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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1954

954 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 48

13 Years’ Gaol For Stabbing

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 3

MELBOURNE: A man who stabbed a woman 12 times was sentenced to 13 years goal to-day…

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Two Years' Gaol for Local Man

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 1

At the Maltland Quarter Sessions on. Friday, Judge Prio[?] sentenced Allan Mc-Lean, 33, sawyer, of Grieve…

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Police Widen Search For Killer

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY: Sydney C.I.B. detectives have extended their search for the killer of Ola Parkman to Victoria and…

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Special Police Guard For Senator McCarthy

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 1

NEW YORK: Senator Joseph McCarthy arrived in Philadelphia .yesterday to receive a good citizenship medal—and was given the protection of a special police guard…

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Difference In Selling And Offering For Sale, Court Says

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY: Mr. Justice Maxwell well to-day delivered judgment on a piece of T-bone steak agreed with the chief…

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New Lead On Murder

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 February 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY: CIB detectives have extended their search for the South-west Mall murder to Demordille near…

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Court Repairs

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 February 1954 · page 2

Whether or not there is any truth in a report that the Department of Public Works is planning to spend about…

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Burglary At Singleton Store

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 25 February 1954 · page 1

SINGLETON Goods worth £684 have been stolen from Singleton and Distract Co-Operative Society’s store in…

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Cane and Gaol for Soldier

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 25 February 1954 · page 4

HONG KONG: Judge J. Wicks , yesterday ordered a 20 years-old British soldier eight strokes of the cane and three…

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Police Boys Boxing, Wrestling

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 25 February 1954 · page 5

Arrangements have been completed for the second inter-club boxing and wrestling tournament at Maitland…

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Assault, Bodily Harm Charge

The Scone Advocate · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 9

In Scone Court of Petty Sessions on Tuesday, a local Bench refused Thomas Eric Watts bail when charged with…

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Gaol For Man Who Said Gun Was Idol

Maitland Mercury · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 1

LONDON: A gunman gaoled for seven years in Leeds yesterday for what the Judge called “a war against society,”…

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Police Boys' Club News

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 8

Frank Stanmore and other prominent Rugby League footballers will be at the Police Boys' Club next Monday night…

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Gaol For Man Who Says He Is Hitler’s Son

Maitland Mercury · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 1

VIENNA: A man who claimed to be Hitler’s illegitimate son has been given a two-years’ sentence for fraud,…

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Police make progress in robbery investigation

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 4

Police are making progress in their investigations into the robbery at the Cooperative Society's store in…

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Risked Injury in Unsuccessful Bid Police Are Hopeful Of Solving Mystery

Maitland Mercury · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY: “Frogmen” assisting police in their effort to salvage a motor car, wedged under a rock ledge beneath the swirling surf at Tamarama, risked serious injury to-day in their unsuccessful bid to free…

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Police Believe Body of Woman Is In Car Efforts to Raise Car From Surf Unsuccessful Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 1

"Frogman" assisting the police in an effort to salvage a motor car wedged under a rock ledge beneath the swirling surf at…

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Assault Case Adjourned

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 2

Mr. F. R. Wood, S.M., this morning stood over to March 22, hearing of two complaints by a, New Australian, Josef…

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Car Charged Airliner

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 1

NEW YORK: A ta[?] cab driven by a confused driver into a four engined plane at New York’s La Guardia…

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Police to salvage death car SYDNEY

Singleton Argus · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 3

Police will make another attempt later to-day to salvage a car wedged between two rocks below a…

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