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Courts & crime, 1935

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Police Patrol Car Challenges 1500 Motorists Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 January 1935 · page 1

More than 1500 motorists have been challenged by the police patrol car, "Bluebird" during the year, bringing the net return in fines to the State of…

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The Saar Fracas at Meeting Police Intervene Saarbrucken

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 January 1935 · page 1

The cabn, which has thitherto prevailed in the Saar, was broken at Pliesstel to-day where an indoor meeting of Catholics was dispersed by the…

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Supreme Court Horse Not to Race Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 January 1935 · page 6

After inquiry into the training and management of the New Zealand gelding, Supreme Court, the A.J.C. stewards to-day decided that he will not…

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Russian Leaders Zinovieff and Kamaneff Complicity Alleged in Kirov Murder Banished to Arctic Island London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 January 1935 · page 1

The "Daily Express" Warsaw correspondent says that Zinovieff and Kameneff, former Bolshevik leaders were arrested last night and secretly…

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Supreme Court Judge H. S. Nicholas Appointed Equity Jurisdiction Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 January 1935 · page 1

The Attorney-General (Mr. Manning) announced to-night that the Government had appointed Mr. H. S. Nicholas to fill the vacancy on the…

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Murder Charge Woman Committed for Trial Christmas Day Quarrel Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 1

At the City Coroner's Court to-day Mary Jennings was committed for trial on the charge of having murdered Mary Goslett, aged 68 years, of…

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Woman's Death Knife in Back Husband on Murder Charge Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 1

At the Redfern Court to-day Leslie Joel, aged 41 years, a hotel keeper, was remanded until January 11 on £300 bail on a charge of having…

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Bank Raiders Run Down by Mounted Police Winnipeg

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 1

Mounted police, with a following of woodsmen and trappers, after a chase of two days, overtook the two bandits who robbed a bank in the rural town…

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Court Changes Mr. Justice Lowe to Go Abroad Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 3

Two judges—Mr. Justice Lowe, of the Supreme Court, and Judge Wasley, of the County Court—will not be available until after the summer law…

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Woman Dies on Moonlight Excursion Another Woman Sought by Police Melbourne

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 5

Mrs. Gladys Bunting (40), of Moonee Ponds, a member of a moon light excursion party, died in a launch on the Maribyrnong River last…

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Police Chief Superintendent Parker's Disclaimer Mr. M'kay Likely Appointee Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 1

Police Superintendent Parker, of Goulburn, to-day denied the rumors that he had made any special claim to the post of police commissioners…

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Club Raided Sequel in Court Manager and Waiter Fined Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 1

There was a sequel to a police raid on the "400" Club in Phillip street early on New Year's Day Licensing Court tills morning. A fine…

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Girl's Battered Body Found in Seaside Scrub Brutal Murder Stocking Tied Around Neck Shocking Injuries Inflictedwhat Search Party Discovered

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 1

Ethel Belshaw, [?] 12 years, was brutally murdered on Tuesday in the scrub at Inverloch, a well known holiday resort near…

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Girls Battered Body Found in Seaside Scrub Brutal Murder Stocking Tied Around Neck Shocking Injuries Inflicted What Search Party Discovered MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 January 1935 · page 1

Ethel Belshaw, aged 12 years, was brutally murdered yesterday in the scrub at Inverloch, a well known holiday resort. Her body was not found until this morning, but it is believed that death occurred before midnight. The body…

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Police Court

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 1

The following cases were dealt with at the court of petty sessions during the past week:— George Thomas (25) was charged…

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Inverloch Murder Intensive Police Search for Girl's Assailant Motor Car Theory Dispensed With MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 2

Police search parties, assisted by blacktrackers, started work early this morning scouring the scrub at Inverloch for the murderer of Ethel Belshaw,…

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Lindbergh Baby Sensational Murder Trial

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 1

FLEMINGTON (New Jersey), Wednesday. —What promises to provide one of the most sensational murder trials in America opened to-day, when…

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Albury Murder Another Clue Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 2

A new clue in the py[?]ama girl mystery is now being followed by the detectives. A girl tallying with the description of the murdered girl arrived…

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Laborer's Death Alleged Assault by Policeman Evidence at Inquest Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 1

At the inquest today into the death of Francis Patrick Cummings, aged 31 years, laborer, of Leichardt, it was alleged that he died from injuries…

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Stalin Nervous Another Leaser Arrested Kiev Commissar Kills Police and Flees LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1935 · page 2

The Warsaw correspondent of the "Daily Express" says that Alexander Smirnov, one of the oldest Communist leaders, wag arrested after a meeting…

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