The Paddington Tragedy. Young Man Sentenced to Death. SYDNEY, Thursday Night
William Morton (26), labourer, convicted of the murder of Alexander Frederick Barrie (85), at his home in Paddington, in December last, has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Courts & crime, 1932
382 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 20
Harbour Ribbon Case De Groot Before the Court. Crowd and Police in Conflict Sydney, Friday Noon
Police and very large crowds came into conflict outside the Central Police Court this morning, when Francis Edward De Groot, New…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Man Found Dead in Police Paddock
An old identity of Deniliquin, Mr. Max Walker, was found dead in the police paddock yesterday morning. Returning home from a visit to friends…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Housebreaking in England. Special Police Sworn In. LONDON
A wave of housebreakihg; "smash and grab" burglaries of warehouses and shop raids, many of which are associated with stolen cars, is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Court Incident
At the Cloncurry (Qld.) Police Court the other day, John Mackor mack was charged with willfully damaging a railway bridge. Constable…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court Monday, April [?] 1932 (Before Mr. C. W. Swiney, P.M.)
Norman V. McMahon, charged with having been found drunk in a public place on 3rd inst., and with having used indecent language, pleaded…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Reported Aboriginal Tragedy. Police Investigating. BRISBANE
The Cloncurry police are investigating a report from Mornington Island, that an aboriginal, named Sandy, had murdered another aboriginal with a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Enforcement Act. Commonwealth Will Await High Court's Decision
MELBOURNE, Monday Afternoon. Mr. Lyons stated definitely, to-day, that the Federal Government will make no attempt to apply the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Callous Murder in Hobart. Old Man Killed. HOBART
Shot dead at close range, C. Whelan was the victim of two callous murderers, late on Monday night. The motive for the crime was Whelan's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The De Groot Case Maximum Fine Imposed on One Charge. Magistrate's Strong Comments. Sydney
Francis Edward De Groot was fined the maximum penalty of £5 with £4 costs, in default 18 days' improisonment with hard labour, by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pastoral Award Cuts Approved by High Court Sydney
The High Court, to-day, by a majority decision, Justices Evatt and McTiernan dissenting, decided that the Federal Arbitration Court had acted…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Enforcement Act Valid High Court's Decision a Majority Verdict. Sydney, Wednesday Noon
By a [?]ajority verdict, the Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Evatt dissenting, the High Court, this morning, held that the Enforcement Act was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Enforcing Financial Agreement. the Commonwealth Wins by Majority Verdict of High Court Act Held to Be Valid
On Wednesday, by a majority verdict, the chief justice and Mr. justice Evatt dissenting, the High Court held that the Enforcement…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Pastoral Award Important High Court Decision. the Cut in Wages Is Legal. Avoids Claims for Retrospective Pay. Sydney, Thursday Night
The High Court, to-day, by a majority verdict, Justices Evatt and McTiernan dissenting, decided that the Federal Arbitration Court had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr Lang's Guard Ceaseless Watch by Police
Few people who watched the Premier (Mr. Lang) open the Harbour bridge or head his broadcast speech realised what tireless work had been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Robberies Accused Sentenced to Six Months’
Before His Honor, Judge Coyle, in the Quarter Sessions at Deniliquin this morning, Clarence Rupert Jinks (26), a local resident, pleaded guilty to one…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Flinders Lane Hold-up. Convicted Men Sentenced. MELBOURNE, Monday Afternoon
The three men convicted at the Central Criminal Court of being concerned in the Flinders Lane hold-up, when Constable Derham was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Results of the High Court Decision ?
THE decision of the High Court for which Australia had been anxiously waiting was announced on Wednesday of last week. The Court…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Life at Royal Court “The Boudoir Diplomat”
All the splendour of European court life is shown in a number of colorful scenes of “The Boudoir Diplomat,” the daring Universal production showing at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Conflict at Dunedin. Between Police and Unemployed. DUNEDIN
The police and several hundred unemployed came into conflict yesterday, when the latter marched to the hospital Board's office. The police…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →