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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1954

954 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 22 of 48

£30,000 Theft Was "Inside Job," Said P.M.G. Officer Police Believe Telephone Call Helped Thieves Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 1

Police believe a well-timed telephone call gave the thieves a chance to steal a mail bag containing £30,000 from the…

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Police Boys' Boxing Attracted Large Crowd

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 5

The Cessnock [?] Boy's clubhouse was packed won Tuesday night when [?]cond boxing and entertain-…

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Muswellbrook District Court Tuesday's Sitting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 2

Before His Honour, Judge Amsberg, at the Muswellbrook District Court on Tuesday, the following cases were dealt…

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Story of "Phoney Raid" Police Inquiry Ordered Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 1

Police Commissioner, Mr. Delaney, this morning ordered an inquiry into allegations that a "phoney raid" had been…

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Council to Lease Coolalie Tennis Court

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 29 May 1954 · page 8

Dungog Municipal Council decided on the motion of Ald. R. W. Tighe and R. C. Bacon to call tenders for the lease of…

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Murder of Scientist in Train

Maitland Mercury · Monday 31 May 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY: Ronald Vincent Hall had admitted shooting and robbing a C.S.I.R.O. scientist on the South-West Mail on…

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Told Police His Father And Brother Tried To “Frame” Him

Maitland Mercury · Monday 31 May 1954 · page 3

A man being interviewed by police concerning solen bales of hay had claimed his father and brother had “framed” him,…

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Magistrate Advocates Sterilisation

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 1 June 1954 · page 3

People who opposed ster[?]ation of i[?]tally defective women should see what happ[?]cas when these women had…

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Bond On Assault Charge

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 1 June 1954 · page 3

Maxwell Ryan, 19, of Aberdare - road Aberdare pleaded guilty at the Cessnock court today to having…

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Medical Evidence At Murder Trial

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 1 June 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY: A doctor told Central Criminal Court today be could find no mental disorder that would have…

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Police Boys' Club News

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 1 June 1954 · page 4

The boxing and entertainment night, held last Tuesday night at the Clubhouse, raised over £100 which will be spent on…

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Solicitor Warned Not to Raise Voice Threat Of Gaol For Contempt

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 1 June 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY: Royal Commissioner, Mr. Justice Dovey, to-day threatened to send solicitor, John Poole, to gaol for contempt of court. The judge warned Mr. Poole after the solicitor…

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Guilty of Murder

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 2 June 1954 · page 4

SYDNEY: Ronald Vincent Boll was sentenced to death for the murder of Olaf Perkman, C.S.I.R.O. scientist…

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Raymond Terrace Police Court

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 3 June 1954 · page 5

At the Raymond Terrace Court before Mr. Wood, P.M. Leslie W. Dodds, Grose St,…

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Relatives in Assault Charge

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 3 June 1954 · page 3

Hearing of assault charges by a man and his wife against the woman’s brother in Maitland Court this…

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Charged With Negligent Driving

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 3 June 1954 · page 3

John Dawson, of Ballard-street, Maitland, pleaded not guilty in Maitland court this morning to a charge…

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Erratic Driving Kept Police From Passing

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 3 June 1954 · page 2

A police car chased a panel van for about ½ miles from East Maitland early in the morning of May 12 before the van driver popped, according to evidence in Maitland court yesterday afternoon…

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Gaol For Assault With Bottle

Maitland Mercury · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY: Judge Holden sentenced to five years’ gaol a man who jabbed a broken bottle in another man’s eye in…

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Damages Claimed for Assault

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 9

A matter which took up considerable time was that in which Keith Devine claimed £1000 damaged from Alex…

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Girl Foils Sex Assault Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 4

A 19-year-old girl fought off a man last night in Sydney's third vicious sex attack in three days…

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