Murder With Cyanide Alleged
Melbourne, January 6—Sentor Detective Currer related in the Cay Court today how Henry Cannon had shown him a bottle partly filled with cyanide at a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1950
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Remand in Beach Murder Case
Melbourne. January 6.—John Ryan Kerr (26) former radio announcer, appeared in the City Court this morning charged with having murdered…
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COMIC COURT, one of Australia's star performers, who will leave on Sunday for Melbourne, where he will complete…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Inexperienced Hikers Should Be Gaoled Says Police Sergeant
Sydney. January 6.—Inexperienced hikers who became lost in trackless mountain country, or those who wandered from safe paths, should be sent to…
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JOHN BRYAN KERR, Toorak (Melbourne), a 25-year-old radio announcer, has been charged with the murder of Elizabeth…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Girls Find Jewel Theft
Perth.—Discovery of four rings outside a city jeweller's shop by two girl swimmers of the visiting Adelaide team started CIB…
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Adelaide.—In the Hindmarsh Police Court today Stanley George Hill (33), pipefitter, of Oxide St., Broken Hill, was remanded until…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →New British Cars at Earls Court International Show in London
This picture shows the new Humber Super Snipe saloon exhibited at the recent Earls Court Show in London. The car is in the fast-luxury class with a tap-gear performance from 5 m.p.h. to…
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Was Here 15 Years Ago Mr. E. J. Ferrest, newly appointed Stipend[?] Magistrate, was welcomed by legal and city bodies in the…
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Sydney. January 9.—John Stancliffe Newton, 60 years old pensioner, of Glengarry Guest House, Mosman. was charged at North Sydney Court today…
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Miscellaneous traffic cases came before Mr. E. J. Forrest, S M., at the monthly sitting of the Police Court today. Douglas C. Janes was fined £6…
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Sydney. January 9.—The new Chief Justice (Mr. Justice Street) has decided to convene the Court of Criminal Appeal during the law vacation. This is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Boy Charged with Stabbing Father
Melbourne. January. 9.—Charged with wounding his father with to murder, a 13 years old boy was remanded at Mildura to January 17. He was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Alleged Admissions At Coroner's Inquiry Sequel To Bedroom Murder
Adelaide, January 10.—Giving evidence at a Coroner inquest today, Mrs. L. May King [?] of Flinders Park described how [?] awoke early on the…
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Mr. E. J. Forrest, S.M.. dealt with several minor traffic offences in the Police Court yesterday involving bicycles and motor cycles…
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In the Police Court yesterday, Mr. E. J. Forrest S.M. found that Thomas Oliver Vale was guilty of negligent driving of a motor utility in Zebina…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Child Starved to Death; Two Murder Cases
New York, January 11.—Guy Scielzo (29) and his wife, Mary (29), were arrested on a murder charge, which alleged that they had starved their son, Guy (3), to death…
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Sydney. January 11.—A request to strengthen the N.S.W. Police Force by at least 100 men was received today by the Under Secretary, Mr. Roper,…
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Brisbane, January 10. — A collection of animals and reptile which took the Dutch zoological expedition to Australia three mouths to collect, at a cost of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Local Fined £45 In S.A. Court
A local man was fined £45 plus costs and had his licence cancelled when he appeared in the Hindmarsh Court on a charge of having been so much…
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