Clergyman Acts As Police--driver
The need for a motor police patrol in the Newcastle district was again illustrated when Hamilton police received an urgent call (says "The Newcastle…
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Courts & crime, 1931
1,291 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 65
Drug Traffic Wharf Laborer Sent to Gaol Allegation Against Customs Official. Melbourne
John Wells, 49, wharf laborer, was charged, at the City Court, with having been found in possession of two tins of opium, without a reasonable excuse…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Flew to Court. Case Over Dead Horse
Walter Cottis horse dealer, of Cloncurry, travelled 730 miles by aeroplane and train from Urandangie, on the Georgina River, to Innisfail, where…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Basic Wage Application for Reduction Arbitration Court Argument. Melbourne
Interrupting Mr. C. Crofts (representing the unions) during his address in the Arbitration Court, on the basic wage question, Chief Judge Dethridge said the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Court Maclean Sittings Drunkenness
At the Maclean Police Court on Thursday, before the Police Magistrate, Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, Alfred Towell, through Mr. Lobban, pleaded guilty to a charge of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Ulmarra Police Court Resisted the Constable
At the Ulmarra Police Court on Thursday, before Messrs. F. H. Phillips and F. Hall, Js.P., Neil Jackson pleaded guilty to a charge of being drunk in Coldstream…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →One Month's Hard Labor Young Women Sentenced
Eva Zanda (18) and Sheila Julian (23), both of whom were remanded for sentence at the Grafton Police Court some days ago on charges of being persons having…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grass Alight Fire in Cultivation Paddock Sequel at Grafton Police Court
At the Grafton Police Court yesterday morning John Blanch was charged that, at Clarenza, on December 22, he did ignite dry grass within 10 yards of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alleged Poisoning Police Investigations. Sydney
A message from Milton states that the police are investigating a case of alleged poisoning at Yadbro. It is said that porridge prepared for a family was found to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mororo Cases Farmers At Law Cross-summons for Assault Both Informations Withdrawn
The hearing was continued at Maclean on Thursday from the last court before the P.M. of the cross-cases for assault between William Dan Addison and Ludwig…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Death in Prison Cell Sequel to Drummoyne Murder Case. Sydney
Stanley Jackson, 18, who was arrested recently for the alleged murder of Mrs. Julia Geraschel, aged 87, at Drummoyne, was found dead in his cell at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Leave Granted Upper House Bill Appeal Against Full Court Decision Application to High Court. Melbourne
In the High Court to-day an application was made on behalf of the New South Wales Government for leave to appeal against the decision of the State Full…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland Shearers Trouble in Western Districts Armed Police Leave Brisbane. Brisbane
A number of police armed with rifles left Brisbane to-day for Morven and Cunnamulla where trouble has occurred with the shearers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Riot in Adelaide Worst In History Of City Unemployed Clash with the Police Spiked Poles Used As Weapons Police and Civilians Injured--twelve Arrests Effected Adelaide
Four police and a number of civilians were seriously injured to-day in the worst riot in the history of the city. An army of unemployed, 1000 strong, attempted to force an entrance into the Treasury building, but the police blocked their ways. Blows were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New York Riots Communistic Disturbances at Work Amongst Unemployed Police Protect Relief Agencies. New York
The city was disturbed all day at the activities of Communistic agitators endeavoring to seek converts among the unemployed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wife Shot Dead Husband Charged with Murder. Perth
At the conclusion of an inquest into the death of Hazel Merlyn Dunstan, 27, who died on December 21 from bullet wounds in the head and chest, the husband,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Puzzled Girl Motorists Death May Not Have Been Murder. London
The crime reporter of the "Daily Express" states that the Northumberland police are not committed to the theory that Miss Foster, who was found badly…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Car Stealing and "Joy Riding."
A story of car stealing and exchanging was unfolded when Peter Michael Sade (18), laborer, on remand, appeared before Mr. H. L. Archdail, C.P.M. at Brisbane,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Defendant Flies to Court
Walter Cottis, horse dealer, of Cloncurry, travelled 730 miles by aeroplane and train from Urandangie, on the Georgina River, to Innisfail, where he…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Alderman Charged Alleged Offence Against L.g. Act Case From South Grafton
Reference was made in the Grafton Police Court, yesterday morning, before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.M., to a case in which Norman Clarence McLennan,…
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