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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1953

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Cracksmen Escape After Wild Chase By. Police Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 19 January 1953 · page 2

—In a wild car chase early today police pursued early cracksmen who had battered down the door of a…

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Choir for Police Boys’ Club

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 20 January 1953 · page 2

Efforts will be made to form a choir among the members of the Maitland Police Citizens’ Boys’ Club…

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Alleged Shooting at Pokolbin Bedside Court at Hospital

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 20 January 1953 · page 3

Evidence of a man who is seriously ill with a fractured skull was taken at a special Court at his bedside at the Cessnock Hospital yesterday afternoon. He is Thomas Date, 30, farm labourer, of…

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Former Officials Charged

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 January 1953 · page 1

OTTAWA: Four former Government officials were charged by the Department of Immigration yesterday…

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Arrests For Cattle Stealing

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 January 1953 · page 3

Two men have been arrested in Gloucester and charged with cattle stealing. The men, who have been…

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Remanded On Assault Charge

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 January 1953 · page 1

SINGLETON : A man was remanded at Singleton court today on a charge of assaulting a New Australian…

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Man refused bail on assault charge

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 January 1953 · page 2

Alleged by police to have commtted an unlawful assault, Robert Jeffery. Of no fixed address, "was refused…

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Police Seeking Owner Of Trousers

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 21 January 1953 · page 3

A man’s wristlet watch, a ring with 10 keys on it, and a handkerchief, were in the pockets of a pair of men’s…

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Blood Pressure Taken in Court Case

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 21 January 1953 · page 6

At the request of a Sydney barrister, a doctor made a test of a defendant for blood pressure during a…

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Another Theory on Murder

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: Homicide detectives believe that the Christmas Day murder victim, Shirley Buttler, 21, any have got…

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Girl Mother On Murder Charge

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 5

MELBOURNE, A detective alleged to-day that a 18-years-old old mother had picked up her newly-born baby and dashed…

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Woman on Supreme Court Jury

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY: A woman was foreman of a Supreme Court Jury which brought in a verdict of £5250 for a woman…

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Dairymen’s Arbitration Court The Milk Board

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 4

The policy of the Liberal Party was to allow the Board, after a public inquiry, to fix the price of milk, Mr. Arthur Howarth, M.L.A., sold last night. The board would then be what it should always…

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Muswellbrook Police Court Convicted for Theft

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 23 January 1953 · page 7

At the Muswellbrook Police Court, on Wednesday, Richard Robert Talbert was charged with having stolen goods to the…

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Sentenced for False Pretences

Maitland Mercury · Friday 23 January 1953 · page 1

A man who had been sentenced in Maitland court this morning to 12 months’ hard labour, told Mr. P. P. Halpin…

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Change Of Gaol For M[?]

Maitland Mercury · Friday 23 January 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY; William Cecil Mears; serving a [?] sentence was [?] in Loss Bay Goal. the Comptroller-General of…

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Court of Petty Sessions

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 January 1953 · page 5

Mr. O. J. Jake. S. M . occupied the Bench at the Scone Court of Peity Sessions at the January Session…

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Police Say Man Admitted Attacking Wife With Hammer

Maitland Mercury · Friday 23 January 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY: Police said in Ryde court to-day that a 55-years-old arches[?] had admitted having attacked his wife with a hammer. The man had said he was released from…

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Second Cattle Stealing Charge

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 24 January 1953 · page 6

A second man has been charged at the Gloucester police station with cattle stealing…

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92 Soldiers Sentenced to Prison

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 January 1953 · page 1

SEOUL: The U.S. Third Division said yesterday mat 92 members of the 65th Regiment—not 88 as previously…

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