Police Court
Brought before Mr. J. Tarn, J.P., at Newcastle Police Court on Saturday, on a charge of having maliciously damaged the door of a motor-car, Victor Naudin,…
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Courts & crime, 1936
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Showground Theft
The Secretary of the West Maitland Show Committee (Mr. Monte Brown) reported to the police that a motor-cycle and sidecar, the property of L. S. Carroll, of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Youth Sentenced To Death Body in Tank Murder of Grazier at Mt. Austin Sydney
"The callousness with which this alleged crime was carried out beggars description," said the Crown Prosecutor (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sisters Charged with Perjury False Evidence Alleged
Two sisters were in the dock at the Maitland Quarter Sessions to-day, charged with having committed perjury in an affiliation claim brought…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Conciliation Court Sitting
The Conciliation Commissioner (Mr. G. J. Baker) will sit at Newcastle Courthouse on Thursday morning to hear two applications…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Remand for Week Youth on Murder Charge SYDNEY
Boyd Sinclair, 17½, appeared at Central Police Court yesterday on a charge of having feloniously and maliciously murdered John Smilie on September 23. He…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Three Killed Attempt to Break Gaol Fierce Gun Battle Sioux Falls (South Dakota), March 7
The warden of South Dakota State prison, Eugene Reiley, and two other men were killed in a daring attempt by two long-term prisoners to break out of goal…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Relief Work Check District-wide Investigation Special Police Squad
A specially-trained squad of police to-day commenced an exhaustive "check" of applicants for Government relief,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Man Wounded Two Women in Court SYDNEY
Charged at Central Police Court yesterday with having on Friday maliciously wounded William Patrick Preece, Helen Kelly, 37, and May Pepena, 50, were…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →To Go Abroad Police Commissioner Holiday and Study Sydney
Cabinet yesterday approved a proposal submitted by the Chief Secretary (Mr. F. A. Chaffey) that the Commissioner of Police (Mr. W. J. Mackay) should shortly…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Claim From Police Wrongful Arrest Is Pleaded Kurrajong Case Sydney
A sergeant and a constable of police were defendants in an action before Judge Markell and a jury of four at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Search for Missing Man in Scrub Near Manly Sydney
Detectives, uniformed constables. 20 police trainees and the Alsatians Tess and Kaspar are concentrating in the dense rough country of Clontarf near…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Royal Commission Alleged Corruption in Police Force Mr. Lazzarini's Charges Sydney
A royal commission is to be appointed immediately to inquire into charges made by Mr. C. C. Lazzarini, in the Legislative…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Police Court
Mr. E. A. Mahony, PM., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Stealing Cases
Frederick Huskinson (22), laborer, who pleaded guilty to having broken into a place of Divine worship at Miller's Forest on January 30 with intent…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fined for Stealing
The disappearance of £8 and the hurried departure of William Percy Wagg (29) from a house in Congewai-street, Aberdare, on February 22 was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sent to Gaol
Edward McDonald, 18, a labourer John Doyle, 18, a labourer, and Thomas fielder, 18, a labourer, each pleaded "Guilty" to charges of having broken and entered…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Well Murder Youth Sentenced to Death "Mad with Rage" Mercy Recommended SYDNEY
Roy Malcolm Souter, 17, was sentenced to death by Mr. Justice Milner Stephen, in the Central Criminal Court, to-day, for the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Thieves Annoy the Magistrate
Thieves are no respecters of persons. The home of Mr. M. E. Soane, SM., in Lawson-street, Hamilton, and stripped the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Licensing Court
Ernest Garrett, licensee of the Australia Hotel, Cessnock, was granted a booth licence for the Cessnock Show on March 13 and 14…
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