Airman in Court Exceeded Speed Limit LONDON, January 26
The English airman, Mr. D. W. Llewellyn, who recently postponed his attempt to lower the record for a flight to the Cape, was fined £1 to-day for exceeding…
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Courts & crime, 1937
3,769 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 189
Woman Shot On Victorian Farm Police Hunt for Man Melbourne
While milking cons on her husband's property, between Nilma and Darnum, this morning, Mrs. John Reynolds, 24, was wounded in the elbow and thigh by…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Missed by Police Victorian Farmer Drove By Mine Tragedy Echo Melbourne
An amazing story was told to-day by Mr. P. A. Greenaway, farmer, of Rushworth, who was sought by the police of all States for a week for information…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Search For "Plane Wreck" Mans Report to Police From Burrinjuck Yass
Hoping to solve at loner last the mystery of the disappearance of the Southern Cloud aeroplane, a search party set out from Yass early to-day. The expedition will investigate the report that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Armed Police Catch Suspect in Humpy Stormy Trip in Rough: Country Melbourne
Dazzled by the glare of a powerful electric torch as he was sitting half asleep on the bed in his rough humpy in a clearing between. two heavily-timbered hills a mile from Nilma North, the armed fugitive…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Jockey in Court Two Charges Made by Wife Leading Boxer Mentioned Sydney
The admission that her husband had served divorce papers on her, alleging misconduct with Fred Henneberry, prominent middleweight boxer, was made by…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Inspector Duncan Take Charge of Victorian Police Term of Five Years Drastic Changes in Gaming Branch MELBOURNE
Inspector Alick Duncan, of Scotland Yard, was appointed by the Cabinet to-night as Commissioner of Police for a term of five years,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Vines in Form Too Good for Perry Match on Hardwood Court College Park (Maryland), January 25
H. Ellsworth Vines (U.S.A.) defeated F. J. Perry (Britain), 6-4, 6-2, in a professional tennis match at College Park to-day. The match was shortened to the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Police Court Wednesday, January 27 (Before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.m.) Summons Division Negligent Driving
Pleading "Guilty" to having driven a motor-vehicle in a negligent manner, in Hunter-street, Newcastle, on December 24, Melville Howard Brunt, of…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Half-caste's Death Murder Charge Dropped DARWIN
The Coroner (Mr. Pigott, S.M.), concluded late last night an inquiry into the death of a half-caste named George Chandler. Andy Snaps, who has been…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Woman Charged Attempted Blackmail Clark Gable Involved Los Angeles, January 26
Mrs. Violet Norton, aged 47, a Canadian, has been arrested and charged with having attempted to blackmail the film star, Clark Gable…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Industrial Court Breach of Award
Proceeded against by Inspector H. J. Hutchinson, of the Department of Labour and Industry, Frith and Hansford Ltd., of Tudor-street, and Gordon-avenue,…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Dawn Arrest Victorian Farm Shooting Attempted Murder Charge Melbourne
At dawn this morning police arrested a man suspected of having shot Mrs. John Reynolds at her husband's farm at Nilma North yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Small Debts Court Plaintiff Non-suited
After evidence, plaintiff was non-suited is the case in which Lewis Davies, of Speers Points, sued his cousin by marriage, William St. Bride Jones, of Speers…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Prevent Wife From Leaving Country Application to Court Sydney
Charles Matthew Thomas Purves to-day applied to Mr. Justice Evatt, in the High Court of Australia for a writ of mandamus, restraining Mr. T. Paterson,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Cabinet Agrees Victorian Police Force Reorganisation New Chief to Make Changes Melbourne
All the recommendations made by the newly appointed Commissioner of Police (Mr. A. Duncan) for the reorganisation of the Victorian police have been tacitly…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Opera Star Dies Accident at Rehearsal "Dagger Slipped" Police Question Lawrence Tibbett (Australian Associated Press.) New York, January 27
Five hours after receiving a wound on the left hand, when a stiletto slipped from the grasp of Lawrence Tibbett during a dress…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Court Sequel to Adoption of Baby Dramatic Evidence by Detectives Man and Two Women on Conspiracy Charge
A human drama was revealed in the Newcastle Police Court, to-day, when a man and two women were charged with conspiracy. Police, in evidence, alleged that conspiracy was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bank Clerk Charged with Murder Christchurch
Oswald Cowie (17). a bank clerk, was committed for trial on a charge of having murdered Michael Fletcher at Invercargill on December 17. Cowie…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Alleged Theft of Horse
On the application of Mr. N. Nelson (for defendant) the charge against John Vile Russell, of Homeville, of having stolen a horse valued at £5,…
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