Betting Commission Charges Against Police Sydney
The Betting Commission to-day occupied most of its time dealing with the case of Thomas Joseph Dawson, who had been convicted and fined £2…
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Death of Prize Canaries Police Believe Strychnine Used Sydney
The police believe that 17 prize canaries which died at the Canary Show at the Town Hall last night were poisoned with strychnine…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Obtaining Confessions Allegations Against Police Victorian Chief's Reply Melbourne
The Commissioner of Police (Sir Thomas Blarney), commenting to-day on the remarks of the Chief Justice (Sir Frederick Mann), regarding the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Murder Mystery Woman's Body Found Huddled in Cupboard In Sydney Residential More Than a Week Dead Sydney
The discovery of a rapidly decomposing body of a woman, huddled in a cupboard in a city residential this evening, has…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Was It Girl Pat? Strange Vessel Off Guiana Threat to Sink Police Launch LONDON
A sensational report that the missing pirate trawler. Girl Pat, had been sighted off the coast of British Guiana, and that the crew had threatened to…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Pirate Ship Surrenders Sensational Career of Girl Pat Ended Thrilling Police Chase on the High Seas Georgetown Br. Guiana
With a badly damaged stern, where a police steamer had rammed her, and with her skipper cursing loudly, the trawler Girl Pat, which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wardrobe Murder Intensive Manhunt SYDNEY
Police investigating the death of Mabel Patricia Goodman, 36, waitress. found in a city residential, are continuing the search for the man who…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lost Tennis Ball Causes Court Case
A decision of interest to tennis players was given in the Hornsby Police Court by Mr. Arnold, S.M., when he held that a technical…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wardrobe Murder Intensive Manhunt Full Description of Wanted Man SYDNEY
Police investigating the death of Mabel Patricia Goodman, aged 36 years, waitress, who was found in a city residential last Friday, are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Zealand Police to Meet Incoming Ship Auckland
The police here have been asked to meet the Aorangi on arrival from Sydney on Monday, to make inquiries regarding the passengers, one of whom…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Habitual Murders Man Surrenders to Police Led Officers to Scene of Crime San Francisco
Albert Walter, aged 28 years, a New York medical student, paid annual visits to San Francisco and made a habit of killing a girl there each trip…
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Samuel Maxwell was charged with stealing six hours of the value of £110, the property of Otto Bauernister…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gold Theft Charge Three Men Before Court Sydney
Before Judge Thomson at the Quarter Sessions to-day, Richard Brooking, aged 49 years, miner, and William Ernest Smith, aged 32 years, painter,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pyjama Murder
Rewards amounting to £700, which have been offered for information about the murder of an unknown woman on the Howlong road in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Husband Charged MELBOURNE
William Patrick Purcell. laborer, of Epsom, on employee of the State Forest Commission in the Bendigo, district, was charged at the City…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Blankets Thrown Over Gaol Wall Collector Collected !
Whilst walking on the outside of the gaol wall on Sunday, Constable J. Reardon was surprised when a blanket fluttered over the wall and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Murder at Bendigo Melbourne
Mrs. Margaret Purcell, 33, was murdered in the kitchen of her home at Bendigo last night. She was holding a party, and went…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sydney Residential Murder Auckland (N.z.)
When the liner Aorangi reached port to-day a large force of police boarded her and conducted a thorough search for a man whom the Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cornelius Hanged Murder of Melbourne Vicar Melbourne
Edward 'Cornelius was banged at the, Pentridge Gaol to-day for the murder, of the Rev. Harold Laceby Cecil, vicar of St. Saviour's Church. The prisoner…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Nude Female Form Displayed in Court
"Take her out of the box," said counsel. Not very gently, a constable stood her on her feet and paraded her before the judge. He smiled and…
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