Man Killed by Steel Drill Ship's Engineer on Trial Murder Charge Sydney
At the Central Criminal Court to-day, before Mr. Justice Halse Rogers, Ernest Sinclair Oldfield, aged 26, an engineer on the steamer Sierra, was…
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Courts & crime, 1931
4,091 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 69 of 205
Collapsed in Court Victorian Barrister's Death MELBOURNE
Collapsing at Camberwell Court to-day, Mr. S. J. Stephen, barrister and solicitor, died within a few minutes. Death is thought to have been due to heart trouble…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Moonlight Chase with a Gun Attempted Murder Charge Girl's Story Wellington (N.z.)
"With a gun in his hands, he chased me around a tree by moonlight at 1 a.m. I ran towards my home and heard a loud click and the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Unfair Competition" Ex-police in Civil Life Conference Discussions Sydney
The interest which has characterised the annual conference of the New South Wales Police Association was as keen to-day as in previous days, and a large…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Exciting Chase Police Hidden on Train Two Men Arrested Sydney
A story of long and careful planning and watching by the police is connected with the arrest of two men in connection with the theft of large quantities of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Police Association C.I.B. Members Break Away to Form New Body
At the annual conference of the Police Association on Wednesday, it was announced by Mr. James, of the Criminal Investigation Branch, that members…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Husband Was Battered with Iron Bar Murder of Couple at Temora Unsigned Letter on Murderer Mother's Story Temora
A reconstruction of the Temora murders and suicide early yesterday, the victims of which were John Billings,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Stole His Magic Says Conjurer Judge Gets Free Show in Court Finding the Card London
Complaints that one conjurer, had stolen the ideas of another were made during a slander action in the King's…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Between Sydney & Canberra "Dummy" Bag Books and a Brick in Place of Bank Notes Canberra Discovery Police Believe That Robbery Was the Work of a Skilful "Outside" Gang Canberra
Between, 8.40 p.m. yesterday and 6.10 a.m. today, a mail bag containing £10,000 was stolen. It was one of a number of bags dispatched by the express which left Sydney for Canberra last night,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Assault Allegations Complaints Against Police SYDNEY
When Frederick Ernest Jarvis, aged 36, appeared at the Central Police Court to-day on a charge of having assaulted a constable, he declared that after being placed…
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The Billings home at Temora, where Mr. and Mrs. Billings were shot dead on Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Court Friday, May 1. (Before Mr. G. A. Stevenson, S.m.) Alleged Vagrancy
On a change of vagrancy, Arthur Ford Johnson, 39, labourer, was remanded to May 5. Bail was fixed at £30…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →London's New Police Chief
Sir Charles Tegart, who is spoken of as successor to Lord Byng, is not the first distinguished Indian police officer to become head of the Metropolitan Police…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Convicted of Fraud Woman Sent to Gaol SYDNEY
Found guilty at the Darlinghurst Sessions on a charge of having obtained money by means of false pretences, Daisy Ida Wheeler, aged 40, was sentenced to…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Temora Murder Dead Woman's Letters Demands on Middlebrook Temora
The police have secured a number of letters that passed between Mrs. Billings and W. J. Middlebrook, who committed suicide after a double murder at Temora…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →No Intent to Injure Man Acquitted of Murder SYDNEY
At the Central Criminal Court to-day, before Mr. Justice Halse Rogers, Ernest Sinclair Oldfield, aged 26, engineer, was charged with having murdered Michael…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Police Precautions Large Squads in Perth PERTH
In the belief that Communists intended to stage a large-scale demonstration in the centre of the city to-day, the police authorities took practically unprecedented…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →"Fascist Lyons" Disturbance in Adelaide Police Charge Procession Adelaide
A band of 50 demonstrators was broken up by the police at Port Adelaide this morning and eight arrests were made. The clash started when the leaders of the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Clash with Police Communists in Brisbane Batons Drawn Numerous Arrests Made BRISBANE
Riotous scenes were witnessed in Brisbane to-day, when attempts were made by Communists to hold a demonstration in defiance of the authorities, who had…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →May Day in Tokio Police Take no Chances 1600 Communists Arrested Tokio, May 1
In view of rumours of a Communist plot, in connection with May Day, to interfere with the electric lighting power supply, and to make organised attacks on…
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