Law-breaking Cyclists Position of Police State Inspector Gray’s Comments
Referring to allegations of police laxity in connection with cyclists, made by Mr. T. McDougall at a meeting of the Municipal Council on Wednesday…
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Girl to Enter Church of England Mission Was Before Beechworth Court
Before Mr. I W. Williams, P.M. and Mr. J. P. Harper, J.P, in Beechworth court yesterday, Myrtle Ivy Kilmartin aged 18, was charged with having been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. Lyons’ Hint a Coalition Coldly Received Will Not Agree, Say Unions “Need for Co-operation” Federal Government Charged With No Defence Policy SYDNEY
“The trades union movement will not agree to the formation of a Coalition Government,” declared the secretary of the N.S.W. Labor Council and vice-president of the Australian Council of Trades Unions (Mr. R. King, M.L.C.), in an interview to-night regarding a statement…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Denies He Is McKAY Shack Bones Mystery Man Before Court Wellington (N.z.)
Gordon Robert McKay, alias Tom Bowland. was remanded at Auckland. Police Court to-day on two charges after he had denied he was the man…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Race Selections Over ’Phone Were Received by Constable His Allegation in Court Office Manager Fined £100 SYDNEY
Fining Percy Daniel Lynch, office manager, of Rufe Naylor’s Investments Ltd., the maximum sum of £100, Mr. Arnold, S.M., at the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Out of Gaol and in Again Man Sentenced for Pretences False Sydney
Arrested within a few hours after he had left Geelong Gaol, where he had served a sentence for bigamy, Douglas MacDonald Stewart, aged 47, was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Riot Inside Gaol Prisoners Damage Machinery Brisbane
A minor riot-occurred in the tailor’s shop of Brisbane gaol to-day when nine long-term prisoners refused to work and one of them smashed a…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →“Murder at Pirates Head” Chapter Xvii (Contd.)
Hugh Norcross tried to buy church for Bessie. “My sister needs something to occupy her mind,” he said. “We found that the Head was…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →20 Years’ Gaol Laborer Kills Girl Stabbed in Tent Brisbane
Mervyn August Leach, aged 24, laborer, was to-day sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment with hand, labor by Mr. Justice Douglas,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Hungarian Notabilities Attend Royal Court
Madame de Barcza, wife of the Hungarian Minister (right) wore national costume—her wedding dress—which was first worn by her grandmother, and later her mother and herself, to the first Royal Court at Buckingham Palace. Several yards of Brussels lace cover the black taffeta skirt and tight black velvet bodice of die dress. There are many tears and holes in it which Madame de Barcza dare not mend for fear of making more. She was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →“Split” Personality “Stole to Restore Self Esteem” Man Sent to Gaol Melbourne
Medical evidence was called in the Criminal Court to-day to support a contention by counsel that a man who had received a good…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →£4000 Gold Theft Disappears From die G.P.O. Officials Are Puzzled Melbourne
Postal officials and investigating detectives are puzzled at the mysterious disappearance of £4000 worth of gold from the General Post…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Woolcott Forbes Hissing Warrant Out For Arrest Bombay Police Act Bombay, March 24
The police prosecutor to-day told the Chief Magistrate that John Woolcott Forbes, the Australian financier and leviathan punter, who at the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Detection of Crime Powers of Police Checked Mr. Stevens on Recent Judicial Decisions Sydney
Answering a question by Mr. Dunn (Labor Mudgee) in the Legislative Assembly, to-day, on the strength of the police force, the Premier (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Unclothed Body with Chaff Bag Over Head Found in Dam Murder is Suspected No Clue to Identification May be Another Perfect Crime MELBOURNE
The body of a young man was found this morning floating in a dam at Dumosa in circumstances which point to murder. Detectives left Maryborough and Melbourne this afternoon for the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Man Charged with Murder Wellington (N.s.w.)
Edward Lanigan, aged 68, bf Balmain, was charged in the police court yesterday with the murder of John Larkin, aged 54, of Preston (Victoria). He…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Union Secretary in Court Police Allegations Adelaide
Martin Louis Collaton, union secretary, was charged at the Adelaide Police Court with having on January 28 stolen £88/16/11 from the Federated…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Theft From Farmer; Pennies in Sugarbag Melbourne
A sugar-bag half-filled with pennies which had been saved over a period of 16 years was stolen last night from a [?] occupied by Joshua Edebonis, an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →“Murder at Pirate’s Head” Chapter Xvii (Continued)
“For me?” Mr. Q. appeared to be nonplussed. “See here, Quade, why should a cripple like me want an ark like this ? I can see the sunsets from…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Six Boys Who Were Reported Missing Arrested by Police Sydney
Four boys, two of whom have been missing from their homes at Parramatta for a fortnight, and two others, who escaped from Gosford Boy’s Home…
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