Wife's Court Story About Husband Adelaide
At one time, her husbandr had the largest pineapple plantation in Queensland, a city shopkeeper told the Adelaide Police Court. But his…
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Courts & crime, 1940
447 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 8 of 23
Coal Strike Govt. Will Not Intervene Minera Must Go To Court MELBOURNE
THE Federal Ministen fon Industry (Mr. Hughes), in a statement late last, night, said that the miners on strike would not go to the Arbitration…
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SYDNEY. Friday.—The shooting affray in Woolloomooloo last night had its aftermath at the Central Court today when Esau Henry Curran,…
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AUCKLAND (N.Z.)., Friday.— Police can find no proof that Mrs. Alice Hamilton (27), and Lloyd Moran (16), whose battered bodies…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—A-few minutes after her description had been broadcast, Joan Emery (14), who has been missing from her home at Belmore…
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A BOOKMAKER'S clerk, who had represented himself to be a ship's wireless operator, was sentenced in the Adelaide Police…
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"THE police are to be commended for their efforts to get rid of sly grog selling," commented Mr. A. B. Collins, S M., sitting in the Licensing Court today. He dealt with two cases in which men were called on to show how and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →'Unenviablerecord' Magistrate's Comment on Fining Man
"YOU have an unenviable record and you are heading for a career of crime," Mr. A. B. Collins, S.M., told a 19-year-old married laborer Who appeared before him in the Police Court today. The man was fined and…
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In the Warden's Court today the Warden (Mr. A. B. Collins) granted a suspension of residence conditions for six months on a mining tenement…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sequel to Polige Visit to Club Magistrate Orders Liquor To Be Forfeited
WITH a nine gallon keg of wine, numerous bottles of brandy, wine, gin and beer ready to be presented as exhibits the Courthouse presented the appearance of a hotel storeroom this morning when two liquoi cases were…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Police al Watson's Bay yesterday broke up a procession of cars that had been arranged as a protest against petrol…
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When he appeared, before Mr. A. B. Collins, S.M., in the Police Court today to, answer a charge of offensive behavior a 27-year-old man was…
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Reference to a recent disturbance in the Domain was made in the Legislative Assembly today by Mr. Tully (Labor, Goulburn). He asked the…
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C.R. Bro. G. L. Virgo presided over a good attendance of members of the Ancient Order of Foresters (Court Stewart branch) at the quarterly…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Invadion Prelude To Assault On West Front? (Daily War Commentary Issued by the Department of Information.)
ANY explanation of Germany's acts of aggression against Denmark and Norway as mere retaliation for the technical…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Defectives Feature In Thrilling Chase Five Arrests Made for Alleged Illegal Use of Motor Cars Youths Remanded In Court
HOW youths in an allegedly stolen motor car had rammed another vehicle in which Detective-Sergeant D. Truman and Detective F. Hanson gave chase was told today by the officers. Five youths appeared before Mr…
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Silk stockings and tobacco were the main items stolen by thieves when they forced their way into the general store of Mrs. V. Clark, corner…
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Imprisonment for six months with a recommendation that it be served at Emu Plains Prison Farm was ordered Leslie Thompson in the Police…
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The first case to be held in the Fair Rents Court in Broken Hill under the Fair Rents Act was dealt with today by Mr. A. B. Collins…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lack Of Parental Control Youths Guilty Of Car Stealing Remanded for Sentence
"LACK of parental control is probably the cause of most of this," said Mr. A. B. Collins, S.M., in the Police Court today when two youths were before him on charges of car stealing. One boy faced six charges, including…
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