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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1952

961 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 20 of 49

Against Docks in Court

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 17 June 1952 · page 2

Docks in Court rooms were "reiics of barbaric days, the Attorney-General (Mr. C. E. Martin) said yesterday…

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P.P. Board Discisses Court Decision on Rabbit Destruction. "Now Difficult to Secure Court Convictions," Says Chairman

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 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…

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Husband Struck Her Woman's Evidence at Divorce Court

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

The issue was found answered in the affirmative in the case at Newcastle Divorce Court in which Margaret Wedlock…

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Indignation Over Attack on Catalina Armed Swedish Police Guard Soviet Embassy

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 17 June 1952 · page 1

STOCKHOLM : Armed Swedish police last night guarded the Soviet Embassy after it had been the daylong local point of demonstrations by crowds protesting against the shooting down of a Swedish Air Force…

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"Bush Wireless" May Have Been Used Tip-off To Night Club Police Sergeant's Evidence At Liquor Inquiry

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 June 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Harold James Corrigan, Vice Squad Sergeant, told the Liquor Royal Commission to-day that the…

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Police Prosecutor Appointed

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 18 June 1952 · page 1

Following a recent departmental decision to appoint full time police prosecutors to country districts, Sgt. E. V…

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Man Flogged In Public For Assault On Woman

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 June 1952 · page 4

NEW YORK: John Barbieri, 30, received 20 lashes of the cat o’ nine tails on his bare back at Wilmington. Delaware,…

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Red Assault Shows Signs Of Breaking SEOUL

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 June 1952 · page 3

Communist forces showed signs earlier today of slackening their efforts spread over six days in the…

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Police Boys’ Club Art Union

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 June 1952 · page 3

The organiser of Maitland Police Boys’ Club (Sgt. V. C. Mont) said to-day he had q only 25 more tickets to sell…

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Court Order To Printers’ Union

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 18 June 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY: The full bench of the State Industrial Commission to-day adjourned the hearing of application for…

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Four Years' Gaol for Burglary

Maitland Mercury · Friday 20 June 1952 · page 4

A man convicted an four, counts by a Jury which-took four minutes to reach Its verdict was [?]entsnsed to four…

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Fined for Assault

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 June 1952 · page 5

For having assaulted Lillian Bain, of H[?]rie-street, Abermain, John Miller was fined £1 at the Kurri Kurri Court…

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Muswellbrook Police Court. Wednesday's Cases. Offensive Behaviour

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 June 1952 · page 4

Eric John Barrett failed to appear on a charge of having behaved in an offensive manner, and hp forfeited his £5…

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Four Years' Gaol for Robbery

Singleton Argus · Friday 20 June 1952 · page 5

At Maitland Sessions yesterday, Judge O'Sullivan sentenced Reginald Austin McGrath to fOUr years' gaol for…

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Police Boys' Club Art Union

Maitland Mercury · Friday 20 June 1952 · page 5

Every ticket in the police and [?]Boys' Club art union ,has been sold created in interest in most…

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Scone Court of Petty Sessions

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 June 1952 · page 1

Mr. J. B. Hodgson, S. M., occupied the Bench at the Scone Court of Petty Sessions, held on Wednesday last…

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Court Decision Has Pastures Protection Boards in Doubt

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 June 1952 · page 2

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…

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Illegal Betting Fines Total £125 Five Before Court

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 June 1952 · page 5

Five men were fined a total of £125 by Mr. F. R. Wood, S.M., at Kurri Kurri Court yesterday on charges…

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Year's Gaol On Exposure Charge

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 June 1952 · page 3

A man sentenced to £2 months’ hard labour for obscene exposure at the Maitland court today, had been…

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Police Seek Help In Battle Against Desperate Convicts

Maitland Mercury · Monday 23 June 1952 · page 1

SAO PAULO (Brazil): Police appealed yesterday for reinforcements of men and guns in their battle with a band of heavily armed and desperate convicts, who hove escaped to the mainland from…

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