Jack Benny Charged with Smuggling New York
Jack Benny, the cinema actor, pleaded not guilty to-day to three charges of smuggling in connection with the alleged purchases of jewels…
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Police Commissioner Overtakes Fast Driver Sydney
When we Commissioner for Police (Mr. Mackay) recently saw a motorist driving at a high speed along the Pacific Highway he gave chases in his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →“Hughie” Hits Back Sidelight At Court Case
The genial O. H. Jones, licensee of the Family Hotel, renowned for his ready wit, was quick on the uptake during the hearing of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wedderburn Mystery Police Follow Identity Clue Bendigo (V.)
Detectives who have been investigating the Wedderburn mine shaft murder mystery for the last two years have received information which may…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Warders Injured at Bathurst Gaol Serious Outbreaks Riot Averted Only by Threat to Fire Bathurst
Another serious disturbance took place in the Bathurst Gaol yesterday and a riot was avoided when a warder warned the prisoners that he would…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Application for Spirit Merchants License Granted Lengthy Court Hearing
WHEN EVIDENCE bad been completed in the Licensing Court, in which William Charles Stribley, of Gundagai, made application for a spirit merchant’s license, over thirty witinesses had been examined. The case commenced at the Gundagai court house…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Safety New Police Patrol Project Wagga a Base Sydney
Twenty-one trucks which are to be used to assist the police in their campaign to bring about greater road safety will contain "cells" which will…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cootamundra Assault Charges Two Men Sentenced Victim Bound and Robbed
At the Cootamundra Court on Monday, before Mr. F. Grugeon. P.M., Raymond Tabor and Edward Faunt were committed for trial at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Preferred Gaol to Bush
Johnny Tarpot, an aboriginal, escaped from custody while being driven to Fannie Bay gaol, to serve a sentence for Illegal possession of a £1 note…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Man Charged £192 Involved SYDNEY
At the Central Court today Jack Westerway aged 20 laborer was charged with having at Windsor Victoria broken and entered the offices…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coats Off in Court
When the Gundagai Licensing Court' opened on Wednesday, the temperature was 108, and rose to 116 in the afternoon. The court room was like a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →More Police for Roads Country and City Plan Traffic Control Wireless Patrols
Eighty-eight additional police are to be appointed as soon as possible to enable more rigid traffic control in country and metropolitan areas…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Moon's Death Accidental Coroner's Finding the Charge of Murder Against Ernest Charles Hough Dismissed Hough Took Manly and Correct Course Wednesday, January 11
On Wednesday last the District Coroner (Mr. J. S. Diekson) opened an inquiry into the cause of the death of Daniel James Moon, who died in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wagga Police Court (Before Mr J. A. Harris, P.M.)
At Wagga Police Court on Monday Cecil William Webb, aged 32 years, of Goulburn, was fined 10- or drunkenness and £3 for language…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Alleged Theft From Victorian Blind Institute Man Remanded to Melbourne Sydney
On a charge of robbery, Jack Westerway, who is known under several aliases, aged 20 years, a laborer, was remanded from the Central Police…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Missing Girls Police Protection Offered Sydney
The police are fearful for the safety of two missing Redfern girls, Patricia O'Neill and May Mary Adams, who left home because they feared violence…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bathurst Gaol Riot Warders Seek More Protection Prisoners on Hunger Strike BATHURST
Stating that it was only by the greatest luck that some of their number had not been maimed for life in the attack made upon them by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Missing Typist Police Believe Letter a Hoax Brisbane
Although a bottle was found at Southport yesterday with a message in it referring to the disappearance of Marjorie Norval, a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lockhart Shire Monthly Council Meeting Police Protection 1939 Maintenance Programme
At the monthly meeting of the Lockhart Shire Council, there were present Councillors J. Nolan (president). W. K. Day (vice-president), J. Gooden, C…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Items of News More Police on Roads
A start has been made to change over 88 police to the traffic branch. As soon as possible. 51 police, specially trained in traffic work, will be drafted…
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