Bail for man on murder charge
MELBOURNE, Tues.: A 26-year-old man charged with the murder of his father successfully applied for bail before Mr…
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Police Cannot Find “Redda”
MELBOURNE, Tues.: Since he had left the Alfred Hospital nine days after he was shot in a house in Windsor on April 23,…
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MELBOURNE, Tues.: Three meet and two young women were cornered and arrested at pistold point by police early this morning following a 90 m.p.h. chase, during which 17 shots were…
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SYDNEY, Wed.: Mrs Gladys Murial Hayes will face trial on the charge of having murdered John (“Bobby”) Lee, in the…
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MELBOURNE, Wed.: Decision by the Arbitration Court on applications for deregistration of three metal trades unions will be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →“Believes police accepted food, liquor from night club”
SYDNEY, Wed.: Liquor Royal Commissioner (Mr. Justice Maxwell) said today he believed that police had accepted liquor and food from a night club. He told this to retired Metropolitan Police Superintendent J. F…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Baby's Body Found Woman Charged with Murder
The body of a[?] by boy was found on the [?]ey rubbish[?] last Saturday week, wrapped in a newspaper [?] An…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Solicitor to be sentenced
SYDNEY, Thurs.: John Joseph Lynn, a Sydney solicitor, was remanded for sentence, by Judge Nield in the Quarter Sessions…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →“Police need linguist”
MELBOURNE, Thurs.: Police should employ interpreters when questioning people with a poor knowledge of English, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Horror story of orgy of torture and murder
KOJE ISLAND, Thurs.: Allied intelligence officers were today piecing together a horror story of an orgy of torture and…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →In Wodonga Court Unboiled offal fed to pigs
An Albury man who permitted swine to feed on offal which had not been cleansed or boiled was fined £4 with £2/12/6 costs…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →“No Survivor Heard Locomotive Blow Whistle” Court told of smash which took 11 lives
MELBOURNE, Thurs.: No survivor of the busload of 22 tourists heard the 340-ton steam train blow its whistle before smashing into the vehicle, killing 11, Mr. R. A. Smithers, Q.C., told…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Seven years’ gaol for brawl killing
MELBOURNE, Fri.: A builders’ laborer convicted by a Criminal Court jury last Wednesday for manslaughter of an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fined for assault on small step-son
PERTH, Fri.: Convicted in Harvey Police Court today of what the prosecuting sergeant described as “one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police chiefs closely watching liquor probe
SYDNEY, Fri.: Developments concerning police at the Liquor Commission were being watched by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Barrister to appear for police at inquiry
SYDNEY, Fri.: Sydney barrister, Mr A. J. Goran, will represent the Police Department at the Royal Liquor Commission…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Think Missing Miner Has Been Murdered
ADELAIDE, Fri.: Police are inquiring into the mysterious disappearance of a West Australian mining prospector named Leslie Finch. He is aged 65. They believe the man has…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Missing miner’s body [?]ound in tarpaulin : youth charged with murder
ADELAIDE, Sun.: After searching for some days, police today found the body of Leslie Finch, 65-year-old prospector, of Wiluna, W.A., wrapped in a tarpaulin on the Kimba to Iron Knob rood, 22 miles from Iron Knob,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Explosion Wrecks Gaol Warder’s Car
SYDNEY, Sun.: An explosion wrecked a car parked in a Redfern street tonight. The owner, Roderick McCue, 25,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rush to Join Police Force
SYDNEY, Sun.: For the first time in many years the Police Department can now be brought up to full strength because of a…
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