Assault On Girl In Bush
A 13 years old girl was allegedly indecently assaulted yesterday by a youth…
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Conspiracy Charge. Talk in Street. Magistrate's Comment
Mr. B. C. Atkinson, S.M., who is hearing: evidence in the conspiracy charges against four men, in the Central Police Court yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Sentenced for Frauds Passed Bad Cheques On Landladies
For defrauding two boarding-house keepers with valueless cheques, James Ivor King (39), salesman, was sentenced to two years' gaol at Central…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tax Expert for Trial Charged With Not Paying Money
William Hanger, 47, taxation specialist, was committed for trial from the Central Police Court to-day, on a charge of having fraudulently…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gunmen Deface Court Records
DUBLIN, Monday.--Ten gunmen raided the courthouse at Cork yesterday and defaced a book containing records of convictions…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"A.i.f. Deserter," Say Police
COOTAMUNDRA, Monday. --Alleged by a police Inspector to be a deserter from the Second A.I.F. and to have caused the police…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →May Move Court for Inquest
JUNEE, Monday.--The Supreme Court may be petitioned for a writ of mandamus to force the Coroner (Mr. A. J. McKenzie) to hold an inquest into the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Court Reduces Rent Sydney, Jan. 15
A substantial reduction of 6/-per week was granted by the Fair Rents Court last week to a tenant at Cammeray, during the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →State Jurisdiction. Supreme Court. in Chambers
Before the P[?]ary, at 10 a.m.—Smith v Smith, M.W.P. Act. Prothonotary's Office.—Before the Deputy Prothonotary, at 10 a.m.: In re a solicitor, ex parte…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Five Years Gaol for French Unionists Vicious Attacks on Workers by Daladier London, Dec. 23
The fourth month of the Franco-British “war for democracy” has opened with the fruits of that war becoming more and more obvious in France, where I have been for the past week…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police in U.S.A. Nazi Plot New York
While the Christian Front conspiracy has fantastic aspects, the most serious feature is the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Law Notices. Tuesday, January 16, 1940. Commonwealth Jurisdiction. Bankruptct Court
Before Mr. Justice Lukin, Federal Judge in Bankruptey.—Seventh floor. Commonwealth Bank Building. 112 Pitt Street.—For judgement Application for order of discharge: Re K. B. Docker…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Novel Plea in Stealing Case
PERTH, Tuesday.--That a woman had been unstable in mind ever since seeing her husband bleed to death after being gored by a boar was urged as a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Gave Her No Clothes" Widow on Theft Charge
A 45-year old widow was charged at the Parramatta Police Court on Monday with having stolen £85 and two dress-studs valued at £15 from Andrew…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gaoled for Dud Cheques Sentenced to Year on Each Charge
At central Ponce court yesterday, James Ivor King, 39, salesman, was sentenced to two years' imprisonment by Mr. Arnold, S.M., for defrauding…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Two Police Injured In Collision
Two policemen were admitted to hospital yesterday following a head-on collision between their motorcycle outfit and a car at Katoomba…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Companies Mentioned in Court
William Copeland Dawson, managing director of the Merchants and Traders' Assurance Ltd., said in Central Police Court yesterday that the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Silence in the Court
SOLICITOR (Small Debts Court): How long have you known the plaintiff? Defendant: Well, that's funny…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Police Allege Man Had Coining Materials
On a charge of having at North Rocks had quantities of copper nitrate, cyanide, antimony and Iodine, intending to use them in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Patrol Crew Injured in Crash
KATOOMBA, Tuesday.--The crew of a police motor cycle outfit was injured today, when the cycle and a motor car collided in Lovel Street, Katoomba…
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