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Courts & crime, 1938

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Fine Work by Police Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 5

Of the 2147 motor vehicles stolen in N.S.W. during 1937, only 63 were not recovered by the police. The total value of the stolen vehicles was…

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Girl Found, Charged Remanded Until January 7 Sister’s Flat Allegedly Entered Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 5

On a charge of having on July 24 broken and entered the flat of her sister, Mrs. Amy Trembath Punt road, Prahran, and stolen a fur coat,…

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Baby’s Arm May Be Link with Murder Limb Had been Severed From Body Detectives Inquiring Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 5

The discovery by a timber worker of a baby’s arm floating in Black Wattle Bay at Globe is engaging the attention of a squad of detectives,…

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Unconscious in Street Young Dancer Injured Police Inquiring Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 3 January 1938 · page 1

Audrey Foley, 20, 0110 of the dancers In the Morons Show, at the Princess Theatre, was found unconscious, and moaning in…

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New Year Beggars Problem of City Children POLICE lNTERESTED MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Monday 3 January 1938 · page 3

The problem of children hedging in the streets on New Year’s Eve is being considered by the police this year to consider what action should be taken…

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Mr. Stevens May Clash with Commonwealth Court Action Hinted At Suggested Step to Get Outside Loan Council CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Monday 3 January 1938 · page 1

A dispute between the Commonwealth and N.S.W. Governments. culminating in an appeal by the Commonwealth to the High…

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100 Witnesses Murder of Truck Driver Melbourne

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 1

The inquest was opened to-day concerning the death of John Thomas Demsey, truck driver, whose body was found in a shallow grave in the bush…

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Man Fined by Howlong Court

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 2

James Lily, a stranger to Howlong, was charged before the Howlong Police Court yesterday with having assaulted Constable Duncan while in…

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ANTI-HITLERITES. Reported Police Action. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 2

According to the Daily Sketch, the dreaded Nazi secret, police. without warning, raided thousands of houses. offices and flats throughout Germany…

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Riverina Police Headquarters Albury to Retain Them. Premier’s Assurance to Mr. Mair

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 3

Mr. A. Mair, M.L.A., said yesterday that the headquarters of the Riverina Police District—the largest in the State—will not be…

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Allegedly Posed As Inspector of Infantile Paralysis Man Sentenced at Wagga Charged With Assaulting Girl WAGGA

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 5

In the Wagga Children’s Court today a man, aged 43 years, was described by the special magistrate as a danger to society particularly where…

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Detective Triumphs the Body-in-b0x Murder

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 4

In the days when “Little Old New York” was more like an overgrown village than a great metropolis, a story from real life was enacted which…

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24 Witnesses Testify at Demsey Inquest 76 Yet to be Called Police Guard Morgue Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 3

After weeks [?] intensive investigation involving the collection of over [?] and the arrangement of the [?] of over 100…

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Premier Praises N.S.W. Police Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 3

Whilst there might be a few police who bad not carried out their duty in accordance with the highest traditions of the force the force as a whole was…

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Two Names Mentioned as Chief of River[?] Police

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 2

It is predicted in police circles that either Inspector Armstrong, who will be [?] as [?] police [?] here several [?] ago or Inspec[?]…

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Woman Brings Body of Son to Police Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 2

Mrs. Doris D[?]a, of Como, arrived at Wollongong police station early this morning with the body of her son. Iam, a[?] eight years beside her…

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Accountant Loses Licence for 12 MONTHS First Prosecution Under New Motor Act Magistrate’s Warning Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 3

The first prosecution since the recent amendment of the Motor Traffic Act. was launched at Paddington Police Court to-day when Alexander…

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Charge Withdrawn Man Must Get Work Case in Albury Court

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 3

“I have never been In trouble before,” George Kidd, 48, laborer, told Messrs. T. G. [?] and T. A. Horan, J’s.p., at Albury Court of…

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W. A. Tragedy Miner Arrested on Murder Charge

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 15

Detectives arrested Josef Jurelj, aged 50 years, Dalmatian miner, and charged him with having murdered Marin Tvrdecic, also a Dalmatian…

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Committed for Trial Murder in Hotel Melbourne

The Pastoral Times · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 1

After hearing evidence this morning at the inquest on Arthur Kingley Taplin (23), of Sydney, who was fatally shot in an affray in a hotel bar in…

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