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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1953

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Supreme Court

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 June 1953 · page 3

Court officials have been advised that the Supreme Court will not resume sitting at East Maitland until…

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Police Search Of Abbey

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 June 1953 · page 1

LONDON: Police will make a foot by foot search of Westminster Abbey before Queen Elisabeth is crowned…

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Police search Abbey before Coronation LONDON

Singleton Argus · Monday 1 June 1953 · page 2

LONDON, Monday (AAP).- Police will make a foot by foot search of Westminster Abbey before Queen Elizabeth is crowned tomorrow. Scotland Yard, which is responsible…

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Detectives [?]Zzled by Murder

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 June 1953 · page 2

Melbourne detectives said yesterday they were puzzled by curious features in the murder of a 32-year-old…

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New Turn In Christmas Day Murder

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 2 June 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY, Police investigating the murder on Christmas Day of attracting Shirley Butter expect to make an…

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No Limit On Gaol Sentence

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 June 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: Richard Basil Scudds was sent to gaol indefinitely for contempt of court in falling to comply with…

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Evatt Denies Calling Doyle by Christian Name Request That Court Be Told

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 June 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY: The name of the Hosing Minister (Mr. Clive Evatt) was mentioned when the Doyle Royal Commission resumed this morning. Mr. H. Snelling, Q.C., who is assisting the Commissioner (Judge Amsberg) said that Mr. Clive Evatt denied that he had ever addressed Reginald Aubrey…

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Wednesday's Police Court

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 June 1953 · page 8

Before Mr. J. B. Hodgson, S.M., at the Muswellbrook Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday, Cecil Sylvester Gilbert…

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Charged With Araon

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 June 1953 · page 1

A- 26-years-old labourer was charged before Mr. V. R. Jenkins, J.P., in Maitland this morning with having…

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Youth Gaoled On Stealing Charges

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 June 1953 · page 2

NEWCASTLE: A youth who stole a number, of articles from a Maitland photographer’s studio was sentenced to a…

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Police Boys’ Boxing Tournament

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 June 1953 · page 3

A full-sized boxing ring will be erected in the main hall of Maitland Police Boys’ Club for the boxing…

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Police Report on “Housie”

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 June 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: A report will be forwarded to the Police Commissioner (Mr. Delaney) by vico-squad detectives on…

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Assault Charge Against Husband

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 June 1953 · page 3

A charge of assault against Henry Sanderson, of Ann street. East Maitland, was dismissed under Section 656A…

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Singleton Court

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 June 1953 · page 3

SINGLETON: Harold John Moore was fined a total of £9/4/ on charges of having failed to give way to the…

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Claim Settled Out Of Court

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 June 1953 · page 3

A claim for £15,000 was settled on terms filed but not disclosed in the Maitland Supreme Court…

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Three On Assault Charge

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 3

CESSNOCK: Allan Caban Neville Pointer and James Plunkett were charged at the Cessnock…

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Attempted Murder of Mayor

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 3

BRISBANE A young women was charged at Rock hampton court today with the attempted murder of the…

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Third Trial On Murder Charge

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 4

A man yesterday pleaded not guilty to murder for the third time in the Central Criminal Court…

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Remanded On Attempt Murder Charge

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 3

William Spencer Nolan, 24, of Racecourse-road, Cessnock, was again remanded when he appeared at…

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"Leniency" by Court Criticised

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 4

The N.S.W. Police Commissioner (Mr. C. J. Delaney) yesterday criticised court "leniency" towards drunken…

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