Police Use Batons on Marching Strikers Violent Clashes With Over 400 Men BRISBANE
Police armed with batons failed to halt a march by over 400 strikers from Shell Company’s Depot at Bowen Hills to the Trades Hall today…
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Seven Years Gaol For a Kiss!
SYDNEY, Toes.: In the Central Criminal Court today Robert John Murray, 31, postman, was sentenced to seven…
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Two brothers who assaulted a police constable at Gunnedah were each fined, with costs, a total of £70…
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LONDON, Wed.: “The Times” correspondent in Warsaw says that a military court today sentenced to death three leading…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Judge Compliments Albury-Holbrook Police Officers
“A remarkably fine piece of detection,” declared Judge Berne at Albury Quarter Sessions yesterday, referring to investigations by Det. Sgt. Monro and Det. Constable Smith, of Albury, and Sgt. Lyons, of Holbrook, leading to the arrest of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Juror’s Deafness Causes Stir in Court
A man’s deafness caused an upset at Albury Quarter Sessions yesterday. A jury of four had been sworn in for a civil case to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A.C.T.U. Critical of Police Batoning Called ‘Brutal and Vicious’ MELBOURNE
The interstate executive of the A.C.T.U. to-day, after hearing reports of the clash between police and unionists in Brisbane this morning, in a resolution, condemned “the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Men Get Two Years’ Gaol Robberies at Holbrook and Jugiong
Judge Berne at Albury yesterday sent two men to gaol for two years on robbery charges. He advised one of them, who…
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SYDNEY, Thurs.—The death by poisoning of railway guard Robert Sylvester Condron, 46, of Cootamondra, has thoroughly…
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CANBERRA, Thurs.: Possibility of intervention by the Federal Arbitration Court in the Queensland dispute is being discussed in…
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MELBOURNE, Fri.: After nearly eight hours retirement a jury in the Criminal Court tonight found three youths not…
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SYDNEY. Fri.: “It is necessary that policemen at all times keen their [?] said Judge Lamaro in the…
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SYDNEY, Friday: Police are hopeful that investigations being made in Sydney may throw some light on to the mysterious poisoning…
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SUNDAY, Sun.: At Wentworth Park dog meeting last night a bookmaker’s clerk recognised a youth who had allegedly stolen £90 from the…
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MELBOURNE, Sun.: Police quickly broke up a demonstration in [?] st yesterday morning at the peak of the…
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Narrandera will be the headquarters of a stipendiary magistrate from Monday, April 5. This move follows many years of agitation by residents of that…
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LONDON, Mon.: The Associated Press correspondent at Cairo reports that assassins killed Judge Ahmed AI…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Albury Gaol Site for Homes Minister Sets Out Government’s Plans
Housing Commission intends to acquire additional land in Albury including the old gaol site, to implement a full-scale housing programme in Albury Minister, for Housing (Mr. Evatt) has informed Mr…
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SYDNEY, Mon.—Lloyd Fleming, 39, farm laborer, of West Wyalong, was found not guilty today of the murder on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Did Not Destroy Rabbits Fines in Albury Court
Several district farmers were fined in Albury court yesterday on charges of having failed to keep down rabbits, on their…
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