Allegations Withdrawn Released From Gaol
LONDON, January 21.—One of the most extraordinary cases on record under Defence Regulation 18B may develop from release from Brixton…
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Courts & crime, 1942
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300 Police Arrested in Johannesburg
JOHANNESBURG, January 21.— Nearly 300 policemen suspected of subversive activities have been arrested…
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Bert Simpson, who was charged with having assaulted Waiter Ross, was fined 10 and 8 costs. Ross had been previously ordered to stay away from the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Kent Strikers Charged Officials Sent To Gaol LONDON, January 26
Summonses issued by the mine owners against the striking Kent miners have been withdrawn, and 1017 miners were charged by the…
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A boy aged nine years has allegedly admitted that he was responsible for a theft of lollies from a stall at the Crystal Theatre during the week end…
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Alleged by the police to have unlawfully obtained about £4000 from certain clients in Adelaide, William…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Seek Man Named Standish
Police officers have been endeavoring to locate a man named Standish, who is believed to be working in Broken Hill. He is asked to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →S.A. Broker Charged Extensive Frauds Alleged MELBOURNE
Cyril W. Langley, partner in a well-known Adelaide stockbroking firm, appeared in the City Court on a charge of false pretences…
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Eric Joseph William Longman (32), soldier, appeared before Mr. J. Austin, J.P., in the Police Court today, charged with having maliciously…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dismissals to Stand Arbitration Court Decision MELBOURNE
SEVERAL men who were dismissed recently at the Sydney works of the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation Pty. Ltd., were engaged before…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—At the Central Police Court yesterday Catherine Thompson was remanded on a charge of the murder of her husband, Harold…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—In a widespread search for three soldiers involved in a fatal assault on William Coleman (44), hotel cook, on Tuesday night,…
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To prevent serious crime in vulnerable areas involved in "brown nuts," the Chief Secretary. Mr. J. M. Baddeley, is considering calling up police reservists to…
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SYDNEY, Saturday.—Detectives are now trying to contact the writer of an anonymous letter to the C.I.B. believing that he would be able to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Week End in Gaol for Man Who Showed Light Auckland (N.z.). February 7
—Because his house showed a light visible from the sea, a New Zealand man will spend the week-end in gaol. This penalty was imposed on him…
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Several bicycles, including one with a baby carrier attached, have been recovered by the police, and may be claimed at the Central Police Station…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—The Army Minister (Mr. Forde) said today there was no trouble between police and the army over Saturday morning's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Court Martial at Victoria Barracks
MELBOURNE, Monday.—At Victoria Barracks today. Gunner Norman McLeod, a member of the anti-tank regiment, pleaded not guilty to fou[?]…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Gunner Norman William McLeod, who has been charged with four counts arising from incidents at Narellan camp last…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maltese in Court Remanded On Murder Charges ADELAIDE
CHARGED with the murder of Thomas Henry Aklams at Adelaide last Saturday, a Maltese laborer, Peter Zammitt, of Pirie…
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