£20 Fine for Railway Property Theft
A Thirroul railway porter was fined £20 in the Wollongong Court yesterday, after a railway…
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Committed For Trial On Car Stealing Charge
Two young men were committed for trial at Wollongong on Tuesday on a charge of stealing a motor car. The two men, Mervyn Hennan Grendon (21), Theodore…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Acquittal Of Thallium Murder Attempts Charge
SYDNEY, Wed.—Frederick Charles Thompson (41) labourer, Gray St., Auburn, was acquitted of a charge of attempted murder in the Central Criminal…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Jury Discharged In W'gong Man's Murder Trial
DUBBO, Wed.—After more than six hours' deliberation, a jury failed to reach an agreement in the murder trial of 33-years-old Jack Anderson, in the Dubbo Criminal Court to-night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Driver Knew 'Blitz Was On Court Told
A driver of a utility told Constable Sullivan that he read that a "blitz was on and should have…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Man Charged With Picking Pockets
A man was Arrested at the Dapto Greyhound meeting last night and later charged at the Dapto police…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Police Probe To Open
SYDNEY, Thurs. — A Royal Commission into allegations by David Edward Studley-Ruxton that police assaulted him will open on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Give Advice to Brides-to-be
PADERBORN (West Germany).—A police officer here advised women to have a look at their would-be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Converge on Waitara House Plaster Cast Made of Woman's Foot Print
The C.I.B. Scientific Squad tonight made a pilaster cast of a foot print outside the window…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Charged With Wife's Murder
PERTH, Fri.—A mother of three children was shot dead in her South Perth home today. She was Mrs. Joan Mary…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Collection Box Theft Charge Remand
A men was remanded on a charge of stealing a collection box the property of the R.S.P.C.A. at Port…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newspaper Office Accountant Charged
A 27 years old accountant appeared at Wollongong Court last week on a charge of stealing a total of £705/6/-…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Porter Fined £20 For Rail Theft
A 21 years old railway porter was fined £20 at Wollongong Court on Wednesday after pleading guilty to stealing motor…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Court Sidelights
Some comments by defendants at the Wollongong Court: A speeding lorry driver, to a constable: "If you can get 50…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Boys' R.l. Club
Already 51 boys have been enrolled in the Police Boys Club's rugby league teams. The teams from the club will…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Queen Plans to Move Her Court
LONDON, Sun.— The Queen planned to move her court, from Buckingham Palace to Windsor…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Did Not Hear Collision, Court Told; Fined
A man told the Wollongong Court on Friday that his car skidded so much in Mt. St. Thomas…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Police Assault Allegation
SYDNEY, Mon.—Officials of the Premier's Department are examining a statutory declaration…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →[?] For Assault On Wife
SYDNEY, [?] 35-year-old packer, who alleged [?] drank a [?] of thall[?] and attacked…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Remanded on 3 Theft Charges
A man was remanded on three charges of stealing in the Wollongong Court yesterday, until…
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