Police Seek Fiend
Sydney.—The reopening of factories and shops tomorrow will provide detectives with a new field in their search for the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1949
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Police Bluffed With Pipe
Sydney.—"Righto, you fellows I've got a gun," Alexander James Hill (28), laborer, was alleged to have said to police on guard…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Theft at Baths
Petty thieves, who have been causing annoyance at the City Baths for some time, were active again yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Five Japs Sentenced To Life Imprisonment For Killing Of American Airmen
Tokio, January 3.—Three former Generals are among five Japanese who have been sentenced to life imprisonment for participating in the murder of more…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Search For Sex Maniac
Sydney, January 3.—The 23-year-old single woman who was outraged by a sex maniac at Matraville last week has supplied the police with a clear…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Trace Watches Stolen From Crashed Plane
Sydney, January 3.—Police have traced matches which they hope will soon lead to an arrest over the robbing of the bodies of two airmen who were killed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Arrested Men Charged in Court
Sydney. January 4.—Three men were charged at Central Court yesterday with having been found on Die George Street premiers of Angus and Coote…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Guards Fined for Theft of Turkeys
London, January 4.—To make sure that no one would steal his Christmas dinner, a Sussex farmer employed two guards on his turkey…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Remanded On Murder Charge
Bega. January 4.—A man charged with having murdered Cyrus Mason Williams (53) plumber at Bega on Christmas Day was remanded at Bega Court today until…
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A 39-yoar-old man who appeared before Mr. F. L.. McNamara. S.M. in the Police Court this afternoon charged with having…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Police Statistics
The number or cases dealt with in the Broken Hill police sub-district showed a fairly substantial decrease in 1948 as compared with 1947. Totals were 976…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police News
Plainclothes Constable C. Brayshaw has been given the designation of Detective Constable. Constable K. Harper, of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Gaol Term For Rent "Chiselling" Sisters
New York, January 5. — Two sisters, with a capita of more than a million dollars, have each received sentence of one year's gaol for rent-racketeering in New York tenements…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Murder Of Arnhem Land Native Patrol Officer To Investigate
Darwin. January 5.—A native Railwala—head of the Mildjingil tribe in Central Arnhem Land—was murdered by a native believed to be of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Charged with Attempted Suicide
A 39-year-old man who appeared before Mr. F. L. McNamara, S.M., in the Police Court yesterday pleaded guilty to a charge of having attempted to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Murder Charge Dropped By Crown
Sydney, January 6. — The Attorney General (Mr. Martin), said today that the Crown had abandoned proceedings against John MGrath, who had been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Third Tobacco Theft Gang Haul Of £2,000
Melbourne, January 6. — Detectives believe that in the past month, one gang, operating in the city, has stolen £30,000 worth of goods from tobacco…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Association Elects Officers
Annual meeting of the Broken Hill branch of the N.S.W. Police Association was held yesterday. Officers elected were:—President…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Six Months' Gaol For Would-Be Burglars
Sydney, January 7.—Three wen who attempted to burgle Angus and Coote, Sydney Jewellers, last Sunday night were today sentenced to six months…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local Police Association Meets
Annual meeting of the Broken Hill branch of the N.S.W. Police Association was held on Thursday. Officers elected were: President,…
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