"Money by Menaces" Man at Wollongong Charged WOLLONGONG
Police investigated reports that after several burglaries in the town persons from whom goods were stolen received telephone messages offering to return…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1938
3,665 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 67 of 184
Circus Acrobat Damages Claim Fails Alleged Assault in Train Sydney
Aage Rasmussen, professionally known as "Tresco," who was formerly associated with Wirth's Circus as an acrobat, in the District Court to-day, claimed £200 from…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Police Chief's Mother Dies Sydney
Mrs. Isabel MacKay, mother of the Commissioner of Police (Mr. W. J. MacKay), died to-day at the age of 87. A son, Mr. James MacKay, died a fortnight…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Used Dynamite "A Wonderful Job" Evidence on Gold Theft Charge Melbourne
Evidence was given by William Moore, in the Bendigo Court to-day, that, with another man he visited the Little 180 mine, Bendigo, at midnight on November…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Fire Tragedy Murder-Suicide Theory Narrandera Inquiries Narrandera
Inquiries into the death of Mrs. Jane Mary Gash and her two-year-old, son, Stanley Gash, whose bodies were found in a cottage partly destroyed by fire at…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Suitcase Murder Head and Legs Found Wellington (N.z.)
A diver working near the Picton wharf to-day recovered a suitcase containing the head and legs of the body found on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Murder or Suicide? Morundah Case Is a Puzzle Morundah
Thoroughly testing the theory that Mrs. Dorothy Jean Gash and her son Stanley may have been murdered by a man who entered…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Police Courtesy Squad Extension to Newcastle? Sydney
A suggestion that the Police Courtesy Squad scheme should be extended to Newcastle was described to-day by the Traffic…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Home Raided During Race Ball Party £250 Loss Reported Daring Theft at Musweubrook Muswellbrook
Thieves ransacked the Muswellbrook home of Mr. E. Hunter Bowman, well-known grazier and racehorse owner, last night, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →District Court at Maitland Cases for Hearing
The following cases have been listed for hearing before Judge Nield at Maitland District Court, which begins at East Maitland Courthouse on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Gaming Houses Declaration Against Hotels Unusual Police Action Sydney
For the first time in the metropolitan area an ex-parte application was made to Mr. Justice Maxwell, in Chambers, this afternoon,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Relief Wanted Police and Dairy Supervision Conference Decision Sydney
The Police Association conference, which concluded to-day, devoted considerable time to a motion urging that police be relieved of the duty of…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Pearling Industry Police Controlled Bases Proposed Use by Japanese Darwin
Although the output of pearl shell has been restricted because of the flooding of the market, 60 Japanese pearling vessels are already on their way to Northern…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Maitland and District West Maitland District Court Eleven Defended Actions
In addition to several garnishee and judgment debtor examinations, 11 defended cases, arising mostly out of motor accidents, are listed for hearing at the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Mayfair Life Revelation in Court "Married to Raise Money" London, May 11
A certain type of Mayfair life was exposed in the Court today during the hearing of a matrimonial case. Mrs. Anne Mitchell had taken out a…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Lost Licence Wool Buyer's Traffic Offence S.M. Would Like High Court Aid Sydney
No matter what conviction was decided upon, no penalty could be worse than that of being deprived of using his car for three years, said Mr. T. P. McMahon,…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Man Shot by the Police Early This Morning Others Escaped Sudden Raid on Party in Sydney Suburb Sydney
Police saw a party of men in Missenden Road, Camperdown, early this morning carrying wireless sets. The police gave chase and fired a fusillade of revolver shots…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →MAITLAND — KURRI — CESSNOCK West Maitland Police Court Stealing Charge Remand
Raymond Richard Thompson, 18, of Devonshire-street, West Maitland, appeared before Mr. E. M. Debenham, J.P., at the West Maitland Court yesterday,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Police Court Friday, May 13 (Before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.m.) Remanded
On the application of the Acting Police Prosecutor (Constable W. Wallace), John Medley 37, fireman, was remanded to May 23 on bail of £50, with one surety…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Stealing Charges Postal Official Sent for Trial GOSFORD
Leslie Charles Owen, 22, of Woy Woy, appeared before the Gosford Police Court today on five charges of having between March 4 and April 1. stolen letters…
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