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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1936

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Youth Charged Wagga Murder Case WAGGA

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 January 1936 · page 3

Roy Malcolm Soutar, 17, who was detained following the discovery of the death of Christopher. James Bolger, 22, a grazier, on his Mt. Austin…

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Death of Cook Murder Discounted Police Theory Wagga

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 January 1936 · page 5

The police discount the theory that Jack Conway, 59, whose body was found in an underground tank at the rear of the Matong Hotel, was…

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Bodily Harm Woman's Wrists Cut Alleged Assault Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 January 1936 · page 1

Bail was refused George Thomas Jackson, 36, when he appeared at the Central Police Court to-day on a charge of having assaulted Constance…

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Murder Charge Mount Austin Tragedy Remand Granted Wagga

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 January 1936 · page 6

When Roy Malcolm Soutar, 17, appeared at the Wagga police court to-day on a charge of having murdered Christopher James Bolger, at Mount…

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Usurers Raided New York Police Drive Two Convicted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 January 1936 · page 5

The Intensive drive which New York City has been making against money-lenders had its first fruit when, two of the 22 men arrested in recent…

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Hoodlum Wounds Constable in Sydney CRITICAL Search for Gunman Police Appeal Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 January 1936 · page 1

An appeal for members of the public, who were in the vicinity at the time of the shooting of Constable John…

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Raymond Terrace Police Court

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 2

On Friday before Mr. Mahoney the Sergeant of Police preferred a charge of stealing sanitary pans, the property of P. Burns, sanitary contractor, against…

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Bank Entered Constable Disturbed Miners Charged Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 3

At the Collinsville (North Queensland) Police Court Robert Menries, 36, a minor, and Robert Sorbie, 29, a minor, were charged with having…

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A Decrease East Maitland Crime Police Report

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 7

That East Maitland Is becoming more and, more a peace-loving community is shown by the annual police crime report which discloses that…

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Youth Charged with Murder of Pastoralist

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 January 1936 · page 1

Roy Malcolm Soutar, who had given his age as 17 years, was charged at the Wagga Police Court with having, on December 28, at Mount Austin, near…

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Murder Charge Former Police Trainee Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 January 1936 · page 3

The Chief Justice (Sir Frederick Mann) granted an application for bail made on behalf of Lachlan McLachlan, the former police trainee,…

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Matong Well Tragedy Murder Theory

Singleton Argus · Friday 3 January 1936 · page 5

The opinion of New South Wales detectives that John Conway aged 59, of Matong, whose body was found in a well at the Matong Hotel, accidentally…

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Publication Received "Murder at the Inn."

Singleton Argus · Friday 3 January 1936 · page 5

Original ideas are rare, and therefore doubly-precious to the modern author; but Richard Goyne has undoubtedly found a new theme in this baffling,…

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Bail on Murder Charge Accused's Affidavit

Singleton Argus · Friday 3 January 1936 · page 1

At a special sitting in the Judges' conference room in Melbourne yesterthe Chief Justice (Sir Frederick Mann) granted bail to Lachlah…

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No Watchman Excuse for Theft Bound Over Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 January 1936 · page 1

"There is no watchman there and it's easy to get things out. If there had been a watchman I would not be In the trouble I am…

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Alleged Murder Two Men Remanded. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 3 January 1936 · page 6

At the North Sydney Court to-day, James Richard Geddes, aged 23, a shoe clicker, and Reginald Davies, aged 40, a labourer, were remanded until…

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REORGANISATION Police Districts Extensions Made

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 January 1936 · page 4

The North-eastern Police Division, under the control of the Acting Superintendent (Mr. J. W. White), will be extended northward as a result of…

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Police Injured CAIRO, Jan. 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 January 1936 · page 1

Student riots broke out again at Alexandria to-day and eight police were injured…

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Charge of Murder. Two Men Remanded. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 January 1936 · page 2

At the North Sydney Police Court to-day, James Richard Geddes (23), shoe clicker, and Reginald Davies (40), laborer, were remanded until January 10…

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Pleaded Guilty Used a Motor Lorry Three Months' Gaol Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 January 1936 · page 5

Joseph Clark Gee, 31, a farm labourer, who elected to be dealt with summarily, pleaded "Guilty" at Walls end Court to charges of having on…

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