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Courts & crime, 1938

2,009 stories in Riverina's papers · page 8 of 101

Engineers' Unions Deregulation Sought by Employers Arbitration Court Action Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 January 1938 · page 4

The hearing of the application by the Metal Trades Employers' Association for the deregistration of the Amalgamated Engineering Union and the…

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Tumbarumba Police Court January 20, 1938 Before Mr Swiney, P.M.

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 4

Mr C. W. Swiney, P.M., visited Tumbarumba for the periodical court day last week instead of Mr I. Beavers, who is on holidays. He was…

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War Models Artist Before Court

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 7

Mr. Fortunio Matania, R.I., of Hendon-way. London, who has painted many famous British pictures, was ordered at Marylebone to hand over to…

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Where Courting Is Hard Work Papuan Girls Insist on Murder

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 11

Courting is a strenuous business— for the men—in certain parts of Papua, in the wild hinterland of British New Guinea…

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Stabbed in Court Queensland Detective Attacked Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 10

After he had given evidence against a man in the Townsville Court to-day, Detective-Sergeant Quinn was attacked and stabbed. A man was taken in…

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Amazing Battle Widow and Sons Defy Police and Bailiff Four Killed in Prance London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 5

An amazing episode arising from the refusal of a French widow to pay a small tax, and which resulted in four deaths, is related by the Tours…

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Japan's Apology Assault on U.S. Embassy Officer Shanghai

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 29 January 1938 · page 5

Japanese authorities have apologised for the assault on the third secretary to the United States Embassy (Mr. Allison) by Japanese sentries…

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Sydney Bombing (Continued from Page 1) Trade Union Circles Horrified Police Reconstruct Crime SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 29 January 1938 · page 6

Although the police have not yet been able to definitely assign the motive for the shocking outrage at Lidcombe early this morning, it has been…

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Theft of Car

Daily Advertiser · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 4

A motor car, the property of Mr. Clyde G. Watson, of Tumut, was stolen yesterday afternoon from Camp-street, Adelong, and was later found…

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Theft of Gelignite Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 1

In the early hours of this morning, 75 sticks of gelignite and 200 detonators were stolen from the premises of the Austral Brick Company in…

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Theft of Car From Tumut Tumut

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 1

A motor car, the property of Mr. Clyde G. Watson, of Tumut, was stolen yesterday afternoon from Camp street, Adelong, and was later found…

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Charged with Firing a House Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 1

At the Central Court today Elizabeth Mary Carter, domestic, was remanded to February 9 on a charge of having, at Paddington, on January 23…

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Blue Mountains Murder Inquest Opened KATOOMBA

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 1

The inquest was opened, at Katoomba today, concerning the death of June Clemenger, aged 20, typist, at the Hydro Majestic Hotel, who was found…

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Mysterious Fire Police Investigating Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 1

The police are investigating a mysterious fire which occurred in a two-storeyed dwelling at Merrylands this morning…

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Mysterious Fire Investigations by Police Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 1

The police are investigating a mysterious fire which occurred in a two-storeyed dwelling at Merrylands yesterday morning…

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Former Gundagai Stock Inspector Proceedings In Divorce Court FORSTER v. FORSTER

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 2

In the Sydney Divorce Court Monday last, before Mr. Acting Justice Edwards, Mrs. Rita May Forster…

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Katoomba Inquest Typist's Body Under Tree Young Man Charged with Murder KATOOMBA

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 1

The contents of a torn letter were suppressed by the Coroner to-day at the inquest into the death of June Clemenger, aged 20 years, formerly a…

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Alleged Assault and Actual Bodily Harm

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 4

Charles Edward Mlilard (19) was charged with assaulting John Cole and occasioning him actually bodily harm…

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Police Determined

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 2

For some time the Wagga police ball has been one of the outstanding financial and social successes of the year, and in 1936 a profit of £300 was…

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Police Court Case Dismissed Tuesday, January 25 (Before Mr. J. A. Harris, P.m.) Drunks

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 1 February 1938 · page 4

Henry McClure, Arthur Burns, Herbert Lawrence, and Cuthbert Longford were charged with drunkenness, but did not appear. John W. Hunt v. Raymond Scott, stealing. Mr. G. G. Dangar appeared for defendant…

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