A Peculiar Assault. Defendant to Pay Compensation. SYDNEY, Monday Night
When William Maxwell (36), a glass works machinist, pleaded guilty at the Quarter Sessions to a charge of common assault on Charles…
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Alleged Wheat Stealing P.m. Gives Decision 9 Bags of Wheat Unclaimed
The adjourned case, in which James Francis Powell was charged with having on December 23, on the Corowa-Rennie road, near Ringwood, had…
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The trial commenced at Maitland Circuit Court today of Thomas Dixon Gibson (19), William Robert Date (17), and Kemmel Joseph Colman (18), who…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Courtesy Squad Begins Duty High Hopes Entertained Sydney
The police courtesy squad officially commenced duty to-day when they set out on foot and on motor cycles, watching for breaches of tho traffic…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An Australian Actress Evidence in Court Case. LONDON
In a case before the King's Bench, in which an Australian actress, Merle Oberon, was suing several persons and companies for damages arising…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Courtesy Squad New N.S.W. MOVE To Make Roads Safer. SYDNEY
The Police Courtesy Squad officially commenced duty today, when they set out on foot and on motorcycles watching for breaches of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Perished in Rabaul Volcanic Eruption Court Presumes Man Is Dead Sydney
There was an echo of the volcanic eruption at Rabaul in May of last year when Mr. Justice Nicholas in the Probate Court to-day granted leave…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Allegedly Used Car Without Owner’s Consent Albury Man in Court Fined For Having No Licence
Charged with having taken and used a motor car without the consent or its owner, Richard Keating who resides at the Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Householder Chases Intruder Man Sentenced to 12 Months Melbourne
An account of how he had chased an intruder, whom he had seen at the rear of his house in Hornby st„ Windsor given to Mr. Heehan. P.M., in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Police Retaliation for Murders Jerusalem, May 2
Police have demolished 10 houses in Tulkaram as p reprisal for the murder of six Arab policemen there yesterday by other Arabs who raided their…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Will Treat All Alike Women and Men S.P. Bettors Magistrate Definite SYDNEY
At the Clebe Police Court to-day Patricia Crawford. 23, domestic duties, was fined £10 or 20 days’ gaol for having used premises at Telford st.,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flyweight Boxing Court Prevents Match Glasgow, May 2
Magistrates to-day refused to allow the staging of a match between Benny Lynch and Jurich for the world’s flyweight championship until the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Items of News Man Reminded by Albury Court
Before Mr. G. T. Flynn. Chamber Magistrate at Albury Court of Petty Sessions yesterday afternoon. Francis Harold Woods, 37 was charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shooting on Warship Not to be Investigated by Police CAIRNS
Following official advice received from Brisbane to-day, the Cairns police have ceased taking any active part in investigating the death of a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Led Police Wild Goose Chase “Mythical Plane Crash” Youth Bound Over Bathurst
How the police went on a wild goose chase searching for an aeroplane which wan supposed to have crashed. was told at Quarter Sessions to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →S.P. Betting Still As Rife As Ever Says Police Inspector Sydney
Inspector Keele, officer-in-charge of S.P. betting operations, declared today that despite the efforts of his men the volume of S.P. business had not…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Court’s Important Ruling In Maintenance Cases Man’s Appeal Upheld SYDNEY
The first case to be dealt with by the Full Court since the new principle in maintenance cases regarding steps to trace a defendant, came…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Paralysis Border Patrol Men May be Absorbed Into Police Force “Gave Up Lucrative Jobs” Sydney
It was stated to-day that the 100 men who were made special constables for the purpose of patrolling the border during the Victorian paralysis…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cold-blooded Murder, Crown Declares Three Youths Stand Trial Railway Night Officer’s Death Victim Was Writing Letter When he Was Shot SYDNEY
Charged with the murder of Cyril Clive Maher, night officer at Farley railway station, on the night of March 8, Thomas Gibson, 19; William Date, 17, and Kemmell Colman, 18, faced their trial in the East Maitland Court to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£1½ Million Involved in Test Case Wages Tax Collection Action in High Court Magistrate’s Ruling Sydney
A matter of great importance came before the High Court today relating to the mode of collection of about £ 1,500,000 annually…
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