Stealing Charge Two Solicitors Committed. Melbourne
Following the sequestration of the estate of John Martyn and his son, Vivian Martyn, solicitors, after the bankruptey proceedings at the father and son…
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Courts & crime, 1931
1,291 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 43 of 65
Assault on Constable
At Kyogle Police Court Stanley Albert Petersen, of Casino, was convicted of an assault on Constable Forbes at Kyogle on the night of July 24 last, and also of…
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Before the Police Magistrate at Townsville, John James Kellcher, on remand from Brisbane, was charged with having stolen, as a servant, between March 1,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Constable Shot Vaucluse Robbery Police Story of Arrest Alleged Admissions by Arrested Man. Sydney
At the Central Police Court to-day, Aubrey Farlow, 27, a wickerworker, and Robert Henry Chrystal, 23, a laborer, were charged with feloniously shooting at…
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An unusual course was adopted by Judge Sheridan at the Wollongong Quarter Sessions in an action in which Reginald Bean proceeded against the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gang Terrorism 5 Dead, 13 Injured 'Most Brazen Challenge' Battle with New York Police. New York
Two policemen and three bandits were killed, and 13 others, including an infant, were wounded in one of the worst outbreaks of gang violence…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MUNGANA Jury Asks For Time Locked Up Over Week-end Court Resumes To-day. Brisbane
The expectations that a verdict by the jury in the Mungana case would be given yesterday morning led to the gathering of a large crowd in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Resent Wage Cut Will Wait on Premier. Sydney
Meetings have been held by the police in almost every suburb, and resolutions have been adopted, protesting against the wage reductions imposed. The cut became…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Road Accidents Two Cyclists Killed Police Make Two Arrests. Sydney
William Vincent[?] 25, was riding a bicycle along Cleveland street[?] city when he was struck by a motor lorry. He was conveyed to hospital where life was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Vagrancy Charge Young Woman in Court Tried to Get Out of Country Sydney
Eileen Freda Joyce, 21, was charged at the Central Court to-day with vagrancy. The police prosecutor stated she was the girl mentioned in a case before the…
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Edwin John Blakeway, 26, a prominent amateur racing cyclist, was found dead with several bullet wounds in his head, on the roadside near Palmerston North,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bank Paid Not Negotiable Cheque Customs Agent Charged Cheque for £11,295116. SYDNEY
At the Central Summons Court today, Walter George Wall, Customs agent, was charged with having stolen a cheque for £11,295116, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£1000 a Year Big Liquor Bill Confession in Bankruptcy Court. Sydney
Julian Tom Dudley, tarpaulin manufacturer, told the Official Receiver to-day during his bankruptey examination that he got through a bottle and a half of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Suspicious Big Fire at Albury Inflammable Liquid Everywhere. Albury
Early yesterday morning a fire was discovered in a large boarding house in Crisp street. The front portion of the building and the contents of nine bedrooms and a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Political Meetings Stopped by Police Request for Proclaimed Meeting Places. Sydney
Demands for the right of free speech were made to the Chief Secretary, Mr. Gos[?]ng, by a deputation representing 77 unions and political organisations…
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In the Supreme Court to-day, Mr. Justice Davidson ordred Laura Eileen Clift, wife of Richard Joseph Clift, grazier, of Bald Ridge, Breeza, to hand over to her…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£17,000 Missing Company Manager Charged Alleged Defalcations. Sydney
David Phillip Ogilvie, 40, company manager, was charged with having forged and uttered a cheque on the Union Bank of Australia for £120…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Burmese Revolt Rebels Sentenced
Eleven Burmese rebels, including Saya San, leader of the revolt in the Shan States, and Tharrawaddy, were sentenced to death, and eighteen others to life…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cash Box Found Sequel to £600 Theft Italian's Hoard. Sydney
The sequel to a daring, theft of £600 from two Italian fruiterers at Kensington last night was the discovery, to-day of a box which had contained the money…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Crowded Court Fashionably Dressed Women Tuckerman Divorce Husband Claims £5000. SYDNEY
A feature of the attendance at the Divorce Court during the hearing of the Tuckerman suit is the fact that the whole of the seating…
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