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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1952

961 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 31 of 49

Youths Tampered With Exhausts To Make Noise Claim Police

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 August 1952 · page 4

The Police Prosecutor told His Worship, Mr. J. B. Hodgson, in the Court of Petty Sessions last…

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For Trial On Stealing Charge

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 August 1952 · page 2

SINGLETON: A man charged at Muswellbrook court with stealing copper from the Bandy Hollow railway…

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Urging Inquiry On Police

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 August 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY: The State Parliamentary Liberal Party to-day will discuss means of forcing, a Royal Commission on police…

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Mine Manager Charged

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 August 1952 · page 5

CESSNOCK: JamesPit keathly, manager of Aberdare Central Colliery, was proceeded against by Albert Perkins,…

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Englishman Charged With Sabotage

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 August 1952 · page 1

WASHINGTON: The British manager of the American Smelting end Refining Company In Bolivia (Mr. Erie…

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Inquiry Into Police Rejected

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 August 1952 · page 4

SYDNEY: The Legislative Accessibly yesterday rejected an Opposition motion calling for a Royal Communion…

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Dugan Sentenced To "Cells."

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 August 1952 · page 5

Darcy Dugan has been senenced to 14 days "cells" and four months "separate treatment for his escape bid at…

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Remanded On Stealing Charge

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 August 1952 · page 4

John William Walton, 38 labourer, of Pitnacre-road East Maitland was remanded by Mr. V. R. [?] J.P…

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Stunned by Audacity of Theft

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 August 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE: Police are stunned with .the and selty of the £400 theft from May no Nlesless Ltd. yesterday…

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British Sailors In Japanese Gaol

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 August 1952 · page 5

LONDON: Japan has replied here and in Tokio to the, British protest against the gaol sentence Imposed…

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Police Appeal

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 August 1952 · page 6

SYDNEY: An appeal by Sgt. Edward Davis, who was recently dismissed from the police force following evidence…

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Country Police Asked to Lecture

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 30 August 1952 · page 1

The Superintendent of Newcastle has issued a request to officers of Country Police Stations to deliver lectures on…

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Road Hauliers Going To High Court Want Transport Act Declarded Invalid

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 30 August 1952 · page 6

An attempt to have the Road Transport Co-ordination Act declared invalid by the Full Court of the High Court will be supported by the Long Distance Road Transport Association, the…

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Convictions For Stealing

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 September 1952 · page 3

A man charged In the Maitland C. to-day with stealing 13 [?] valued at 13/, on August 29, was…

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Dovey Defends police Force

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 September 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY: Mr. W. R. Dover. Q.C. said to-day: “We have a Police force of which we can be proud.”…

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Two Fined for Assault Defendants Fortunate, Says S.M.

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 September 1952 · page 3

The defendants were fortunate that the charge was not under a different section, the Magistrate…

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Court Dress Worrying Peers

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 September 1952 · page 1

LONDON: Britain’s peers and peeresses are feeling the pinch. Hundreds of them are…

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Preferred Gaol To Fine

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 September 1952 · page 1

EAST LONDON (Cape Province): A month’s Imprisonment was the unanimous choice of 131 Africans and…

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Bunyah Brothers Convicted for Cattle Stealing

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 3 September 1952 · page 1

Mr. E. N. Debenham, S.M., said in Gloucester Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday last that he owed a duty to the community to dismiss a plea for two defendants convicted of cattle…

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