Son on Mother-murder Charge
SYDNEY, Tues. — At Central Court to-day George Paul Bechtold, 21. railway employe, was remanded until February 4 on a…
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U.s. Air Force Officer Charged with Treason Broadcast for Germans
NEW YORK, Tues: The F.B.[?] to-day arrested 27-year-old former Air Force lieutenant, James Monti, on charges of treason. The F.B.I,…
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Theft of a radio from a Townsend street house and offensive behavior in that street were alleged of Robert Thomas Henry…
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An Eversharp pencil and £10 in notes were stolen from the home of Mr L. M. Brown, of Toonga station. Tarcutta, yesterday,…
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SYDNEY, Wed: A man was committed for trial to-day at the Central Police Court on a charge of stealing wool valued at £1100…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Fire at Asylum Escapee in Stolen Car
ADELAIDE, Wed.: Police fired eight shots at. a stolen car driven by an asylum escapee in a thrilling 50 m.p.h. chase along a winding…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Hopes for “Human Glove” Clue Arm on Sydney Beach
SYDNEY, Wed: Attempts to make a “human glove” from the skin of the index finger and thumb on a man’s arm washed up at…
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SYDNEY, Thurs: Detectives made an early morning dash to Bourke by police plane to charge four men with a hold-up at the…
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Albury police said yesterday that the parking of bicycles on footpaths as mentioned in yesterday’s “Mail” was not their concern:…
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Picture taken yesterday of Albury’s police station…
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SYDNEY, Fri.: Mr Acting Justice Rainbow declared today that Divorce Court work was not being done effectively because there were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Search For Mother Who Allegedly Buried Baby
BRISBANE. Fri.: Police and the Government pathologist went to Lutwyche cemetery today and recovered the body of a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Woman’s Five Attempts to Suicide; Finally Burnt to Death Camp Pell Assault “Victim’s Terrific Battering”
MELBOURNE, Fri.: ”Your victim got a terrific battering and must have suffered agony, and it is not your fault that you are not…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Five-hour Riot in Auckland Gaol
AUCKLAND, Sun. — A series of disturbances occurred in Auckland prison to-day and every available policeman was sent to the gaol to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police in “Toppers and Tails”
SYDNEY, Sun.: Police in “toppers” and “tails” were at the [?] Theatre last night. They were there on duty looking for…
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Although the circumstances were highly suspicious he was not prepared to say the defendant was responsible, said Mr A…
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SYDNEY, Mon: A 24-year-old carrier. Leslie Leonard Carpenter, was charged at Campsie Court to-day with having negligently…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Darwin Police on Long Hunt
DARWIN, Mon: A report that a native speared another and was then killed in the same way by another tribesman has sent…
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MELBOURNE. Mon.: A letter to the Premier (Mr Hollway) demanding full civil and political rights for Victorian police has been written by the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Court House Statistics 101 Cases of Drunkenness in 1947
Total revenue handled by the clerk of Petty Sessions office in 1947 was £19,687. These figures were supplied by the C.P.S. (Mr. M. J. Cronin)…
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