Woman Acquitted of Murder
SYDNEY: A 30-years-old mother of two children, who allegedly stabbed 19-years-old lover to death with a bread…
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Courts & crime, 1954
954 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 24 of 48
New Court District
Mr. F. R. Wood. S.M., said at Wallsend Court that he expected a new court of petty session district to be created…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Warrant From Bankruptcy Court
SYDNEY: The Registrar in Bankruptcy to-day issued a warrant for the arrest of Samuel Curotta, of Double…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Court
At the Muswellbrook Police Court on Wednesday, James Aubrey Jones forfeited nis recognaissance of £5 on a charge…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Scone Court of Petty Sessions Six Months' Gaol for Begging Alms
Mr. J. B. Hodgson, S.M., yesterday occupied the Bench at Scone Court of Petty Sessions…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Husband In Gaol; Wife Seeks Divorce
The wife of a prisoner in Maitland Gaol asked Mr. Justice Kinsella in the Maitland Supreme Court this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cross Summons For Assault Both Plaintiffs Convicted
At the Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday last, before Mr. J. B. Hodgson, S.M., Abd Kazbour and Kevin Leslie Richardson cross-summonsed each other for alleged assault. Mr. C. Whitfield…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →News From the Police Boys' Club
Members of the visiting rugby league team from the Glebe Club had an enjoyable time during their visit to the Cessnock…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Singleton Man's Will Varied by Court
The Equity Court in Sydney has ordered that the will of the late William James Hope, of Bowman's Creek, near…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Court Criticism Of Solicitor’s Conduct
Mr. F. R. Wood, S.M., said in East Maitland court this morning that the Conduct of a solicitor had been “most unethical, improper, and indeed intolerable.”…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Licensing Court £4500 Building Scheme for Local Hotel
In the Licensing Court on Wednesday, H. Francis Cocks was granted permission to make material alterations at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police "Blitz" on Tail-lights; Number Plates
Dungog Police will start a "blitz" immediately on car owners, who are driving their vehicles about town with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Turned Tables On Police
NEW YORK: Two burglary [?] in Indiana yesterday overpowered a policeman and a deputy sheriff, took both…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Comb Bush for Men Sequel to Attempted Burglary
At 1 p.m. to-day a large squad of police was searching an area around Singleton for two men who were disturbed on the premises of the Royal Hotel, Muswellbrook, at 5.30 a.m. to-day. One…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Factory Lorry Used For Theft
SYDNEY: Brazen thieves early to-day loaded 3½ tons of soft lead, worth £420, into a truck from a Marrickville…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Search Bush For Men Who Left Car After Wild Chase
Hunter Volley police combed dense bush hear Singled to-day in the biggest manhunt in the district for 25 years. Police from Maitland, Singleton and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fugitives evade Police net around district
Police believe that two men who were being chased in the Singleton district early yesterday got away when they picked up a lift on the Maitiand Road…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Youths Sentenced to Life
SYDNEY: Four youths were sentenced to life imprisonment to-day for rape. Women rushed from the court when the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ten Years’ Gaol For Three Men
BRISBANE: Sentences of 10 years were imposed on three men in the Criminal Court to-day for having…
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Thomas Eddin, of Maryville, and Leslie Lionel Thompson, of Hamilton, were each fined £2 for carrying firearms at…
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