Theft of Milk
A mysterious, and clever milk thief is at work at Tighe's Hill (says the Newcastle "Herald"). Despite traps to catch him, he has evaded capture. The…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1938
1,268 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 29 of 64
Motorist Surprises Magistrate. Sydney
When Henry Joseph Thomson, 48, came before the Central Police Court to- day, charged with having driven a motor car while under the influence…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Daylight Burglary Home Ransacked at Raleigh. Bellingen
The home of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Smith, of Raleigh, situated near the junction of the Bellingen road with the State highway, was entered by a thief…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Doctors Differ in Workers' Court
At a sitting of the Workers' Compensation Commission at Orange there was a disagreement between doctors as to what ailment a claimant, John…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Man Charged Alleged Alteration Of Cheque Man Recognised After Two Years. Coff's Harbor
At the Coff's Harbor Police Court this morning before Mr. V. J. Rheinberger, J. P., Roy Ivan Davidson was remanded until Wednesday next on a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Words "Skipped" "Played the Wag" Admissions in Court
An applicant in the Workers' Compensation Court at Coffs Harbour yesterday told the Court that he "played the wag" when going to school,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Claims Insurance Companies Supreme Court Verdicts. Sydney
Verdicts in three claims by the Southern Cross Insurance Company against the Australian Provincial Assurance Association Ltd. were given…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tenancy Case Magistrate Grants Order
In the Grafton Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, before Mr. J. McElroy. P.M., Charles Theodore Schwinghammer. of South Grafton, applied for an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murder Charge on British Cruiser. Hong Kong
Able Seaman Edwin Dwyer (19), of H.M.S. Dorsetshire, was committed for trial on ra charge of murdering Leading Seaman Robert Dickonson, while the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Vigil on Von Luckner's Yacht. Sydney
Police are now maintaining a ceaseless vigil on the yacht or Count Felix Yon Luckner. It is the aftermath of the uncanceled happiness associated with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Given "Raspberry" Police Sergeant Offended Ulmarra Youth Fined
Lyall Fuller, of Ulmarra. offended Sergeant C. Strownix. on the Deep Creek road on May 13. by making: [?] called…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Crime Admitted" Detective's Allegation Girl Found in Scrub South Australian Murder. Adelaide
James Mark Watherston 27, who has been charged with the murder of Elizabeth Mary Neilson made a statement, admitting the crime,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Kidnappers Kill Five-year-old Boy Police Arrest Chauffeur Precautions Against Mob Miami (Florida)
Franklin fierce McCall (21), who has been arrested, following the finding of the decomposed body of the kidnapped five-year-old Jimmy Cash,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£100,000 Ransom for Lord Nuffield Thornton Before Court MAJOR [?] Evidence London
The allegation that John [?] Thornton, having got Lord Nuffield aboard his yacht, intended to display surgical instruments and threaten to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Man on Skis
The prevention of crime and the apprehension of law- breakers has reached the ultimate. Constable Leo J. Plier, stationed at Harrietville (Vic.) has been…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Police Promotion N. S. W. Complaint Favoritism Alleged. Sydney
Declaring that the whole system of police promotion reeked with iniquity, the general secretary of the Police Association (Mr. C. J. Cosgrove)…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Theft, Almost Murder
A thief who stole petrol from the tank of the plane belonging to Miss Barbara Hitchins, the Australian girl flyer, might have caused her death…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Neglected Child Fine of £10 Case at Kempsey Court
At Kempsey Children's Court last week, Mr. R. Soiling. P.M., fined Forde Leathley £10 on a charge of neglecting to provide a child eight…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Stood on the Law" And Got £120 Compensation Court Incident
William Ormonde Prior, the Sawtell resident who was awarded £120 compensation by the Workers' Compensation Commission at Coffs Harbour…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Eugene Falleni Killed in Accident Famous Court Case Woman in Male Attire
Principal of the famous "Man Woman Case" of 1920, Eugene Falleni, who for more than 20 years masqueraded as a man, died last week…
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