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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1952

961 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 24 of 49

Arrests On Taxi Murder Charge

Maitland Mercury · Friday 4 July 1952 · page 2

Police last sight charged two young men with having, murdered Sydney taxi-driver, William Vincent Corbett, 30,…

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Two Young Men On Murder Charge

Maitland Mercury · Friday 4 July 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY two 21-years-old men in Central Court to-day, were formally charged with the murder last Saturday of taxi driver, William Vincent Corbett. The men were remanded by Mr, C. A. Denton,…

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True Leader Has Special Police Guard

Maitland Mercury · Friday 4 July 1952 · page 5

BRISBANE: Trainer Max Laidlaw to-day engaged a special police constable to guard Doomben Ten Thousand favourite, True Leader. It is estimated that True Leader has been backed…

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Claimant To Throne Loses Court Fight

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 July 1952 · page 3

LONDON.—A fight to become the legitimate heir of the Bourbon Kings of Prance was lost this week by John…

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Murder Charge Against Two Young Men Death of Taxi Driver. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 July 1952 · page 2

Two 21-year-old youths in the Central Police Court to-day were charged with the murder last Saturday of a taxi driver,…

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Court Reduces Penalties on Two of Three Appeals Cases From Muswellbrook

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 July 1952 · page 3

Thomas William Dial was placed on a £100 good behaviour bond for five years after he had appealed against the severity of…

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Police Boys' Club Art Union

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 5 July 1952 · page 3

The Maitland and district Police - Citizens Boys' Club Art Union was publicly drawn at Maitland Town Hall on…

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Three Youths On Burglary Charges

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 July 1952 · page 2

Three youths, charged in Cessnock court with thefts of goods and cash of a value exceeding £900, were remanded…

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Fined For Theft Of Vegetables

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 July 1952 · page 1

A number of reports of stealing from market gardens in the Maitland area has been received at…

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Murder of Taxi Driver

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 July 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY: Queensland police investigating the murder of taxi-driver Athol Henry Mc-Cowan will seek the…

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Police Raid Seven Clubs

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 July 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY: Vice-squad police yesterday raided seven clubs in Sydney suburbs and seized large quantities of liquor…

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Youths on Burglary Charges

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 8 July 1952 · page 3

CESSNOCK: Three Cessnock youths were before the Cessnock court today charged with a series of robberies…

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Soldier Murder Charge

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 8 July 1952 · page 3

BROKEN HILL: A 23-years-old soldier had made a written statement in which he said he had been with en attractive…

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Kurri Man on Bond Stealing Charges at Maitland

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 July 1952 · page 3

Sentences of nine months goal on each of five counts of stealing railway property against William James…

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Police Herded Rioters

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 8 July 1952 · page 1

GUELPH (Ontario): Police, armed with truncheons and axe handles, yesterday cleared a compound occupied by a…

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Young Men on Theft Charges Remanded Till Next Week

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 8 July 1952 · page 3

Three young men were remanded till next Tuesday when they appeared in custody at the Cessnock Court…

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To-day’s Leader The Cry for Homes Hoax Sent Police on Search

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 8 July 1952 · page 1

LONDON: Police searched the House of Commons for a bomb yesterday, after an anonymous telephone warning…

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Gaoled for Assault on Girl

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 July 1952 · page 2

NEWCASTLE: Hartley Marcus Smith, 30, was sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment by Judge…

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Police Search for Man

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 July 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY: Detectives are searching for a man alleged to have abducted, a 15-years-old old Victorian girl and brought…

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Arbitration Court at Darwin

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 July 1952 · page 4

The Sydney Registrar of the Federal Arbitration Court (Mr. J. C. Wellborn) said yesterday that the first…

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