Affairs of Highgate's Before Equity Court Sydney
The Chief Judge in Equity (Justice Long Innes) to-day stood over for three months a petition for the compulsory winding up of Highgate's…
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A Fatal Brawl a Boilermaker's Death Man for Trail on Murder Charge Melbourne
The story of a fatal brawl which happened in an apartment house in Canning street, Carlton, on the afternoon of March 11, was told to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another “Pyjama Girl” Clue? Handbag Reported Found Albury Police in the Dark
Albury police have no knowledge of a woman's handbag having been found on Friday buried about a quarter of a mile from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Expected to Find Bodies Amateur Players Cause Terror at Night Brisbane
Members of the Brisbane Amateur Theatre, rehearsing a scene from A. A Milne's play, "The Man in the Bowler Hat," unwittingly caused terror last…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Manslaughter Charge Youth Faces Court a Girl’s Death Sydney
Henry Thomas Vick, aged 17, pleaded not guilty at Parramatta Quarter Sessions to-day to a charge of feloniously slaying Ruth Joyee Kathleen…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Defendant Suggests That He May Have Been Doped Strange Court Story Sydney
A young man who appeared at the Redfern Police Court to-day on a charge of assault denied knowledge of the alleged occurrence and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Barristers Shun Court Dock Cases Held Over Inquiry to Be Made Sydney
Four applications for dock defence at the Quarter Sessions to-day were ordered to stand over until Wednesday because no barristers were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →“Murder at Pirate’s Head” Chapter XXI—(Continued)
“Then maybe Norcross didn’t do it.” “Norcross? Nope. That sister of his wouldn’t leave him be long enough.”…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tennis at Easter Home Allegedly Wrecked Former Boarder For Trial Strange Court Story Melbourne
Pleading guilty in the Flemington court to-day to a charge of having unlawfully and maliciously caused £266 worth of damage to the property of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Paddock in South Albury
Writing to Albury council at its meeting last evening, the Under-Secretary for Lands stated that it had been decided to revoke the police reserve…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Former Police Chief Weds Melbourne
The former Chief Commissioner of Police (Major-General Sir Thomas Blarney) married Miss Olga Farnsworth in St. John's Church, Toorak,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Who Was Dumosa Dam Murder Victim? Puzzle for Detectives Wycheproof
Detectives investigating the Dumosa dam murder mystery still think that the victim might prove to be a cyclist who was seen riding along the Lalbert…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Police Explain How Fingerprints Were Cabled to London Sydney
How they had cabled the fingerprints of John Woolcott-Forbes to London and thus placed the identity of H. R. Diamond beyond doubt was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wagga Girl Guide's Death Interests Police Traces of Strychnine Found
Police are investigating the death of a Wagga Girl Guide. The girl, Mary Lucie Baker, 15 years, lived at Gumly Gumly, about four…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Duck Shooting on a Sunday Police Visit to a Swamp Five Men Fined
Duck shooting on a Sunday in close season resulted in the appearance in Deniliquin Court of Petty Sessions, before Mr. L…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Not Proved Charges Against E. Campbell Full Court's Decision Sydney
Holding that the charges against Eric Campbell of perjury and complicity, in the falsification of company minutes were not proved, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Glenroy Murder Green To Be Hanged MELBOURNE
The Executive Council decided to-day that the sentence of death passed on George Green (38), chimney sweep, for the murder of Misses…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gaol Escapee Recaptured Long Chase by Constable Sydney
Joseph Bourke, aged 35, one of three men who escaped from Parramatta gaol on December 17, was arrested at pistol point by Constable Chalmers, at…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Two Men Arrested in Raids by Police Melbourne
Two raids made in the last 24 hours, following long police investigations, resulted in the arrest of two men, whose apprehension it is thought will…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →“Murder at Pirate's Head”
I inclined my head.“Gone in to dinner. Auntie's furious. Better all hurry up. Whatever she's got ready she hates to have it get cold.”…
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