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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime
1,219 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 6 of 61
Melbourne.—When arrested in Queensland last Thursday, Edward Joseph Scully (52), of Frankstown, admitted that he had stripped his wife's body, wrapped it in sacking and disposed of it, Detective-Sergeant Adam told the City…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Jack Willoughby was yesterday committed to trial for the murder of his wife Laurel Elaine Willoughby. This followed the coroner's finding at the inquest into her death, that she died from the effect of a rifle shot in the back, and that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Maseru (Basutoland), February 1.—Four Basuto chiefs found guilty of ritual murder and mutilation of a woman, were hanged…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Sydney.—Thieves stole 12 bales of Genoa velvet from the third floor of a city warehouse. The velvet is worth about…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cooma.—Frederick Vaughan Bastardi, of Cooma, was committed for trial by Mr. E. J. Forrest, S.M., at Cooma Police Court on a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Melbourne.—The Victorian Government is believed to have decided not to reprieve the two men and a woman convicted of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sydney.—Unlicensed barrowmen, who sold potatoes in Hunter Street, had a novel way of avoiding police attention…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Melbourne.—John Frederick Gould (25), of Selworthy-ave., Oakleigh, was remanded to February 7 in the City Court on a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sydney, February 1.—Ronald Newman Cribben was committed for trial on a charge of murdering Mrs. Edith Hill (73) of her home in Macquarie Street on December 14 by the City Coroner (Mr. A. N. Bott) today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sydney.—Wilfred Whitelaw McGregor, 34-year-old carpet. layer, was charged at the Newtown Police Station today with the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Let [?] E.E. Mabbult of the local police commences a week's leave on Monday. He will go first to Sydney. Detective staff duties in the meantime will…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Canberra, February 2.—Swift action by the Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Fadden) followed the decision of the Miners Federation today to persist in calling one-day stoppages as from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Berlin, February 4.—An Allied official revealed that another 77 members of the East German People's Police deserted to West…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney, February 4.—Because of the maximum weight conditions imposed by the A.J.C Committee Comic Court has only 9.7 In both the Doncaster and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A station hand, who, last Saturday, drove a heavy truck while he was under the influence of liquor and failed to stop after an accident in which a woman was injured, appeared before Mr. C. K…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Sydney.—A girl of 16 and a woman were charged with stabbing during the week-end. Robert John McBride (14), was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Melbourne.—Adelaide jockey Pat Glennon will replace J. Purtell as Comic Court's rider in Sydney races, including the Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Melbourne.—Using the inside grass at Flemington today and galloping next to the rails where the going was fast, Comic Court and Comedy Prince ran seven furlongs in 1.33. They ran the last three fulongs in 39¾ easily…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →At a meeting of the F.E.D. and F.A. Branch, it was decided to start a fund from which the court expenses of compensation cases would be paid. This will begin on July 1 when…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A man who failed to stop offer being involved in two accidents on Saturday afternoon, appeared in the Police Court yesterday before Mr. C. K. Ward, S.M. He was Charles Arthur Campbell, who pleaded guilty to these charges as well as…
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