Medlow Bath Tragedy Young Man Faces Murder Charge
SYDNEY, Thursday: -- Ronald Stewart Young (24) was committed for trial on a charge of murder at the conclusion of an…
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Courts & crime, 1938
2,031 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 10 of 102
Man Before Court on Ten Charges
CHRISTCHURCH, Thursday: -- Ten charges were preferred against a young man, Wilfred Richard John Curry, in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Federal Awards and Wages Tax Magistrate's Decision In Test Case May Have Far-reaching Consequences
SYDNEY, Thursday: -- The decision of Mr. Harrison, S.M., in a test case on the wages tax at the Ceneral Police Court on Wednesday is likely to have, far-reaching consequences. Vincent Lang proceeded against the Tasmanian…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →What Is a "Lare?" Australian Slang "Aired" in Court
To the constable at Coolangatta who told the Police Magistrate that a defendant (fined £2) was "lare-ising" on his motor-cycle in the main street,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Rifle Shooting N.S.W. Wins Police Championship and Dunlop Shield Sydney
With an aggregate of 1839, New South Wales won the Commonwealth rifle shooting Police championship at the Anzac range to-day. South…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →"Wage Tax Collections Illegal" Says Court Federal Award Workers SYDNEY
The decision of Mr. Harrison, S.M., at the Central Police Court, who held that the wage tax is not deductable from wages paid under a Federal award, affects more than 200,000 employees in New South Wales working under Federal…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Appeal to Be Made to High Court Wage Tax Issue Test Decision of Magistrate
SYDNEY, Friday: -- An appeal is to be made to the High Court against the decision of Mr. Harrison, S.M.,…
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Found guilty of having stolen £2900 from his employers, the A.M.P. Society, Godfrey Halse (46) was sentenced to 18 months' reformative detention at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Broke Out of Gaol: Told Story to Newspaper Perth
Remarkable audacity was shown by Arthur Charles Martin (41) yesterday when he visited a Perth newspaper and, under pledge of an…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Rogues Use Wireless Police Baffled
Crooks of the world have their own broadcasting organisation, sending in mystery code from mystery stations warnings against police traps…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Unusual Evidence in Divorce Court Sydney
Unusual evidence was given by George Henry Mace, a farmer, of Nimbin, before Mr. Acting Justice Edwards, in the Divorce Court to-day,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Alleged Espionage In Britain Dramatic Story Told in Court
LONDON, Thursday: -- A story as dramatic as any Oppenheim novel was unfolded at Bow Street Police Court to -day when two men, Percy Glading and Albert Williams, who had been previously before the court and had been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fined for Assault Ordered To Pay Compensation
Convicted on a charge of assault, Oscar de Payne, of Casino, was fined £10 with 8s court costs and £3 3s professional expenses, at the Lismore…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Effecting a Public Mischief Man Charged. Sydney
Pleading guilty to a charge of having unlawfully effected a public of mischief, Richard Henry Lonsdale, 53, collector, was remanded at the Quarter Sessions…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Smith's Newspaper Charged Alleged Breach of Q'land. Racing Act
BRISBANE, Monday:-- Smith's Newspapers Ltd, and Archibald Douglas McKay, manager for Queensland, were charged on summons in the…
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At the Casino Police Court today Jack Klentzos, a cook, of Casino, proceeded against Geo. Harris, of Kyogle, on charges of unlawful assault and of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Union Organiser Sentenced Judge's Strong Comment ORANGE
Strong comment was made by Judge Betts, at the Quarter Sessions to-day, when he sentenced Edward John Rice (22), an organiser…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Murder Alleged Soviet Legation Secretary In Bucharest
LODON, Wednesday:--speaking on the telephone from Bucharest a high Soviet official told the "Daily Mail" there was no…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Man Fined £3 Alleged Theft Of 1- At Baths KYOGLE
Charged in Kyogle police court, before Mr. H. Hawkins, P.M., to-day with having, on February 2, at Kyogle baths, stolen 1s, the property of John…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Murder Suspected Soviet Official In Rumania LONDON
Speaking on the telephone from Bucharest, a high Soviet official told the "Daily Herald" that there was no doubt that the Soviet charge d'affaires…
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