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New England · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1938

1,193 stories in New England's papers · page 2 of 60

Murder Charge Follows Coroner's Inquest Hairdresser For Trial Melbourne

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 4

After the inquest on Arthur Kingsley Taplin, 23, of Melbourne, who died on December 15, the City Coroner committed Harcourt…

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Feudal Court Meets in an Inn

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 10

Imagine a court which holds its sittings in the homely atmosphere of an old-world inn parlour, when judge and jury sit at ease in armchairs…

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Wages Dispute Settlement Out. Of Court

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 3

When the cases of Walter J.'Bourke and Bertram D. Frost versus John E, Walsh in a wages dispute was called Mr. Q. A. Biddulph said he was acting…

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Uralla District Damages Claimed Outcome of Road Collision Car Owners Take Argument To Court

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 3

Before Mr. G. J. Johnstone, P.M., at the Uralla Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, Lilian M. Lennon proceeded against H. J. Coombers for…

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Arbitration Court Fourth Judge Appointed MELBOURNE

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 1

Mr. Harold Bayard Piper, barrister, of Adelaide, has been appointed as the fourth Judge of the Arbitration Court Bench…

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Butcher Committed Alleged Breaking and Entering Police Statement Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 1

Wilfred Robert Norman (37) was committed for trial at the Redfern Court on a charge of having broken and entered the…

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Youthful Adventurers Rescued by Police Charge of Theft Preferred Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 1

Three youths wen found in a state of semi-starvation and suffering severely from cold and exposure by the police at…

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Bundarra Budget All Heights Race Meeting Police Court Cases

The Inverell Times · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 3

The Bundarra All Height Race Club held a meeting on 21th. December. 1937. in aid of the Bundarra District Hospital and cleared about £35 with…

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No Criminal Assault Child's Death Accidental Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 1

At Parramatta the District Coroner, at an inquiry into the death of Hardy Corbett, aged two years and eleven months, said he was satisfied the…

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Brutal Assault Housemaid Savagely Attacked Assailant Evades Capture Adelaide

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 1

A housemaid, aged 20, was brutally attacked by a man on a lonely path leading through Lower Micham shortly before…

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Japs. Complain British Insults—rabaul 'Quake-spanish War Brutal Assault Man Attacks Girl Timely Rescue Effected ADELAIDE

The Inverell Times · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 1

A housemaid, aged 20, was brutally attacked by a man in a lonely park leading though lower Mitcham shortly before midnight on…

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Everett Inquest Many Persons Questioned Detective in Box What "Miss X" Told Police Newcastle

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 1

When the inquest concerning the death of Dorothy May Everett was resumed to-day, Detective Sergt. McCarthy said…

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Traffic Breaches Police Court Failed to Renew License

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 11 January 1938 · page 4

In the local Police Court yesterday, before Mr. F. T. Scroope, P.M., Stanley Pendergast was charged with having failed to return an expired motor…

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Six Weeks Gaol Billiard Room Keeper on S.P. Betting Charge

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 11 January 1938 · page 3

John Frederick Stone, billiard-room proprietor, of Brisbane, was last week sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment when he pleaded guilty in…

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Items of Interest Police Called in to Kill Snake

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 January 1938 · page 2

At times a police officer is called upon to perform unusual duties. On being called to a house in Leslie-street, Bangalow, Sergeant Kirk was shown a…

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Jerusalem Riots British Scientist Murdered Villager Arrested Police Dogs Employed Jerusalem

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 January 1938 · page 1

Government officials, American and British scientists, many Arabs and Jews attended the funeral of Mr. J. L…

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Alleged Theft of Cars

Guyra Argus · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 2

An exiting all night police chase by car and motor cycle on the Armidale Road, and on foot in the adjacent paddocks, ended on Tuesday morning, with…

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Woman Charged With Unlawful Killing Car Collision Sequel Perth

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 1

The Coroner has committed Mrs. Margaret Louise Dunlop, an elderly woman, for trial on a charge of having unlawfully killed…

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Injured Man At Police Station Tells Incoherent Story Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 1

Police are trying to ascertain the identity of a man suffering from loss of memory who wandered into the Hornsby Police…

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Cagoulards Concerned in Murder

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 2

The Minister for the Interior, in a sensational communique, stated that the Surete Nationale is convinced that the Cagoulards were responsible for…

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