Ritual Murder Case Appeal
London, January 18.—Six Africans and one Indian who were sentenced by the Basutoland High Court 15 months ago to be…
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Courts & crime, 1949
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Foiled By Police
Melbourne, January 18.—Prompt arrival of a wireless patrol under Senior-Constable A. McViear hailed an attempted burglary last night at a…
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Perth.—Sgt. J. Carmody retired from the police force five months ago, but his black Persian cat Peter refuses to leave the Boulder…
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The party of eight local Policy Club boys who are at present attending the camp at Kurrajong will return on Friday evening…
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Eight local Police Club boys attending the annual camp at Kurrajong will return on Friday evening. The camp, established in…
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Sydney. — Living up to theatrical tradition that "the show must go on," members of the New…
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An aged man alleged to police last, night that he had had a sum of money taken from him. He quoted an amount of £15…
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Police have boen unable to confirm an allegation made by an elderly man that he was robbed of a sum of money yesterday…
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Melbourne-A lG-year-old youth was remanded by a magistrate in the magistrate's room at the- City Court on a charge of having mur…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Trial Of U.S. Communists More Objections To Police
New York, January 19.—Further attempts by the defence counsel to secure the removal of the big police guard at the trial of the twelve top…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Woman Charged with Baby Abduction Mother And Defendant Weep Together
Sydney, January 21.—Juan Charmaine Barbara Frost (21) was today charged at Central Court with abduction of a baby from its cot in Crown Street Women's Hospital on Wednesday night. She was remanded until February 2. Mr. Hawkins, S.M., fixed the same ball on which she is at…
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Several children were seen lighting fires in bushes near the Junction Hotel about 5 p.m. yesterday…
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On a charge of having stolen 680 gallons of petrol and 15 drums valued at £97/10/, the property of the Silverton Tramway Co.,…
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Melbourne. — The body of T. McGrory (60), of Ferrars Street, South Melbourne, a notorious thus who spent nearly half of…
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Sydney. —Well-known Sydney jockey David Hugh (Darby) Munro (35), arrived 20 minutes late at Kogarah Court yesterday…
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Melbourne.—Failure to provide their two children with proper clothing and lodgings resulted in a Richmond couple…
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A wireless transmitting set for installation at the Wilcannia Police Station has been received in Broken Hill…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Police Purge in Berlin Ordered
Berlin, January 16.—The Three Western Powers have ordered a purge of political elements from the police force of the western sectors of Berlin. In the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →May Appeal To Supreme Court Disqualified Owner
Brisbane, January 26.—M. Reid, owner of Solveig, who was recently disqualified for life by the N.J.C. stewards, may appeal to the Supreme Court…
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Sydney, January 27.—A spending spree with his mate's money cost a young laborer six months gaol in the Central Court today. The laborer was twenty…
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