Dugan and Mears in Court Sydney, Thursday
Darcy DUgan and William Wears, handcuffed together and manacled by a chain to seven other prisoners, were brought to…
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Courts & crime, 1950
102 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 2 of 6
Police Seek Man for Alleged Vicious Assault SYDNEY, Thursday
A twentyone months old baby girl died during the night at Fairfield after being held up by the hair, punched and kicked, and then jumped on, according to the police. This amazing story was told to the police by the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Courier Serial: Murder at Pirate's Head (Chapter I)
Pirate's Head always reminds me of a summer squash. Its long neck just out of Rockville, Mass., into the wild Atlantic. Once, according to…
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Along with the squat old building came sturdy, hard benches for seating maybe 125 people, a few dilapidated hymn books, and down in the…
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"That you Judith Jason?" Up rose a behemoth of darkness. As we recognised the voice of Miss Kendall, one of our guests, she became…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Daring Plot to Break Gaol SYDNEY, Thursday
An underworld plot to assist four desperate criminals to escape from Long Bay gaol has been thwarted by prison officials…
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We headed toward the inn, and all the while Mr. Quincy was trying to get a coherent story out of me. "Are you sure the hand was Roddy…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Police May Use Helicopter to Aid in Search Melbourne, Thursday
Police may use a helicopter in their search of an alleged murderer hiding in the bush af Bogonghigh Plains near the N.S.W. border…
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Sentimental reasons! The very words in my mysterious appeal. I filled his glass till it overflowed as I stared at him…
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Lily twisted her blue beads until they burst into a shower of torget-me-nots. "What's he done Seems like a perfect genilemun to me That…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Jilted Man in Court Sydney, Thursday
A young man who was jilted by his fiancee less than a fortnight before their wedding day, was found last night with his wrists, slashed…
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Lily shook her chin. "Only you—down there at the steps. Me, I wandered all over, through the Lane castle grounds. Ain't it hell eatin'…
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The Rev. De Witt stood up. "Don't be alarmed my goor woman. He's out in the car" He boomed oratoricaly on all occasions, even now…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bank Clerk on Murder Charge Melbourne, Thursday
A twenty-four-year-old bank clerk, Maurice Sutton Ramsden Brewer, of Brighton, was charged in the City Court today with…
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Soon we found her, tugging at the inert form of her husband, who was lying prone on a bench near the door of the shed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Seek Man For Interview SYDNEY, Monday
Detectives have completed their investigations into the bona-fides or Dr. Darling, who acted as Resident Medical Officer at Sofala, near…
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Mr. Quincy broke in: "Wasn't you running through the Lane estate right after dark, was it Norcross. Judy and I called to you?"…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Police Search for Gaol Escapees Sydney, Monday
Police raided several houses and haunts of the underworld this morning searching for three prisoners who escaped from Berrima gaol…
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When I brought in the coffee, Albion Potter was explaining to Mr. Quincy that the committee had gone from the church to the castle, and failing…
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I shrugged. "Not from what I've heard. Broken too many hearts. But why the change of face?" "You'd be scared to death. You'd…
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