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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1953

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Industrial Magistrate's Court Before Mr. A. D. Tyler, S.m

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 18 July 1953 · page 7

At the Industrial Magistrate's Court, Dungog, on Wednesday, before Mr. A. D. Tyler, S.M., Robert H…

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Stroud Police Court Traffic Offences (Before Mr. Tyler, S.M.)

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 18 July 1953 · page 6

Robert A. Hall. Miller's Street Cammeray, was charged with crossing the double centre lines at Cromarty…

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Court of Petty Sessions (Before Mr. A. D. Tyler S.m.) Cutting Corner

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 18 July 1953 · page 2

At Dungog Court of Petty-Sessions on Wednesday before Mr. A. D. Tyler, S.M., David Watkins pleaded guilty and…

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Mass Murder and Robbery

Maitland Mercury · Monday 20 July 1953 · page 1

RANGOON (AAP Reuter): About 30 passengers were robbed and killed when Karen insurgents attacked a…

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Taxi-drivers’ Club Raided By Police

Maitland Mercury · Monday 20 July 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY: Fifty-nine men were fined by Mr. Kelly, S.M., in Central Court today as the result of a police…

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Committed on Intent to Murder Charge

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 21 July 1953 · page 3

William Spencer Nolan. 24, of Racecourse-road, South Cessnock, was committed for trial at the Newcastle…

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Man Not Able To Help Police

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 21 July 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: A man, whoso home was bombed on Sunday night, interviewed CIB detectives to-day, but was unable…

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Court Congestion Singleton Move Likely For Two-day Sittings

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 21 July 1953 · page 4

SINGLETON: Local solicitors and police may combine in representation to have Singleton court hearings extended over two full days in an effort to reduce the congestion in civil matters…

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Police suspect murder attempt in poison case SYDNEY

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 22 July 1953 · page 2

An attempt may have been made to murder Rugby League footballer, Bobby Lulham by…

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Alleged Assault On Girl

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 22 July 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY: A man charged with having assaulted a 12 years-old flirt in the Clemton Parte school grounds on…

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Bail Refused on Charges of Stealing

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 22 July 1953 · page 1

Two men charged with a series of offences in the country were refused bail when remanded until 27th inst. at…

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Joining Police

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 22 July 1953 · page 3

SINGLETON: Douglas Hipwell, son of Mr. and Mrs, G. Hipwell, of Dulwich, who is training for the police force in…

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Police Theory On Lulham Poisoning

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 22 July 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: An attempt may have been made to murder Rugby League footballer, Bobby Lulbam, by thallium,…

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Charged with Receiving

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 23 July 1953 · page 2

NEWCASTLE: Three men were charged at Newcastle court yesterday with receiving car parts, well knowing them…

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Police Appeal To Woman

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 23 July 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY: C.I.B. Superintendent J. Ramus to-day appealed to the mystery woman in the Luiham thallium polson case…

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Police Court Dog Tore Constable's Tunic

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 July 1953 · page 1

At the Muswellbrook Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday, David Baan pleaded guilty to charges of having kept an unregistered dog and keeping a savage dog…

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Charge of Murder Withdrawn

Maitland Mercury · Friday 24 July 1953 · page 1

ANCHORAGE (Ala[?]): A charge of murder against James Ellis (9), who confessed to slaying hit playmate,…

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Two Men From Merriwa Convicted of Stealing Suit Case

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 July 1953 · page 5

John James Houlahan and James Heath pleaded not guilty at the Muswellbrook Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday, to charges of having stolen a suit case and its contents, valued at £30…

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Bail Refused on Charges of Stealing Echo of Scone Robbery

The Scone Advocate · Friday 24 July 1953 · page 4

Two men charged with a series of offences in the country were refused bail when remanded till Monday next at Newcastle Court…

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Scone Court of Petty Sessions

The Scone Advocate · Friday 24 July 1953 · page 6

Mr. J. B, Hodgson, S.M., had a busy day in the Scone Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday, 15th inst. There was a heavy…

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