Inquest Tangles Over Dorothy Everett Death Witness Testimony
An inquest into Dorothy May Everett's death focused on a girl whose name was suppressed. She denied intimate relations with Leonard Roberts, saying their only meeting was brief to collect a suitcase. The coroner heard about a newspaper incident and Roberts' alleged attempts to influence the girl, while questions probed timing and details of prior interactions.
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Newcastle
Dorothy May Everett
Leonard William Roberts
Broughton Grammar School
Roberts
Disgusting Question About Letter Referenced in Court
Fragmentary transcript describes a courtroom scene where a witness testifies about letters and alleged abuse. The testimony centers on a kitchen interaction and a claim that a father figure pressured the witness. The record notes fear to tell and the trial’s focus on prior statements and possible coercion.
Woman testifies on Roberts beating and dismissal confusion
A woman recalls tense letters to Roberts and confusion over her dismissal after he hit her with a newspaper. She says she did not tell him about quitting and describes anger toward Roberts, whom she initially regarded as a gentleman. Her mother reportedly disapproved.
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Tle Sym Shulley
Hoberts
Roberts
Magnay
O'Neill
Thomas Lonogen
Swett
Tetter
Mr. Rochesters
Arbitration Judge H. B. Piper Named for Commonwealth Court
Melbourne reports that Herold Bayard Piper a barrister of Adelaide is chosen as a judge of the Commonwealth Arbitration Court. He is the son of the late Justice Piper of the South Australian Supreme Court and will participate in matters of industrial relations and constitutional aspects of court machinery. Piper serves as vice president of the South Australian Bar Association and is a lecturer at the University of Adelaide.
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Melbourne
Herold Bayard Piper
Adelaide
Commonwealth Arbitration Court
Piper
Justice Piper
Supreme Court
Mwnnou
Hageershae Vlei Aif
Myer
Fave Society of
South Australia
Lyeturer
Sstelalda University
Uy Sue
Ui Miulust Hospital
Punt
Thermometer Reading Yesterday Shows 78.1 Max
The record notes a 78.1 degree high for yesterday with the day’s low not stated and the 24 hour period ending at 6 30 am.
Control of Shanghai Anxious Over Foreign Demands
Australian Associated Press reports London says Japanese demands in Shanghai threaten the International Settlement. Censorship and wireless messaging are in operation to control information. Chinese sources note Chiang Kai-shek ordered weapons from abroad as tensions rise with Japan.
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Australian Associated Press
London
Shanghai
Tollaese
Kinbasay
Eahley and Wireless Mess
Atiag
Japan
The
Times
Pacific
Chiang Kai-shek
Woman accuses her son of unlawful assault in Adelaide
In Adelaide Police Court Emily Mabel Weeks accuses her son Herbert Charles Leonard Tyley of unlawfully assaulting her at their Beste avenue home Netley. The case details a family business dissolution and disputed property possession with Weeks describing bruised arms after an incident on December 29 as Tyley demanded to take property and left his mother distressed and seeking peace.
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Adelaide
Emily Mabel Weeks
Beste Avenue
Netley
Herbert Charles Leonard Tyley
Tyley
Muirhead
P.M
Tragedy in Southwark as Mrs Woods fatally struck crossing road
C E Woods of St Kilda Victoria was fatally injured on Port Road Southwark today while crossing toward a tramcar with her husband and two friends. The others stepped back as a motor car approached. Mrs Woods stepped in front and was struck, sustaining a fractured skull.
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Adelaide
C. E. Woods
St. Kilda
Victoria
Port Road
Southwark
State Enterprises inquiry reveals questions on bias and staffing
At the inquiry into the sale of State works in Sydney on Friday, Mr Justice Halse Rogers challenged Mr W F Sheahan over alleged bias and questioned why certain engineers were not called. The session also raised concerns about the appointment of Kenderson, brother-in-law of a premier, to oversee pipeworks and the inclusion of a motor driver with engineering ties.
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Sydney
Arina
W. F Sheahan
Lang
Halse Rogers
Sheahan
Electrical Exchange
UWA
Shraban
Kenderson
Dirvere
Tye
Arnoed
Mr. Sheahan
Collision damages cars as tram strikes in North Adelaide
A tram and a motor car collided at the sitec section of Gower and O Connell streets in North Adelaide. The tram was en route to Enfield under Motorman Mercalt when a motor car crossed O Connell street, wrecking four cars but injuring occupants only lightly.
