Thousands of Pounds in Fine; Gaol LONDON, March 27
Fines totalling £28.250 and £200 cost as well as imprisonment for 12 months, were imposed on W. P. "Blyth. of Blackpool, on 18 charges of illegal…
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Bottle Assault on American Sailor Severe Sentence on Three Men MELBOURNE
Severe sentences were Imposed on three men found guilty of assaulting an American sailor by Mr Justice Martin in the Criminal Court today…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Murder of 50,000 Russians in Kiev LONDON, March 28
The Moscow correspondent of “The Times” says it is reliably reported that the Germans, since the occupation of Kiev, have murdered 50,000 Russians and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Harbor Mystery Murder Trial Opened SYDNEY
Evidence that William Malcolm McLean (31), the one-legged man whose body, [?]ound with wire and weighed down with Iron, was found in Sydney Harbor on February 11…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →German Taunts Referred to at Murder Inquest
Mildura: âItâs only a matter of another week or so when I will be having you bowing your knee to me. When the Japanese come here, you and other…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Melbourne Criminal Court. Melbourne
Ruby May Kerr, 28. of St Kilda, was sentenced to four months’ imprisonment by Mr Justice Martin in the Criminal Court today on a charge of bigamy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Fighting in Burma Japanese Charged with Using Gas New Delhi
The Chinese High Command communique has charged the Japanese with having used poison gas in their attack on Toungoo. The Chinese…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Finley Police Court
At the Finley Court of Petty sessions, before Mr L Beavers. Pm., sergeant J. Dwyor, [?]uey Police, for proceeded [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Died at Police Station
Albury District Coroner (Mr : Beavers), who conducted an inquest yesterday into the circumstances sur[?]ding the death of Archibald…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Red Cross Nurses Sentenced to Death. Z[?]ich, April 1
Two Bed Cross nurses in Germany have been. sentenced lo death for selling haspital food. For slaughtering [?]ls for the black market a butcher has been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Germany, Murder Bomber, Is Now Bombed
Heavy bombs some of them weighing up to 2000lb., seen being loaded to the racks of a British bomber, before a raid over enemy territory. These are some of Britain's "beautiful bombs," whose blasting power five times greater than of any previous bomb, is devastating German…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"North West Mounted Police"
Paramount's Cecil B. DeMille production, "North West Mounted Police," a stirring motion picture story of the gallantry and bravery…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wodonga Court Cases
At Wodonga court On Thursday. Raymond Bult was fined £3 on a charge of driving along Sydney street, Wodonga, with only one headlight on his truck burning. He…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Search for Men Sydney
An Intensified police search was made today, without success, for a man or men who committed indecent assaults on young girls in the last…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Man Charged With Murder SYDNEY
Trevor Edward Pemberton, also known as Trevor Strong, aged 19, was charged at the Central Court today with having murdered, Alfred…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Institution Inmate Charged Death of an Attendant. Sydney
When Trevor Edward Pemberton. aged 19, baker, was charged at the Central Court today with the murder of Alfred Tuckwell, on April 4, the Police Prosecutor…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Armed Robbery Charge Follows Murder Charge Acquittal SYDNEY
It was alleged at Quarter Sessions today that on the night he was arrested on a Charge of murder, Bernard McCade. 21. labourer, had planned to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gaol Break Frustrated Sydney
Two prisoners, one serving sentence of seven years and the other a sentence of five years, attempted to escape from Bathurst gaol on Monday, but were found…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stealing Charges Heavy Sentences Imposed MELBOURNE
Heading guilty to charges of having stolen eight ladies raincoats valued at £1[?] and a suitcase, containing a quantity of Nothing, valued at £52. Reub[?]n Pinto…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pillaging From Cargoes Police Want Wider Powers SYDNEY
To enable them to deal more effectively with widespread pillaging from cargoes of vessels while In port, the police are now agitating for wider powers to combat a…
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