Recaptured Prisoners Sentenced
For haying escaped from lawful custody, Kevin John Crawley and Denis Daniel Sullivan were sentenced to four months' imprisonment with hard labor…
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Courts & crime, 1940
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Hospital Patients' Accounts District Court Actions
In the Grafton District Court, before his Honor Judge Storkey, V.C., proceedings were taken by the Grafton District Hospital Board against Roy B…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fierce Fight Between Police And Smugglers Mountain Ambush in Ulster. London, March 30
Near Down in County Cavan not far from the Ulster border a dawn battle was fought one day this week between Civic Guards, aided by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Woman Charged Demanding with Menaces £100. SYDNEY
At the Central Police Court to-day Ruby Gladys Evelyn, 27. domestic, was charged with demanding with menaces £100 from Dr. Francis Brown Craig…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →STEALING £631 Charges Against Woman Alleged Story of £53,000 Estate. Sydney
Mary Victoria Sawdon, 45, stood her trial at the Quarter Sessions to-day on charges of stealing three sums of money. £185, £216 and £230, the property of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →McMAHON DENIES Alleged Assault Charge Cross-action Hearing Continued Case Further Adjourned
The hearing of the adjourned cross-action for alleged assault at Cowper Was continued at the Grafton Court of Petty Sessions, before Mr. A. J…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Slashed Throat Criminal in Dock Sensation In Court After Sentence Passed Sydney
A few seconds after he was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment for larceny as a bailee. Thomas Owen Drury, 29, engineer, cut his throat in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Theft of £631 Woman's Denial of Guilt. Sydney
"I feel terribly ashamed of myself. I feel it would be better if I was out of the way." That was said by Mary Victoria…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£200 Bail Solicitor Before Court. Sydney
Ashton Albert Wachsman, 35, solicitor, was charged with having executed a transfer on which all the facts were not fully and truly set forth to-day and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Theft From Church Sacristy
At the Muswellbrook Police Court, Michael Henry Mulvena (46), pleaded guilty of a charge of stealing £918 from the sacristy of St. James' Catholic…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →FINED £5 Assault At Broome's Head Cross Actions Dismissed
A case which occupied the greater part of the time at the Maclean Police Court yesterday, before Mr. A. J. Bryant, P.M., was that in which Bert…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Four Years Woman Sent To Gaol False Pretences. Sydney
"I do hope you are all happy. You are traitors scoundrels; the sooner I am dead, the better." screamed Mary Victoria Sawdon in the Quarter…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Vicious Attempts To Embarrass Court Judge Beeby's Comment. Melbourne
Chief Judge Beeby said in the Federal Arbitration Court to-day that the time had come when the court would take some step to prevent vicious…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maclean Police Court Bail Estreated
Before Mr A. J. Bryant, P.M.. at the Maclean Police Court on Wednesday Angus McFarlane failed to appear to answer a charge of drunkenness, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Island Skirmish Portuguese Police and Japanese. London
Two Indian policemen were killed and one European officer was wounded to-day in a skirmish between Portuguese police and the forces of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Three Shot Dead Shocking Tragedy at Wollongong Demented Man Holds Off Armed Police Tear Gas Bombs lURLED Through Window Sydney
George Lindsay Hinsby shot his wife, Amelia Hinsby, and Plainclothes Detective John Edward Dunn, and then committed suicide at Wollongong, to-day. Before police were able to enter the house, tear gas bombs were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →FINED £5 And Bound Over Broome's Head Assault Lengthy Hearing at Maclean
A case in which considerable local interest was centred, and which occupied the greater part of the day at the Maclean Police Court on Wednesday,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →£284 Theft Many Were Involved a Remarkable Story at Darlinghurst Sessions Sydney
An unusual story, revealing the distribution of £284, was unfolded at Darlinghurst Quarter Sessions to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Murderer" Wants Outburst Bankruptcy Court Stir Prison Threat by Judge Sydney
George Michael Malouf caused a stir in the Bankruptcy Court to-day when he charged Mr. Justice Lukin with fraud, collusion and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Object Attacks On "Reds" No Sunday Leave. Sydney
A sharp attack on soldiers who attempted to break up Communist meetings was made to-day by the Metropolitan Police Superintendent, Mr…
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