Murder of Butcher; No Clues Yet
SYDNEY, Tuesday. — Detectives who are investigating the murder on Friday morning of Leslie Richard McAllister (38), butcher, of Monbulk,…
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Courts & crime, 1939
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Police Seize £500 From Sydney Man
BOMBAY, January 16.— Detectives seizrcd £500 which was in the possession of John Wollcott-Forbes, wellknown Sydney business and racing…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.— Detective Jack, of the Darlinghurst police was admitted i to St. Vincent's Hospital suffering from a deep wound in the…
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IT is most improbable that the State Ministry will reverse its recommendation to the Governor in Council that sentence of death passed on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Charged With Breaking Into Home Of His Father Son Makes Promise, So Case Is Dropped Adelaide
AFTER evidence for the prosecution and defence, had been heard in a caae in which a young man was charged with having broken into his father's house, the accused gave a promise that he would not go to his…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cabinet Ministers Given Protection By Police Another Bombing Outrage Near Birmingham (Special to "The Miner") LONDON, January 17
ANOTHER bombing near Birmingham today menaced the entire electric grid system in the Midlands. It occurred at an electric pylon at Great Barr. Police rushed to the spot and found…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tock Fancy To Tie-Ordered Gaol
MELBOURNE, Friday. — When William John Hehir, window-cleaner, was working in a room at a house in the city where he was employed on…
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WOLLONGONG, Friday.—In the Police Court a charge of alleged offensive behaviour against George Clive Smith (27), a waterside worker, was…
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A letter from the Commissioner of Police concerning the treatment of Constable G. A. Murray, who was injured while on duty several weeks…
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There was a strong police cordon at the Bow-street Police Court today when Michael Cullen, a laborer, appeared on charges relating to the recent explosions in various parts of England. Cullen, who is the 15th man…
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Three middle-aged men went into a confectionery shop at the intersection of Cleveland and Dowling streets. Moore Park, and representing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bathurst Gaol May Be Closed And Converted SYDNEY
It is reported that Bathurst Gaol, in which several prisoners recently attacked warders, may be closed as a gaol for criminal…
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STATING that the evidence before him did not support a charge of stealing. Mr. A. B. Collins,8.M. In the Police Court…
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Mrs. Kay Petrie, the English racing motorist, was charged with manslaughter as the result of an accident in which Major R. Calvert…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coins Alleged to Be Counterfeit Two Maltese In Court Substantial Bail
ALLEGED to have offered and uttered a number of counterfeit coins to several shops two Maltese appeared before Mr. A. B. Collins, S.M., in the Police Court this morning. The men, who were arrested late last…
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NARACOORTE, Monday.—In the Police Court Messrs. A. C. de Garis and E. A. Jellett ordered Robert Little (19), laborer, of Naracoorte, six…
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Alleged by the police to have been seen by Constable Brayshaw, who was on beat duty, walking out of a shop early yesterday morning, Arthur…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Young Woman Charged Abandoned Baby; Tragic Story
SYDNEY, Monday— A woman, aged about 23, single, and poorly dressed walked into the Darlinghurst Police Station and said she wanted…
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LONDON, January 29.—Thieves stole Lady Game a motor car from Lowandes-square while she was having lunch, and…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Frien[?]s of "Jewey" Freeman, the principal in the notorious Eveleigh hold-up of 1914, who has served nearly 25 years in…
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