To the Editor Fair Rents Court Decisions
Sir,—In yesterday’s paper (25/4/44), you quote that the Fair Rents Court reduced sub-tenant’s rent, so as to allow the first tenant 2/ per week more than she was…
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Two Soldiers and Two Civilians Sentenced MELBOURNE
Staling that he had received goods stolen from a Rod Cross cross fund store on a wholesale scale. Judge Macindoe In General Sessions today sentenced George…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Soldier Under Police Guard MELBOURNE
[?] who was [?] to Heidelberg [?] last night with bullet wounds in [?] and abdomen, is not in a serious [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pyjama Girl Verdict on Tuesday Morning Mr. Barry, K.C., Critical Of Police MELBOURNE
No record appeared in the police files showing that anyone had identified the Pyjama Girl as Mrs Agostini before 1944, declared Mr Barry, KC (for Mrs Routledge), when reviewing the evidence at the inquest…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Find Missing Girl SYDNEY
Al dawn today police found 13-year-old Deirdra[?] Geremy, of Castle Hill, who had been missing from her home since late yesterday. According to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →2000 Planes Smash Berlin in Daylight Daring Assault By U.S. Airmen LONDON, April 30
Upwards of 2000 war planes crowded in over Berlin yesterday, and drenched the city with a massive bomb load, probably totalling 2000 tons, in what the aviation correspondent of the Press Association describes as the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Invasion Hour-Glass Running Out. Minister's Dramatic Words To Workers "Think of the Men Scaling the Cliffs” Finnish Paper Claims Assault Has Started LONDON, April 30
A dramatic note indicating that the opening of the much-awaited Second Front is “just around the corner,” made today by the Minister for Labor and National Service (Mr Ernest Bevin) , when at Bristol he declared…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Charged—and Warned
Observations of Constable Phemister of Albury police, prompted him to describe Eric John Monk, 49, laborer, charged with vagrancy at the local…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Agostini on Murder Charge
The Melbourne Coroner (Mr. Tingate) to-day returned a finding in the Pyjama Girl case that the body was that of Mrs. Linda Agostini, He…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The "Pyjama Girl" Finding Agostini Committed for Murder
MELBOURNE, Tuesday:—The City Coroner, Mr. Tingate, to-day recorded a finding that the body of the Pyjama Girl, found under a culvert…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coming Final Assault On Japanese in Kohima Area LONDON, May 1
Capture of enemy positions in hand-to-hand fighting in the Kaladan Valley and suffer enemy resistance as Allied troops advance in the imphal area are reported in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Man Committed For Trial On [?] Murder Charge SYDNEY
On a charge of having murdered Francis Reynolds, aged 37, painter. on March 17. Arthur Worthing, aged 64 rigger, of Leichhardt. was committed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mother and 5.Children Killed Labourer Arrested on Murder Charge Sydney
Two mothers and five children met violent deaths in separate tragedies at the week-end. When Henry Winnell, of Mathourn…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ballot Papers Theft Labor Official’s Strange Story MELBOURNE
On a charge of stealing ballot papers used in a Richmond ALP branch election, William McGregor, aged 44, was today sentenced…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Biff Tobacco Theft Alleged MELBOURNE
Three men were charged in the City Watchhouse today with theft of 842 lb. of tobacco valued at £490. Their arrest followed the disappear…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Scandalous Behavior Alleged A Captain Before Court-Martial SYDNEY
Before a court-martial today Lieut (temporary captain! Edgar George Brown was charged with scandalous behavior unbecoming to an officer and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Convicted of Stealing 880 Gallons of Petrol SYDNEY
Four men who were convicted of the Balmain Police Court today of having stolen 880 gallons of petrol, the property of Pool Petroleum Ltd., were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Colored Man On Murder Charge LISMORE
Following an inquest into the death Richard Gwynne. whose body was found under a bridge at South Lismore on March 14, the Lismore…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →High Court Dismisses Appeal SYDNEY
The High Court of Australia, by a majority, today dismissed on appeal by Davidson and Smith, manufacturing saddlers, of Sydney, against…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →To the Editor Fair Rents Court
Sir.—in reply to the letter of [?] sides,” which appeared in Friday” It is quite apparent that the writer[?] pears to know little or nothing about…
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