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New England · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1938

1,193 stories in New England's papers · page 5 of 60

Lovell Convicted £100 Fine and Three Months' Gaol

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 25 January 1938 · page 4

Late yesterday afternoon, at the Armidale Court of Petty Sessions, the Police Magistrate (Mr. G. J. Johnstone) convicted Arnold Lovell (46)…

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Wireless for Police Purposes

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 25 January 1938 · page 7

The Chief Secretary (Mr. F. A. Chaffey) stated that arrangements were being made to supply poilce pat[?] c[?] with both radio telephone…

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Court Business Interesting Figures

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 25 January 1938 · page 5

Annual returns compiled by the Clerk of Petty Sessions, reveal that in the year 1937, 371 cases were dealt with in the Court of Petty Sessions…

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Riddled with Bullets Elderly Woman's Death Youth Charged With Murder Adelaide

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 26 January 1938 · page 1

Following the death of Miss Katherine Theresa Bradley (61), of Richmond Station, near Robe, as the result of a shooting incident…

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DESECRATION Theft From Catholic Church Adelaide

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 26 January 1938 · page 1

The police are investigating the theft from the Roman Catholic Church at Kingswood of a tabernacle containing two silver chalices lined with gold…

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"Girl with Pistol" Charged in London

Guyra Argus · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 3

"Stick-em-up!" was the expression alleged, at Clerkenwell, London, E.C., recently, to have been used to a boarding house proprietress by a woman…

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Boys Arrested Alleged Robberies Police Statement Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 3

Two police officers were patrolling at Rand wick, yesterday afternoon, when they saw four boys, whose ages ranged from 14 to 16…

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Government Reward Police Reconstruct Crime Later

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 1

The Government will probably offer a reward of £100 for information leadto the arrest of the person who placed a bomb in the home of the union…

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Girl Attacked Police Effect Arrest SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 8

A five-year-old girl, Marie Crimmins, was found in a semi-conscious condition, lying near the railway line at Port Kembla station, bleeding from…

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Glen Innes Races Court Actor and Wedge Girl Odds-on Winners

The Inverell Times · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 7

The Glen Innes Jockey Club concluded its Cup carnival yesterday afternoon and although the attendance was very poor there was…

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Double Tragedy Murder and Suicide Courageous Woman Tweed Heads

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 29 January 1938 · page 1

Excitement reigned in the little settlement of Fingal yesterday when an aborigine, Christopher Walker (37) shot dead William…

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Removal of Trees Under-girth Cutting Alleged Local Sawmiller Charged Second Day Evidence

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 29 January 1938 · page 3

Further evidence was heard yesterday in a case in which Nor-man McLeod, sawmiller, was charged with having on August 18, 1937, removed from State forest 308, at Mt. Mitchell, seven stringy bark trees of Jess girth than that prescribed by forestry regulations…

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Bomb Homes Guarded Fear for Other Union Officials Police Precaution Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 29 January 1938 · page 1

Following the bomb outrage which resulted in the death of Alfred Smith and his wife at Lidcombe, police are taking…

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International Gang Theft From Chinese Bank Tokyo

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 1

It is now revealed that the international gang, consisting of two Americans, one British born Jew, and eight others, led by a Russian, stole…

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Ferocious Assault Constable Attacked by Mob Melbourne

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 1

Attacked by a mob in Flinders, Lane early yesterday morning, Senior Constable Reginald Thomson (35), of Coburg, was kicked insensible and left…

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Bomb Outrage Police Hopeful SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 1

During the week-end the Premier conferred with the Chief Secretary, Mr. Chaffey, and the Meat Industry Commissioner, Mr…

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Affray After Dance Leads to Murder Charge Adelaide

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 1

After an affray at a dance at Wasley's late on Saturday night, a man was arrested and charged with the murder of Reginald Keith Jarmyn…

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Murder Charge Result of Fall Following Street Fracas ADELAIDE

The Inverell Times · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 1

After an affray at a dance at Wasley's late on Saturday night, a man was arrested and charged with the murder of Reginald…

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Police Court Sequel SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 1

At Redfern Court to-day, Frederick William Gray, motor driver, was charged with having on January 29 at Mascot…

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Woman's Story to Casino Police Aboriginal Arrested CASINO

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 1

A young native woman staggered into the police station in a dazed condition and alleged that a man had battered her about the head with a…

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