Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Courts & crime, all years

Riverina · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1939

1,898 stories in Riverina's papers · page 8 of 95

Unlicensed Pistols Coolamon Police Court Cases Three Men Fined

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1939 · page 9

Three defendants appeared before Mr. J. A. Harris, P.M., at the Coolamon Police Court on Wednesday on charges of having had in their…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

Wagga Police Court (Before Mr. J. A. Harris, P.M.)

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 28 January 1939 · page 7

At Wagga Police Court on Monday before Mr. J. A. Harris P.M. Auhrey Walker, 18. was charged with offensive behaviour…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Espionage Charges Germans Sentenced in Denmark Copenhagen

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1939 · page 1

After a trial which was held in camera, Captain P. F. Lugkharttung, a German, and the former Danish correspondent of the Berlin newspaper…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Theft of Petrol Coolamon Youth Convicted Attempted to Steal Tyre

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1939 · page 8

Clifford Joseph Charter was charged at the Coolamon police court on Wednesday, before Mr. J. A. Harris, P.M., with having stolen eight gallons of…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Police Rights Procedure At Questioning

The Gundagai Independent · Saturday 28 January 1939 · page 3

Fears are being expressed in the legal world on the procedure of the police in questioning and taking statements from suspected…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Monbulk Murd Police Inquiries Futile Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 28 January 1939 · page 2

After inquiries over two weeks, the police have made no headway in the search for the murderer of Leslie McAlliser, who was shot dead…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Police Road Patrols to Check Speeding Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 28 January 1939 · page 2

A new effort will be made by the police during the Anniversary week-end to ensure safety on the roads. Plain-clothes traffic police, riding in…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Magistrate's Scathing Comments "Over Gaming Machines" "One Law for Rich and One for Poor" Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1939 · page 4

Mr. Arnold, S.M, made searching comment upon clubs being permitted to retain gaming machines while shopkeepers were prosecuted, when he…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Described As Perjury Woman Rebuked by Judge in Bankruptcy Court. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1939 · page 4

Evidence given by Miss Millie Jane Bogwell, in support of an application to have the bankruptcy notice against her set aside, was described in the…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Moonee Valley William Reid Stakes Won by Amiable Niddrie Handicap to Cairnsmore Warrook Highweight Surprise by Arnshire Cranmallan Trial to Court Gossip Tweedside Hurdle Race Easy For Erua MELBOURNE

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 28 January 1939 · page 15

Races were held at Moonee Valley this afternoon, but the William Reid Stakes did not provide the draw for class horses expected…

Continued on Trove, page 15 →

Tumut Man's Death Found Injured in Yard Police Investigating Early Arrest Expected TUMUT

Daily Advertiser · Monday 30 January 1939 · page 2

Suffering from extensive lacerations on the face, from which he was bleeding profusely, and severe bruises to the body, Michael ("Dixie") Downing, aged…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Breaking and Entering Attempted Shop Robbery in Fitzmaurice-street Three Men on Roof Escape After Police Chase

Daily Advertiser · Monday 30 January 1939 · page 3

Three men made a sensational escape from arrest early last night when they were disturbed while trying to rob the premises of Cox Bros…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Charged with Abandoning Baby Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 7

Alleged to have left her child in a cot on the verandah of a house in Erskineville on Friday night, a young woman was remanded on bond at the…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Debt Collector Charged Action by Incorporated Law Institute

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 1

Edwin Newton Daly, secretary of the Incorporated Law Institute of N.S.W., was the informant in an unusual case at the Goulburn Police…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Industrial Magistrate's Court Thursday and Friday, January 26 and 27 (Before Mr. T. A. Doolan, P.m.) Claims Against Cafe Proprietor

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 4

Sylvia Linsell v. Theo Sotiros and Barbara Lister v. Theo. Sotiros, claim for wages and overtime said to be due…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Sydney Bank Robbery Police Offer Reward SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 1

The Police Department have offered a substantial reward for information, leading t the conviction of the thieves who, on Sunday night, robbed the St…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Tumut Man's Death No Arrest Yet Police Still Investigating TUMUT

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 7
Also in Cootamundra Herald

Detective Humphries, and Sergeant Blackman, of Cootamundra, in conjunction with local police, and Detective Sergeant Allmond, who arrived…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Sydney Bank Robbery Police Offer Reward £2300 Stolen From Safe Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 5

The Police Department to-day offered a substantial reward for information leading to the conviction of the thieves who last night robbed the St…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Attempts to Wreck Train Obstruction on Bankstown Line Police Blame Boys Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1939 · page 4

An attempt to wreck an electric train which was crowded with picnickers and surfers was made near Dulwich Hill railway station last night. The…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →