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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1952

961 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 26 of 49

Scone Cattle Stealing Case 17 Head Alleged To Be Stolen By Cessnock Man

The Scone Advocate · Friday 18 July 1952 · page 1

A case of district interest was heard at Scone Court of Petty Sessions, on Wednesday last, before Mr. J. B. Hodgson, S.M…

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Local and General News Renovating Tennis Court

Singleton Argus · Friday 18 July 1952 · page 2

Members of the Methodist tennis club have been busy renovating a tennis court on the church grounds which…

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Investigation Of Murder

Maitland Mercury · Monday 21 July 1952 · page 1

LONDON: Firemen found the dismembered body of a man after potting out a fire in a garden shed at a house…

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Police Have Vital Clue In Six-Year-Old Murder Of Girl SYDNEY

Singleton Argus · Monday 21 July 1952 · page 2

—Police say they have uncovered a vital clue which may lead them to the murderer of Joan Norma Glynn,…

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Police Search For Missing Cabbie SYDNEY

Singleton Argus · Monday 21 July 1952 · page 2

—Detectives today began an intensive search for a taxidriver who has not been seen since he began work…

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Remanded on Theft Charges

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

A remand till July 29 was granted at the Cessnock Court this morning in the case in which Edward Walton, 49, of…

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Remanded On Assault Charges

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 22 July 1952 · page 2

Two men were remanded in the Maitland court yesterday until next Monday on two charges of assaulting police…

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Maniac on Murder Charge

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 July 1952 · page 5

John Thomas Straffen, 22-year-old blond maniac, was charged in the Winchester (London) Court yesterday with…

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Police Sergeant “Loved Sauterne” Restaurant Proprietor Alleged Bribery

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 22 July 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY: A police sergeant, who “loved sauterne,” had made proposals to a Dutch restaurant proprietor to keep him from being convicted of a liquor breach, the Liquor Royal Commission was told…

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Miss Sams Chosen Belle Over 1,000 at Police Ball

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 July 1952 · page 1

Miss Jeanette Sams was chosen Belle at the annual Police Ball at the Lyceum Hall, Cessnock, on Friday…

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Stealing Charges Adjourned

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 23 July 1952 · page 2

CESSNOCK: -Edward Walton, of Nulkaba, was remanded the application of the police at the .Cessnock court…

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New Jury For Murder Trial

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 23 July 1952 · page 1

LONDON: A new Jury was sworn in at the murder trial of John Thomas Straffen, 21, at windcheater yesterday…

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East German Police Desert

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 23 July 1952 · page 4

BERLIN: Eighteen East German policemen—the highest number on any single day —marched into a West Berlin…

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Police Use Tear Gas In Prison Riot

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 23 July 1952 · page 1

BOSTON: Massachusetts State prison a granite waited building several times condemned by prison [?] reformers,…

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Court Upheld Graziers' Appeal Oil Resumption

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 23 July 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY: The Full Court yesterday upheld on appeal by three graziers against the resumption of their property for clone settlement by the N.S.W. Government at the 1942 values…

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To—day’s Leader Brit[?]in In on Unary World International Court Cannot Deal With Persian Oil Dispute

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 23 July 1952 · page 1

THE HAGUE: The international Court yesterday rejected Britain’s claim that if was competent to deal with her complaint against Persia's nationalisation of the British—owned oil industry…

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Police Court

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 25 July 1952 · page 7

At the Muswellbrook Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday, before Mr. J. B. Hodgson, S.M., James Roy Wilkins was fined £30…

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Scone Police Court

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 July 1952 · page 1

Mr. J. B. Hodgson, S. M., occupied the Bench at the Scone Court of Petty Sessions, held on Wednesday 18th inst…

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Assault Cost Defendant £18

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 July 1952 · page 3

At Kurri Court yesterday George Thomas Foster, of Weston-street, Weston, proceeded against Frederick…

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Attempt to Escape from Grafton Gaol

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 July 1952 · page 3

It was revealed that a prisoner named Jones used a knife as his only implement in an attempt to escape from Grafton gaol on…

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