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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1952

961 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 33 of 49

Royal Commission on Police Force Country Party Point Of View

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 September 1952 · page 3

The leader of the Country Party (Lt.-Col. Bruxner) supported an Opposition move in the Legislative Assembly for a Royal…

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Stealing Charge

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 6 September 1952 · page 1

Allan Lawson, aged 37, of Main Creek, was charged at Dungog Police Court last week on a case of stealing…

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Husband Charged at Dungog

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 6 September 1952 · page 1

A 39-years-old saddler, Dick Abbott, of Brown Street, Dungog, was charged at Dungog Court on Thursday morning…

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Taree Police Seek Man Believed of Yogi Cult

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 6 September 1952 · page 1

Taree Police are endeavouring to trace the whereabouts of a man believed to be a follower of the Yogi cult…

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Young Men on Murder Charge

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 September 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY: A taxi driver had been killed for the take of £3/4/ end a wristlet watch, the Crown Prosecutor (Mr…

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Court Fine

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 September 1952 · page 8

John D. Bennett of Queen-street, Woollahra was fined £3 with 13/ costs at the East Maitland court on Friday for…

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Two Men Committed For Trial On Wire Stealing Charge

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 September 1952 · page 1

At the Muswellbrook Court of Petty Sessions, John Crich and Keith Ronald Fitzgibbons were committed for trial at…

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Police Deny Threat To Witness

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 September 1952 · page 2

SINGLETON: Constable G. W. Snape, of Singleton, denied he had told a witness that the police would make…

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Police Tell Of Raid Black Tulip

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 September 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY: Police found [?] of beer hidden under folding Chairs at the Black Ju[?] City, the Licensing…

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Gaol For Spying

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 September 1952 · page 4

BELGRADE: A court at [?] has sentenced 14 persons to two to five years’ goal on charges of espionage…

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Earl’s Son Fined For Assault

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 September 1952 · page 1

LONDON: John Fox-Strangways, 48 younger son of the Earl of llchester, seized a police sergeant by the hair and…

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High Police Officers To Retire

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 September 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY: Sixteen high police officers in the NSW Force will cease active service before the end of this…

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Breweries Are Not Obliged To Police Act, Says Chairman

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 September 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY: Chairman of directors of Tooth’s Brewery (Robert James Vicars) told the Liquor Royal Commission to-day he did not think breweries were obliged to police the liquor Act…

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"Not Obliged to Police Liquor Act" Brewery Chairman's Evidence at Commission

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 September 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — The chairman of directors of Tooths Brewery, Mr. Robert James Vicars, told the Liquor Royal…

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Charged with Malicious Wounding

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 10 September 1952 · page 1

A 37-year-old man from Wallarobba was arrested last Saturday and charged at Dungog Police Station with…

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Murder Trial Opened

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 September 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY: Peter Mannington [?] of Elldon, Victoria, charged with the murder of a taxi driver, had told police…

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Gaol For Illegal Use Of Car

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 September 1952 · page 5

SYDNEY: A man who had only recently served a sentence of 18 months gaol for having illegally used a car,…

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Supreme Court Judge

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 September 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY: Judge Brereton, of the District court has been appointed to act as a Supreme Court Judge for…

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P.P.B. To Police Stock Grazing On Reserves

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 September 1952 · page 2

The President of the Denman Singleton Pastures Protection Board Mr. R. Clendinning, said…

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Convicted Of Stealing Vealer

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 September 1952 · page 1

GLOUCESTER: A 42-years-old timber-cutter, Haydn Fish or Taylor, of Copeland, was sentenced to six months’…

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