14 Years' Gaol For Larceny
MELBOURNE, Mon. — A clerk was sentenced in General Sessions today to four years' gaol for the…
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2 Youths Remanded Car Stealing Charge
It was alleged in the Wollongong Court yesterday that two youths stolen a car which was later four wrecked with a bullet through it…
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Wollongong detectives yesterday arrested a man and charged him on two counts of break, enter…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →60 Youths, Girls in Sex Orgies, Police Allege
WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Tues.—Sexual orgies involving 60 youths and girls some only 13 years old and many of them still school children, allegedly have…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"Sleep Got Me Beat" Court Told; Liquor Charge Dismissed
"Sleep got me beat," a man explained in the Wollongong Court yesterday. He had been found in his car asleep at the Flinders St. Level crossing, Port Kembla…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Judge Threatens[?] Gaol Errol Flyn
LONDON, Wed. Jur[?] Edgar T. Hale yesterday threatened to gaol Tasmanian—born film actor Er[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →W'gong Gaol Escapes Arrested
SYDNEY, Wed.—Three escapees from Wollongong lockup were arrested at Maitland tonight alter a seven hour manhunt. The men are Noel Hurst, 24, of Hillview St…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Convicts Given "Cat" After Gaol Riot
LONDON, Wed.—Two convicts at London's Wandsworth Prison were yesterday given the "Cat"…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Australian Fin[?] Ordered to Pay [?] Over £57 for Assault
A New Australian was fined £[?] ordered to pay costs and compensation amounting to over £57 when convicted assault in the Wollongong Court…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Man Charged
A man was arrested and charged with negligent driving and driving under the influence after his car…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →"Mean Thing To Do" Says Magistrate
"This was a wry mean thing to do to a man who you say is your best friend". Magistrate Stapleton…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Compulsory 3 Days in Gaol for Drunks!
In Ohio a change in the drunken driver laws, which has just become effective makes it compulsory for a person found…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Very Decent Type of Man" Said Police
Described by a police sergeant as "a very decent type of man," 45 year old Francis Talbot, of 47 New Dapto…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Railwaymen Dismissed For Theft, Drunkenness Re-instated Disclosure In Records
SYDNEY, Man.—Forty-five railway men dismissed for theft, drunkenness, bribery and other charges were reinstated by the Railways' Commissioner (Mr. Winsor) last year official records reveal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →High Court Refuses Injunction
MELBOURNE, Mon,—The High Court today refused to prevent the Royal Commission on espionage from questioning Sydney journalist Rupert Lockwood…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Woman Collapses At Court When Son Is Charged
The mother of a 22 years old labourer who appeared on nine charges on Tuesday morning collapsed after he had been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Assault In Company Charge Dismissed
The story of a fight between two Polish women was told at the Wollongong Court on Tuesday, when actions and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Escaped Prisoners Before Court
Three prisoners who escaped from the Wollongong police station lock-up last Wednesday afternoon and were…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Court Mention of Stolen Revolvers
A young man charged with receiving a stolen revolver is alleged to have claimed handing it back to the man who stole it…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Extra Police Rostered for Duty at Rugby League Test
SYDNEY, Wed.—Police do not expect another outbreak at the Third Rugby League Test on Saturday, but are taking no chances. About 100 police, more than three times the normal complement, will be at the Sydney Cricket Ground…
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