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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1954

954 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 13 of 48

Rescued From Mob By Police

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 March 1954 · page 1

MELBOURNE: Police rescued a 33-years-old Sydney man from an angry, mob which threatened to manhandle him…

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Spotlights on Racing Denham Court Hcp. Trial for Doncaster

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 24 March 1954 · page 8

The 6 furlongs Denham Court Handicap at Warwick Farm next Saturday will prove a good trial for the Doncaster Hep. (1m.) at Randwick on April 17…

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To-day’s Leader Can Milk Sales Be Increased? Willing to Pay for Murder of His Wife Evidence At Inquest

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 March 1954 · page 1

LONDON: An international smuggler, Ronald Cherney, had offered two men money to get rid of his wife so he could marry his German girl friend a London inquest jury was told yesterday…

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Dead Man Guilty of Murder

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 1

LONDON: An inquest jury last night decided that Ronald Cheney, 45-years-old bearded international…

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Judge and Counsel Clash Two Men Sentenced for Assault, Robbery

The Scone Advocate · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 3

REPEATED CLASHES BETWEEN HIS HONOUR JUDGE G. AMSBURG, AND DEFENCE COUNSEL MR. J. P. SLATTERY. OCCURRED DURING THE TRIAL OF VICTOR ROY GRAY AND LEONARD CHARLES…

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Claims to Have Seen Assault

Maitland Mercury · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY: A witness told Central Court to-day that by had seen a [?] twist [?]left…

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Police Boys' Boxing

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 6

The Cessnock Police Boys' boxing and entertainment will be held on Tuesday night at the Cessnock Sportsground…

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Police Seek Girl Bandit

Maitland Mercury · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 1

LONDON: Police are searching for 8 masked girl bandit who led three men during Thursday night in a raid on…

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Stole Evidence From Court

Maitland Mercury · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 3

PRETORIA: Four Africans, awaiting trial here on a charge of theft, broke out of their gaol cell stale a car…

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Police Find Goods In Secret Panel

Maitland Mercury · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 4

Detectives who raided a house near south Rampant found stolen property worth £3000 in a compartment…

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Cessnock may get Supreme Court

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 8

It was hoped that Supreme Court sittings would be arranged for Cessnock, the annual meeting of Cessnock…

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Ajax's Turf Review Birdwood Should Win Denham Court Hcp

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 27 March 1954 · page 8

Brilliant sprinter, Birdwood, winner at his last four starts, is in such tip-top form that he should have little difficulty in taking out the 6 furlongs' Denham Court Handicap at Warwick…

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Doctor Before Court

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY: A doctor appear, [?] in Central Court to-day on [?] charges of false pretences, stealing and having had a…

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Waited At Wrong Court

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY: The five-days-old Studley-Ruxton Royal Commission shifted from Queen’s Square to Darlinghurst Court…

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Youth Fined £30 Charges at Cessnock Court

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 3

"Drivers Mich as you should be put off the road," Mr. F. B. Wood, SM. told a defendant lit the Cessnock…

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Committed On Charge Of Murder

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 1

SIDNEY: City coroner, (Mr: E. J. Forest) to-day committed Ronald Vincent Holl, 24, for trail on a…

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Tennis Court

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 6

The secretary reported that Mr. Smith and his boys were doing good work on the tennis court and it was hoped to…

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Manslaughter Was Close Approximate To Murder, Said Judge

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY: Mr. Justice Myers fold o 33-years-old labourer whom he had sentenced to 15 years’ gaol, that he had committed manslaughter which was “scarcely distinguishable from murder.”…

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Charged with Murder

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 April 1954 · page 1

BRISBANE: Police have charged a. 19-year-old youth with the murder of Mt Morgan news[?] William…

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Youth on Murder Charge

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 April 1954 · page 3

MT. MORGAN (Qld.) : A youth charged with the murder charged of a Mr. Morgan news[?] on March 22 sat calmly…

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