Murder of Fiancee. a Man Sentenced to Seven Years. SYDNEY, Friday Noon
The trial has been concluded at Newcastle of Sydney Basil Rees, charged with the murder of his fiancee, Ruby Anderson, in July last. The…
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Albury Police Court Charge of Riotous Behaviour
At the count on Monday, Frank Plunkett, 23, and Roy Plunkett, 28, pleaded guilty to having behaved riotously in Dean-street, Albury, on…
Continued on Trove, page 46 →Learning Business in Gaol
One way to become an efficient business man is to go to gaol for a while. Within the sombre walls of Walton Prison, Liverpool, in England, the…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →A Constable's Death. Murder Theory Abandoned. Arsenic Round in Body. Sydney
It was reported at Bendemeer today on good authority that the analysis of the organs of Constable Trevor Now land, whose body was found in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Bryce Murder Case. Dead Woman's Letters Come to Light
Definite evidence that Mrs. Bryce, aunt of Sheila Gilligan, 15 years, murdered her neice in a basement in Phillip Street, last month, and also…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Albury Police Court Howlong Common Funds
At the court on Monday, James Dalton was charged that during January, 1928, he, being then the servant of the trustees of the Howlong…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Alleged Theft of £3640
When a teller at a suburban branch of the Bank of New South Wales did not report for duty a cheek was made of his books, and it was stated that a…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Wagga Circuit Court
At the Wagga Circuit Court (civil jurisdiction), before Mr. Justice Street, a claim for the return of a loan of £160, plus interest, was made by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Capone's Bodyguard Arrested in Court Chicago (U.S.A.), October 10
During the trial of Al Capone, the gang leader, on a charge of income tax evasion to-day, officials of the United States secret service suddenly…
Continued on Trove, page 34 →The Geat Word Around Us GLEANING From Leading British and American Papers ITEMS About Important Figures and Events £1000 Theft at Station Amazing Raid on Boxes of Bullion
Officials and members of the staff At Waterloo Station were interrogated by Scotland Yard detectives the other day in their search for clues to the…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Sheep Stealing at Mulwala
At the Mulwam Police court Albert Morgan and Reginald Barrall were each charged charged with stealing one sheep, the property of Cilvo McPherson, og…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Stealing Charges Two Men Plead Guilty
At the Police Court on Thursday, before Mr. Sheridan, P.M. William Margin pleaded guilty to charges of stealing a sulky and harness, valued at £10,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Golf Hazard Ball Stealing Crow Magpie to the Rescue
A ball-stealing crow and a magpie were objects of great interest on the Canberra golf course at the week-end. The birds played a small part in a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Mesmeric [?]Ham Amazing Exposure in Court
At Yarrawonga court of Petty sessions on Friday, before Messrs A. A Manning and E. M’Conville, J’s. P. Ernest M’Millcn and Raymond…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Albury Police Court Young Woman Charged
Olga Eileen Piltz, aged 21, charged with feloniously and maliciously murdering John Piltz, at Albury, on October 1. Mr. C. Manning, for…
Continued on Trove, page 47 →Wodonga Police Court Alleged Shooting with Intent to Murder
Michael Pressnell, of Felltimber Creek, Wodonga, was charged on the information of William James Charlton, of Western Hill, Albury, with…
Continued on Trove, page 47 →Alleged Theft of Cattle Wodonga Police Seize Truck Load
On the arrival at Wodonga of a stock train from Tallangatta on Tuesday a truck of 12 mixed cattle consigned to a firm of stock agents at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Alleged Cattle Stealing at Leeton
At the Leeton Police Court this week, Charles A. Wennerbom, aged 22, was charged with stealing four horses, the property of John L. Northley, of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Alleged Confidence Trick. An Australian Charged. LONDON
Norman Hill, an Australian who is charged with obtaining 910. 000 by means of a confidence trick was to-day remanded for a week. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sentenced for Arson. Judge Comments on the Crime. SYDNEY, Wednesday Noon
At the Armidale Quarter Sessions, William See Lun and Thomas Michael Welsh were sentenced to two years and five years, respectively, for…
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