Attempt to Escape from Gaol Assault on Warder
Two prisoners made a desperate attempt to escape from Dubbo gaol on Sunday afternoon. One of them locked a warder in his cell and…
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A Marcus Girl Victim of Vicious Assault Melbourne
Alleged to have been attacked by a man and kicked, Audrey Foley, 20 one off the Marcus show girls, is now in hospital with severe bruises…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Serious Assault Three Months for Woman's Assailant Sydney
A sentence of three months' imprisonment was imposed on Archibald Bruce Dingle, aged 32 years, laborer, at the Kogarah Police Court to-day, for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Year in Coroner's Court Sydney
A record number of inquests ana inquiries were conducted at the Coroner's Court during 1937. The City Coroner (Mr. Oram) said that the number of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Kalgoorlie Murder Charge Kalgoorlie (W.a.)
Josef Jureli, aged 50 years, a Dalmatian miner, married, appeared at the police court to-day, charged with having wilfully murdered Marin Tvrdevic…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Marcus Show Dancer Injured Found Lying in Street Victim of Assault Melbourne
Found lying unconscious on the foot-path in busy Bourke-street last night, when the New Year's Eve celebrations were at their height, Audrey Foley, aged…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Quiet At Christmas
The local police force had rather a quiet 1937 Christmastide as compared with 1936. Sergt, Burton attributes the absence of disorder…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Record Year Car Thefts in 1937 Police Appeal to Owners
During 1937 there, were 1849 motor cars, valued at £311.114, stolen in New South Wales, and though 1832, worth £310.190. were recovered, the police…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →British Police Inspector Manhandled by Japanese in Shanghai Shanghai
Inspector George Bennett of London, who is serving in the Shanghai Municipal Police and is in charge of a police station at Soochow Creek,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →German Plotters Evade Secret Police "1938 Will Bring Goal Nearer" LONDON
According to the "Daily Sketch," the dreaded Nazi secret police, without warning, raided thousands of houses, offices and flats throughout Germany…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murder at Sea Reign of Terror on Ship Amazing Story Told in U.S.A. Los Angeles
Cold-blooded murder on the high seas, with the self-appointed captain of a ship thrown overboard by the crew, was described by passengers of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Impudent Imposter Bogus Inspector Who Alarmed Wagga Parents Gets Six Months' Gaol with Hard Labor
Described as a "most undesirable individual, particularly where females were concerned," a man, aged 43 years, appeared in the Wagga Children's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Infantile Paralysis Police Border Patrol to Be Changed Sydney
The police border patrol, which was sent on August 26 to the Victorian border to prevent infantile paralysis carriers from entering this State, will…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Murder of Girl in School Ground Evidence at Inquest Previous Attack Mentioned NEWCASTLE
When the inquest into the death of Dorothy May Everett, kitchenmaid at Broughton School, was resumed to-day, Mr. H. L. Wheeler said he had…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Demsey Inquest Four Accused in Court Men Seen to Accost Truck Driver Melbourne
When the inquest opened to-day into the death of John Thomas Demsey, truck driver, whose body was found in a shallow grave in the bush at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sentenced for Stealing
To two charges of having at The Rock on December 27, stolen a silk shirt, valued at 12/, the property of Johanna Donkin and a suitcase and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Good Start for 1938. No Police Court Matters
Gundagai commenced the New Year in an exemplary fashion, for on Tuesday last, when His Worship Police Magistrate Frank Grodgeo[?],…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Licensing Court
J. C. B. Leary was granted a lisence for a boo[?] on January 26th, when a race meeting will be held at Gundagai…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Warden’s Court
Samual Mahoney applied for cancellation of mining leases held by Edmund Lavelle, for non compliance with conditions set lown…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Small Debts Court
Len D. Adams was awarded a verdice against James Waters in the Small Debris Court. The defendant in evidence admitted the debit but…
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