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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1954

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Co-op robbery charge before court today

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 March 1954 · page 3

A man charged at Maitland Court last week with breaking into the Singleton Co-operative Society's store…

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Youth Questioned By Police

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY: . C.I.B. detectives have questioned more than 20 youths during an intensive search for the…

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Inquiry Into Charges Against Police

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY: The Premier (Mr. Cahill) announced to-day that an immediate public inquiry presided over by a judge,…

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Court Ruling on Children

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 1

NEW YORK: A court ruling on a permanent custody for the children of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, executed…

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Gaol For Driving Under Influence

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 March 1954 · page 4

Roy Allen Chambers, 40, hotel manager was sentenced in Burwood Court to three months’ hard labour…

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Accused of Murder—suicides

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 March 1954 · page 1

HOLLYWOOD: Mrs. Diane Wells, accused with a negro last drummer of the murder of her Alaska millionaire…

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Police to Interview Woman

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 March 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY: A woman who police believe, may be connected with the kidnapping of a four-months-old baby in…

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Police Given Leave After Allegations

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 March 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY: Eight police officers commenced leave yesterday on the direction of the Police Commissioner (Mr…

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Mosquitoes Made "Swy" Players Return to Police

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 10 March 1954 · page 3

Trying to escape arrest after a raid on a two-up school at Cockle Creek on Sunday afternoon, some men dashed…

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Jury Failed To Agree At Murder Trial

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 March 1954 · page 4

DUBBO: A man charged with murder told the Dubble Supreme Court he only intended to frighten a man [?]…

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Assaulted By-Police Artist Said

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 March 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY: Allegations of assault by. police were made a - 52-years old commercial artist last .night…

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Police Await Analyst’s Report

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 March 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY: Police are waiting a report from the Government analyst before proceeding into an investigation into…

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British Officer on Cruelty Charge Grave Allegations At Court Marital

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 March 1954 · page 1

NAIROBI: A British Army captain, charged with cruelty to Africans, alleged yesterday that three of the prosecution’s principal witness had been primed to give false evidence against him…

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Film Director Acquitted Of Assault

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 2

NEW YORK: Italian film director Pletro Male was acquitted yesterday of a charge of assaulting a policeman…

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Smart Police Work

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 1

When Scone Police Station was on Wednesday morning last advised that the quest for a "wanted" person had…

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Rome Police Chief Resigned

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 1

ROME: Bome’s chief of police, Dr. Tommaso Pavone, last night resigned as a result of a sensational trial, now…

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Police warning on car registration

Singleton Argus · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 2

Owners of motor vehicles who have failed to collect their registration papers and have their car numbers…

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Police recover missing baby SYDNEY

Singleton Argus · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 4

Police have found sixday-old Garry John Costello who disappeared from a nursery at St. Margaret's…

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News From the Police Boys' Club

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 1

Boxers and wrestlers from Mattland Police Boys' Club will visit the local club next Monday for work-outs…

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Scone Court of Petty Sessions

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 1

Mr. A. S. McDonald, Relieving S.M., occupied the Bench at Scone Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday last. The hearing of one case, that of alleged stealing at Wingen in…

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