5 Years Gaol For Robbing Jap. Taximan
TOKYO, Fri.—A British Army sapper was today sentenced to five years' gaol and…
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Cricketer On Trial For Murder
COLOMBO Fri.—Ceylon Test cricketer Mahadeva Sathasivam will stand trial on March 20…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Court Martial for Caning Batman
LONDON, Fri.—A Lieutenant-Colonel commanding officer, who caned his batman as punishment for…
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A 21 years old labourer was sentenced to twelve months hard labour at Wollongong Court on Monday…
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At the Helensburgh Court on Wednesday, a 32 year old miner, Lawrence George Davis, of 163 Parkes Street, Helensburgh, was…
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Mr. Fleeman, S.M., in Wollongong Court yesterday remanded Robert Hillhouse, 31, to appear…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Police Seek Humourous Gunman
LONDON, Mon.—Every policeman in London last night was issued with a description of a six ft…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Nine in Court After Vice Squad Raid
Nine people were ordered to pay fines totalling £105 in Wollongong Court yesterday for illegal betting, following a raid by officers of the Sydney Vice Squad…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bond for Czec on Assault Charge
A Czechoslovakian who pleaded guilty to a charge of assault in Wollongong Court yesterday was placed on a bond of £20 to be of good behaviour for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →No Memory of Accident Court Told
Mr. Fleeman, S.M., in Wollongong Court yesterday dismissed a charge of negligent driving against a…
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SYDNEY, Wed.—A 44-year-old fireman was committed for trial at Redfer[?] Court today on seve[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Police Guard On Shale Equipment
LITHGOW, Wed.—Police and National Oil Co., employees will guard huge stocks of shale oil…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Ministers Deny Interference in Police Force
SYDNEY, Wed. — The Minister of Justice (Mr. Downing, M.L.C.) today accused Mr. Jeff Bate, Liberal M.H.R. for Macarthur, of making a lying and…
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SYDNEY, Thurs. — A young man who sat next to Shirley Butler on her last tram ride across the Harbour Bridge, today gave vital information to detectives working on the murder case…
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SYDNEY, Thurs. — A 55-year-old orchardist who police alleged murdered his wife with a sledge…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cahill Deplores Blind Attacks On Police Force
SYDNEY, Thurs.—The Premier (Mr. Cahill) today challenged two Liberal Ms.H.R., Mr. Bate (Macarthur) and Mr. Wentworth (MacKellar) to give "details not generalisation" in their statements about the Police Force…
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SYDNEY, Fri.—Mr. Jeff Bate M.H.R., said today he was prepared to give evidence before a Royal Commission into the administration of the Police Force. He was referring to the…
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Charges of political interference with the New South Wales Police Force were made by Mr. Jeff Bate, M.P., at a Liberal Party Meeting at Darkinghurst this week…
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A man who was charged in Wollongong Court yesterday with stealing a motor car at Shellharbour…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Prisoners Riot in Pittsburgh Gaol
PITTSBURGH, Mon.—Several hundred prisoners rioted and set fire to part of the Western State penitentiary last night. Police said several guards were…
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