Five night clubs raided by police
SYDNEY, Sun.: The manager and a waiter were arrested during a raid last night by police on the Gourment Restaurant,…
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British secrets given to Russia, police allege
LONDON, Sun.: A young British wireless operator in the diplomatic service appeared in court yesterday charged with giving secrets to Russia…
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SYDNEY, Mon.: Sentenced to two years’ gaol for fraud, a solicitor collapsed in the dock at Quarter Sessions today…
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ADELAIDE. Mon.: Police officials here are angered by the appearance of an advertisement in a monthly magazine…
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CAIRO, Mon.: The Minister for the, Interior (Ahmed Mortada el Maragni Pasha) announced today the Egyptian Government was…
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LONDON, Mon.: The Paris Surete is investigating international trade in forged paintings by famous artists…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Denial that night clubs had “open go” Ex-police Chief at Liquor Probe
SYDNEY, Mon.: A former superintendent of the C.I.B. admitted at the Liquor Royal Commission today that there “may have been some laxity” in police control of illegal liquor traffic over recent years. He denied that night clubs had had an “open go” during his and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In Albury Court Yesterday Minor traffic breach costs man £45/13/8
A plea of not guilty by a man on a minor traffic charge before Albury Court yesterday cost him £45/13/8 when Mr. Quiggin, S.M. convicted him…
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MELBOURNE, Tues.: A Chinese seaman charged with murder on the high seas was freed of that charge in the City Court…
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MANILA, Wed.: William Pomeroy, a former American soldier, joined-the Hukbalahap rebels, pleaded guilty this morning on…
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BRISBANE, Wed.: Detectives investigating the murder of Brisbane taxi driver, Athol McCowan, believe that a bloodstained part…
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PUSAN, Wed.: A South Korean Government spokesman said today that 11 National Assembly members…
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SYDNEY, Wed.: A mystery woman witness at the Liquor Royal Commission today identified Superintendent Henry Boswell, who is in charge of Dubbo Police District, as the man who had often visited the Club Caronia, Double Bay, and had been friendly with the proprietor, Reginald…
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MELBOURNE, Wed.: An application for a cut of more than £2 in present basic wage, and a return to a 44-hour working week, will be…
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MELBOURNE, Thurs.: A 21-year-old man who is alleged to have stolen a police car on June 5 was sentenced to one…
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MELBOURNE, Thurs.: The Commonwealth Investigation Service has been asked to find Peter Russell Clarke, but…
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Several matters were listed for the Fair Rents Court this week, but due to pressure of other cases, they were held over…
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SYDNEY, Thurs.: After a retirement of 40 minutes a Central Criminal Court jury today convicted Miroslav Tuma, 27, of the murder of Alfred Nils Dahlberg, 30, an American ship’s engineer…
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SYDNEY, Thurs.: Mrs. Yvonne Gladys Fletcher, 32, was committed for trial today on a charge of murdering her husband, Bertram Henry Fletcher, 27, by the City Coroner (Mr. E. J…
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ADELAIDE, Thurs.: When three young Sydney men were charged in the police court today with unlawful possession of a car, the…
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