Flour Tax Before High Court Referred to Full Bench. Melbourne
In the High Court Mr. Justice Evatt decided to refer to the Full Bench for determination questions of law relating to the validity of legislation providing…
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Courts & crime, 1939
1,129 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 17 of 57
Intent to Murder Motor Mechanic Charged Alleged Attack on Pawnbroker. Sydney
Robert Sidney Jones, 34, motor mechanic, was charged at the Central Court with shooting At Nathan Segal, pawnbroker, with intent to murder…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Murder Case Ex-dorrigo Residents Involved
Harold Percy Smith and Matilda Ann Edwards were tried at the Central Criminal Court, Sydney, this week, on a charge of having…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Run As Blind" Magistrate's Comment Rufe Naylor's Company Fined One Hundred Pounds Sydney
Fining Percy Daniel Lynch, office manager of Rufe Naylor's Investments, Ltd.. the maximum sum of £100, Mr. Arnold, S.M., at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Man Charged N.Z. Bones Mystery Arrest In Auckland Remand to March 30 AUCKLAND
Gordon Robert McKay, alias Tom Rowland, was remanded at Auckland Police Court to-day on two charges, after he had denied he was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gaol for "Graft" Former Tammany Leader. New York
The former Tammany Hall leader, Jimmy Hines, who was convicted on graft charges, was sentenced to a term of imprisonment from four to eight…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gaol Riot Quickly Quelled. Brisbane Prisoner Smashes Machines. Brisbane
An inquiry is to be held into the rioting of nine long term prisoners in the tailoring shop of Brisbane gaol yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →20 Years' Gaol Youth Kills Sweetheart. 17 Stab Wounds. Brisbane
Found guilty of the manslaughter of Dorothy Elsie Duncan (19), of Seaforth, on Boxing Day, Mervyn Augustus Leach (24), was sentenced to 20 years…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"I'll Murder You" Aboriginal Camp Fracas. Man on Five Charges
A fracas in a Maclean aboriginal camp early yesterday morning resulted in George James, an aboriginal, appearing in the Maclean Police Court…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Murder? Man's Body. Found In Dam. Chaff Bag Over Head. Melbourne
The body of a young man was found this morning floating in a dam at Dumosa in circumstances which point to murder…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Hampered by Judicial Rulings. In Detection Of Crime Statement by Premier. Sydney
Answering questions by Mr. Dunn (Labor, Mudgee) in the Legislative Assembly today, on the strength of the police force, the Premier (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cross-firing Evatt and Lang. The Children's Court Women As Magistrates. Sydney
Mr. Clive Evatt, who took his seat in the State Parliament on Wednesday, to-day found himself one of a minority of two when the vote was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →English Farmers Fight Cattle Rustling Serious Loss of Livestock "Theft Register" Started. London, March 4
Alarmed at the growth of cattle rustling in England, particularly in the eastern counties, farmers are uniting to fight the thieves. This…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Three Years Brisbane Chauffeur Sentenced Unlawfully Shooting Girl. Brisbane
A jury to-night found Emanuel Roy Wright, 29, formerly chauffeur to Government House, guilty of attempting to unlawfully kill Dorothy Coffin, an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Melb. Tragedy Man on Murder Charge. Melbourne
Desmond Toole, 27, was charged in the Crimnal Court to-day with having murdered John Joseph McCarthy, 43. at Elwood…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Murder Charge Woman Committed for Trial. SYDNEY,Monday
On a charge of having murdered Irene Rand, 22, of Brighton-le-Sands, Maud Shumack, 42, domestic duties, was committed for trial by the Acting…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Chief Salary Increase of £250. SYDNEY
Although the intimation was only made to-day, the salary of the Commissioner of Police, Mr. W. J. Mackay. was increased several months ago by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Not Connected Clothing In Dam and "Pyjama" Girl Murder. Sydney
The theory that blood-stained articles of clothing found in a dam half a mile from the culvert where the body of the Albury "pyjama" girl was found…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Church Destroyed Police Search for Man. Melbourne
A fire destroyed St. Anthony's Catholic Church at Alphington to-day and then spread to an adjoining house, which was saved. The contents of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In Bush Woman's Body Found Missing For Months Murder Theory SYDNEY,Monday
Thought to have been murdered, the body of a woman was found in dense bush off Mulgoa road, nine miles from Liverpool, late this…
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