Nobel Peace Prize Theft
Hamburg, January 8.—Herr Wannow an ex-barristor, has been accused of embezzling part of the £7000 Nobel Peace Prize awarded in 1936 to Karl von…
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Courts & crime, 1938
3,665 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 184
False Pretence Charges Man Remanded In Police Court
"This man is one of the greatest scoundrels at present in Newcastle. He has defrauded people whose relatives…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Raid on Club at Belmont Liquor Act Breach
"It is rather a pity that something cannot be done in regard to club licence, but there seems to be a reluctance to interfere with the Liquor Act," said Mr. Soane, S.M. at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Organised Car Thefts Gangs Broken Up by Police Sydney
Many organised gangs of car thieves were broken up by the police in 1937. Police reports reveal that the number of car thefts from January 1 has…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Story of Finding of Demsey's Body by Police Witnesses Number of Exhibits Exceeds 100 MELBOURNE
The story of the finding of the body of John Thomas Dessey was related by police witnesses at the inquest…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Japanese Bombers Move to Far South of China British Assaulted Police Protest Led to Beating London
Twelve Japanese 'planes raided Nanning, the capital of Kwangsi, which is only 100 miles from French Indo-China and downed six Chinese 'planes. A Hongkong message states that some of the bombs fell…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"No Case Against Len Roberts" Said Coroner Burst Of Applause From Gallery During His Review Of Case Remarkable Scenes at Court
A finding that Dorothy May Everett, kitchen maid at Broughton School, was murdered by a person or persons unknown was returned by the District Coroner (Mr. A. G. Chiplin) at the end of a remarkable inquest that had lasted…
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Reginald Wallace King, 37, pleaded "Guilty" to a charge of having on January 3 stolen a horse collar and a green-hide rope, valued at 30/, the property…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Theft of Pencils
Charles Steven Davies pleaded "Guilty" to having taken eight propelling pencils the property of Stanley E. Shepherdsor at Broadmeadow, on November 9. He was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ten Prisoners Escape from Rumanian Gaol BUCHAREST, January 10
Ten convicts who were serving life sentences for murder have escaped from the prison at Baeua. They had spent several years in digging a narrow…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Police Court Monday, January 10 (Before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.m.) Totalisator Act Breach
For having committed a breach of the Totalisator Act by making a bet at Newcastle oil January 8 on the Three and Four-year-old Handicap, Moorefield, James…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soviet Bishops Charged with Treason Anti-god Campaign London, January 10
The Riga correspondent of "The Times" states that seven bishops of the Orthodox Church, including the Metropolitan of Moscow, have been charged with being…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Windsor Tragedy Aged Man on Murder Charge SYDNEY
When Alfred Spicer, 65, appeared at the Parramatta Police Court to-day on a charge of having murdered Marola Haves 6 at Windsor, on December 24, the police…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Industrial Court Breaches of Award
Eleven charges were preferred against Genova Bros., fruiterers, of Hunter-street street, Newcastle They were that the firm had employed a greater proportion of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Clash with Police Chinese in Singapore Anti-japanese Feeling
About 1000 Chinese congregated at the central police station last night, where 100 anti-Japanese demonstrators who had been arrested were singing lustily in the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Threat to Police Shot Fired, Man's Arrest MELBOURNE
By the arrest of man in sensational circumstances to-day police claim that a number of robberies in the last few weeks will be cleared up…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Inquest on Child at Windsor Police Dog's Aid in Search Sydney
The inquest into the death of Marcia Hayes, aged 6. whose body was found on Christmas Day in a bag in a creek at Windsor, will be opened at 9.30 a.m…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Truck Inquest Nears Conclusion Finding Is Expected Police Counsel on Inferences Melbourne
Probably the biggest inquiry of the kind ever held in the State, the inquest into the Heath of John Thomas…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bank Officers' Pay Claims in Arbitration Court Tasmanian Premier Briefed Hobart
The Premier (Mr. A. G. Ogilvie), who is a King's Counsel has accepted a brief from the Bank Officers Association of Australia to appear in the Commonwealth…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Open Verdict Crowd Applauds Coroner's Finding Court Scenes "Horrible and Atrocious Crime"
Remarkable scenes followed the announcing of an open verdict at the Everett murder inquest at Newcastle Courthouse yesterday afternoon. There was a spontaneous outburst of applause immediately from the…
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