"Game of Chance" Judge Criticises Court Procedure Melbourne
Criticising the High Court's attitude in appeals in accident cases, Mr. Justice Starke, a member of the Court, said yesterday that litigation had…
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British Police Swoop on Fascists Many Prominent People Arrested Sir Oswald Mosley's Rooms Searched; Files and Documents Seized London
A sensation has been caused in Britain by the arrest of many leading Fascists and others, including Sir Oswald Mosley, leader of the British Union of Fascists; Captain A. H. M…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court Today Before Mr. F. Grugeon, P.M. Attempting to Drive Under
Influence Frederick Godfrey pleaded not guilty to the above. Constable Clifton told the court that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tumut Police Court Two Men Charged with Shop-lifting
(Before Mr. R. L. Blakeney, J.P.) At the Tumut police court yesterday, Sidney James Fielding, aged 42 years, and Arthur Frost, aged 30 years,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court Thursday, 23rd MAY (Before Mr. T. A. Doolan, P.m.) Begging Alms
Frederick Smith (68) was charged with placing himself in a public street (East Street), on 20th May, for the purpose of begging alms…
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That Robert Edward Hepburn, aged 52 years, had lured Arthur Charles Lampshire to Jannell on March 2 and then murdered him, was alleged by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Items of News Wagga Licensing Court
A special meeting of the Wagga Licensing Court will be held at the Wagga. Court House at 10 a.m. on Monday, June 24, for the purpose of…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday: "Arising out of a disturbance at a Communist meeting in the Domain on Sunday, Albert Spencer Masters, 33, a member…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Domain Incident Member of A.I.F. in Court Sydney
Arising out or a disturbance at a Communist meeting in the Domain yesterday, Albert Spencer Masters, aged 33 years, a member of the A.I.F…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Small Debts Court THURSDAY, 23rd MAY (Before Mr. T. A. Doolan, P.M.)
Arthur Loam v. Theo. Sotiros, claim £2/19/, amount said to be due for music lessons to defendant's son (Jimmie Sotiros…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Series of Robberies Local Police Make a Haul Seize Car Loaded with Loot a Constable Assaulted During Arrest
On Friday afternoon a sensation occurred in Tumut where local constables, after keeping under observation two suspected men, representing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sabotage in France Four Workmen Sentenced to Death Paris
The military tribunal has sentenced to death four workmen for factory sabotage. Two others were sentenced to seven years' gaol. The Marseilles…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dublin Parachute Case Wife of Former Australian Charged London
The woman charged in the Dublin parachute case is Mrs. Iseult Gonne Stuart, of Largah Castle. Wicklow, wife of Francis Stuart, lecturer on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Kurri Murder Inquest Eye-witness' Evidence Saw Man Bending Over Victim Kukri Kurri
A statement that the man he had seen bending over Mrs. Miller was like "Spike" Simpkins, but not Gordon, was made by Frederick Skerritt at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Murder Charge Young Man Committed for Trial Sydney
Cecil Roy Simpkins, 24, was committed for trial at the conclusion of the inquest at Kurri Kurri to-day on Martha Miller, 63, who was found…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hotel Keeper Charged with Murder Says He Drank Luminol Death Sentence Sydney
That he had taken quantities, of luminol for some days preceding the shooting of Evelyn Grace Gabell, aged 46 years, on February 16 and that on…
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PERTH, Friday: At Kalgoorlie Police Court Alexander Gilmour, 47, unemployed, was sentenced to one month's gaol for having shouted in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Spies in France Two Sentenced to Death Paris
A German woman described as the Baroness von Einem, and a man named Jean Amourolle, have been sentenced to death for espionage. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →German-jew Sentenced Sydney
Pleading guilty at the Parramatta Police Court to-day to having travelled without permission outside the police district in which he was registered,…
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Great preparations are being made for the annual police ball, to be held at the Plaza Theatre, Narandera, on July 23, the proceeds of which will be…
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