Magistrate Says:— 'Criminal Processes of Court Used to Recover Debt'
"You, are using the criminal processes of the Court to recover a civil debt," Magistrate Fleeman told a master baker at the Wollongong Court last week…
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'Sleepy, Not Drunk' Says Motorist in Court
A motorist charged with driving under the influence told the Wollongong Court on Thursday, that his condition was due to his being "sleepy not drunk."…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Alleged to have attacked a 73-year-old pensioner who had befriended them and given shelter in his home, a…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A mother was placed on a good behaviour bond in the Parramatta Quarter Sessions today on a charge…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Two 'teenage girls and a youth were found guilty at Central Criminal Court today of the murder of a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heather May Ride Comic Court
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Jockey R. heather is likely to ride Comedy Prince in the Liverpool Handicap at Randwick on…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Comic Court Stars In Track Trial
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Co-favourite for the Sydney Cup, Comic Court, "stole the show" in a semi-final gallop at Randwick this morning. Crack colt Alister was another interesting…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Suspended Sentence For Laborer on Theft Charge
A 23 years old laborer was given a suspended sentence of six months hard labor at the Wollongong Court last week after pleading guilty to stealing £90 worth of property from a Wollongong…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Magistrate Rules Bulli Tunnel Is a Coal Mine!
Mr. J. Fleeman, stipendiary magistrate, ruled at Bulli Court on Friday that a haulage tunnel known as the Cross Measures Drift, which is under construction at Bulli Colliery, is a mine, under the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Comic Court at combined 21st party
Star act at the party given to jointly celebrate the 21st birthdays of Marie and Alwyn Pettigrew on 3rd March was the…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Seven Men Before Court Following Betting Raids
Following a number of police raids on Saturday, seven men appeared at the Wollongong Court on Monday morning and were fined a total of £47 for starting price betting…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Exhibition Display Exposed to Theft In Unexpected Blackout
Exhibits estimated to be worth £5000 were exposed to the danger of theft last night when the Arts and Crafts Exhibition in the Agricultural Hall was blacked out for an hour, without warning. Sea Cadets stood on guard at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Allege Man Admitted Killing Children
MELBOURNE Thursday.— Kevin James Miller, 32, had admitted killing his two children, Senior Detective Mooney told…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Court To Hear Wharfies' Variation Claim
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Mr. Justice Kirby next Wednesday will hear an application by the Waterside Workers' Federation…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Grey Boots Fit for Clash with Comic Court
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Grey Boots' attractive trial today indicated he is fit for his clash with Comic Court in the Chipping Norton Stakes at Randwick on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Father Sentenced to Death
MELBOURNE, Friday.—Kevin James Miller, 32, chef, was sentenced to death at the Criminal Court today after he was found…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Theft of Car Tyres
In view of the shortage of new tyre supplies, thieves are turning their attention to cars left in the streets, according to the N.R.M.A…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mean Theft
During the absence yesterday morning of Rev. Father O'Reilly, the Bulli Catholic Church Presbytery was entered and money…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Man's Body on Fence Mystified Police
The body of a man found draped backwards over a wire fence in Railway Parade, Wollongong, early yesterday morning, was at first thought to be a case of murder. There…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Portland Quarry Murderer Sentenced to Death
SYDNEY, Monday.—John Kevin Seach, 26, quarry worker, who was convicted of the murder of a seven-year-old boy at a Portland quarry on October 30, was today sentenced to…
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