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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1952

961 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 22 of 49

Railway Porter Given Suspended Sentence For Theft

Singleton Argus · Friday 27 June 1952 · page 1

Archibald Gray Lee, 48, railway porter, of Fleet St., Branxton, at Maitland Court on Wednesday was…

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Court Ends

Maitland Mercury · Friday 27 June 1952 · page 5

CESSNOCK: The sittings of the Cessnock District Court, over which his Honour Judge O’Sulllvan presided, concluded…

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Cyclist Awarded £150 DAMAGES Claim at District Court

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 June 1952 · page 5

At the Cessnock District Court on Wednesday, Judge O'Sullivan awarded James Patrick, of Hickey…

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Retired Police Sgt. Awarded £33 Action for Breach of Contract

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 June 1952 · page 5

A verdict for £33 was returned by Judge O'Sullivan at the Cessnock District Court yesterday in the…

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Husband Was Living with Another Woman Evidence at Cessnock Court

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 June 1952 · page 1

The issues were found in the affirmative at the Cessnock Divorce Court when Martha Isabella Reed, of…

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Woman's Story of Repeated Assaults Case at Cessnock Divorce Court

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 June 1952 · page 8

A story of repeated assaults on her by her husband over a period of three years was told by a petitioner at the Cessnock Divorce Court on Wednesday. She was Cecile Elizabeth Ingles, of Charles Street,…

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Wife Came to Cessnock and Refused to Leave Moree Man's Evidence In Divorce Court

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 June 1952 · page 8

His wife went to Cessnock for a holiday while they were residing at Moree and refused to return…

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Charged with Theft of Caravan

Singleton Argus · Monday 30 June 1952 · page 2

Charged at Singleton today with stealing a caravan valued at £250 from a Sydney caravan hire firm…

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Sentenced Himself to Death

Maitland Mercury · Monday 30 June 1952 · page 1

BUTLER (Pennsylvania): Ah habitual burglar, who underwent a rare brain operation core an uncontrollable urge…

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Murder Of Two Sydney Taxi-drivers

Maitland Mercury · Monday 30 June 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY Sydney [?] investigating the murders at two Sydney taxi drivers at the-week-end do not believe…

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Chinese Assault Smashed Manchurian Guns Fire On U.S. Raiders SEOUL

Singleton Argus · Monday 30 June 1952 · page 1

Front line officers report that U.S. infantry withstood a heavy Chinese Communist assault on…

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Local Police Man Check Point in Search for Killer

Singleton Argus · Monday 30 June 1952 · page 2

Singleton Police, acting on information from Sydney, this morning set up a check point on the…

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Sentenced Himself to Suicide

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 1 July 1952 · page 5

An habitual burglar committed suicide in his cell at the State Police barracks at Buller, Pennsylvania, on Sunday…

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Bond on Stealing Charge

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 1 July 1952 · page 2

SINGLETON: At Singleton Quarter Sessions. Maxwell Eugone Laurence was placed on a recognisance of £100 to…

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Police For Traffic Control

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 1 July 1952 · page 4

In conjunction with other organisation, the N.R.M.A. is making another attempt to have the N.S.W. Police…

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Consent Verdict for £400 Cessnock District Court

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

A verdict for £400 by consent was entered by Judge O'Sullivan at the Cessnock District Court in…

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Court Is Not Bargain Counter Says P.M.

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 1 July 1952 · page 3

CESSNOCK: Albert Edward Smith, of Millfield, was charged at the Cessnock court to-day, before Mr. F. Wood,…

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Remand on Grievous Bodily Harm Charges Millfield Man Before Court

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 1 July 1952 · page 3

Four charges of having caused grievous bodily harm against Kenneth Roy Hawkins, timber worker, of…

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Taxi Cabs Follow Murdered Driver Young Farm Hand Before Children’s Court To-day

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 1 July 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY: More than 100 taxi cabs took part to-day [?] of murdered taxi drives, William Corbett, Corbett died in hospital early yesterday,…

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To-Day's World News Sedgman, Rose in Brilliant Wins McGREGOR Loses; Throws Racket Across Court. Lonodn

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 1 July 1952 · page 2

Australian champion, Ken McGregor, was accused by the "Daily Express" tennis writer of committing a "cardinal…

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