Man Remanded on Murder Charge Hooting Incident at Alexandria Sydney
At Redfern Police Court to-day. Cecil Reginald Bell, aged 20, a dealer, was remanded till January 21 on a…
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Courts & crime, 1931
4,091 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 205
Early Amendment of the Winning Bets Tax is Considered Likely Called Police at 2 A.M. Awakened on Xmas Day Men Before Court
Awakened by a noise at 2 am. on Christmas Day, George Andrew Lowe, storekeeper, of Wickham, got out of bed to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shooting Affray Accused Appears in Court SYDNEY
The sequel to the shooting [?] in Arncliffe-road, Arneliffe, last night, was the appearance of Joseph Gavillet, 39 at the Central Police Court to-day on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm Tragedy Husband Commits Suicide Police Seek Motive Perth
There was a startling development to-day in the tragedy enacted on a farm, 14 miles from Bruce Rock. Victor McCaskell, who claimed to have…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victims' Funerals Queensland Air Crash Police Guard Wreckage Brisbane
Thousands of people visited the scene to-day of the tragic aeroplane smash at Maryborough yesterday. The roadway still remains covered by the mass of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Police Officer Charge of Embezzlement Arrested at Inverell Inverell
There was a sensation at Inverell late last night, when Inspector Singleton arrested Sergeant Duckworth, of Tamworth, a well-known former Inverell resident, on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fires Started Police Disperse Gangs New Year in Sydney Sydney
A gang of young men and women celebrated the New Year by starting numerous bonfires early this morning. On four occasions the Darlinghurst Fire Brigade was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Increase Newcastle Crime List Prime Last Year Unemployment is Blamed Police Report Amazing Growth in Offences by Juveniles Petty Larceny Hold Ups by Bandits at End of 1930 Not Included in Report
An all-round increase in crime last year is disclosed in the police report for Newcastle district which was issued to-day. There was an increase of 406 in all…
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Bert Merrick, 32, carpenter, was charged with having stolen a stretcher, valued at 15/, the property of David Owen Davies, at Newcastle, on December 24; and with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Girl Charged Murder of Parents S. Australian Tragedy. Adelaide
An amazing development occurred to-day in connection with, the Tintinara tragedy, on Tuesday. Frances Eileen Verdon Dall, 14 years, was arrested and charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Police Offences Big Increase at Cessnock Police Report
As was the case at Newcastle and Maitland, there was an increase in the number of police cases handled at Cessnock during…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Court Friday, January 2, 1931. (Before Mr. G. A. Stevenson, S.m.) Drunkenness
Eight first offenders were dealt with for drunkenness…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Old Lady Lost Police to the Rescue
Newcastle police often have to come to the assistance of lost children, but this afternoon a frail old woman was brought into the police station and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Crime Figures Newcastle Increase Cases at the Court
Representing an increase of 406 on last year's figures, 3884 police court cases were dealt with in Newcastle during 1930, according to the crime statistic completed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Police Fire on Rioters New Year in Bombay Many Wounded Calcutta
A police volley ushered in the New Year at Bombay, and nine rioters were wounded. This was only…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Widow Robbed by Bag-snatchers Money Recovered by Police Three Arrests Made Melbourne
Early this morning detectives raided houses at South Yarra and North Melbourne and recovered £123 10s,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gorilla-like Madman Amok at Bondi Junction Two Constables Brutally Murdered Bondi Junction Horror Sensational Sequel to Shop Hold-up in Broad Daylight Killer with Eyes Ablaze One Constable Shot Down in Oxford-street; the Other Shot, Then Stabbed, in Barricaded House Gunman Was Shot by Police Sydney
His eyes ablaze with fury, a man, resembling a gorilla in stature, committed two of the most callous murders in police history at Bondi Junction shortly after 9 a.m. to-day. Pursued by Constable Allen, of Waverley, after the…
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James North, a stranger, was charged before Messrs. S. Meagher, and C. J. Mannall, Js.P., at the West Maitland Police Court, on Saturday, with having…
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At the Newcastle Police Court, on Saturday, before Mr. A. G. Chiplin, J.P., a first-offender who had been locked up for being drunk, and was released on bail, did…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Unlicensed Gun Magistrate's Warning
"I was frightened somebody would attack me." This was the explanation given by George Charles Nesbett (36), clerk,…
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