"Speedo Not Working," Court Told Fined for Speeding
The Wollongong Court was told yesterday that a motorcyclist had stated to a constable he had "been doing 50 all the way from Sydney, but his speedo was not…
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Hotel Promise Denial in Brisbane Murder Trial
BRISBANE, Tues.—One of three people charged with the murder of brewery director, Roy Allan Ferguson, today denied in the Criminal Court that he had…
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The South Coast branch of the Federated Clerks' Union had expressed confidence in court controlled…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Unusual Theft
Wollongong detectives are investigating an unusual theft. The theft has been reported by Crown Street fish [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Perjury Allegation Against Police in Brisbane Murder Case
BRISBANE, Wed.—A man jointly charged with the murder of a brewery director today alleged that police had committed perjury against him…
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A 27 year old woman with many aliases and a long criminal record, stated by police to be a Sydney prostitute, was at…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Barrister Criticises Police in Murder Case
BRISBANE, Thurs.—Strange things were read about secret police operations in other countries, but the same stage was being approached in Queensland…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Man Arrested on Petrol Theft Charge
Quick work by Det. Fletcher and Clunas resulted in the arrest of a man in a house in…
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A young man was arrested in Nowra this week and charged with breaking and entering the Beach Klosk, Kiama, recently…
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For stealing timber belonging to the Metropolitan Water Board, Henry John Leonard, 46-year-old wharf labourer, of 32…
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BRISBANE, Sun.—Mrs. Sylvia Joyce Ferguson, her lover Albert Eric Murphy, and William…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bulli Miner Fined For Assault
John Welsh, a miner of 18 Benelong Avenue, Bulli, was charged at the last Bull Court with assaulting Stephen Edward Potter, of 47 Keerong Avene, Bellembi, on 24th October. Mr. Madigan appeared for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Boy Scout Alleges Assault by Lord Montagu of Beaulieu
LONDON, Sun.—Lord Montagu, of Beaulieu, 27-year-old batchelor, appeared in Lymington Court yesterday, charged with having indecently assaulted a 14-year-old Boy Scout in a beach chalet…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Six Months Gaol For Stealing Fish
Two men were sentenced to six months' hard labour and two others fined £10 each for stealing three fish from one fish cafe in Wollongong and selling them…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Former Mayor Charged With Corruption
SYDNEY, Mon.—Edward Charles Erwin, former Mayor of Leichhardt, had received £200 for having helped to secure a recission by Council of a decision to refuse an application to build garage premises, Mr. A. Larkins, barrister, told…
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A 20-years-old youth, who appeared in the Quarter Sessions at Wollongong yesterday on a…
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Two young men were given suspended sentences of six months for illegally using a motorcycle, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Liquor Stolen From House, Court Told
A detective told the Wollongong Court yesterday a man was very much under the influence after he had stolen beer and…
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SYDNEY, Tues.—The death sentence was passed oh a 24-year-old miner, in Central Criminal Court…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Suspended Gaol Verdict After Crown St. Crash
The driver of a car which had crashed onto the footpath knocked four people over, and then continued on its way, told police thai he did not stop because he did not think it was a serious accident…
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