Death of Two Women New Zealand Police Puzzled Wellington (N.z.)
The deaths of two women in unusual circumstances, are now being investigated by the New Zealand police and doctors…
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Post Office Robbery One Man Sentenced; Two Acquitted
Eric Alfred Johnstone, 25. cook, who had pleaded guilty to a charge of having broken into the Botany Post Office and stolen about £260 in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Admitted Theft of Overcoat Stolen From Whitton Dance
ADMITTING that he had stolen an overcoat from the cloakroom of the Whitton Hall while a dance was in progress, a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Football Junior Old Boys v. Harden Police Boys' Club
The following team will represent the Junior Old Boys against the Harden Police Boys' Club on Fisher Park at 1.30 sharp, on Sunday next: C…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Railway Strike Train Sent with Police Guard Sydney
The circulation of a report that efforts would be made to wreck a train which left Sydney to-night for Menindie, resulted in a decision being made…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Flour Tax Validity Upheld by High Court Criticism by Judges
The Full Bench of the High Court, while not unanimous that the Constitution paved the way for free and u[?]trammelled commerce between the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Two Years' Gaol Twenty Charges of Theft Sydney
The hearing concluded at the Central Police Court to-day of the case in which Francis Herbert Grey, aged 35 years, was charged with having stolen…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Theft of Overcoat From Whitton Dance Hall Whitton
John Francis Kenny pleaded guilty at the Whitton Police Court before Mr. T. A. Doolan, P.M., to a charge of having stolen an overcoat from the local…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Conspiracy Charge £15,000 Allegedly Involved Mother and Son Charged Sydney
"My client has been reduced from comfortable circumstances to penury, and others are reduced to the status of persons on the dole," said Mr. Simon…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Common Gaming Houses Four Hotels Declared Police Determined to Stamp Out Illegal Betting Sydney
Representing a further move in the police action against illegal betting, four hotels—two in the city and two at Windsor—were issued with court papers…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →I.R.A. Activities Final Blows in West End Police Ready for Coup London
While the House of Lords was rushing through the Prevention of Violence Bill, empowering the police to conduct a vast round up, members of the Irish…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Western Murders Moss Charged DUBBO
At the Police Court today Albert Andrew Moss, 61, was charged with having murdered William Henry Bartley, at Narromine, between December…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pound Notes Forged in English Gaol London
The police have unearthed an astounding forgery of pound notes by convicts at Parkhurst Prison. A convict employed in the studio where…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Dogs Find Body Sydney
After eight police, under Sergeant Cullen, of North Sydney, had searched in vain in thick bush for Duncan Dunbar, aged 65 years, to-day, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →True Stories of French Secret Police
This is the sixth of a series telling the true story of the search for Latouche, murdering apache leader of Marseille. I cannot pretend to describe to you…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Raids Likely on Poker Machines
As clubs have been warned by the police that poker machines are illegal, and must be removed, it is likely that a start will be made this week by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Baronet in Gaol Three Years to Serve Before Release Pathetic Funeral Brisbane
Sir Frederick James Siffarthaa Affleck, ninth baronet of Dalham Hall, succeeded to the title while in the Boggo Road Gaol last week. He…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Pyjama Girl" Police Official's Apfeal Promise of Secrecy Sydney
On the eve of his retirement, the Deputy-Commissioner of Police (Mr. T. J. Lynch) yesterday made a dramatic appeal to the relatives of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cruelty to Sheep Junee Grazier Fined in Court "Lengthy Evidence Given
Found guilty of having inflicted unnecessary suffering on a dumb animal Stanley Edward Lockett grazier of Bach Brewarrina,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court
At the Narandera court of petty sessions, Alexander Christian (22) was fined 10/, in default one day, on a charge…
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