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Courts & crime, 1952

961 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 49

Apex May Make It Four on End Selected to Win Denham Court Handicap

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Saturday 8 March 1952 · page 6

A number of good class horses will be seen in action in the Denham Court Handicap at Randwick…

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Pitched Battle With Police

Maitland Mercury · Monday 10 March 1952 · page 1

JOHANESBURG: Two hundred police some armed with Stean guns rushed to New Clare; Johanesburg’s African…

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£30 Fines On Stealing Charges

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 11 March 1952 · page 2

SINGLETON: Albert Arthur Marks was convicted at Singleton court on three charges of stealing…

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Race Meeting For Police Boys’ Club

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 11 March 1952 · page 3

Maitland Police Boys’ Club will benefit from the proceeds of a race meeting to be conducted by the Newcastle…

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Charged with Big Robbbery

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 12 March 1952 · page 1

WASHINGTON: Ex-concvict Andrew Robert Young 45 has been stressed by F.B.L [?] at Milwankee in…

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Noted Song Writer Sent To Gaol

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 12 March 1952 · page 4

LONDON The song writer Jimmy Campbell, writer of the £20,000 smash Show Me The Way To Go Home 25…

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Gresford Tennis Court Opening

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 12 March 1952 · page 5

The Gresford Park tennis court will be officially opened on Saturday night by Mr A.R Brown…

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Women Sentenced For Crimes

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 13 March 1952 · page 1

CCMO (Italy): Countess Pla [?] was last night sentenced to 10 years imprisonment and three years…

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Police Chief Confessed

Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 March 1952 · page 1

NEWHAVEN (Michigan): F. B. I. agents came to this community on a tip that an army deserter might be here…

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Scone Court News

The Scone Advocate · Friday 14 March 1952 · page 1

Mr. J. B. Hodgson, S.M., had a comparatively light Court List to deal with at the Scone Court of Petty Sessions, on Wednesday…

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Union Seeking Court Ballot

Maitland Mercury · Friday 14 March 1952 · page 3

A petition has been signed by 1000 members of the Sydney branch of the Australian Workers’ Union requesting the…

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Two On Stealing Charge

Maitland Mercury · Monday 17 March 1952 · page 2

A 41-years-old barman was charged in Maitland court this morning with stealing a quantity of cutlery and other…

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Charged With Robbing Woman

Maitland Mercury · Monday 17 March 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY: A 27-years-old Polish New Australian, who allegedly robbed a woman and pushed her from a car at…

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District Court

Maitland Mercury · Monday 17 March 1952 · page 2

[?] actions are listed for [?] at the District Court [?] held at East Maitland [?] on Wednesday,…

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Gresford Tennis Court Opened

Maitland Mercury · Monday 17 March 1952 · page 3

Tennis enthusiasts from Paterson, Lostock, Eccleston and other districts went to Gresford on Saturday to…

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Attempted Suicide In Gaol Failed

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 March 1952 · page 3

NEW YORK: A woman to kill herself yesterday in a gaol cell at Flagstaff (Arizona) where she is held on…

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Court Ruling On Coal Board In Queensland

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 March 1952 · page 4

MELBOURNE: A unanimous decision of the Full High Court Invalidated decisions, awards and determinations…

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Charged With Murder Of Son

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 March 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY: A 26-years-oId labourer, charged with having murdered his baby son more than four years ago,…

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Police Boys’ Club Building

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 March 1952 · page 3

Sgt V. C. Moffit said to-day contractors. would start almost Immediately adding the first section of the roof to the…

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Camel Corps And Mounted Police Patrol Cairo Streets

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 March 1952 · page 1

CAIRO : Security precautions in Cairo were tightened last slight as a wove of indignation swept through the ranks of the Wald Nationalists at the removal from Cairo, under strong police escort of two…

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