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Courts & crime, 1937

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Suspected Person Police Court Charge

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 5

CECIL Smith was charged at the Leeton Court on Thursday before Mr. J. A. Harris, P.M., with being a suspected person in…

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Alleged Indecent Assault

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 5

Charles William James Hurst, aged 32 years, was charged with having assaulted a girl under 18 years, and that immediately before such assault he did…

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Wagga Police Court Wagga, Monday, January 11 (Before Mr. J. A. Harris. P.m.) Theft of Cycle Equipment

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 5

George Gardner, aged 31 years, a stranger to Wagga, who was convicted oh Friday for the offence of stealing two bicycle carriers, valued at 10/, the…

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Serious Charges Shooting of Police Officer Attempted Murder Alleged Outburst From Dock Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 4

At the City Court to-day William John Cody, aged 24 years, laborer, and Geoffrey Davies, aged 32 years, cook, were remanded on a charge of having…

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New Guinea Native Killed Man Charged in Sydney Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 1

Galfred Mervyn Collins Ffrost, aged 24 years, overseer, was remanded to January 25, on £100 bail, at the Central Police Court to-day on a charge…

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Cootamundra Police Ball On May 5

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 2

At a meeting of the Cootamundra police last night it was decided to hold the first annual police ball on, Wednesday night, May 5…

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Police Night Patrols Step in Right Direction

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 6

"This is the outcome of the introduction of night patrolling by tho police to keep down sheep stealing and stock dealing generally, and is…

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Warden's Court (Before Mr F Grudgeonm, Mining Warden)

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 1

James Frederick Jamieson's application for authority to enter was struck out; no appearance. Austin Ernest Boyd's application…

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New York Courts Magistrate Outspoken After Visit to England

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 January 1937 · page 2

Impressed by the fairness of Bri-tain's courts of Justice, Mr. Overton Harris, a New York City magistrate, who recently visited England, heatedly…

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Items of News Police Promotions

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 January 1937 · page 4

The following police promotions were announced in Sydney yesterday: constable W. Grace, first-class, to be sergeant third-class, Young; Constable…

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Murder of Girl Rickshaw Boy Arrested Peking

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 January 1937 · page 6

While washing a cushion, a rickshaw boy was arrested to-day on a charge relating to the murder of Pamela Werner, aged 18 years,…

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Wedderburn Murder Clue From Mildura Purchase of Second-hand Teeth Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 January 1937 · page 4

The Mildura police to-day received information which may solve the mystery surrounding the remains or a man found in a mine shaft at…

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Workers Seize Plant Battle with Police New York

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 January 1937 · page 4

Eight hundred strikers rioted at the Fisher Body Works at Flint to-day, seizing the entire plant from the second floor which they have occupied…

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Arrest in Chinese Murder Peking

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 1

Working in conjunction with the Chinese police, Inspector Botham, of the Tientsin police force and formerly of Scotland Yard, detained a man…

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Scientific Evidence Fails in Railway Theft Case Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 7

In support of a case against a young man at the Newtown Court to-day, the detectives called in the aid of science, but the magistrate did not accept the…

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Police Promotions Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 8

A re-shuffle Of the positions of several high officers in the police force was announced to-day. First-class Inspector J. Miller has been promoted…

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Mattson Murder United States Horrified £2000 Reward Offered Washington

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 1

President Roosevelt, in the course of a statement to-day regarding the murder of the 10-year-old Mattson boy by his kidnappers, declared that the…

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Contempt of Court Alleged Against Newspaper Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 10

On the application of James Francis Nathan in the Supreme Court to-day, a rule nisi was issued calling upon Norman M'Cauley, editor of the "Labor…

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Stabbed by Sword Police Search for Wounded Man Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 7

The police are searching for a man who was stabbed in the shoulder with, a large army sword at Darling Point to-night…

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Old Gundagai Early Memories Recalled When Police Walked with Drawn Swords

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 10

Mr. Jack Cowden is enjoying every minute of his stay in Gundagai, notwithstanding the changes in the town since he left it in the 70's. In his…

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