Protest Against Divorce Court Remark Objects To Good Hiding
Sydney, February 5. — The New Housewives Association has protested to the Minister ol Justice, Mr. Downing, against a remark allegedly made…
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Courts & crime, 1947
1,357 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 9 of 68
Police Fill In Grave Of Sgt. Mallon After Men Refuse Overtime
SYDNEY—Two grave diggers at Botany Cemetery yesterday refused to fill in a grave after the coffin containing the remains of Sergeant Charles Patrick Malton (56) of Broken Hill had been lowered. They…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Nurse Tells Court of Finding of Body of Murdered Girl
DRISBANE— Evidence of finding the body of Miss Bronia Mary Armstrong in a room at the Brisbane Associated Friendly Societies' Institute was given in the police court by a nurse employed at the institute…
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ADELAIDE— A woman walked into a city hairdressing salon, picked up a handbag containing two diamond rings worth…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Taxation Documents In Court
Sydney, February 6.—Confidential documents were produced in the Central Court today by the Taxation Department in [?] to a subpoena issued on behalf…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Piercing Screams Heard Evidence In Brisbane Murder Trial
Brisbane, February 6.—Screams of a woman or girl coming from rooms in the Brisbane Associated Friendly Societies Institute lasted for about two…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Seven Youths Charged With Rape
Sydney, February 7.—Seven youths, charged with rape, claimed that the woman in the case was a consenting party, Mr. Sollings, S.M., was told in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Evidence In Armstrong Murder
Brisbane, February 7.—A witness in he Armstrong murder charge said to-day that he had surprised the accused. Brown, with his arms around Bronia…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Man For Trial For Murder Of Stenographer
BRISBANE—Reginald Wingfield Spence Brown (49), accountant, was today committed for trial on a charge of having…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cigarettes In Murder Clue HAMBURG, February 8—
One thousand cigarettes from stocks confiscated from black marketers are being offered by Hamburg police as…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Ecg In Search For Woman's Assailant
SYDNEY—Forty police, assisted by the police dog Souri, continuied the search this morning for an elderly man who allegedly twice shot a woman at Granville late yesterday afternoon. He is believed to be armed and still hiding in the district…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Refused To Take Oath Cited For Contempt Of Court
Washington, February 7.—Gerhard E[?]sler. German born alleged agent of the Communist Internationale of Moscow was arrested on Tuesday at the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Alleged Theft Of Cutlery From Griff's Man To Face Charges
A 42 year-old miner was arrested in the early hours of Sunday morning and charged with breaking, entering and stealing from the premises of Frank…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Raids On Queensland Cameramen
BRISBANE— Police blitzes have almost completely driven candid cameramen from Brisbane streets. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Check Up On Dead Man
BRISBANE— Until results of a postmortem are available later today, police will not know whether foul play caused the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Police Chase Ends In Arrest For Robbery
NOTICING a man acting suspiciously in Argent Street, between Sulphide and Bromide Streets in the early hours of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Riotous Scene In Sydney Police Draw Batons On Mob
Sydney, February 9.—One of the worst demonstrations to which the police have been subjected in Sydney occurred on Saturday afternoon at Petersham. A police squad of more than 20 was menaced by a crowd of over 200 and batans and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →3 Young Jews Sentenced to Death
LONDON, February 10—Three young Jews were sentenced to death in Jerusalem today for carrying firearms and raw hide…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Theft of £15,750 in Notes
London, February 10—A firm of assessors offers a reward of £1,000 for the recovery of £15,750 in banknotes which was stolen in a mailbag on the train…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Goldberg Still In England Charged With Cheating The Customs
Sydney, February 10.—When the case in which Joseph Goldberg. Sydney businessman, is charged with having imported [?]rchibited goods on the S.S…
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