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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1955

208 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 11

Police Use Tear Gas On Farmers

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 3 February 1955 · page 8

LILLE: Police used tear gas bombs against a crowd of 10,000 farmers demonstrating against the Government’s…

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Police Had Busy Time

Maitland Mercury · Friday 4 February 1955 · page 1

SYDNEY: The identity of two small boys found outside a wine bar in Surry Hills last night still remains a mystery…

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Remand On Assault Charge

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 February 1955 · page 1

A wife, who was assaulted by her husband, was still in hospital as a result of her injuries, Sergeant E. V. Cahill…

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Flowers Allowed In Gaol Cells

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 February 1955 · page 3

LONDON: Prisoners in British gaols may now decorate their cells with flowers. A Prison Commission…

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Year’s Gaol for Driver Who Drank

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 February 1955 · page 3

SYDNEY: A man convicted of having caused grievious bodily harm to s seven-years-old boy while…

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Police Bans Annoying Licensees

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 February 1955 · page 1

SYDNEY: Three Newtown hotel licensees are annoyed at police bans on card and domino playing and community…

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Police Shoot At Stolen Car

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 February 1955 · page 1

MELBOURNE: Police fired two shots at a stolen car after a chase early to-day. The car was followed by a…

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Conference By Police On Stock Cars

Maitland Mercury · Monday 7 February 1955 · page 1

SYDNEY: Police Superintendent Snowden will hold a special conference in Sydney today to discuss safety…

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Assault Inquiry Is Extended

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 8 February 1955 · page 1

[?]DNEY: Investigation into an allegation of assault, involving the Mayor of Forbes (Ald. Hubert Gunn), have…

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Charged with Killing Daughter

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 8 February 1955 · page 3

ADELAIDE: A mother was charged in Adelaide Court to-day with the murder of her three-years-old…

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Victorian Police

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 8 February 1955 · page 4

MELBOURNE: The Victorian Agency-General in London (Sir John Lienbo[?])will begin a campaign in Brilliant for more…

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N.z. Doctor on Trial for Murder

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 8 February 1955 · page 1

DUNEDIN (N.Z): It took a Grand Jury little more than an hour to decided on a true bilt of murder when the trial of a…

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Art Union’s Help To Police Boys

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 8 February 1955 · page 2

The Maitland Police Boys’ Club art unions had enabled the dab to [?] through out 1954, the treasurer (Mr. P…

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Fined For Stealing Meat From Works

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 10 February 1955 · page 2

A boner Leas[?] Double Timson 49 of Johnson-street Rutherford, was fined £5 by Mr. W. K. MacAndrew, S.M…

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Police Raid On Bodgies

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 10 February 1955 · page 1

SYDNEY: Detectives last night, made lightning raids ok bodge haunts in the Eastern Suburbs…

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Woman Shot Husband, Police Say

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 10 February 1955 · page 3

SYDNEY: A Blotter o£ five children Mrs. Elsie Muriel Berry, 39, of Banks-road, Earlwood; was allowed £200 bail…

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Police Draw Batons To Control Crowd Welcoming Princess

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 10 February 1955 · page 1

BRIDGETOWN: Police drew their batons to control an over-exuberant crowd gathered at Bridgetown waterfront to greet the arrival of Princess Margaret in the Royal yacht Brittanie yesterday…

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Police Seek Owner

Maitland Mercury · Friday 11 February 1955 · page 2

Maitland police have in their possession a pump which was taken from a bicycle recently…

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Court Of Petty Sessions

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 11 February 1955 · page 9

At the Court of Petty csions on Wednesday, be[?] Mr. N. Regan, S.M., [?]h Frederick Dial,…

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Man Charged With Stealing Car Radio

Maitland Mercury · Monday 14 February 1955 · page 3

The back edges of a spanner found on a man alleged to have stolen an electric clock radio from a parked car,…

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