Airman Charged With Forgery
ADELAIDE.—An allegation that a 23-year-old aircraftman, Edward Wesley Amos, obtained several hundred pounds from the military by…
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Courts & crime, 1943
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Laval Forms Militia Bodyguard Private Army To Strengthen Own Suspicion Will Co-operate with Police Against "Internal Enemies". London, January 10
Aiming to strengthen his own position and carry out German orders more effectively, Laval has formed, a bodyguard named the National Militia, says the "Times" diplomatic correspondent. This is private army numbering…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Indecent Assault Alleged at Menindee
Detective-Sergeant Truman was at Menindee on Monday for the purpose of investigating a report of an indecent assault in which aborigines were concerned…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police and Manpower
SYDNEY.—The executive of the Police Association yesterday discussed a report that the Commissioner of Police (Mr. Mackay) intends to take…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →One-Man Police Force Earns Promotion
SYDNEY.—There will be celebration in the Far West of New South Wales when the word frets round…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Errol Flynn On Trial Women Crowd Court House Hollywood, January 11
Scores of spectators mostly women, lined up outside the barricaded court room for two hours before the opening of the trial of Errol Plynn on a charge…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Offer To Bribe Alleged Woman Charged with Conspiracy Sydney, January 19
At the Central Police Court today Detective-Sergeant Leary alleged that Rachael Finnane had offered him a bribe of £1000 to return certain…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Darlan's Murder Group of Men Arrested London, January 12
French authorities have arrested a group of men allegedly responsible for Darlan's assassination. The arrests were carried out on Sunday after…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Absentee Court Cases Sydney, January 13
When asked by Mr. Atkinson, S.M, at the Central Police Court, tonight, if he consented to be bound over when he pleaded guilty to a charge of being…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police From Exempted Occupation List? Sydney, January 13
Remarking that he had no statement to make "at this stage," the N.S.W. Police Commissioner, Mr. Mackey, today declined to confirm or deny the rumour…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Jewellery Theft
SYDNEY.—Jewellery valued at £450 was stolen from a hut at Beverley Hills, Captain's Flat, according to a report…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →State Police And Manpower
SYDNEY.—Emphasising today that the National Security Regulations as applying to protected industries would be applied in their…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Darlan's Murder Royalists Among Arrested LONDON, January 13
French Royalists are reported to be among the latest arrests in connection with Darlan's assassination. The Columbia Broadcasting System…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Changes Constable J. Buck Promoted
Constable J. H. Buck, of the Wilcannia Police Force, has been promoted to a sergeant. In the official statement the promotion is stated as being for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Exemption Proposal Association Objections SYDNEY, January 14
Mr. Cosgrove, secretary of the New South Wales Police Association, said to-day that if the police force were removed from the list of exemptions, every…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Final Assault Held Up Sanananda Salient Quagmire of Protection for Japs Somewhere in Australia, January 14
New developments in the Papuan campaign cannot be expected in the immediate future. The final assault on the enemy salient at Sanananda has been held up by heavy rains, which have turned, the whole area into a quagmire, deepening and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bail Refused in Assault Case Sydney, January 15
Ball was refused Harold Athol Ackroyd (21), a soldier, when he was remanded at the Newtown Police Court today on two charges of assault with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Chief And Manpower Clash
SYDNEY.—A clash between the Commissioner of Police (Mr. Mackay) and the Director General of Manpower (Mr. Wurth) over interference…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →10 Years Search Ends Police Make Arrest
MELBOURNE.—A young wireless patrol constable who joined the service only 18 months ago recognised in the city and arrested a man for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gunman Held As Witness In Street Murder Case; Shooting Of An Editor
NEW YORK, January 15.—A gunman with four convictions has been held as a material witness by police inquiring into the shooting of Carlo Tresca, the noted anti-Fascist editor…
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