Fined for Stealing Timber A. I. & S.
A crane chaser was fined £20 yesterday for stealing timber from the A. & S. He had a permit for…
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Instructors Jubilant at Police Boys Boxing Champ Ships' Success
Over 500 boxing and wrestling fans packed Wollongong Police Citizens Boys Club recently to witness the club championships…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Was Made 'Dopey', Court Told; Fined £20 on Liquor Charge
A man fined £20 yesterday following a charge of driving under the influence had been placed on a bond 10 months previous following a similar charge…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"Not Guilty" Verdict for Widow Charged with Fiance's Murder
MELBOURNE, Sun.—A 58-year-old Bendigo widow sobbed in Central Criminal Court. last night after a jury had found her not guilty of murder or…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Nearly 400 Happy Dancers at Police Ball
Wollongong and district police, who have had their share of worries during the last few weeks, put their cares behind them at their annual ball on August 13. Nearly 400 attended the ball, which was at the Soldiers'…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Men's Basket Ball New Court Opens Thursday Night
The new court at the Unanderra Hostel will be used for the first time for match play on Thursday of this week…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Court Told of Armed Hold Up in Pentridge Gaol
MELBOURNE, Mon.—The story of how an armed murderer had held up the Deputy Governor of Pentridge Gaol, the Chief Warder and another warder and had threatened to shoot three prisoners was unfolded before the Coroner (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Teenagers on Murder Charge
CHRISTCHURCH, Mon.—Two teenage girls sat quietly in Christchurch Supreme Court today facing a charge that they had battered to death the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Model to stay in gaol: Judge refuses bail
SYDNEY, Mon.âBlonde model Shirley Beiger, in an alleged statement to police after the shooting of Arthur Barry Griffith, had said, "I didn't want him hurt. I loved him too much to see him hurt", the Supreme Court was told today…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Son Killed with Axe Police Say
PERTH. Mon.—A wornan had killed her son with an axe believing him to be mental, a police witness…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Unable to Locate Informants
At the Bulli Court on Friday, a 52 year old labourer, Frank Smith, of 108 Great Buckingham Street, Redfern, was freed from…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dry Cleaning Shops Probe by Police After Sex Slaying
SYDNEY, Wed,—C.I.B, detective are questioning the owners of dry cleaning shops in Sydney and suburbs in their search for the slayer of Mrs. Lom[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldier Charged With Hotel Death
LITHGOW, Thurs.— A [?]year-old battle-dressed [?] war veteran app[?]red in Lithgow Court…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Search for Killer Intensified
Large squads of police and detectives yesterday searched the district for the killer of James Douglas Hawkins, the 51-uear-old steelworker who was shot…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Husband Often So Drunk He Could Not Work, Woman Tells Divorce Court
A woman said in the Divorce Court at Wollongong yesterday that her husband had frequently come home so drunk that he could not work the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Warrawong boy charged with murder
A Warrawong youth was remanded on a murder charge when he appeared in a Wollongong Court yesterday afternoon handcuffed to two detectives. The charge followed the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Magistrate's Last Sitting at Kiama
Mr. J. Fleeman, stipendiary magistrate, made what was expected to be his last appearance at Kiama Court on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Murder Charge Remand
SYDNEY, Fri.—A 23-year-old soldier was remanded in Central Court today to September 21 on a…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Club Charged With Playing Kiama Man
Charges that a Kiama man had played for Moss Vale Rugby League Club under an assumed name were admitted by the President of the Club last week,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Chief Sends Road Safety Plea
A special message, part of a widespread campaign to wipe out the terrible toll of life each year in road accidents in N.S.W., has been sent to this…
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