Alleged Murder Near Ivanhoe Accused Remanded Until February 2
The man charged with the murder of Mrs. Crossley at Necarbo Station 30 miles from remanded to appear at Ivanhoe on…
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Courts & crime, 1944
800 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 4 of 40
Police Can Join RAAF Air-Crew
A new instruction has been issued by the Commissioner of Police in regard to members of the police force joining the RAAF…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Torture and Murder of American War Prisoners Horror Story Of Bataan WASHINGTON, January 29
A lengthy account of Japanese brutalities on Americans and Filipinos taken prisoner on Bataan and Corrigidor, including on account of wholesale starvation, torture and wanton murders, is given in a joint document issued by the Army and Navy today…
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Judge O'Mara in the Federal Arbitration Court today adjourned until Tuesday next the hearing of an application by William Hay, former secretary of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Transfers
Constable H. L. Eggert, who has been transferred from Ivanhoe to Broken Hill, arrived on Friday. With him came Mrs. Eggert. They were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Girl's Silence Puts Court in Quandary
PERTH.—A plump, sullen type of pill, whose age might be anything between,20 and 30, refused to identify herself in the Perth Police…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Alleged Theft From Car
Several thefts from motor cars parked in front of the Ozone Theatre are expected to be cleared up as the result of the apprehension of a man…
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SYDNEY.—The Tenterfield police have arrested a soldier on a charge of having shot Francis Andrew Stafford with intent to murder him…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alleged Theft of Suit Lengths Adelaide, January 31
Sydney James De Kuyper (61), jobbing contractor, was charged at the Police Court today with having broken and entered the warehouse of Andrew…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Theory About Stolen Car
Although no trace has yet been found of the motor car which was stolen from in front of Dr. E. T. Walsh's residence, Mica Street, on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Alleged Theft of Coat
In the Police Court yesterday, before Mr. M. J. D. Austin, Acting S.M., William O'Meley (32), a shearer, was charged with having stolen a man's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Italian Officers Sentenced London, February 1
The German Newsagency's speci[?] correspondent says that an Italian [?] Tribunal has sentenced three general [?] and four admirals on charges of having [?] laid…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Frenchmen Attack Vichy Police
LONDON, January 31.—According to Vichy radio the French police and Laval's special guard on Saturday fought an hour's pitched battle with…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sydney Bus Employees Charged
SYDNEY.—Charges against four bus employees of failing to obey a National Security direction were adjourned until March 14 in the Special…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dangerous Machinery Company Fails To Fence Magistrate's Severe Comment Sydney. February 3
The maximum penalty of £50 was imposed on Richard Hughes Pty. Ltd. by the Chief Industrial Magistrate, Mr. Prior, today for having…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Perth Police Join A.l.p
PERTH.—The West Australian Police Union has voted in favor of affiliation with the Australian Labor Party. The ballot, which closed at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Attempt to Kill Milan Police Chief
LONDON, February 5.—An attempt on the life of the Chief of Police in Milan, Captain Nicolini, is reported tonight by Berlin Radio…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Man Fined £10 For Theft Of Coat
A man, who appeared in Police Court today on a charge of stealing an overcoat, was fined £10—the price of two good overcoats. Acting Magistrate M. J. D. Austin was on the bench. The overcoat was reported as having been stolen from a car outside the Ozone Theatre…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Farewell To Retiring Inspector Homann
At a happy function held at the Courthouse last night, members of the local police force said farewell to their retiring chief (Inspector…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Black Marketing Of Liquor. Four Hotelkeepers Charged Trial Postponed Sydney, February 7
Mr. Justice Halse Rogers today grunted a postponement of the trial of four men alleged to be involved in the black marketing of liquor…
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