Escapee returns to gaol
BENDIGO, Sun.: Victor Bruce Crockett, formerly of Cremorne street, Richmond, one of the two 19-year-old convicts who…
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Their Choice- Gaol or Russia
DETROIT, Sun.: Six Communists, convicted of conspiracy against the United States Government, were given the choice of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Car Dealer Sent to Gaol
AUCKLAND, Sun .: A Dutch car dealer was sentenced yesterday to two yearsâ gaol for stealing £7460 from 11 persons…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →“Butcher of Paris ” to face trial in French court
PARIS, Sun.: A veteran Nazi, who rose from a cigar salesman at Hamburg to the so-called âButcher of Paris,â S.S. General Karl Oberg, and his chief aide de camp, S.S. Colonel Helmuth…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two charged with street killing
MELBOURNE, Mon.: Two men were detained and, after questioning by detectives, were tonight charged with the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →7 years’ gaol for a gunman
MELBOURNE, Mon.: One of two armed burglars who forced a shop door and assaulted an elderly cuple inside was…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Man who stabbed woman to be sentenced
MELBOURNE, Mon.: A 41-year-old storeman was convicted in the Criminal Court today of having wounded a married woman with intent to murder her outside a city dance hall on…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Charge dismissed; no police evidence
A charge of negligent driving against an Albury railway employe was dismissed after police withdraw information…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →“Some night clubs knew when police were coming”
SYDNEY, Mon.: Evidence at the commission warranted an inference that night clubs sometimes were forewarned of police visits, Mr, Justice Maxwell said today in his liquor report…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Murdered Man on South-west Mail. Robbery Motive Say Police
Search for the killer of Olaf Perkman, C.S.I.R.O., worker, of Griffith, has been extended by police to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In Albury Court Yesterday : Carpenter who deserted his ship sent to prison
A 30-year-old carpenter, who was placed on a bond for receiving stolen goods at Albury Quarter Sessions last week, was sentenced to 14 dayâs imprisonment in Albury Court of Petty…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →In Albury Court Yesterday Tipped rubbish on road : to pay £8/15/-
A fine of £5 with £3 15/-court and professional costs was imposed on Gabriel Farrah, of Dean street, for depositing…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Vital clue in train murder
SYDNEY, Tues.: A vital new clue in the search for the murderer of scientist Olaf Perkman, who was found shot…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two men on murder charge
MELBOURNE, Tues,: Two men charged with the murder on Saturday night of John Willoughby, 27â, a TB…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →“Flash” driver sent to gaol for two years
SYDNEY, Sun.: A youth who risked his passengersâ lives, because of his âflashâ driving, was sentenced to two yearsâ gaol by Judge Holden in Quarter Sessions today,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →"Yard's" Unofficial Verdict of Guilty in Double Murder Girl friend’s reluctance upset killer’s alibi
LONDON, Tues.: Scotland Yard is about ready to close the Eagling double murder case, and chalk up an unofficial verdict of guilty against Ronald John Chesney, who shot himself…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Mail Train Murder, Police Search for New Australian
SYDNEY Wed: Detectives investigating the murder of C.S.I.R.O chemist Olaf Perkman on the South-West mail train…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bendico Gaol Escapee Taken in Sydney
SYDNEY, Wed.; A 19-year-old escape from Bendigo Goal was recaptured today drunk and half asleep on a part…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Police Probe Sydney Doctor's Death
SYDNEY, Wed, Detectives investigating the death of Kingâs Cross medical man Dr Jospeh Blank whose body was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Youth demanded! “protection money” police allege
SYDNEY, Wed. An 18-years-old Government clerk had demanded £40 in return for police protection in a letter to a Woy Woy resident, a detective alleged at North Sydney Court…
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