Arrested After Exciting Chase Men Charged with Breaking and Entering
Two men were arrested on Saturday, one at Canterbury and another at Pyrmont. The latter eluded the police for some…
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150 Miles of Gold. Warden's Court Story
A new method of mining for gold, the success of which has yet to be proved, was made known at the Tamworth Warden's Court when the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Rotten." Jury System in Victoria. Police Superintendent's Condemnation. SYDNEY
Superintendent Montague, Chief of the Victorian Criminal Investigation Department, declares that the jury system is absolutely rotten…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Nurses Get 44-Hours. The Court's Ruling. SYDNEY
His Honor, Judge Beeby to-day derided that all nurses employed in State hospitals, both mental and health, should have their award…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Woman's Death. Murder Charge Follows
A message from Maryborough, Q., states that Mrs. Kathleen Loveday, a married woman, met her death on Friday evening as a result, it is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Ned the Gardener" Killed. Driver Charged with Manslaughter. Melbourne
Shortly before midnight, an aged man known as "Ned the Gardener" was knocked down and killed outright at Elsternwick (Victoria)…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Murder and Suicide. Sensational Shooting Tragedy. Sydney
A sensational shooting tragedy occurred at Longreach (Queensland) yesterday afternoon, resulting in the deaths of Mrs. Elizabeth Prest,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wilful Murder Alleged. a Queensland Tragedy. Brisbane
George Mitchell (44) was found lying in a bed at his residence at Tally (North Queensland)on Sunday morning with a bullet wound in his neck…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two Men and Three Women. Charged with Cheating and Defrauding. Sydney
Two men and three women were charged at the Central Police Court to-day with conspiring together to cheat and defraud the Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shocking Tragedy. Son Shoots Father Then Rings the Police. Plea of Self-defence. Sydney
As the result of a shocking tragedy which occurred at Murwillumbah last night, Alexander Strong (57) was shot and his son Brace, aged 26, has…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Electric Shock. Thrown On To Heavily Charged Mechanism. SYDNEY
Joseph Smith-All, 39, was about to switch into operation the electric pump at the pits of the City Brick Works at Alexandria, when he…
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As the result of shocking tragedy which occurred at Murwillumb[?]h on Monday. alexander Strong (57) was [?] and his Bruce, aged 26, has…
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Thomas, Hood, who escaped from the Stewast's Creek gaol, was discovered on Monday night in a boarding house at Innisfail. For several days and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cafe Raided. Manager and Waiter Charged
The Pavilion Cafe at Circular Quay was raided by the police last night. The manager and one waiter were charged with sly grog selling. A…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Man Badly Burned. Thrown on Charged Mechanism
Joseph Smithall, aged 39, was about to switch into operation an electric pump at the pits of the city brickworks, at Alexandria, when he suffered an…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Matteotti Murder. Three Men Get Five Years
Dumini, Volpi and Poveromo were sentenced to five years and eleven months for the murder of Matteotti. Viola and Malacria were acquitted…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Forty- Four Hours. for the Police
The State Cabinet has approved of 44 hours a week for the police; to take effect on May 1. It will be necessary to increase the strength of the police…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Theatre and Court House What Next?
Mr. Mervyn Finlay, the well-known ex-Armidale solicitor, added yet another smart win to his long list of successes in the Balmain and higher…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Solicitor Charged
At the Central Police Court to-day, Leslie Walter Groom, a solicitor, of Sydney, who was arrested in West Australia recently, was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Solicitor Apologises Accepted by Magistrate
The strained relations which have existed between Mr. Rogeres, of the Crown Law Department, and Mr. Peisley, S.M., were ended on…
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