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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1953

907 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 19 of 46

Remanded on Murder Count

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 13 May 1953 · page 8

Phillip Mountney (30) was remanded until May 17 at Bundaberg Court on a charge of having murdered Oswald…

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Fingerprints Identify Body Lead to Murder Charge

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 13 May 1953 · page 1

Fingerprints taken from the body of a man known as Percy ("Cockeye") Wilson proved on Saturday that his real…

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Defendant censured for changing story in court

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 13 May 1953 · page 2

A defendant at Singleton Court this week was advised by the magistrate that he should have stuck…

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Police Keep Order

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 May 1953 · page 1

TELL AVIV: Steel-helmeted police and riot squads kept order In Tel Aviv last night as anti-Communists clashed with demonstration at a rally protesting against the visit of the United States Secretary of…

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Father And Sons In Court

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 May 1953 · page 5

CESSNOCK: The adjourned hearing of the case in which a father and two sons are charged with serious…

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Crusade Column "Wanted for Murder."

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 8

You had better watch your step if you go to Sydney via the road through Wollombi. I know the road…

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Glennie's Creek man sentenced to three months—Constable praised

Singleton Argus · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 4

A magistrate yesterday praised the vigilance of a probationary constable who arrested two men, one of…

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Scone Court of Petty Sessions

The Scone Advocate · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 1

Mr. J. B. Hodgson, S. M. presided at the Scone sitting of the Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday last…

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Court sitting took only six minutes

Singleton Argus · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 1

The sitting of Wyong Court last Friday must have been one of the shortest on record—the sitting lasted a…

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Serious Charges Against Father and Sons Cessnock Court Hearing

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 May 1953 · page 5

The hearing of a case to which a man ana his two sons are facing serious charges as a result of a…

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Dungog Police Court Traffic Offences (Before Mr. Lake, S.m.)

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 16 May 1953 · page 1

At Dungog Court On Wednesday, Peter Schneider pleaded guilty to three charges, carrying a pillion rider, being…

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Royal Commission on Doyle-arthur Relations Under Way Onlookers Pack Court Room

Maitland Mercury · Monday 18 May 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY: A witness told the Doyle Royal Commission to-day that he did not believe the former Minister for Mines (Mr. J. Arthur) had any participation with Reginald Aubrey Doyle to defraud people. The witness was Mr. W. C. Wentworth, M.H.R. for Mockellar…

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Gaol Term for Motorist

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 May 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY: Daniel Patrick Kenny, [?], labourer, Cobham Avenue, Maroubra, was sentenced in Central Court to…

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District Police Transfers

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 May 1953 · page 2

The following police in the north-eastern division have been transferred— Sergeants N. H. Griffiths…

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Police Boys’ Club In Boxing Competition

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 May 1953 · page 5

Members of St. George Pall[?] Boys’ Club, Mortdale, will arrive hare on June 6 to meet Maitland in an inter-club boxing contest. Supervisor-secretary of the…

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West German Moves To Ban Communist Party Court Hearing In June

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 19 May 1953 · page 6

KARISRUHE; The West German Constitutional Court here is to decide loan whether the Communist Party is to he outlawed as unconstitutional. Hearings in public will start on June 8…

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Committed on Assault Charge

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 20 May 1953 · page 2

QUIRINDI: John. [?] of Mainlined Dadaist was before the Quirindi Courts Charged with assaulting on…

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Doyle Leaves Gaol To Gave Evidence Al Commission Hearing

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 May 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY: Reginald Aubrey Doyle wot brought from Un| Bay Gaol this morning evidence of the Doyle Royal Commission. A long quaoe farmed-outside the court early to-day…

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Muswellbrook Police Court

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 22 May 1953 · page 5

The Muswellbrook Court of Petty Sessions was held on Wednesday before Mr. J. B. Hodgson, S.M…

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Assault Cost Man £28. Case at Kurri Court

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 May 1953 · page 7

John George Robinson, of Lang-street, Kurri Kurri, was fined £3 with [?] costs and ordered to pay £9…

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