Aborigines Charged with Murder Brisbane
Following the death of an aborigine. Mick Birdwood. whose body was found in the Tully river, beyond Cairns yesterday. three aborigines. Springcart,…
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Heavy Court Fines
Ballantyne Transport Pty. Ltd. was fined £24 with £5 costs at the Kyabram court of petty sessions on Thursday for having carted goods…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Neighbors in Court Over Bull
Messrs. William James White and John Henry White, trading as “White Brothers,” farmers, of Barnawartha South, claimed £17 damages in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ambition to Join the Police Force Chose Wrong Method; Fined SYDNEY
Said to have had a printed warrant signed by himself in the name of the Commissioner of police, Reginald James Dixon, aged 24 years, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Unable to Earn Living Because of Court Proceedings Complaint of Witness in Conspiracy Case SYDNEY
A salesman, who was n witness at the Woolcott-Forbes conspiracy case today. complained that he was unable to earn his living because of the court…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Clam for £2000 Woman Alleges Constable Assaulted Her Strange Story Told in Supreme Court Sydney
In the Supreme Court to-day, Mrs. Una Florence Driver, of Auburn, claimed £2000 damages from-Constable Walter Farthing for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bookmaker Jostled Off Stand; Man Remanded on Stealing Charge
Percy Thompson, 32, stranger to Wagga, was charged at the Wagga Police Court yesterday with having stolen £70. The charge was a sequel…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Claim for Damages In Alleged Assault Charge Denial Made by Constable SYDNEY
A denial that he had put his arm around Mrs, Una Florence Driver, and kissed. her, was made by Constable Waiter Richard Farthing in the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Metropolitan Police Not to be Sent to Coalfields SYDNEY
In the Legislative Assembly to-day Mr. H. Knight (Lab., Hartley) asked whether it was the intention of the Government, either this…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hotel Licence Transfer to New Site Application Adjourned By Licensing Court
An application by James Davie, owner and present licensee, for permission to transfer the licence of the Morago Hotel from premises 24 miles from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Sergeant Suspend[?] From Duty MELBOURNE
Sergeant Henry Spencer Dunn,[?] in charge of the Bru[?] police station, has been suspended [?] duty pending an inquiry by a [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pennies for Florins Bank Clerk’s Ruse Earns 18 Months’ Gaol SYDNEY
Sentence of 18 months’ imprisonment was imposed on Arthur Maxwell Lumsdaine. 33. when he pleaded guilty at the Quarter Sessions to-day to a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Two Years for Boy Housebreaker “Menace to Society,” Say Police SYDNEY
Fred[?]: William Marshall. 17. described by the police as a “menace to society,” was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment at the Quarter Sessions…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Bullet Still in Back Constable Fired Shot in Chase Laborer Sent to Gaol After 18 Weeks in Hospital Melbourne
With a bullet from a police revolver still in his back, Leo Hill, laborer, of Collingwood, who had spent 18 weeks in hospital, was…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →“Seething Discontent” Police Force Alleged Talk of a Secret Junta Sydney
Because of “seething discontent” the police force, the annual confer of the Police Association opening Sydney to-morrow was likely to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Seek Wage Rise of 12 a Week Unions to Go to Court
The application of the unions for a higher basic wage from the Arbitration Court seeks a rise of 11, or 12. a week. and not a basic wage of £5…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Allegedly Stole Council’s Moneys Man Sent to Gaol Melbourne
Pleading guilty In a charge of having stolen £424 from the Footscray City Council, by whom he was employed, John Dawson, of Donald St…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pensioner on Murder Charge Remanded on Bail. Sydney
Bail of £200 was allowed Esau Henry Curran, aged 69 pensioner, at the Central Police Court to-day on a charge of having murdered Michael James…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Did He Know Killer! Garage Murder Victim “Quarrel Preceded Slaying” Melbourne
The possibility that James Charles Edwards, 47, garage proprietor, of Hawthorn, was killed last Saturday after a quarrel with someone [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Minister’s Praise for N.S.W. Police Sydney
The Government’s decision in introduce grade pay into the police force was defended to-day by the Chief Secretary (Mr Tonking) addressing the…
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