Stealing from Hospital
A large quantity of timber has mysteriously disappeared over night from the yard of the Swan Hill District Hospital, states a report. It…
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Nine Months’ Gaol for Death of Car-minder. Sydney
A sentence of nine months’ imprisonment was imposed on a ship’s fireman, James Gardner, 61, at the Quarter Sessions to-day on a charge of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Divorce Co-respondent Failed to Pay £150 Damages. Sent to Long Bat Gaol. Sydney
Eric Wilford Smythe. co-respondent in a divorce suit last October, was arrested to-day under a writ of attachment for not having complied with an…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Demsey Murder Trial Judge Will Not Take Case From Jury. Sydney
Evidence for the prosecution was concluded to-day in the trial of Matthew O’Keefe, 37; Boy McFarlane, 32, William Grahame, 30, and John Reeve,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Success and Failure Queer Story Bankruptcy Court. Sydney
The dreary interior of the Bankruptcy Court to-day heard a strange tale of business success and then failure. Edgar Matthew Turner, or…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →River Drowning Report Cries for Help Heard. Body Seen, But Not Found. Police Search Fruitless
Mystery surrounds the reported drowning of a man in the Murray River at the foot of Hume street, near the “whirlpool,” at the rear of the sports…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Night Court Held to Take Woman’s Depositions Woman’s Depositions. Sydney
A special court was held last night to take the dying depositions of Nellie Donovan, who was alleged to have been assaulted some hours previously…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Escape From Gaol Rope of Flour Bags Hobart
Using a rope made of flour bags, Charles Frederick Robinson, 30, escaped last night from Hobart Gaol. As he dropped from the outer wall he almost…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ownership of Car Case at Corowa Court Woman Brought From Queensland
At a special court held at Corowa on Friday, before Mr. I. Beavers, P.M., Lawrence William Roche, [?] Garage proprietor of Corowa…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Begging Alms Elderly Man Sentenced
On a charge of begging alms in End street on Saturday, John William Kennedy (60) appeared before Mr. A. B. Collins, P.M., in Deniliquin Police Court,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Another False Clue in Culvert Murder
[?] photographs of the [?] of the Albury [?] Girl" murder by the police at Lismore early on Thursday. Mr. C. W. Lynch, principal…
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.Alexander Smith, 2[?]. was remanded at the Parramatta police court to-day on a charge of having murdered Albert Ernest Hedges. at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Daring Escape From Gaol. a Wollongong Episode. SYDNEY, Monday Night
A daring escape from Wollongong gaol was made by Adrian William Jones (29) to-day. He moved an iron bar from his cell, dropped ten…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Great Treason Trial 21 Prominent Russians Charged MOSCOW--Feb. 27
The State prosecutor, M. Vyshinsky, announced that a great [?] trial will commenced before a Military tribunat on Thursday of 21 prominent…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Woman Claims £1 Million From Police Officers Sydney
A [?] bus been issued [?] the [?] Court by a woman, [?] one million pounds damages against a number of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cafe Robbery Accused Found Innocent Police Arrest Wrong Man
On Friday morning last, at the Corowa Police Court, before Mr. I. Beavers, P.M., Percy Cunningham, 39, of Roselle, on remand, appeared to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Husband's Threats Related in Divorce Court Sydney
In the divorce court to-day, Mr. Acting Justice Edwards granted Evelyn Florence Fletcher (formerly Blackhall) a [?] nisi for divorce…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Man with Tomahawk Causes a Diversion Remanded by Albury Court
[?] a man with a [?] hawk, the [?] OF which was [?] sharp had to be called upon three [?] to drop it were made [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Conviction Not Recorded Charge Against Hotel Licensee Case in Albury Court
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Continued on Trove, page 3 →Booligal Postmaster. Defaults and Makes Restitution. Court of Petty Sessions Case
At the Court of Petty Sessions, before the P.M, Mr. A. B. Collins, this morning, Arthur John Grace pleaded guilty to charges of having, at…
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