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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1954

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Long Hours For Police, Ambulance Men

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY: Police, Army personnel, St. John’s and other ambulance organisations have worked for periods up to 2[?]…

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Remanded On Assault Charge

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 2

KURRI KURRI: John McLaren, 28, of Hopetoun-street, Kurri Kurri, was remanded till February 18 at Kurri Kurri…

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Big Assault Expected by Communists Reinforcements, Supplies Being Moved

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 2

SAIGON: Airlift reinforcements and supplies were in full swing lost night in efforts to repulse the assault which the Communist Vietminh forces are expected to make soon on Luang Prabang, capital of…

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District Court Congestion

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 4

NEWCASTLE: Judge Amsberg said more time should be allowed to hear Newcastle District Court cases…

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Police Say Mother Deliberately Scalded Child

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 5

LONDON: A mother murdered her three-years-old daughter with boiling water because she was jealous of…

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Police Use TV To Find Wanted Man

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 2

LONDON: Police at Hove last night asked the BBC to televise to its T.V. audience a picture of a man they…

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Korean veteran fined for stealing fowls

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 2

A Korean veteran appeared before Singleton Court this week charged with an offence which was…

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Paraffin Test Discarded By Police

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 2

NEW YORK: The Ne[?] York City Police Loborato[?] the State Police, Division a[?] the Federal Bureau of [?]vest…

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Court Dismisses Suicide Charge Against Man

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 3

The magistrate at Singleton Court on Monday dismissed a police charge against Frederick Coleman,…

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To-day’s Leader Erosion Does Not Take A Holiday Police Chase At 90 m.p.h

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 1

MELBOURNE: Superior police officers to-day commended a young police motor cyclist for his nightmare…

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Charged After Return From Korea

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 2

SINGLETON: Robert John Boyle, aged 24, of Bishopgate-street, was charged in Singleton Court with an offence…

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Bail On Murder Charge

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY: A woman charged with murder was allowed £250 bail by Mr. Justice Owen in the…

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Artist Held On Charge Of Murder

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 10

IRUN (Spain): Spanish police are holding William Sanchez de Plna Happer, an artist, wanted in Britain on…

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Police Boys’ Club Activities

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 2

Maitland Police Boys’ Club will resume activities and it has a busy time ahead. On February 27, the club…

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Arms For East German Police

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 1

LONDON: East Germany is going rapidly ahead with mechanisation plans tor her 80,000 strong “police” army…

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Police Are Looking for “Bob”

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY: Hornsby police are trying to trace a man known only as “Bob.” but who was a friend of “Bill,” a man…

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Police Climbed Tree To Question Youth

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 2

SINGLETON: Kenneth Howard Shankleton, 19, was charged in Singleton Court with stealing a pocket watch…

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First Fine for Failure to Fight Hopper Plague Land Occupiers Have Duty, Says Magistrate

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 1

First prosecution launched by Maitland Pastures Protection Board against a landholder for failing to suppress grasshoppers resulted in Maurice Andrew Leehy, of Aberglesslyn, being convicted and fined in…

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Police Drive Against Stolen Car Rackets Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 1

Police will drag a deep waterhole and dig up a wide area at Rossmore, near Campbelltown, to-day, in a search…

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Court Rule on Tatersall's

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 13 February 1954 · page 2

Tattersall's was an Australian and not a Tasmanian business, Mr. Justice Green ruled in Hobart…

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