Gaol for Vagrant
Revolting living conditions were descried by Sergeant Pestell, [?]giving evidence in support of the vagrancy charge made against William Burrows, 42,…
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Courts & crime, 1930
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Super-charged Cars How They Operate
There are probably many people interested in motoring who have heard of "supercharged" cars, and who are, no doubt, rather hazy about the meaning of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Blows Struck Hunter-street Assault "About That Account"
An altercation between two men the intersection of Newcomen and Hunter streets yesterday afternoon had a sequel at Newcastle Police…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Redfern Assault Two Youths Secure Bail Sydney
Following an attack upon Leslie Barney, and Cecil Sheather in Abercrombie-street, Redfern, on Saturday week, Victor Cotter and James Freeman appeared…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Six Months' Gaol Joy Riding Retribution Two Men Convicted
Retribution in the form of prison sentences and orders for payment of substantial compensation overtook two joy-riders yesterday, as the result of a short burst…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Police Court Monday, February 24. (Before Mr. J. B. Gibson, S.m.) Wharf-labourers' Clash
The class between Federation waterside workers and free labourers in Watt-street on Saturday morning supplied the basis of several charges…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cross Charges Communists and Police Cessnock Cases
So many police in uniform and plainclothes thronged Cessnock Court to-day that there was little room for spectators, who formed a long…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Beeby Award High Court Decision Awaited
The decision of the High Court on the validity of the Beeby interim award is awaited with interest in the north. The complicated position likely to arise…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Out of Hand Russia's Secret Police RIGA
Foreign protests against the persecution of the churches is disquieting the Soviet Government, which is unable to curb the secret police, the real…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shots Fired Daughter Before Court Father's Injuries Sydney
Allegations that the shooting at Vaucluse yesterday started when Sydney Castle Itatcli[?] had his son on the floor choking him, were…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Miner Charged Alleged Assault in Sydney
Frank Ryan, a miner, of Branxton, was charged at Branxton Police Court yesterday with having unlawfully assaulted Charles Millard, in Hay-street. Sydney, on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Police Court
Mr. D. W. Reed, S.M., occupied the Bench at the Cessnook Police Court yesterday morning. John Wetzler pleaded "Guilty" to…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Hunter-street Assault
Details of an assault in Hunter-street on Monday afternoon were related when Matthew Miller Colquhoun, 39, labourer, represented by Mr. N. Cragg, pleaded…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Sent to Gaol Canvasser's Swearing Bout
Oscar Childs (41), canvasser, had a long-distance swearing bout yesterday. He commenced (according to the police) when he was picked up…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Police Court Tuesday, February 25. (Before Mr. J. B. Gibson, S.m.) Drunkenness
Three first offenders were dealt with for drunkenness…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Arrest Made Batavia Murder Charge CAIRNS, "Wednesday
A telegram from the Coen pollco states that a man named O'Dwyer has been charged with the murder of Power on the Batavia goldfields…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Murder Charge Women Get Bail SYDNEY
Suzanne Roberson, of Ashlled, and Elizabeth Emma Cripps, of Qtanville, whom the "Windsor coroner has committed for trial on a charge of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Took Gravel To Level the Road Many Bumps Fined for Stealing
A man, who said that bis truck bad broken-ait axle on the road, took some of the Lake Macquarie Shire…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Swore at Police Teralba Fine
When two plainclothes police walked into an hotel at Teralba on January 15, George Parryman declared the hotel black, and walked outside;…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Angry Defendant Ex-Magistrate Fined Argued with the Bench Melbourne
Heated outbursts marked a case in the District Court to-day in which Henry M. Murphy, a former police magistrate, and at one time Secretary of the Labour…
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