Hit Police Cycle
It was unfortunate for Wilfred Joseph Johnson, 40 Boussole Street, Daveyville, that he was a stranger to the district, and more unfortunate…
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Courts & crime, 1939
42 stories in Central Coast's papers · page 2 of 3
Police Transfer
Constable L. V. Moore, who has been in Gosford for some time, has been transferred back to Sydney. His place has been taken by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motorist Complains of Whitewash in Police Cell Tells Sergeant Windsor that Blue Should be Mixed
Addressing Sergeant W. C. Windsor at the Gosford Police Court on Friday a few minutes before he was fined £15, for having driven a motor van while under the influence of liquor, Knud Frederick Gerstrup, 49, engineer, of Toowoon Bay, said: "I would advise the Government of this country to use blue whitewash instead of white in the police cells as the blue whitewash would…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fence for Sport 7/6 to Be Charged
Gosford Football Club wrote to the Municipal Council at Tuesday's meeting seeking permission to erect posts on the western side of the football playing area,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Magistrate Caustic
When Kenneth Gavenlock told Mr. R. Solling, P.M., at the Gosford Police Court on Friday when charged with having failed to give a signal…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Evading Taxation Four Fined at Gosford Court for Not Sending in Returns on Request
Mr. R. Solling, P.M., at the Glosford Police Court on Friday, in commenting on taxpayers not replying to communications seeking returns…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Non-payment of Doctors May Cause Mischief Magistrate's Comment on Police Application
Following the published statements that doctors are not compelled to attend the cells to examine alleged drunken drivers, Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.M., at the Gosford Police Court on Friday made pointed reference to the refusal of a convicted…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Magistrate Caustic Says We Don't Want Broncho Bills Galloping About Woy Woy Streets
"We don't want Broncho Bills galloping about the streets, and I suggest that Rose had better curb his tendency in that direction," said…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Railway Man Charged Alleged to Have Used Offensive Language to Guard at Gosford Station
Sydney H. Hewitt, a young railway man, appeared at Gosford Police Court on Friday, charged with having used offensive language to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Round B. Walker Arrested Charged with Conspiracy
Ronald Bruce Walker, member in the Legislative Assembly for the Hawkesbury, was arrested on the Boggabilla train at Muswellbrook on Wednesday night and charged with conspiracy with John…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Promotions
Following promotions made by Mr W. J. MacKay, Commissioner of Police, on Friday, every member of the Gosford Police holds a stripe…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Lady in Background" Two Men and a Ladder Tangled Up on a Woy Woy Road Result in Proceedings at the Gosford Police Court on
That the evidence was contradictory, so contradictory that it was difficult to arrive at the truth, and possibly a lady in the background…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →All-in Fight Magistrate Dismisses Unlawful Assault Charges in Family Squabble
Described by one of the contestants as an "all-in fight," with no rounds," Mr. Carr-Boyd, P.M., at the Gosford Police Court on Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Over the Fence!" Municipal Council Pays Own Costs Over Appeal Against Magistrate's Decision
Judge Clancy, in Sydney, yes-terday dismissed the appeal launched by Mr. Alfred Ingram Chapman, York Street, in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Alleged Assault Davistown Man Remanded After Magistrate Views Injuries
"I, would like your Worship to see the condition of this man," said Sergeant W. C. Windsor, in the Gosford Police Court on Friday, when George…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Have Hectic Time at Woy Woy Mother and Son Assault Sergeant
Arising out of the Newcastle Gaming Squad swooping down on Woy Woy early on the afternoon of November 11, there was a hectic period for the police during which the Sergeant in charge was assaulted by a woman and her son…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Smell of Fish" Magistrate Is Caustic on Contradictory Evidence
"There seems to be a certain amount of fish about the Court, if it is only the alibi," This was the caustic remark made by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Boy Is Defiant Breaks Away From Training School After Refusing Magistrate's Help
In the Children's Court on Friday Mr. Carr-Boyd, P.M., pleaded with a 17 year old boy to mend his ways and to promise not to try and escape…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Davistown Assault
George Henry Walters, 42, laborer, of Davistown, was charged at the Gosford Police Court on Friday with having on November 16, unlawfully…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →license is Lost Magistrate Said Car Driver Displayed Gross Carelessness
"Defendant displayed gross carelessness, and in addition to being fined £2 with 8/- costs, his license will be cancelled, and he will be…
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