Inspector Harrowsmith. Police Officer's Retirement
After being in charge of the St. George police division for just over a year, Inspector A. H. Harrowsmith commenced long service leave last…
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Careless with Handbags Police Warning To Shoppers
Police to-day warned city shoppers to exercise care at counters and when moving among crowds lost their handbags be stolen…
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Business men booked for motor offences often plead guilty to save their time…
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With 200 charges yesterday and 250 listed to-day, the city traffic courts have needed three magistrates and an army of police witnesses. Shockingly expensive in time and money, the proceedings take…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Doctor Criticised. Evidence in Court Case
At Parramatta Police Court on Wednesday, Neil Johnson, butcher, of Granville, was fined £15, and his licence was suspended for twelve months, on a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Admiral's Name in Court Witness In Divorce
Claiming that Rear-Admiral Sir Guy Gaunt and the purser of the Pierre Loti, M. Albert…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Sergeant Sued for £400 Assaulted, Says Clerk BATHURST
A clerk in the employ of Bathurst council stated in evidence at Bathurst District Court to-day "that a police sergeant banged his head several times on the ground at a dog race meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Supreme Court. Full Court. (Before the Chief Justice, Sir Frederick Jordan, Mr. Justice Halse Rogers, and Mr. Justice Maxwell.) District Court Appeal. Martin v Council of the Municipality of Goulburn
Caroline Mary Martin sued the Council of the Municipality of Goulburn in the District Court at Goulburn, alleging that the council had wrongfully altered levels in Ballina Street,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tennis Fairfield and District Hard Court Association. B2 Final
Summer Competition Draw for Saturday, February 18:—B2 final, at association court No. 3, at 1.30 p.m: Bonville v Brigade. Umpire, Mr. E. Peatman…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Air Travellers Arrested. Rumanian Police Act. Letters to Iron Guards Found. Bucharest, Feb. 15
Police, in searching an aeroplane that made a forced landing at Otopeni (Rumania), while on a flight to Poland, discovered letters and other documents…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Causes in No. 4 COURT. (Before Mr. Acting Justice Pitt and jury.) Verdict for £3,000. Ketley v McDonald
A verdict for £3,000 was awarded by the jury to Elsie Myra Ketley in an action under the Compensation for Relatives Act, which she brought on her own behalf and on behalf of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Seven Years' Gaol. Men Sentenced for Assault and Robbery. COOTAMUNDRA
Desribing the attack on and robbery of James Keogh, at Cootamundra, as one of premeditated brutality, Judge Hill sentenced Edward Alexander Faunt and Raymond…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Police Remanded Assault Charges
At Wollongong Police Court last Tuesday, the three policemen charged in connection with assault on three Port…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Licensing Magistrate
The appointment of Mr. V. H. Wells as a Licensing Magistrate from March 6, 1939, was approved by the Executive Council yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Jail for Cycle Theft
Edwin Donald Kaye, 37, signwriter, was sentenced to four months' jail, at the Central Police Court yesterday, for having stolen a bicycle, valued at £610…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Prisoner Dies in Gaol
William Stanton, 38, who was serving a sentence of seven months in Long Bay Gaol, was found dead in his cell yesterday. It is believed that he died from natural causes. A…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Robbery Under Arms Charged
The armed robbery of £750 from two postal officials at Bondi on September 22, was recalled at the Quarter Sessions yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Three Years' Gaol for Youths
In sentencing Ronald Gordon Johnson, 18, and Arthur Edward Battle, 17, to three years imprisonment for attempted robbery while armed, Acting Judge Herron, at Parramatta…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Remanded on Murder Charge
Timothy Ryan, 44, a laborer, appeared before Mr. Oram, S.M., at the Redfern Court today on a charge of having at Redfern on February 8…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Court Sidelights
MR. G. AMSBERG (in Banco Court): That was the common form of hire purchase agreement before 1895. The Chief Justice (Sir Frederick…
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