Court Drama Trial at Old Bailey
LONDON, Monday.--The Old Bailey the scene of many dramas, provided yet another when Mr. Justice Charles sentenced to death Mrs. Olive Wise,…
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Courts & crime, 1931
2,520 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 10 of 126
Teeth as Christmas Box. Amusing Evidence in Court
Amusement was caused in Coburg (Vic.) Court on Friday by the narration of a woman's experiences with a new set of teeth…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Arbitration Court Makes Big Cut in National Salary Bill Awards Varied 10 Per Cent. Reduction Ordered 26 Federal Unions Affected Court Refuses to Alter Basic Wage MELBOURNE
The Full Arbitration Court in its judgment in the basic wage case to-day ordered a variation of 26 awards in the applications before the court by reducing wage rates by ten per cent for a period of twelve…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Basic Wage. Arbitration Court Judgment. Cuts in Awards Ordered. Red Flag Sung. Melbourne
The Full Arbitration Court, to-day refused to make any variation in the basic wage, or in the present method of calculation, without further inquiry. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →10 Per Cent Reduction in Wages for 12 MONTHS 26 Awards Affected Basic Wage Unchanged Federal Court's Decision Transfer of Spending Power Effort to Stimulate Employment Mr. Crofts Creates Scene
MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The Full Arbitration [?]ourt, in its judgment in the basic wage case to-day, ordered a variation of 26 awards in the application before the court by reducing wage rates by 10 per cent for a period of 12…
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BATHURST, Friday.--Three, youths, Vernon Bonham (16), Robert Bonham (18) and Thomas O'Hara (18), were remanded till January 29 at Bathurst…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Football Tragedy French Player Sentenced
BORDEAUX, Thursday--The Rugby Union footballer, Fernand Taillanto[?] who was charged with the manslaughter of Michel Pradie by violent and…
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At the Byron Bay Police Court on Thursday, before Mr. E. A. Mahony, P.M., William Hargreaves was charged with, being a hawker, he did not…
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SYDNEY, Friday.--An elderly Chinese, Dan Loo, who was admitted to Bathurst Hospital on November 30 with a bullet wound in his back, died…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.--Five men, Richard Davies (19), bank clerk; John Irwin (20), motor mechanic; George Gardiner (23), motor mechanic;…
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After lingering in Bathurst district hospital since November 30 last Dan Loo, an aged Chinese, who was picked up in a laneway on the outskirts of the…
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PARIS, Thursday.--When a stonemason named Thill, who yesterday was acquitted on a charge of having murdered his 19 years old son, sought…
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SYDNEY, Friday.--Edward William Olsen (19) and Alan Charlton Riddell (19), who were charged at Paddington Police Court to-day with stealing 2…
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MELBOURNE, Friday:--The Federal Cabinet, at its meeting to-day, appointed Sir Frank Gavin Duffy Chief Justice of the High…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Further Wage Cut Cost of Living Declines 3- Reduction in N.S.W. Court's Order May be Challenged Legal Action Discussed
The 10 per cent reduction in wages ordered by the Federal Arbitration Court is to be augmented by a further cut as a result of the decline in the cost of living. In N.S.W., the additional amount will be 3-, and will operate as from…
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Before Mr. E. A. Mahony, P.M., at Bangalow Police Court on Friday, Jack Miles pleaded guilty to having stolen melons, the property of David…
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Before Mr. E. A. Mahony, P.M., at Byron Bay Police Court on Thursday the following cases were dealt with:—William Hargreaves, a hawker, was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Former Fiance Charged Wellington (N.z.)
Gertrude West (19) was shot in the abdomen outside her home at Te Awa. mutu yesterday. Frank Kerr (39), to whom she was engaged until recently,…
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Driving an allegedly stolen horse and sulky at full gallop, a drink-crazed man engaged the wireless patrol in a thrilling game of hide and seek throughout…
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Thirty police armed with rifles and revolvers paraded Springsure station on Saturday morning when a train containing forty New South Wales shearers…
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