Corruption Chatges There Aldermen Sentenced SYDENY
Aldermen John Nielson, George Cohen and Ernest Navin members of the Waterloo Municipal Council, were each sentenced to…
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Courts & crime, 1940
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Court Dismisses Damage Suit
HONCLULU, Thursday:—A 20.000 dollar damage suit instituted last July by Miss Mary Jane Birkelund against Harry Hay, the Australian swimming…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Return of Control to Shanghai Settlement Police
NEW YORK, Thursday:—The United Press Shanghai correspondent says: The Japanese Consul-General and the Chairman of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Coolangatta Court Shop Open on Holidays Brings Conviction
Ernest Richard Woodford, trading as Coolangatta Butchering Company, was fined a total of £3, plus £2/2/- professional costs and 12/- costs, in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Police Summoned to Meeting of Housewives Community Singing Pending Arrival
SYDNEY, Friday:—Police were summoned to a meeting of the Housewives' Association to-day and several women who had…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Failed to Appear in Court Charges Relating To Cutting Wires at Racecourse
MELBOURNE, Friday:—When Harry William Solomons (29), of Windsor, formerly sporting commentator at 3XY radio station, was called…
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Late on Saturday night, a man was charged with the murder of Arthur Lampshire (50), of Eastwood, at Janalli…
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SYDNEY, Saturday:— Ignoring his victim's terrified pleas for life, a man armed with a sawn-off pea-rifle shot dead A. C…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pursued by Police Car Kills Girl Sydney
While being pursued by police, a car crashed into Betty Burton (16), of Kingsford, and fatally injured her, late yesterday. The car then struck a pole…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Australian Troops After Disembarking Overseas with Egyptian Police in the Foreground
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BUNDABERG, Monday:—As the [?] to a street fatality in Bundaberg on Saturday night last James O'Connor (30), laborer,…
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BRISBANE, Monday:—Bertie Alexander' Warren (37), invalid pensioner pleaded not guilty in the Criminal Court to-day before Mr. Justice…
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Edward James Molyneaux was charged before Mr. A. D. Neilson, J.P., in Murwillumbah Court of Petty Sessions yesterday with stealing…
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Twenty-four stealing charges, and one of breaking and entering and stealing with another man, were preferred against Ernest…
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SYDNEY: Three aldermen of the Waterloo Council, Aldermen John Neilson, George Cohen, and Ernest Navin were sentenced to three…
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MT. ISA, Monday:—John Paterson (36), smelter hand, employed by the Mt. Isa Mine, was committed for trial at Mt. Isa Police…
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Robert Edward Hepburn (52), printer, was remanded at the Kogarah Police Court until to-morrow on a charge of having murdered…
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At the Bundaberg Police Court today, Edmond James O'Connor was charged with wilful murder, and remanded to March 12, following the…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday:—Leslie Ernest Kennedy (27); clerk, and Leslie John Garrad (31), laborer, were charged at the Central Police Court to-day with…
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Alexander Warren (37), an invalid pensioner, who it was alleged, killed his wife with a hammer at Brisbane on October 16. was to-day round…
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