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Courts & crime, 1936

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Wife of 19 Shot in Stomach Youth Dead Story to Police Melbourne

The Sun · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 13

A YOUNG married woman was critically injured by a bullet fired into her stomach, and later a youth…

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Restricting the Arbit'n. Court New Zealand Govt's. Move Wellington (N.z)

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 7

The Government's plans concerning the restriction of the powers of the Arbitration Court were well advanced said the Minister for Labor…

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Burglary

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 5

A quantity of tea and tobacco was stolen by burglars who broke into the store of James Sing, Blacktown-road, Blacktown. Entry was effected by…

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Special Constable Charged with Assault. Bulli

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 9

At Bulli Police Court, Joseph McCloskey, nightwatchman and special constable for the Bulli-Woonona district, was charged with riotous behaviour, using indecent language,…

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Kogarah Police Court. Bogus Doctor

The Propeller · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 3

Henry James Huegill, 28, baker, was charged with designating himself a medical practitioner at Canterbury on the 5th instant, while he was…

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Industrial Court. (Before the Chief Industrial Magistrate.) Postal Contractors and Awards

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 6

Judgment was given in the matter of a claim by Philip William White against Harry Ray and Norman Ray, trading as Ray and Co., contractors, for arrears of wages alleged…

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Clerk Is Charged with Forgery

The Labor Daily · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 6

That £600 was involved, was the statement of Constable Forde, police prosecutor, at Central Court yesterday, when Arthur Cordon Darby, 25…

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Police Wanted to Proceed Though Case Pending in Supreme Court

The Labor Daily · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 6

'The right, of the police to proceed with a prosecution when a case was bending in the Supreme Court in regard to the same set of circumstances…

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Police Promotions

The Labor Daily · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 6

At its meeting yesterday the Executive Council approved of the appointment of Acting-Superintendent J. W. White to the rank of Superintendent…

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Punished Prisoner Who Attempted Gaol-break

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 7

Kenneth Farlow the life-sentence prisoner, who tried to bluff his way out of Parramatta Gaol with a wooden "revolver," was yesterday…

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Murder Charge Townsville

The Labor Daily · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 1

IN the police court to-day, Peter Atherton,. 41, was charged that on January 12,1936 at Fantome Island he wilfully murdered Molly…

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Fake Pistol Mystery Officials of Gaol Baffled

The Labor Daily · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 5

How Ke[?]h Aubrey Farlow managed [?] "dummy" revolver [?] which be attempted to [?] way out of…

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'Plane Ready for Flight Theft Attempt Is Alleged

The Labor Daily · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 5

"FOLLOWING a report that an aeroplane had been tampered with in a hangar at Goulburn yesterday, detectives made a search for…

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Women as Traffic Police

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 15

In Chickasha, Oklahoma, twenty-two women on the relief rolls have been appointed as traffic police. Waving red flags, they direct traffic…

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Police Cadets Vacancies Available

The Sun · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 22

With the publication of the Leaving Examination results, the Police Department draws attention to the fact that there are vacancies for police…

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Gaol Mystery. Dummy Revolver. Attempted Escape. Solitary Confinement Ordered

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 9

The life-sentence convict, Kenneth Aubrey Farlow, began his punishment yesterday for having attempted to break out of parramatta Gaol by poking a dummy revolver between…

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Industrial News Extra Hand on Motor Waggon No Jurisdiction, Says Magistrate

The Labor Daily · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 7

Holding that he had no jurisdiction to bear the complaint, the Chief industrial Magistrate, Mr. E. A. Prior, in a reserved Judgment delivered yesterday upheld all…

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Fine Record Guildford Police Year's Work

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 13

Car-owners don't park in the middle of the road at Guildford—not now. Nor do they ignore "silent cops" or forget the traffic…

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"Ghost" Disqualified at Leichhardt Police Intervene

Referee · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 17

A PACKED house at Leichhardt Stadium on Saturday night said the wrestling match between Hardy Kruskamp (14st 9lb) and an…

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Two for Trial Murder Charge Follows Xmas Eve Incidents

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 January 1936 · page 7

After an inquiry yesterday into the death of Leslie Arthur Paterson (34), barrowman, the Coroner, Mr. Oram, committed Reginald Davies (40),…

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