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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1955

208 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 11

Detectives Scour UK links For Murder Clues

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 May 1955 · page 1

LONDON: Sunday morning golfers arrived at Potterebar (Middlesex) links, north of London, to detectives searching near the 17th tee for murder clues…

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Mother On Charge Of Murder, Found Hanged In Cell

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 May 1955 · page 1

SYDNEY; A woman charged with fee murder of her 10-years-old daughter was found hanged in her padded cell in…

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Threatened To Kill Son Court Told

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 May 1955 · page 3

SYDNEY: A grandmother told tho City Coroner’s court today that her son-in-law had threatened to kill his son…

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To-day’s Leader Frankenstein Police Alerted For Maniac

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 May 1955 · page 1

SYDNEY: An. extensive search is being carried out for a homicidal maniac, who escaped from Parramatta…

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Gaol Term on Stealing Charges

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 May 1955 · page 2

Jack Whitton, 29, labourer, and Hugh Rae, 35, mine-worker, both of Main-road, Neath, pleaded guilty at…

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Police Seek Owner For Keys

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 May 1955 · page 2

Maitland police are seeking an owner of a set of keys in a leather container, which might, have been lost in the…

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Fast Working Burglar Police Said

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 5 May 1955 · page 3

A [?] had no fixed place of [?] from [?] his [?] Judge Amberg, was said in Maitland Quarter…

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Theft from SubSfifion

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 May 1955 · page 1

Mr. C. G. Edwards (electrical engineer) reported to Wednesday's meeting of the Municipal Council that…

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Court of Petty Sessions

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 10 May 1955 · page 3

At the Court of Petty Sessions held at Muswellbrook on Wednesday, Aubrey T. Casserley, represented by…

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Merriwa Police Court

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 May 1955 · page 5

Mr. J. B. Hodgson, S.M., presided at the Court of Petty Sessions held at the Merriwa Police Court on…

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Court of Petty Sessions

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 May 1955 · page 3

At the Muswellbrook Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday, before Mr. J. B. Hodgson, S.M., Richard…

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Brothers Given £100 Bond In Assault Case

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 27 May 1955 · page 9

"I will not permit such ruffianism in this district, while I am Judge here," said Judge Amsberg at the Singleton Quarter Sessions on Monday…

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Court of Petty Sessions

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 10 June 1955 · page 1

At the Muswellbrook Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday, John Cleaver was fined £4, with 12/- costs, on…

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P.p.b. to Appeal to Supreme Court

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 17 June 1955 · page 1

Denman- Singleton Pastures Protection Board has decided to proceed with an appeal in which a verdict of…

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Muswellbrook Police Court

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 June 1955 · page 1

A long list of traffic offences were heard by Mr. J. B. Hodgson, S.M., at the Muswellbrook Court of…

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Licensing Court Applications for Club Licenses

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 July 1955 · page 1

At the last sitting of the Licensing Court, two applications for club licenses from Denman were listed…

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Court of Petty Sessions Forfieture of Timber Ordered

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 July 1955 · page 6

At the Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday, Cecil James Carrall, of the Forestry Department, made…

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Court of Petty Sessions

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 22 July 1955 · page 12

In the Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday, Associated Motor Traders charged Boston Hogan with…

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Court of Petty Sessions

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 August 1955 · page 10

At the Muswellbrook Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday, Raymond W. Carr, represented by Mr. W. J…

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Court of Petty Sessions

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 19 August 1955 · page 6

Ronald Kevin Rose, represented by Mr. C. R. Whitfield, pleaded guilty at the Muswellbrook Court of…

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