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Courts & crime, 1937

8,720 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 250

Bathtub Murder: Negroes Arrested New York

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 3

THIRTY-SIX hours after the crime, police arrested Major Greene, 33, a negro, and charged him with the murder…

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Bathurst Gaol. Activities Curtailed. Effect on Local Trade. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 6

Many residents of Bathurst object to the curtailment of activities at Bathurst Gaol, and it is pointed out that the supply of goods to the gaol has been of considerable value to…

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Single Day of Freedom Man Is Sent Back To Gaol

The Sun · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 33

Released from gaol yesterday, Roy Herbert Williams (30), laborer, was sent back again for a month to-day for stealing goods valued at 5s 6d…

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Theft From Train. Problem of Identification. Sand From Defendant's Trousers Tested

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 12

Mr. Arnold, S.M., at the Newtown Police Court yesterday, said that pilfering from railway trucks was alarmingly rife, and was costing the Railway Department thousands of…

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Police Courts. Alleged Blow with Bottle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 7

Stirling Milton Harvey, 45, was charged at Ryde court yesterday with having maliciously wounded John Edward Neal, at Pennant Hills, on November 14. The police alleged that…

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America Aghast at Kidnapped-boy Murder G-Men's Head Takes Charge Of Vast Man-Hunt Mounted Police Hold Two Men Tacoma (Wash.)

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 1

THE murder, by his kidnappers, of Charles Mattson, aged 10, has stirred the American nation to an extent not experienced since the Lindbergh case…

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When the Euthanasia Bill Was Rejected. Viscount Fitzalan on Legalising Murder

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 25

English papers tell us that Viscount FitzAlan moved and secured the rejection of the Voluntary Euthanasia Legalising Bill in the House of Lords, which…

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Murder of Young Wife. Two Negroes Arrested. New York, Jan. 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 12

Two negro porters employed at the apartment building in which Mrs. Frank Case, 25, was found dead in a bath yesterday, have been arrested…

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"You Guys Are Slick" Thief's Tribute To Police

The Sun · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 22

When Maurice Patrick Murphy, 21, ship's fireman, was first questioned about the theft of £27 10s worth of jewellery, postage stamps,…

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Southern District News Garden Plot Near Police Box

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 5

The secretary for railways informed Cabra-Vale Council on Monday that the Commissioner would not raise any objection to the council establishing…

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Law Notices. Thursday, January 14. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 7

In Chambers.—Before Mr. Acting Justice Windeyer, in No. 3 Court.—At 9.30 a.m.: Granowski v McClelland and others, to declare matter urgent, Prothonotary's Office.—Before the Chief Clerk.—…

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Chinese Mystery. Murder of White Girl. Second Suspect Arrested. Peiping, Jan. 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 12

Inspector Botham, of the Tientsin British police, and formerly of Scotland Yard, who is working in conjunction with the Chinese police, detained a man on a charge…

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Charge of Intent to Murder Three Men Committed for Trial Balranald

The Sun · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 30

Thomas Joseph Tierney, Sydney Percy Gray and William Todd were committed for trial to-day on a charge of having shot Reginald…

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Threat to Gaol S.P. Bettors Placing Onus on Courts Cabinet Will Discuss The Position INVOKELAW

The Labor Daily · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 8

OBVIOUSLY alarmed by the storm of protest which greeted the suggestion made early last year, that to suppress illicit betting legislation…

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Murder Shocks U.S.A. Kidnapped Boy. Man Hunt Intensifies. Washington, Jan. 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 12

The Attorney-General (Mr. H. S. Cummings) announced to-day that the Government would give a reward of 10,000 dollars (£A2500) for the capture of the murderer…

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Tragedies at Christmas Sad Stories Told in Court

The Labor Daily · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 8

TWO Christmas tragedies, involving the lives of children, were the subjects of inquests by the City Coroner, Mr. Oram, yesterday…

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Test of Silt and Sand Police Effort to Prove Charge

The Labor Daily · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 4

PILFERING from railway trucks was alarmingly rife and was costing the department thousands of pounds, said Mr. Arnold, S.M., at…

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Clues in Body in Bath Murder Negro Porter Accused Of Crime New York

The Sun · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 27

An accumulation of evidence has convinced the authorities that Major Green, a negro porter, is guilty of the murder of Mrs. Frank Case, the…

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First Appearance in Court at 74 Blamed the Drink

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 14

Seventy-four years of age, Malcolm Henry Hall, who ,pleaded guilty at the Parramatta Police Court on Monday to two charges of poultry…

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Excessive Speeds on the Roads Police Officer's Comment In Case Man Fined

The Labor Daily · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 4

COMMENTING upon the large increase in the number of deaths from road accidents during the past year, the Police Prosecutor, Sergeant…

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