Father and Son Acquitted Had Been Charged with Murder MELBOURNE
A jury in the Criminal Court today acquitted both Thomas Henty Kirwin, aged 55, and his son, Henry Thomas Kirwin, aged 24, who were…
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Court Mo[?]rning in Australia Canberra
Royal Court mourning will [?] Australia. The Duke of Gloucester today received the following message from the Lord Chamberlain:…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Former Publican Sobs in Court Tried Following Death of a Woman SYDNEY
Nelson Suchman Crindal, aged 40. a former licensee of the Observer Hotel. Sydney, was found not guilty of murder of Mrs Edna Jean Lund, aged 29, at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Man Shot in Bed ; Woman Charged SYDNEY
Police believe a woman was in the room at the time Leonard Wilcox, of First Avenue, Kingswood was shot in the chest while in bed in a [?] near Penrith yesterday…
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French court in Paris has sentenced to death [?] David, former Vichy Police Chief in Paris. The prosecutor described David as the “French Himmler” who was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →British Military Court Sentences Girl Spy LONDON
A British Military Court has sentenced a 19-years-old girl spy to 12 years’ penal servitude, says the Exchange Telegraph correspondent at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cross Action for Assault And Insulting Words
In the Court of Petty Sessions, before the P.M. on Friday, the cross summons actions for assault and the insulting words were called, but later…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Young Man Pleads Guilty Assault On Girl
To-day at the Quarter Sessions, before Judge Beirne, Leo Patrick Farrell pleaded guilty to a charge of committing an act of indecency upon a girl…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cases Before Corowa Court
In Corowa [?] yesterday, A. C. Leslie was charged with having [?] his car less than the [?] distance from a [?] He said he had been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Corowa Police Court Monday, April 16, 1945 Some Interesting Cases (Before Mr. R. M. stewart, P.M.)
At the Corowa Police Court yesterday the following cases were dealt with:-- Bernard Charles Hall was charged…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police on Trail of Payroll Bandits SYDNEY
Early sensational developments are expected in connection with the £12,000 hold-up last Friday. Most of the city’s criminals have been “grilled,”…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Dissatisfied Hundreds Would Resign If Permitted Sydney
More than 500 members of the Police Force would resign immediately if manpower permitted them do so, the president of the N.S.W…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ace Airman to Face Court- Martial MELBOURNE
Group-Captain Clive Caldwell, DSO, DFC and Bar, and Polish Cross of Valor. who is CO of a Spit fire unit in Morotai, has been placed under open arrest, pending a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Illegal Use of Firearms Police Abe Deeply Concerned Sydney
Illegal use of firearms in Sydney has grown to alarming proportions, and the lives of members of the Police force have recently been last…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Court Sequel to Man’s Sea Story KIAMA
[?] aged 20, [?] as a [?] in [?] police court today on a change of [?] Police in applying for a remand…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mother of 13 Children Acquitted on Murder Charge a Dramatic Story : Husband was Shot Dead SYDNEY
Elsie Mary Hoare, aged 49, the mother of 13 children, was found not guilty at the Central Criminal Court today of a charge of having murdered her husband, Norman Victor Hoare. at Yarran Vale, Weethalle, on November 13. The jury stopped the case shortly after Mr Dovey, KC…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Youth Charged with Murder SYDNEY
Following the death today of John Cane, aged 40. a Greek proprietor of a cafe at Orange. Denis James Lyons has been charged with murder. Lyons, aged 17. a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Discuss Capitalism, Socialism and Communism SYDNEY
[?] a motion at the NSW [?] Association conference today [?] should not [?] with the Trades and Labor Council…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Want Access to Arbitration Court SYDNEY
The annual [?] of the Police [?] today to continue [?] to secure police access to the Arbitration Court. The president…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →N.S.W. Police to Have Own Plane SYDNEY
Transport of NSW police, particularly de[?] to [?] area for immediate [?] will [?] by plane. The Pre[?] raid tonight that he had…
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