Etiquette (Australian Associated Press)

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 19 January 1952 · page 2

LONDON: The Grand Master Ceremonies of the Imperial Japanese Household (Mr. Yasumzsa Mats[?]daira)…

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British Troops Move Into Ismailia Move Follows Murder Of Nun By Egyptian Terrorists (Australian Associated Press)

Maitland Mercury · Monday 21 January 1952 · page 2

LONDON: Egyptian terrorists forced their way into a French convent in Ismail’s on Saturday night and shot a nun through the head with a burst of Sten–gun fire…

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Stealing Charge Adjourned

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 22 January 1952 · page 2

A charge of breaking, entering and stealing against a 25-years-old miner, Frederick Michael O'K[?]eie, of…

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£20 Fine for Drunken Driving Case at Cessnock Court

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 January 1952 · page 3

When he pleaded "Guilty" at Cessnock Court this morning to having on January 17 in Aberdare…

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Greek Charged With Stealing Sheets

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 23 January 1952 · page 1

A man was arrested at Singleton Railway Station on Monday night after being kept under observation on the…

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Man Sentenced to 14 Days for Contempt of Court

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 23 January 1952 · page 6

Magistrate J. B. Hodgson sentenced a man to fourteen days' hard labour for contempt of Court at the Singleton Petty Sessions…

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Stealing "Negligible" At Singleton Railway Goods Yard

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 23 January 1952 · page 1

Railway pilfering was "negligible" at Singleton, a railway official said' yesterday…

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Land Court Session

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 23 January 1952 · page 2

The Local Land Board met at the Court House- this afternoon when applications for special leases for Crown…

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Scone Court Of Petty Sessions

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 23 January 1952 · page 1

Mr. J. B. Hodgson, S.M., occupied the Bench at the Scone Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday last, and dealt with the following cases:…

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Sydney Police For Royal Bodyguard

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 24 January 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY: Detective sergeant Ray Kelly and inspection [?] Jones, of Sydney, have been appointed to the…

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Police Court Cases

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 January 1952 · page 6

The Muswellbrook Court of Petty Sessions was held at the Muswellbrook Court House on Wednesday, before Mr. J. B…

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