Bandits Murder Bank Manager
LONDON, Sun.: Armed bandits yesterday shot dead Mr A. G. Black, manager of Lloyd’s Bank at Knowle, Bristol, and…
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Youths Exchange Shots with Police
MELBOURNE, Sun.— Four escapees from the Castlemaine Reformatory were recaptured by police yesterday after being at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mathoura Court
Mr. E. M. Debenham, S.M., [?]sided over the Court of Petty [?]sions at Mathoura last week. Patrick John O’Driscoll, who…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fewer Court Cases at Wodonga
Number of court cases in Wodonga dropped from 364 in 1947. to 326 in 1948, Wodonga Clerk of Courts (Mr H. Broder) said…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →More Police Patrols Needed to Detect Glaring Headlights
At the annual meeting of members of the Road Safety Council of New South Wales several speakers recommended that stronger action be taken…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sensational “Pickering Case” Ends Police Withdraw Other Charges
The sensational “Pickering Case,” in which Constable Allan Richard Pickering was alleged to have had grievous…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →THIEF’S £760 Haul From Safe of Deniliquin Hotel Intense Hunt by District Police
BREAKING into the Court House Hotel and opening the safe, a thief stole about £760, in a daring early morning robbery last Saturday. In their widespread search for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Seek Missing English Youth
SYDNEY, Tues: Detectives are investigating the disappearance of an 16-year-old youth who arrived in Sydney from England by air…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wore Employer’s Fur [?] Girl in Court
[?] For stealing her employer’s fur coat to wear when she [?] out with her boy friend on New Year’s…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Big Theft From Suburban Hotel
MELBOURNE, Wed: Jewellery, money and Commonwealth security bonds valued at about £1500, were stolen from the Moreland…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Woman Hanged for Murder
LONDON, Wed: Margaret Allen, a 43-year-old [?] was executed in [?] Goal, Manchester, this…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Licensing Court
The licence of the Royal Mail Hotel, Jerilderie, was transferred from John C. Davidson to John Monsant, formerly of Bendigo, Vic…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Court of Petty Sessions
In the local Court of Petty Sessions on Friday last before Mr. E. W. Debenham, S.M., the undermentioned casese were dealt with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hillston Murder Charge Evidence at Inquest Parr Committed
IN evidence before the Coroner, a police witness said yesterday that Frederick Leslie Parr, who stands charged with the murder of Mrs. Ellen Smith, had at the time signed a statement admitting his responsibility for her death. His own…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Youth Charged with Shopbreaking
A 16 year-old youth appeared before Albury Children’s Court yesterday on a charge of breaking and entering the store of L. Levy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →[?] Calling Police “Dirty Scabs”
[?] Fri. No [?] of the Left Wing had [?] as “dirty scabs” the [?] on duty at last night’s…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →In Albury Court Yesterday
At Albury Court yesterday, before Mr. A. V. Quiggin, S.M., the following cases were heard:— Ronald Taylor, 42 laborer, no…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →25 Years’ Gaol for Racketeers
BERLIN, Sun: A Russian military court yesterday imposed sentences of up to 25 years’ hard and the confiscation of all…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Demand Release of Indian From Gaol
MELBOURNE, Sunday : The immediate release from Pentridge of Mr Fazal Ali Khan, who was sentenced to three…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →150 Die with Clash with Police
RANGOON, Sun.: About 150 Karens have been killed by military police in a clash at a village 40 miles north of…
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