"Short of Cash" Police Magistrate's Comment
A laugh was raised,in the Singleton Police Court yesterday while the defendant in one of the cases was being cross-examined by the prosecution as to…
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Courts & crime, 1936
1,908 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 33 of 96
"Murder Pie."
From Angus and Robertson Ltd., Sydney, we have received a copy of "Murder Pie," a literary cocktail in which sixteen well-known Australians have…
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Police v. Albert Marshall, for using indecent language. Defendant pleaded guilty. As there was no previous…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Singleton Police Court (Before. Mr E. A. Mahony, P.m.) Starting Price Betting
Two men, Leslie Ernest Campbell Loder and Patrick Garvin Maher who were arrested on Wednesday as the result of a raid by members of the…
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James M. Dunne appealed against the valuation of four acres of land adjoining Liverpool-street, on the ground that the valuation' was wrong…
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Scott Ross Johnston v, A. Barnott, two claims 'for rent of a paddock and yards. In the first case, plaintiff secured…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Court of Petty Sessions
In the Court of Petty Sessions, David John Brown (on remand) was charged with stealing a watch and jubilee coin to the value of £38, on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Chief Studies Betting Methods ADELAIDE
The New South Wales Commissioner of Police (Mr. W. J. Mackay) visited a number of Adelaide betting shops, and showed considerable…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Theatre Thieves Abandon Car Owner Identifies Police Photograph
The car in which two men escaped after stealing £1750 from Hoyts Theatre, Melbourne, on Tuesday morning, was found abandoned at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Street Fighting Communists Blamed Police Charges Warsaw, April 16
Twenty were killed and at least 200 injured at Lwow to - day, following the Outbreak of fierce rioting at the funeral of 200 who were killed during…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Basic Wage Judge Bewildered Court Ruling Melbourne
In the Arbitration Court Chief Judge Dethridge admitted that he was completely befogged as a result of the recent High Court…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Alleged Fraud Eight Men in Court Election Sequel Brisbane
As a sequel to Hie Labour plebiscite on March 14, to select a Labour candidate for the Brisbane by -election, eight men appeared on…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sent to Cells Contempt of Court Rebuked Judge Sydney
A heated exchange of words took place between William Rupert Snow, of East Balmsin and Mr. Sheridan, S. M. at the Balmain Police Court, and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fierce Rioting at Funeral of Unemployed 20 KILLED; 200 WOUNDED. Ten Thousand Demonstrators March on Police. WARSAW
Twenty people were killed, and at least 200 wounded, at Ewow to-day, following an outbreak of fierce rioting' at the funeral of two unemployed, who were killed during the rioting on Tuesday. Ten thousand demonstrators advanced on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →QUIRINDI Police Court Cases Three Fined Quirindi
At the Quirindi police court Several driving cases were dealt with before Mr.Johnstone, P.M. J, Collier was fined £1 and 8/ costs for driving…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Man Shot Theft Suspect Market Garden Sydney
Alan Lesilo Moncur, who had suffered losses recently from his market garden in William-street, Campsie, was watching his lettuces last night,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Rockhampton Train Tragedy Accused Man Further Charged. Brisbane
Herbert Kopit, who has already been charged with the murder of Harold Speering, was at the police court to-day further charged with the murder of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murder of Woman Charge Against Aviator. London
Frederick Herbert Charles Field, aged 32, an aircraftsman in the Royal Air Force, was to-day charged with the murder of Mrs Beatrice Sutton, who…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murder and Suicide on Farm Dismissed Man's Crime
On a farm at Pinkjinnie, 17 miles from Roma (Q.), a dismissed labourer murdered his former employer's daughter, and dangerously wounded his…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Returning to Gaol Asked to Be Deported From U.s.a
On board the Mariposa at Wellington (N.Z.),bound for Sydney, is a man travelling as W. G. Henry, who is being deported from America at his own…
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