Court rules Persia cannot sell British company’s oil
ADEN, Fri.: The Aden Supreme Court today declared that oil in the tanker Rose Mary was still the property of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company. The court ordered the oil…
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Man Charged After Italian’s Death
WANGARATTA, Sun. : A 26-year-old. Italian was killed and another man injured when they were struck by a…
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NEW YORK, Mon.: How a woman’s curiosity led to the detection. of the theft of 3793 dollars (about £1700) in cash and cheques…
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ADELAIDE, Mon.: In the police court today a charge of murder against Joan Balaban, 28, industrial chemist, of North Adelaide,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Albury Police Court Yesterday Christmas, birthday celebrations got three men in trouble
Two of three men who appeared before Albury Court yesterday on charges of driving under the influence on Christmas Eve said they had attended parties at their places of employment earlier in the day. A third men on a similar charge so id it had been his birthday the previous day…
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Police are Investigating a fire an Monument Bill last night. The fire, started about 3 p.m. and lasted for 25 minutes…
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SYDNEY, Mon.: A £25,000 libel suit was adjourned in the Supreme Court today when it was announced that the claimant…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In Albury Court Yesterday Lavington man fined
As the rain Reared down in Albury on Christmas Eve a drama was enacted at the intersection of Dean and Olive streets…
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It is expected that the ABC studio in Albury, now situated in Temple Court, will be moved to the corner of Dean and…
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WAGGA, Tues.: State of affairs at Kapooka military camp was such that it was an open invitation and, in fact,…
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SYDNEY, Tues.: A 48 year old storeman intimidated his 81 year old mother in an attempt to persuade her not to give evidence…
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SYDNEY, Wed.: The Minister of Justice, Mr Downing, M.L.C., today accused Mr Jeff Bate, Liberal M.H.R. for Macarthur, of making a lying and slanderous statement about Dr. E. S. Holloway, former medical officer at the State Penitentiary, Long Bay…
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SYDNEY, Wed.: Police tonight received more than 16 telephone calls from people offering to give in formation about the murder of 21 -years-old Shirley Butler on Christmas Day. The calls followed a radio…
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SYNEY, Thurs.: A 55-year-old orchardist, who allegedly murdered his wife with a sledge hammer on January 8, was again…
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SYDNEY, Thurs.: A young man who sat next to Shirley Butler on her last tram ride across the Harbor Bridge today…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farewell to Police Chief
Police officers from many parts of the Albury police district attended a function this week to farewell Inspector McGuiness…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Premier’s challenge to Ms.H.R. on police force allegations
SYDNEY, Thurs.: the Premier, Mr. Cahill, today challenged two Liberal Ms. H.R. Mr. Bate (MacArthur) and Mr. Wentworth (Mackellar) to give “details not generalisation” in their statements about the police force…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Australians charged with robbing Japanese
TOKIO, Fri.: The court-martial of Australian privates charged with robbing a Japanese taxi driver, opened today, after a three…
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BERLIN. Fri.: The Communist East German Foreign Minister, Mr George Dertinger, has been arrested as a Western spy, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Five Charged Over Wool Thefts
BRISBANE, Fri.: Four men were charged with stealing wool and a company director charged with receiving after police raids…
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