Bracelet Theft Two Men Before Court Evidence by Onlooker. Sydney
The sensational theft of a diamond bracelet valued at £1000 from the window of Kerr's jewellery shop recently was related at the Central Court to-day…
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Courts & crime, 1931
1,291 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 60 of 65
Golf Club Fire Mysterious Burglary. Sydney
It was found to-day that an attempt had been made to force the safe at the Australian Golf Club, which was destroyed by fire early yesterday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mudgee Murder Charge. Mudgee
At the Mudgee Police Court this morning Mervyn James McKay, aged 18, was charged with having murdered Michael Lawrence Halpin. He was remanded until…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Carpenters Strike Mr. Lang Charged with Hypocrisy. Sydney
Carpenters on the Town Hall section of the underground railway struck work this afternoon as a protest against the action of the Government in standing down…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Death of Linda Lancaster Bartlett Sentenced to Ten Years. Sydney
Richard Bartlett, aged 38, blacksmith, was to-day sentenced to ten years imprisonment for the manslaughter of Linda Lancaster at Croydon on September 27…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bungendore Murder Bones Found in the Ashes. Sydney
Detectives are inquiring into the murder of a man whose charred bones were found in the remains of a fire at Bungendore a couple of weeks ago…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Duke Street Incident Aboriginals Before the Court
Several aborigin[?] and half-castes figured prominently in a case heard by Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.M., at the Grafton Police Court yesterday morning when…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bungendore Murder Inquest Adjourned to Jan, 15 Medical Evidence Taken. Bungendore
In an attempt to solve the mystery surrounding the death of a man whose charred bones were found in the remains of a fire at Bungendore recently, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tramway Union Funds Police Investigating Big Shortage. Sydney
Following the recent disclosure by Tramway Union officials of a shortage of about £9000 in the funds of the union, it is reported that the police have been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Married Man Detained Alleged Criminal Assault. Sydney
The police detained a married man today on a charge of criminally assaulting a 14-year-old girl at La Perouse on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shepherd Shooting Case Wife Charged and Remanded. Sydney
There was a sequel to the wounding of Robert Shepherd at Sutherland last Saturday when, at the Kogarah, Court to-day his wife, Frances Shepherd, was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →DISCONTENTED The Police Force 'Sheaves of Complaints' Deputation Waits on Mr. Lang. Sydney
The growing discontent in the police force over the long hours, wage reductions and delayed promotion was stressed by a deputation from the Police Association,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Ruse Succeeds Remarkable Story Theft of Lorry Load of Goods. Sydney
A remarkable story told to the police early this week by a lorry driver resulted in the arrest of a man who was charged with theft…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Forewarned Capture Thieves in the Act Two Men Arrested and Charged Melbourne
The dramatic capture of two men quickly followed an armed hold -up in which a pay roll of £150 was stolen at North Melbourne this afternoon. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Communist Sentenced Armed with a Bludgeon. Sydney
Michael Patrick Ryan, 38, organiser and member of the Communist party, was sentenced to two months' imprisonment, at the Central Court to-day, on a charge…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Officer's Privilege
A decision unique in British law was delivered by Justice Harvey in the Full Court in Sydney. The case in question was one in which Constable Gibbons, of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Alleged Embezzlement Trusted Union Servant Charged Sydney
At the Central Court to-day, Walter McNally, 52, a glassworker, was charged with that he fraudulently embezzled £299, while employed by the Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Divorce Court Pomp
One of the tourists on the Malolo, Miss Lucile Frank, from Reno, Nevada, the home of quick divorce, made up her mind last week to listen to the Field…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Eternal Triangle Charge of Alleged Murder. Perth
Richard Graham Chappell, 36, has been committed for trial on a charge of the wilful murder of Linton Leigh Lethlean, a farmer, of Kadji…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Parisian Murder Body Found in the Seine Case of Marital Jealousy. Paris
One of the most gruesome murders for which marital jealously was responsible is that of a young photographer, Louis Brunet, allegedly the lover of Madame…
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