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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1953

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Liberals Promise Lower Taxation Royal Commission On Police Promised

Maitland Mercury · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 4

SYDNEY: The Leader of the State Opposition (Mr. Vernon Treat) said last night that if the Liberal Party were retuned to power it would work on a policy at tax redactions…

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Was Letter Written By Killer? Police Examining Handwriting Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 30 January 1953 · page 2

Police are investigating whether a letter sent to a murdered girl's neighbour was written by the killer…

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Youths on Assault Charge

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 February 1953 · page 3

Allegations that a railway porter was assaulted at Maitland railway station on Boxing Day were ade In the…

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Malaya’s New Police

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 February 1953 · page 1

The police depot at Kush Lumpur, Malaya, is probably the largest police training [?]qire in the world. Here are police recre[?] on perade with small arms…

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Three Years’ Gaol for Stealing £9358

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY: Judge Renshaw yesterday sentenced a 25-years-old ashier to three years gaol on a charge of…

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Theft of Wire Worth £140

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

Detective H. N. White, of Cessnock, is investigating the theft of about 1,000 yards of copper wire which was stolen…

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Gaol For Biting Off Man's Nose

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

A Hungarian migrant was sentenced to two years' gaol yesterday for having bitten off another man's nose…

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Police Raid on Club

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 3

CESSNOCK: Following a police raid on the United Services Club Vincent-street, Cessnock last night, 23 men…

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Citizens Help Traffic Police

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 5

The N.R.M.A. has received a report from the U.SA. showing the success of a scheme by which citizens…

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Police Share Lottery Prize

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 5

CESSNOCK: Police at Cessnock collected second prize of £1000 to yesterday State Lottery…

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13 Was Lucky for Local Police

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

"Thirteen," regarded as unlucky by the superstitious, proved just the opposite for members of the local Police…

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Gaol for Communist Leaders

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 1

NEW YORK: Thirteen “second string” Communist leaders were sentenced yesterday to [?] imprisonment…

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To Stand Trial for Murder

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY: The City Coroner (Mr. E. J. Forrest) today committed a nightwatchman for trial on a…

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Unusual Court Case at Forster

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 1

Before Mr. Stapleton, S.M., in the Forster Court of Petty Sessions, last Thursday, a case of interest to timber…

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Police attitude on poker machines made clear SYDNEY

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 2

Police are not expecting to take action against non-proprietory clubs in which poker…

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Murder Reward of £1000

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 February 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: The NSW Premier (Mr Cahill) said to day he had approved of a £1000 reward for information…

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Muswellbrook Police Court

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 4

At the Muswellbrook Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr. J. B. Hodgson, S.M., Ronald J. Hughes pleaded guilty to charges…

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Cable news Art Theft

Singleton Argus · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 6

LONDON.— Seventeen pictures valued at about £200, were stolen yesterday from a Chelsea exhibition held by…

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New Woe For Theft Victim

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 3

Thieves stole Joseph Lenoir's metal [?]bricated building from its at foundations at Baltimore (Maryland) last August…

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Police Broke Up Parties

Maitland Mercury · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: Vice-squed police early this morning staged one of their biggest raids-for of their biggest raids-for…

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