Taken at gunpoint Charged with murder
SYDNEY, Tues.: Detectives tonight arrested at gun point 35-year-old. William Hollebone, and charged him with…
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“Wanted to go to gaol”
Because he wanted to go to gaol for three months, Graham Murray (37), laborer, attempted to break the window of an…
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A 28-year-old Scotch migrant was acquitted after a 10-minute retirement by the jury at the first day of Albury Quarter Sessions yesterday after he had appeared on charges of breaking, entering with intent, and…
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AUCKLAND, Tues.: Details of a telephone call from Mrs. Turner on the night of her marriage to George Turner on Saturday, July…
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SYDNEY, Wed.: A hoaxer who told the police his friend was going to “hold up” a Zetland bank and caused 15 police to “guard”…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Four gaoled for car stealing
SIDNEY, Wed.: Judge O’Sullivan today told four young men sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment for car stealing that…
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SYDNEY, Wed: Police claimed in the Burwood court today that two men had admitted stealing four Holden cars valued at £4000…
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SYDNEY, Wed.: Robert Alexander Dhu, a 31-year-old laborer, of Anglo rd., Greenwich, who had pleaded guilty before Judge…
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MELBOURNE, Wed.: A man was charged in the City Court this morning with having murdered Sylvia Holmes, aged…
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MELBOURNE, Wed.: An application to restrain the Potato Marketing Board from inducing the Victorian Railways not to…
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SYDNEY, Wed.: Young Sydney barrister, Mr Russell Le Gay Brereton, had been appointed a judge of the District Court and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →In Albury Quarter Sessions Yesterday Jury’s unique verdict : man given 3 years’ gaol
A 40-year-old St. Kilda mechanic, who protested his innocence in a statement from the dock, was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment by Judge Berne at Albury Quarter Sessions yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Police action on speeding traffic requested
Albury Commerce Chamber last night adopted a motion to ask the police to supervise speeding traffic across Dean st…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Culcairn Police Ball Attracts Over 500 Dancers
The annual Police Ball, held in the Culcairn Memorial Hall on Wednesday night last week, was again an outstanding success, more than 500 dancers being present from Albury, Wodonga, Wagga, Henty, Holbrook, Walla, Mangoplah, Cookardinia, Gerogery, Walbundrie, Morven…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wealthy grazier charged with murder of wife
QUIRINDI, Fri.: A wealthy grazier was charged at Quirindi police court today with the murder of his wife. He is THOMAS LANG[?]HORNE FLEMING, 42, Mount Parry, who was…
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SYDNEY, Fri.: Arrested at Ultimo in the hours of this morning, JOHN FREDERICK (“Chow”) HAYES, 39, later appeared in the Central Police Court charged with the murder…
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LONDON, Sun.: A Czech court at Jihlava (Moravia) yesterday sentenced seevn people to death for murder, high treason,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Murder Hunt in Sydney
SYDNEY, Sun.: Police inquiries into the murder of 82-year-old George Brett at Miller’s Point on Thursday…
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SYDNEY, Mon.: Raymond Leslie Harvey, 27, bootmaker, of Mascot, was charged with the murder of George Brett, 82,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Albury Police Court Yesterday Migrant remanded
A New Australian., Peter Petrescu, of Junee, pleaded not guilty to a charge of fraudulent conversion…
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