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Adelaide
Sitec
Gower and
O'Connell Streets
North Adelaide
Mercalt
Enfield
O'Connell Street
Leaving Honors Exam Merit List At University Of Adelaide 1937
The University of Adelaide releases the Leaving Honors merit list for Pirie candidates in 1937. It lists John Augustus Keats with passes in physics and four other subjects, marks indicated by X for certificates, and abbreviations for many subjects including English literature Greek Latin mathematics physics chemistry history economics geography geology botany physiology agricultural science music drawing arithmetic bookkeeping shorthand and languages.
World Chief Scout Haden-Powell cancels Africa tour
World Chief Scout ORD Haden-Powell, en route from England, cancels planned South African tour due to bronchitis and fatigue from sea voyage. He will stay in Kenya until returning to England in April. Lady Baden-Powell plans a brief Rhodesia visit by air in February.
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Nairobi
Ord Haden-Powell
Aark
England
Rhodesia
Kenya
Baden-Powell
Prizes Awarded At Friday Ceremony
The Pe Tenet Medal was awarded to Roma Josephine Musman of Adelaide High School and Elizabeth Rea Carter received the French Montgomery Prize for modern history at Friday’s prize ceremony.
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Roma Josephine Musman
Adelaide High School
Elizabeth Rea Carter
Leg Broken on Wedding Eve at Broken Hill
William Ryan of White Cliffs, 31, lies in Broken Hill District Hospital with both legs fractured after a car swerved to avoid a lorry. He had planned to marry at Broken Hill Cathedral today but the ceremony was postponed. A theft of wedding gifts and clothing from his hut worsened his misfortune. His condition improved slightly but remained serious.
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Broken Hill
William Ryan
White Cliffs
Broken Hill District Hospital
Ryan
White Cliffe
Flying boat service delayed six months at least
In Sydney Fenlay officials announce a six month lapse before a full Empire flying boat service can begin, with a possible two month earlier start. A conference of experts reviewed ground engineering needs and was reported by Mr. Thorby, Minister for Defence, at the meeting this week.
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Sydney
Fenlay
Teast
Wesics
Sud
Thorby
Mijuister
Defence
They Have Nothing On Us Allegation At Inquest
A Demsey truck inquest heard a boarding house keeper recount a conversation with Matthew O Keefe who declared they had nothing on us. The inquiry tied to lost truck wheels money and alleged statements to detectives about suspects, with names including McFarlane and Murphy and references to Pentridge and Victoria police.
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O'Keefe
Melbourne jockey Brown returns from Perth on trans Australian train
Personal A Brown a Melbourne jockey traveling from Perth arrived in Pirie aboard the trans Australian train. He rode one winner and six seconds in Western Australia and rode Polo in the Perth Cup. Polo may go east for the Australian Cup, he stated. Deputy Leader of the Victorian Parliamentary Labor Party H M Cremean and wife passed through Pirie en route to Melbourne on parliamentary business.
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A. Brown
Melbourne
Perth
Pirie
Brown
Western Australia
H. M. Cremean
Parliamentary Labor Party
Footscray Hotel Barman Identifies Man in Court
Tyre Leslie Richards testified that he knew a man named O Keefe and pointed him out in court at a hearing. He recalled an incident about 18 san, on October 18, when O Keefe joined McFarlane and another man for drinks, with a fourth man wearing spectacles present.
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Leslie Richards
Footscray Hotel
Mornane
O'Keefe
San
O Keefe Was Drunk Was Wife’s Take In Inquiry
North Melbourne pensioner Arthur Tunwell testified that on October 14 he saw McFarlane and O Keefe in a room, with O Keefe claiming it was around 8 o clock and dropping a beer. his account followed by a November 25 Melbourne visit and an incident with Archie Potter and another man at a hotel including a whispered remark about a head being turned.
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Melbourne
Archie Potter
Matthew O'Keefe
Arthur John Tunnell
Arthur John Tunwell
North Melbourne
McFarlane
O'Keefe
Tunwell
Archie
Jackie Potter
Youthful housebreaker jailed for 45 robberies in a month
A 19 year old in Norwood Court faced Mesars J. J. Woods and J. T. Mitchel after admitting to breaking into 45 homes in January 1996. He received the maximum six months imprisonment as the judge condemned his pattern of theft and lack of reform.
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Adelaide
J. J. Woods
J.T. Mitchel
Norwood Court
Rowd
Norwood
Woods
Tix
Stevens
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