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New England · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1934

1,373 stories in New England's papers · page 5 of 69

A Bet The Stakes Disappeared Alleged Theft Charge

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 6

Yesterday morning John Charles Voss appeared before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.M., in the local Police Court charged with stealing £1, the…

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Bad Company Probably Responsible For Lapse Alleged Theft of Watch

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 4

In the local Police Court yesterday morning Rupert John Bryant was charged with having stolen a gold watch and chain from Matthew…

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Time to Pay Small Debts Court Case Purchase of Timber

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 23 January 1934 · page 2

In the Small Debts Court yesterday morning before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.M., James O'Hara made application for permission to pay…

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Guyra Police Court

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 3

Before Mr. C. G. Carr Boyd, P.M., at Guyra Police Court, yesterday, John Mitchell was fined 5/ and 8/ costs for drunkenness, and on a…

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Grazier Arrested R. C. Phillips Charged Alleged Theft of Bullocks

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 8

The Moree police, together with Sergt, Willis, of Glen Innes, arrested Roy Deal Phillips, at Moree on Friday afternoon, and charged him with…

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Fiji Murder Indian Beheads Woman SUVA

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 1

An Indian named Karingan was arrested to day on a charge of having murdered an Indian woman named Dhanraji by cutting off her head with…

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N.S.W. Train Robbers Police Will Shoot

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 9

The New South Wales police are planning again to catch, or shoot, train-robbers, who rob trains near Sydney. These thieves are not of the…

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Forbes Fire Man Detained by Police. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 1

Forbes police have detained a man in connection with a fire which occurred at Gabas' drapery and mercery store last month…

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Police Constable Committed for Trial Adelaide Coroner's Comment. Adelaide

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 24 January 1934 · page 1

The City Coroner committed Norman James McKenzie police constable, for trial, on a charge of having set fire to the premises of Guard Brothers, City…

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Court Sequel SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 1

At the Central Court to-day Lawrence Peter Brandt (21), laborer, and Jacob Blumanfeldt (32), miner, were charged with…

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New Year's Prank Leads to Court Case

Guyra Argus · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 1

The painting of a black mare be two youths on New Year's Eve, allegedly as a practical joke, led to the appearance at Tamworth Police Court…

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Court Crowded "Prohibitory Order" General O'duffy Case Dublin

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 1

The Attorney-General, Mr. C. McGuire, to-day applied to the High Court for the removal with costs, of the prohibitory order…

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Fire Fiend Trying Time for Police in Search for Still Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 1

Detectives Blackwell and Hughes and Customs Detectives Maher, Scott and Britten, who were searching for a man…

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Irish Troubles O'duffy Trial Appeal to High Court DUBLIN

The Inverell Times · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 1

The Attorney-General. Mr. C. McGuire to-day applied to the Nigh Court for removal with costs of a prohibitory order preventing…

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Alleged Confession Man Committed on Murder Charge Said Victim was Stealing Wood. Brisbane

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 1

At the Rockhampton Police Court yesterday, Charles Papworth Leet was committed for trial for the alleged murder of Ernest Victor…

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Theft of Tyre [?] Convicted at Hillgrove

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 3

At the Hillgrove Police Court on Wednesday, before Messrs. W. Morgan and D. J.. O'Brien, Js.P., Robert Anthony Mills, of Five-Day…

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Outback Tragedy Murder of Prospectors Abos. to Stand Trial Handcuffed in Court Darwin

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 1

Eight aborigines, handcuffed in fours, appeared at the Police Court to-day charged with having murdered Alfred…

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Film Scene Taken in Court

The Walcha News · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 4

Considerable excitement was caused at the Darlinghurst, Sydney, Criminal Courts the ether day when, during the heating of a case in which Dr. Everard,…

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Milked the Cow Then Won Court Case Interesting Decision. Queanbeyan

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 1

Mr. Hardwick, P.M., dismissed the charge against Frederick James McCauey, of illegally using a cow, the property of Archibald McDonald…

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Textile Strike Ends Intervention of Registrar Claims of Union to Come Before Court

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 10

Following a compulsory conference under the chairmanship of the Deputy Industrial Registrar, Mr. H. W. Tarrant, yesterday, the announcement was…

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