Theft From Mate Policeman Dealt With KEMPSEY
Hylton Sydney Smith, who had been a member of the police force for more than two years, pleaded guilty in the Kempsey Police Court to a charge of…
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Courts & crime, 1939
1,886 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 95
Attacks on Warders in Bathurst Gaol Desperate Prisoners
Stating that it is only by the greatest luck that some of their number have not been maimed for life by the vicious attacks made upon them…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bomb Outrages in England Men Charged at Manchester
Following investigations by police into the explosions which occurred in various parts of the country early on Monday morning, seven men…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Imposition on Local Personage. Man Charged in Sydney
At he Central Police Court, Sydney, on Tuesday last, Clifford Robert Hogan, 37, a salesman, was charged with false…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MURDER-SUICIDE Carrington Tragedy Coroner's Inquest Newcastle
The triple tragedy at Carrington on January 10, when a young married woman and her two children died from cuts in their…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Drugs in Bibles Discovery by Palestine Police
Heroin and cocaine worth several thousand pounds, which had been smuggled into Palestine in packages concealed in the covers of 81 Bibles…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Said They Were Police Robbed Man of £30. Bogus S.P. Raid
There is no denying the fact that some of the crooks of this country a[?] wed with fertile brains. They are…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →English Police Guard Gas and Waterworks. Search for Bomb Factory Goes On. London
One hundred detectives throughout London are seeking the hiding place where quantities of explosives may still be stored by Irish terrorists. Country police are also active. Public buildings, gasworks, waterworks and power stations are still guarded at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Woolcott-Forbes Extradition Case Court Story of Lost Script Director's Evidence Sydney
At the Central Police Court to-day, Mr. F. W. Barry, of the Crown Law Office, appealed for extradition from Bombay to Sydney of John Woolcott Forbes, company director, who…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"The Muswellbrook Chronicle" Friday, January 20, 1939. News from the Council Table Rail Commissioner's Visit—land for Sewerage Treatment Works—yearly Saving of Over £400 on Water Debt—police Strength in Muswellbrook—times for Use of Hoses Amended—aditional Water Meters—tender for Sinking Well Accepted
The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Wednesday last, when there was a full attendance of aldermen…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Died in Gaol Melbourne Stockbroker MELBOURNE
At an inquest the Coroner round that C. Curwen, 52, stockbroker, died in the Metropolitan Gaol on January 3, from natural causes…
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Magistrate: Tell me, young man, how did this accident occur? Motorist: Well, your honour, I had just dimmed my lights, and was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MUSWELLBROOK Municipal Council Police Force
MUSWELLBROOK, Saturday. In reply to recent requests from the council for additional police appointments at Muswellbrook,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Threat to Blow Up Aerodrome Police Guard Hendon Hangars (Australian Associated Press) LONDON, January 20
After an anonymous telephone message had been received giving warning of an attempt to blow up hangars at Hendon aerodrome, all planes were moored in the open, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Case Dismissed Pastrycook Charged CESSNOCK
At the Cessnock Police Court to-day Sarah Jane S[?]derson, pastrycook, of Vincent-street, Cessnock, was charged with baking pastry after 6 p.m…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Car Stripped Two Men Charged NEWCASTLE
On a charge of having stolen a motor car, valued at £180. Charles Arthur Hansen (23), labourer, and Michael George McMahon (22),…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Engineer on Theft Charge Share in Invention Sold
Described as a mechanical engineer, William Charles Bryham, 36, was committed for trial from Central Police Court, Sydney, on a charge of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Peg-Legged Arab Sentenced to Death JERUSALEM, Jan. 27
"Peg Leg" Mustapha el Jasairy has been sentenced to death by a military court on charges of terrorism. He…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Death of Broker in Gaol Due to Heart Disease
The finding that C. Curwen, aged 52, stockbroker, died in the Metropolitan Gaol on January 3, from natural causes, was recorded by the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tons of Explosives Found. Women Charged
Two tons of explosives were seized when Scotland Yard men raided bouses at Highgate (London) and Ilford (Essex)…
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