Nine Months' Gaol For "Violent Man"
SYDNEY, Mon.—A man described by Sgt. Wiggins as "one of the most violent men in Sydney" was…
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Police "Bather" in Beer Queue
SYDNEY, Mon. — A policeman in a bathing rostume bought five glasses of beer at Clifton Gardens yesterday and spoilt a good day's drinking for members…
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A man charged with having stolen property in his possession had sold him foods which he said he had bought from a man at the Illawarra Hotel, Evan…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Court Told Murdered Woman Cause of Sister's Infidelity
SYDNEY, Mon. — A 38-year-old farmer charged with the murder of his sister-in-law had told police he killed her because she had been "bringing men to…
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PITTSBURGH, Tues.—Rioting prisoners in the Western Penitentiary capitulated last night, releasing the last of five guards they had taken as hostages…
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"If you come back here again, you will lose your licence. You do not appear to take any notice of the regulations." This warning was given at the Wollongong Court on Monday by…
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A mantel model radio set, [?] motor tyres and £20 in [?] were stolen when thieves [?] into a service station conductor[?]…
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At the Wollongong Court on Monday, 44-year-old carpenter Horace William Holmes, of Lawarra Street, Port Kembla, was…
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LONDON, Wed.—Tbe principal accused of a group of 10 charged with plotting to overthrow the…
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BRISBANE, Wed.—A 29-years-old woman was charged in Brisbane Police Court with the murder of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Harry Hayes Convicted Of Assault
SYDNEY, Thurs. — Prominent boxer, Harry Hayes, 24, was convicted in Central Court today on a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mears Going To New Gaol
SYDNEY, Thurs.—The notorious criminal. William Cecil Mears, was "staging" at Long Bay…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Stolen Wireless Set Pawned, Court Told
Det. Lancelot Baker, of Burwood, told Wollongong Court yesterday a man charged with stealing a wireless and car battery admitted he had pawned the…
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SYDNEY, Fri.—A 53-year-old orchardist was today committed for trial by the City Coroner (Mr. Smyth) on a charge of having murdered his wife at…
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A former contractor, new described as a 'temporary labourer,' Neville Harold Parnell, of 45 Osborne Parade, Warilla,, at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Theft of Valuable Electronic Gear
Detective Sergeant Debney and Detective Fletcher, of Wollongong, are investigating the theft of valuable electronic…
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On a charge of assaulting his wife a husband was given three days to enter into a bond of self in £50 and one…
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"Threequarters of the housewives in N.S.W. have done the same thing to pay household bills' stated Mr T. McInerney…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Boys at Camp Mackay
Thirty-six members of the Wollongong Police-Citizens' Boys' Club will return today from a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kurrajong Holiday for Police Boys' Club Members
Thirty-six members of the Wollongong Police-Citizens Boys' Club left Wollongong last Monday for a week at the MacKay Boys' Club Camp, which is situated on the heights of Kurralong…
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