£100 NOTE Man Sentenced For Receiving Ancient Ruling
At Sydney Quarter Sessions, James Edward Devine, 47, was sentenced by Judge McGhle to 18 months' imprisonment, on a charge…
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Courts & crime, 1939
1,886 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 71 of 95
Sent to Gaol Vagrant Gets 14 Days
Before Messrs. C. R. Smyth and H. Roberts, J's.P., at Cessnock Police Court yesterday. Arthur Ora, 38, was charged…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Charges Against Taxidriver Magistrate Takes Exemplary Character Into Consideration
After five prominent Singleton citizens had given evidence of defendant's exemplary character, sobriety, and carefulness in driving, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Theft of Gold Racing Cup Believed to Have Gone Into Melting Pot
Two gold goblet racing cups, stolen from the Malvern (Melbourne) home of Mr. Fred Kitchen, leading-sportsman, are believed to have gone into…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →All Police Leave Cancelled. International Situation Acute. Men on Leave Recalled
Evidently the situation in Europe has worsened rather than improved. Soon after 11 o'clock…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BRANXTON Police Court Cases Traffic Breaches Branxton
At the Branxton Police Court, before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.M., Albert Hilton Parry, of North Rothbury, was charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Punch Boards" Large Number in Sydney Police to Act Sydney
Since poker machines were recently banned by the police what are known as "Punch Boards" have been substituted, and a large number are said to be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£200 BAIL Man Wounded In The Wrist Court Sequel Sydney
At the Central Court to-day, Stanley Roy Chappie, 23, an assistant chemist, was charged with having maliciously shot Cecil…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Jersey Heifer Charge of Stealing Maitland Court
Charged with stealing a Jersey heifer, valued at £6, the property of Arthur Isaac Young, at Bishop's Bridge between December and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Gaoled for Theft Woman Accomplice MELBOURNE
A sentence of two years' imprisonment was imposed on Julie Helen Baldwin, 23, of Sydney, at the General Sessions for robbery under arms…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Manager Charged Case Again Adjourned SYDNEY
The hearing of charges against James Charles Bendroyt, 48, a manager, of having fraudulently misapplied to his own use money belonging…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Australian Police Compared With Gestapd
The Rev. A. E. James, of Moree, says: "The attitude adopted by the police inquiring into the local relief…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Unique Honour Sergeant Qualifies For Barrister Court References
At the West Maitland Police Court to-day, Sergeant M. W. McKeon, of Newcastle, was congratulated on his admission as…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Assault on Constable Man Fined at Wollongong
With his chin bandaged. Constable Lindley appeared as a witness in the Wollongong Police Court on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sent to Gaol: Robbed Middle-aged Woman Sydney
At the Quarter Sessions to-day Bernard Sydney Spencer, 40, an accountant, was convicted of having fraudulently omitted to account to Emily Maud…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sold Milk in Excess of Maximum Price Comment by Magistrate
It is impracticable for anybody to sell or buy a single quart of milk at the maximum price fixed by the Milk Board for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bail Refused Charge of Murder COWRA
An appeal for bail for Joseph Andrews, labourer, who was arrested last Sunday on a charge of having murdered James Henderson, was refused by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Check on Aliens Federal and State Police Co-operate
A close watch is being kept of foreigners in Australia, and Commonwealth police are stated to be cooperating with State police…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gaol Escapee Told Police His Wife Was Ill SYDNEY
Joseph Bourke, the gaol escapee who was re-arrested in a house at Waverley yesterday, told detectives that his wife was sick. He had to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Daring Theft Katoomba
A wireless [?]et and a typewriter were stolen from the Dowling Radio and Taxi Office in The Mall, Leu[?] while a partition only half the height of the…
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