Theft of Rings
Goulburn.—A woman stole a tray of diamond rings valued at £1,000 from a jewellery shop here. She asked to see a diamond brooch. While the girl assistant went to…
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Courts & crime, 1951
1,219 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 7 of 61
Comic Court's Cup Jockey Suspended
Adelaide.—Pat Glennon, who had been engaged to ride Comic Court in the Sydney Cup on March 26, was yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Court Challenge to Mr. Finnan to Be Heard in March
Sydney.—The Court challenge to the election of the State Minister for Labor and Industry (Mr. F. J. Finnan) will not be heard before late in March. Mr. Finnan's election to the…
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Hobart—John Joseph McDonald, a former member of the House of Assembly, was last night committed for trial of a charge of having…
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Constable Nehmer, of the Central Police station, left this morning on a month's [?]day. Constables Schiemer and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Former Tas. M.P. On Murder Charge
Hobart, February 7.—John Joseph McDonald (46), a Burnie bookmaker and former member of the House of Assembly, was tonight committed for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Comic Court Still Star
Melbourne.—Using the course proper, with barriers 30 feet out at Flemington, Comic Court ran seven furlongs in 1.35½. He was…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Miners' Leaders Before Court To Answer Charges of Contempt
Sydney.—The deputy leader of the Federal Labor Party (Dr. H. V. Evatt) appeared for three members of the executive of the Miners' Federation when they appeared before the Full Bench of the Federal Arbitration Court today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Officer "Young Lout" Says Vic. Judge
Mr. Justice Stretton in General Sessions called a police constable a "young lout." He said the police force would be better without the constables…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →This Man Gets Paid For Stealing Cars
Roy Barnes head of the Motor Car Recovery Bureau, has stolen over 10,000 cars legally, or, as he puts it, he just repossesses them for the local owners. Honest American citizens who just fall behind in the payments of their car are seldom…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shot wife as police waited
Detroit, Mrs. Virginia Daly, 22, was shot dead at the end of a 15-minute talk police allowed her estranged husband Albert Daly, 23, to have with her…
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Sydney.—The N.S.W. president of the Liberal Party (Mr. Lyle Moore) yesterday urged the State Government to allot more police…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Stop Fight; Clay Loses
Sydney.—Police stepped in and ordered the referee (Bill Henneberry) to stop the fight after Alfie Clay (9.9¼) had been heavily…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Police Meet For Sabotage Drive
London.—Police chiefs from every part of Britain will meet in London in a few days to discuss methods of frustrating new attempts to sabotage industry. The conference has been called…
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Melbourne, February 12.—Two men and a woman sentenced to death for the murder of an elderly S.P. bookmaker at Carlton lost year will be hanged at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Youths Charged With Gun Thefts
Melbourne.—Two youths were committed for trial on charges of stealing two sub-machine guns and ten rifles. The youths, Thomas James…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Suspended Sentence for Stealing Scotsman On Three Charges
A 24-year-old Scotsman, who has been in Australia only about four months, appeared in the Police Court yesterday on three charges of stealing from hotels. Mr. C. K. Ward, S.M., decided to give him a chance of imposing a sentence of imprisonment for three months on…
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Before evidence had been concluded a case in the Police Court was settled today. The case was one in which…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Council Cases in Court
The City Council Health Department took action against a number of persons in the Police Court today for breaches of the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Bicyclists Charged
The City Council's Traffic Officer (Mr. S. J. Davey) preferred charges against three bicyclists for traffic breaches. In two cases drivers of…
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