Police Promotions
The Executive Council has approved of the promotion of Sergeant 1st Class John Hayes to the rank of acting inspector of police from February 1, 1938; and…
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Courts & crime, 1938
1,824 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 92
Murder Charge KATOOMBA
Ronald Stewart Young, 24, was committed for trial to-day on a charge of having murdered June Clemenger,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Stole Suit Sequel in Court NEWCASTLE
Taking advantage of a fellow lodger's absence, Joseph Patrick Kimsey (33), labourer, stole a suit of clothes and pawned it…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →£500,000 in Value Philatelic Exhibition Police to Guard Sydney
Collections of stamps valued at more than £500,000 will be on view in Sydney next month, when the anniversary philatelic exhibition will bo opened on April…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Albury Murder
A prisoner was recently released from gaol to enable him to see a woman whom he thought knew the murdered girl…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dungog Police Station
Mr. C. E. Bennett, M.L.A., has received the following communication from Hon. F. A. Chaffey, Chief Secretary:…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Theft of £2900. Insurance Man Convicted Auckland
Godfrey Halse (46) was sentenced to 18 months' reformatory detention at the Palmerston North Supreme Court for stealing £2900…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Sheer Brutality." Kicked Dog to Death Magistrate's Stern Comment
In the Dubbo Police Court, Arthur KraufF, who pleaded not guilty, was convicted of having ill-treated a dog by kicking it…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bank Clerk Remanded. Charged with Alleged Embezzlement. Sydney
At the Central Court, morton Colin McInness (30), clerk, was remanded on a charge of fraudulently embezzling £140, belonging…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alleged Assault and Robbery Jury Fails to Agree. Sydney
A jury at the Quarter Sessions today, after being locked up all night, failed to agree in the case in which Hedley Gibson, William Thomas…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Used a Horse Youth Sent to Gaol New Castle
For illegally using a horse, Lyle William Johns (18), labourer, was sentenced to twice months' gaol in the Police Court to-day. He had been…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Gave Him My Money" Woman Charged with Man She Loved
"I gave him all the money I had because I loved him, and I did everything he asked me..." This was the plea at Dungannon,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Death of June Clemenger Young Man Committed for Murder
Committing Ronald Stewart Young (21), for trial yesterday on a charge of having murdered June Clemenger (20), a typist at the Hydro-Majestic…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wages Tax Consternation Expressed Court's Ruling Sydney
The decision of Mr. Harrison, S.M., that the wages tax may not be deducted by employers from wages paid under Federal awards,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. Lang And His Debenture Uproar at Newspaper Shareholders' Meeting Police Intervene and Restore Order
Lively scenes were witnessed at a meeting of the Labor Daily Ltd., held on Wednesday night, and attended by Mr. J…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Hit with Bell Story of Alleged Assault GOSFORD
Albert George Davis, 47, shipwright, at Gosford Police Court, charged George Watson, 76, a pensioner, of Davistown, with assault. The charge…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Wages Tax Case for High Court State to Move Sydney
Mr. Harrison, S.M., who recently caused a stir with his decision that Wages Tax could not be legally deducted from wages paid under…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Car Thefts Four Men Sentenced Police Story Sydney
Pour men who, according to the police, had been concerned in the theft of motor cars, and broken into garages and stores between Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fined for "Murder" CESSNOCK
A man who gave himself up to the Cessnock police on Saturday night, explaining that he had killed someone, was fined 5/ or the rising…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District Court Judges
Three judges of the District Court will retire this year when they reach the age limit of 70 years. Judge Thomson is due to retire in…
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