Man for Trial on Murder Charge
KATOOMBA, Friday—The Coroner yesterday committed Ronald Stewart Young (24) for trial on a charge of having murdered June…
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Courts & crime, 1938
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Assault on Freighter Japanese Seaman Gaoled Hong Kong, February 3
The British freighter, Silksworth (4921 tons) left Hong Kong yesterday for Manila with the same crew except Wakisita, a Japanese, who was…
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CHRISTCHURCH (N.Z.), February 5.After a retirement of four hours a jury in the Timaru Supreme Court found Randall' Reginald David…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mysterious Murder London, February 4
Gloucester police have called in the aid of Scotland Yard to help them in solving a mystery which is remarkably similar to the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Racketeers Charged Flat Raided New Yokk, February 8
As a climax to an intense crusade against gangsters and racketeers the district attorney of New York (Mr. J. H. Dewey) has…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Scotland Yard Warns Bad Police Drivers
A circular has been issued from, Scotland Yard to all drivers of London police cars, warning them that they have failed to set a good example to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Encourages Children To Steal Police Say Of Widow ADELAIDE
Tearfully, Charlotte Rose Haley, widow, of Ella-street, Parkside, told Mr. Muirhead, P.M., that she would "never do it again." when she was charged with unlawful possession in the Adelaide Police Court. According to the Police Prosecutor (Inspector…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two Men in Court Indecent Language Charges
Evidence of how two men had allegedly used indecent language in loud voices was given by a polite constable in the Police Court, before…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wrestlers, Ringsider And Police 'All-in' Bout at Stadium
PANDEMONIUM reigned at the Stadium on Saturday night when Tom Lurich (15.10) and Tiger Higgins (15.6) were…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday—At the Central Court to-day, four men, William Michael Sullivan (48), Walter Richard Sullivan (19), William John…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Man Wounded Above Eye; Police Inquiring
SYDNEY, Tuesday—Police are inquiring into the case of George Duffy (37) who was picked up at a shelter shed in Dowling-street, City, last…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—Frederick Wiliam"Gray. motor driver, was remanded at the Redlern Court to-day on a charge' of having at Mascot,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Men Fight Over Love For A Girl Eternal Triangle Leads to Court Adelaide
This is one more story with the eternal triangle as its ploti But, in addition, a fixed bayonet plays a part. The end is not happy, as the last scene is taking place in the Criminal Court. Two of the principals are men—Allan Freeman Harris (20),…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Charges of Common Assault Adjourned
Charges of common assault were brought against Nassar Boulus and Michael Boulus by William Hadad in the Police Court before Mr. R…
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LONDON, Many sympathisers with the dismissed German Army officers are being arrested in the Rhineland Provinces by the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Planned To Murder By Microbes (Special to "The Miner.")
LONDON, February 10.Marquis tlc Portago, a friend of ex-King Alfonso of Spain, who was arrested at St. Jean de Luz recently, was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fatal Police Chase Motor Car Kalls Cyclist
Evidence was given at a Wolverhampton inquest on Josepn Mansneld (19), a Willenhall cinema attendant, that he was killed while cycling by a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bigamist Sentenced to 18 Months
PERTH, Saturday. is was to save his own skin that John Forrest Dyson (35), laborer, committed bigamy, Mr. Justice Dwyer said in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →German Purge Goes on Great Powers Of Secret Police (Special to "The Miner.") LONDON, February 11
UNDER the apparent normality of life in Berlin there seems no doubt that the purge of discontented…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wife "Could Not Help Stealing"
"She told me that she cannot help stealing. She is sorry immediately she has taken anything, but is then afraid to put it back, and from what…
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