Gaol Escapee Recaptured Found Sleeping In His Bed PERTH
After surrounding a house in East Perth and watching it for several hours, a squad of detectives early to-day arrested Arthur Alfred Martin, 41,…
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Courts & crime, 1938
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Iron Guards and Police Clash London
Many Iron Guards end police were injured at Ploesti (Rumania) to-day when the former attempted to march in military formation…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gaol Escapee Told Story to Newspaper "Only Way to Get Out" Perth
Arthur Charles Martin, 41, visited a Perth newspaper office yesterday, under pledge of an hour's silence to enable him to get away, and revealed the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Police Guard at Games Village Reason Explained Sydney
Though more police have been stationed at the Empire Games Village the Police Department denies that this action has been taken because…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Street March Is Planned Lysaght's Men Ask Police For Leave
Lysaght's Strike Committee is appealing to the police for permission to march through the streets of Newcastle next Friday night…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£1000 on Offer Police and the Bombing Case Sydney
The police announced to-day that the offer of £1000 reward concerning the Lidcombe bombing outrage had not yet produced…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ways of Collecting the Wages Tax Two Plans Suggested Early Approach to High Court Sydney
In order to clear the Commonwealth-wide confusion arising from his wages tax decision Mr. Harrison, S.M., will be asked to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bushrangers Who Broke Out of Gaol
Maitland Gaol was the scene of a daring escape by two bushrangers almost 90 years ago. One of the men got clear away, and nothing was ever heard' again of him or his whereabouts. On June 10, 1849 (writes Alderman W.J…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Four Youths to Serve Gaol Sentences Breaking Into Garages And Stores SYDNEY
Four youths who, the police alleged, had been concerned in the theft of motor cars and in breaking and entering into garages and stores between…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Tragedy at Wharf Police Suspicion Allayed Sydney
Detectives are investigating unusual circumstances surrounding the drowning early this morning of an unidentified woman…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Alleged Conspiracy to Defraud Man Remanded to Lithgow Court
John Embleton (31), salesman, was charged before Mr. Soane, S.M., at the Newcastle Police Court to-day with having, at Lithgow, in or about…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Case for High Court Wages Tax Exemptions SYDNEY
It is understood that Mr. Harrison, S.M., will be asked to state a case for the High Court on his recent decision that wages tax may not be deducted by…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Police Wireless Service New Wave Length to Be Provided Sydney
A new wave-length will be provided for the police when they complete arrangements for a 24-hour wireless service between Sydney and Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →White Brutality Aboriginal is Critical London Court Case (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, February 4
When a septuagenarian aboriginal named Fernando, appeared on his third remand to Clerkenwell on a charge of having assaulted a fellow lodger, a…
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Stating that the plaintiff had brought a lot of trouble on himself, the Magistrate imposed the nominal penalty of 1/, with 6/ costs, and £1/11/6 professional…
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Keith King proceeded against Morgan James Shakespeare and William Turnbull Duffin on a charge of having assaulted him in the yard of the Cessnock Hotel…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Theft of Motor Cycles Alleged
Charged at West Maitland Police Court to-day with having stolen two motor cycles, valued at £80, the property of Stanley John Bailey, Vivian…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"Under Criminal's Compulsion" Youth on Stealing Charge
Stated by the police to have been forced by a criminal to hand out goods from premises which had been broken open and to have given…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Bouquet" for Police
After having been remanded to appear at Lithgow Police Court on a charge of conspiracy, a man at Newcastle Police Court yesterday told the Magistrate (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Police Court Monday, February 7 (Before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.m.) Indecent Language
James Douglas Bradley, 19, a labourer, was fined £5, in default 10 days' imprisonment, for having used indecent language in Lindsay-street, Hamilton, on…
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