Copper Theft Charge
At the Wollongong Court on Tuesday. John Lewis Potts, aged 38, no fixed place of abode, was remanded until Monday…
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Fined for Wallet Theft
A 23 years old miner allegedly drank all day on Monday when he was on strike and stole a wallet from the pocket of a man who helped eject him from an hotel. This was stated at…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Attempt to Murder Mayor of Rockhampton Alleged
ROCKHAMPTON, Wed.—A woman had told a detective-serqeant that she knew she would have to kill the Mayor of Rockhampton "sooner or later," according to evidence in the Police Court today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A.e.u. Refused High Court Order
MELBOURNE, Thurs.—The Amalgamated Engineering Union has been refused a High Court order aimed at stopping the Arbitration Court from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Evaded £7000 Sales Tax, Fined £7200, Court Told
SYDNEY, Fri.—The Special Court was told today that a well known Sydney artificial jewellery manufacturer had been ordered to pay more than £7,000 evaded sales tax, and had been fined £7,200 by the Taxation Department…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Court Asked to Take Home of Mrs. Forbes
SYDNEY, Fri.—The Official Receiver (Mr. S. T. Jaques) today asked the Judge in Bankruptcy (Mr. Justice Clyne) to direct Mrs. Eunice Australia Forbes, wife…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Woman Charged With Wounding
SYDNEY, Sun.—Detectives charged a woman with malicious wounding after ambulance men found a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bond for Assault
For hitting a man with a bottle after receiving an improper suggestion, Edward Robert Robinson…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Barman Fined £12 for Theft
A Warrawong hotel barman was fined £12 in the Wollongong Court yesterday, for stealing money…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Nine Months' Suspended Sentence For Stealing
A man who had been an assistant manager of a Wollongong firm, was sentenced to nine months' gaol, which was suspended on him entering into a £30…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Two Men Fined £10 for Stealing Coal
Two men were each fined £10 for stealing coal from the Corrimal Coal Company's gantrey, at Corrimal, in the Wollongong Court yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Stole Scraps Copper: Nine Months' Gaol
A man, who, the court was told, had been sleeping under the Port Kembla powerhouse boilers, was sentenced to nine months' hard labour on stealing…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Explosion Murder Attempt Is Theory
SYDNEY, Mon.—Police believe that an explosion which wrecked the front of a house in Champion…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Seixas Wins Clay Court Championship
CHICAGO, Mon.—Wimbledon champion, Vie Seixas yesterday won the final of the National Clay…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Court Order On A.F.U. Ballot Letters Refused
MELBOURNE, Mon—The Arbitration Court today refused to order the Amalgamated Engineering Union to produce letters from the Industrial…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Man Arrested After Assault On Schoolgirl
SYDNEY, Tues.—A 31-years-old man has been arrested and charged with assault and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →7 Years' Gaol For Sex Pervert
SYDNEY, Tues.—Judge Holden today warned a convicted sex pervert that his next sentence would…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Police Still Investigating Fire's Cause
A gaunt, black skeleton of burnt framework was all that remained, of a five-roomed weatherboard…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Appeal To Court On Oil Margins
MELBOURNE, Tues.—Two oil companies today appealed against two alleged, refusals by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Solicitor Says in Court £1000 Bail 'Excessive'
A solicitor complained yesterday in the Wollongong Court that £1000 bail fixed when his client was charged was excessive…
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