To Die for Ritual Murder
MASERU (Basutoland), Thurs.: A native chief and six other Africans were yesterday sentenced to death after being found guilty of…
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Union’s court action foils
MELBOURNE, Thurs,; The Amalgamated Engineering Union has been refused a High Court order aimed at stopping…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Serial Story Alias Basil Willing a thrilling adventure in multiple, murder XXXVI
BASIL WILLING told Gisela of another analogy between Dr. Bertrand of "Mrs. Lirriper" and Dr. Zimmer. "This he said…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Three migrants charged Goods worth £4000 mentioned
MELBOURNE, Fri.: Three New Australians were charged at the city watchhouse this afternoon following the seizure of calculating…
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SYDNEY, Fri.: Redfern Court was told today that one man may die and another lose his leg as a result of a collision…
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SYDNEY, Fri.: A woman charged with haying committed four murders and three attempted murders with thallium poison was remanded on £2000 bail at Central Police Court today. She is Mrs. Caroline Grills, 63, of Gerrish…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Forged Stolen Cheques for £2500 Mechanic sent to gaol for 18 months
MELBOURNE, Fri.: A young motor mechanic had forged stolen cheques for £2500 in an effort to start own engineering business. Judge Read was told in General Sessions today…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Court move on home of financier’s wife
SYDNEY, Fri.: The Official Receiver (Mr. S. T. Jaques) today asked the Judge in Bankruptcy (Mr. Justice Clyne) to…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →In Lockhart Court Man for trial: alleged marriage
A man, whom police alleged had gone through a form of marriage with a woman at Wagga while still married to a woman…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Court told that jeweller paid more than £14,000 in tax penalties
SYDNEY, Fri.: The Special Court was told today that a well-known Sydney artificial jewellery manufacturer had been ordered to pay more than £7000 evaded sales tax, and had been fined £7200 by the Taxation Deportment. He was Donald Hamilton…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Woman Charged with Stabbing
SYDNEY, Sun.: Detectives charged a woman with malicious wounding after ambulance men found a 43-years-old man bleeding…
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NAIROBI, Sun.: Twenty-seven known criminals, some wanted for very serious crimes, were arrested, while 90 men and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →N.S.W. railways to intensify drive against vandalism and theft: Winsor
SYDNEY, Sun.: The N.S.W. Railways Department’s State-wide drive against vandalism and theft will fee intensified this week. The Commissioner for Railways (Mr. Winsor) announced this today. He said railway…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Gaoled for Stealing Dollars
BRISBANE, Mon.: Two Bulgarians and a Yugoslav were sentenced to three months’ gaol today in the police court…
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Robberies involving goods worth £200 were mentioned in the Hay Court of Petty Sessions to-day, when 40 years old labourer…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Albury Police Court Yesterday Businessman was sold non-existent shack
The willingness of an Albury businessman to purchase chase a half-shore in a non-existent week-end holiday shack of Myrtleford led to appearance in Albury Court yesterday of a former Albury motor mechanic on a charge…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Poll charge argument in court
MELBOURNE, Mon.: The admissibility of evidence was argued extensively in the Arbitration Court today in an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gaol Wagon on Fire
SYDNEY, Tues. : A prison van used to convey prisoners to Long Bay gaol caught fire today on the way to the prison…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Han’s “Marriage” Spree Ends in Gaol
ADELAIDE, Tues.: A Glenelg man who had contracted three bigamous marriages was sentenced to three years’ goal in the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Police at Troops, the Ready
TEHERAN, Tues.: Troops and police are ready in force today to prevent possible bloodshed in the mammoth demonstrations to…
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