Second Woman Charged With Murder
Sydney. February 14.—A second woman has been charged with the murder of Margaret Holmes on February 11 in the Central Police Court today. She is…
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Courts & crime, 1945
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Theory on Grave Theft
WELLINGTON (N.Z.).—It is now believed that human bones were stolen from the grave which police found had been tampered with in Lin…
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Happenings outside the Palais de Danse at 4.15 a.m. on New Year's Day were outlined to Mr. M. S. Meagher. S. M., in the Police Court this moraine. It is alleged that a young man was struck with a motor pump and suffered a fractured skull…
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NEW YORK, February 12.—Edgar Cook (31), and John Giles (37), highly talented criminal escape artists, have become a problem for the…
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In the Wardens Court this morning before Mr. M. S. Weagher, Mining Warden, Eva Norris was granted a suspension of residence conditions in…
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George Galley (26), laborer, appeared in the Police Court today before Magistrate M. S. Meagher on a charge of stealing on February 2 a…
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Questioned by a detective regarding the contents of a suit case he was carrying, a man said he had bought it off a soldier for £1. The case contained a letter addressed to the owner of the goods and the detective knew this man…
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In the Warden's Court yesterday before Mr. M. s. Meagher, Eva Nerriss successfully applied for six months suspension of residence conditions…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Man Committed for Trial Charged With Inflicting Grevious Bodily Harm
Before Mr. M. S. Meagher in the Police Court yesterday, John Francis Boland was charged with having on January 1 maliciously inflicted grevious…
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AUCKLAND.—Alan Stuart James. 38. admitted in Nelson Police Court having murdered his four youhe children by shooting them and having…
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ADELAIDE.—A criminal court jury last night visited the scene at Goodwood Road, Adelaide, where John Phillip Beattie was fatally shot…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Man Placed on Bond Theft Of Goods From Visiting Stockman
In the Police Court yesterday before Mr. M. S. Meagher, S.M., Joseph Patrick Costello (38), a laborer, residing at 20 Argent Street, was charged with having…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Seamen Charged with Manslaughter
SYDNEY.—Two English merchant seamen, Arthur Wills, 35, and Harry Barwick, 29, appeared in the Central Police Court today on charges of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Illicit Love Affair and Murder
NEW YORK, Feb. 17.—When Harry Dhamer, 42, of Chicago, found his wife, 27, carrying on an illicit love affair with a farm hand he offered to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Police After "Black Market" Betting
SYDNEY.—The police are to concentrate on wiping out "black market" betting in N.S.W. This has been announced by a high police officer. The…
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ADELAIDE.—A Criminal Coure jury visited the scene at Goodwood Road. Adelaide, where John Phillip Beattie was fatally shot on January…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Guinea Brass Band Visit Of Native Police
Melbourne, February 20.—In recognition of loyal service which the New Guinea native forces have given to the Australian army since January, 1942,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Charges Of Cruelty At Rodeo Police Sergeants And Grazier
Sydney, February 19.—At the Central Police Court today. Mr. Oram. S.M. dismissed six of 30 charges brought by the RSPCA against Police Sgts. J. R…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Nazi Murder Commando Is Sentenced To Ten Years' Gaol By Allies
LONDON, February 20.—An Allied Military Government court on Saturday sentenced Otto Meyer, former Mayor of Bardenberg, to 10 years' imprisonment and a fine of 10,000 marks (£250) for making "a false statement in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mystery for Police
LONDON, February 20.—A complete set of women's clothing was found at Sutton's Steps, a lonely beauty spot near Frome. Somerset…
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