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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1953

907 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 20 of 46

Driver And Fireman Charged

Maitland Mercury · Friday 22 May 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY: At the Central Court to-day an enginedriver was charged with having driven a train in Sydney last…

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Convicted Of Assault After Debt Dispute

Maitland Mercury · Friday 22 May 1953 · page 3

KURRI KURRI: A garage proprietor, John G. Robinson, Lang-street, Kurri Kurri was convicted at Kurri court…

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HAD £120 in Notes in Shoes Evidence at Cessnock Court

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 May 1953 · page 1

A man who was questioned while a train was held, at Weston Railway Station on April 19 had taken off…

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Remanded On Murder Charge

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 May 1953 · page 3

WAUCHOPE: Augustard Clarke, 42, form labourer, was charged at Wauchope court to-day with having murdered…

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Attempted murder charge at Cessnock

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 May 1953 · page 1

CESSNOCK. — William Spence Nolan, 24, of Race Course Road, Cessnock, was charged at the police court…

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Fugitive surrenders to police

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 May 1953 · page 2

Giis CLirke. a half-caste aboriginal wanted for questioning in collection with the death of Miss…

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Tokyo Assault On Mrs. Roosevelt

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 2

TOKYO: A group of about 20 Japanese women, led by an American born woman married to a Japanese,…

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Japanese Women Assault Mrs. Roosevelt

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 6

A group of about 20 Japanese women, led by an American-born woman married to a Japanese, yesterday pulled…

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Stop Press Five Years’ Gaol

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 3

In Maitland: Circuit Court his Honor [?] Brooks to five years gaol with a recommendation that as much…

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Theft of Coronation Stone Recalled in Digest Article

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 4

A Coronation, and the Coronation Stone missing? It might be possible, except for the "incident" of a couple…

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Served with Court Order

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: Richard Basil Scudde has been served with a court order to show cause why he should not be dealt…

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U.K. murder case

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 27 May 1953 · page 2

LONDON.—Police took into custody for questioning John Christopher Reynolds, an Irish laborer they wanted to…

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Circuit Court Jurors

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 May 1953 · page 1

The sheriff’s officer, East Maitland, advised this morning that Jurors summoned to attend the…

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Big Drag Seizure By Police

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 May 1953 · page 4

SINGAPORE: The antinarcotics branch of the Singapore Police in April made Its biggest haul of any month…

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Claim By Widow 0£ Dave Sands Settled Out Of Court

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 May 1953 · page 3

Death of Australian champion, Dave Sands, last year was recalled in. the Supreme Court at. Maitland…

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Biggest Chinese Assault

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 May 1953 · page 1

SEOUL: Allied troops early to-day were still battling against the biggest Chinese assault of the year, only 30…

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Rotary's £300 For Police Boys

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 May 1953 · page 5

A donation of £800 has been made by the Cessnock RotAry Club to the building fund of the Cessnock Police and…

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Prisoner Ordered Before Court

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 May 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY: Mr. Acting Justice Myers, in the Equity Court, to-day made an order that Richard Basil Scudds…

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Mrs. Dave Sands' Claim Settled Out of Court

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 30 May 1953 · page 4

In the Supreme Court at Maitland on Thursday, Mr. A. Nathan (for Wallarobba Shire Council) announced to Mr…

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Police Notice

Singleton Argus · Monday 1 June 1953 · page 2

Police announce that no parking will be allowed nt George and Bourke Streets in Hunter Street or Hunter…

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