Attempted Blackmail Two Men Sent to Gaol "Detective" Visits Grocer Sydney
Allegations that three men attempted to obtain £200 by blackmail from Arthur Woolley, a grocer, of George-street West, City, were made at the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1934
3,757 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 31 of 188
Small Debts Court Verdict for Defendant
After evidence had been given, the Magistrate returned a verdict in favour of the defendant in the case in which Reginald Mills, an apprentice jockey, sued Alfred…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Warned in 1931 Swindlers Known to Police Paris
The Stavisky Commission has ascertained that the police were aware of the details of the Bayonne swindle before the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Evidence River Mystery Inquest Microbiologist's Report Wagga
Police gave evidence to-day in the inquest on Percy Smith. whose body was found in the Murrumbidgee River. near Wagga, on Christmas Day. Edward…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Several Fights Labour League Meeting Police Called in Sydney
After several "all in" fights, in which men and women participated, had taken place at a meeting, of the Paddington Labour League to-night, the police were…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →New Problem for Police Bundle of Clothing on Bondi Beach Sydney
A bundle of tattered and patched woman's black clothing, from which footprints led through the soft sands to the surf at Bondi,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Kidnappers Ambushed Two Shot Dead by Police Caught Redhanded St. Louis (Missouri)
Defying racketeers who demanded money under threat of kidnapping, Michael Accardi, proprietor of a St…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Basic Wage Employers Present Case No Adjournment "Court Does Not Want to Waste an Hour" MELBOURNE
The case for the unions for the rescission of the 10 per cent. emergency wage cut having closed, that of the employers was opened before the Full Arbitration Court…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Morey Committed for Trial for Wagga Murder Coroner Says Case Will Live in History Morey Declines to Give Evidence Will Apply for Legal Aid Wagga
Declaring that he was satisfied that the body recovered from the Murrumbidgee River on Christmas Day was that of Percy Smith, and that he had been "cruelly murdered," the Wagga Deputy Coroner, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Police Court Wednesday, February 28 (Before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.m.) at Newcastle Remanded
Pleading "Not guilty" to a charge of drunkenness, William Thomas Milburn, 49, miner, was remanded until to-day. Bail was fixed at 10/…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →On Murder Charge Woman in Hospital Condition Improved Tamworth
Detective Sergeant Alford, who is in charge of the Nott case, arrived at Tamworth this morning, and during the day at the Tamworth District Hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Police Methods Judge's Criticism "Manufactured Charge" Brisbane
"Do you suggest that a man out of work for six weeks should be prosecuted for vagrancy? You might as well say that Judges on their holidays should be…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Murder Verdict Wagga River Tragedy Morey Sent for Trial Wagga
In returning a verdict of murder against Edward Henry Morey, at the inquiry into the death of Percy Smith, whose body was found in the river near…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Machine Gun Stolen from Drill Hall Grafton Police Search Grafton
The discovery was made this evening that a Hotchkiss machine gun, the property of the Defence Department, had been stolen from the Drill Hall at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Stavisky Swindle Police Aware of Details Before Exposure Came Paris, February 27
The Stavisky Commission has ascertained that the police were aware of the details of the Bayonne Bank swindle before the Banque de Credit Municipal de…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wild Scene in Court Sheriff Shot and Judge Bombed Young Man's Violence Boston
w[?] excitment occurred following shooting and the throwing of bombs in a Boston Court lo-day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →RASPUTIN Story of Assassination Evidence in Court Princess Sues Film Company (Australian Press Association.) LONDON, February 27
The story of Prince Youssoupoff's assassination of Rasputin and the detailed question of Princess Youssoupoff's identity with the film character, Princess…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →10 Per Cent. Cut Opposition to Rescission Court's Attitude Effect on N.S.W. Railways MELBOURNE
Opposition to the rescission of the 10 per cent. wages cut was expressed by Mr. V. G. Hall before the Full Arbitration Court to-day. He is appearing…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Jewellery Theft £1200 Haul in London
Scotland Yard is investigating the theft of two suitcases containing jewellery and other property, valued at about £1200, from a motor-car which was…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Blackmail Charge Former Matron Sentenced BRISBANE
Isabella Claire McIntosh, 48, formerly a hospital matron, was found guilty to-day of having blackmailed Dr. H. J. Windsor, and was sentenced to 12 months'…
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