Police Want to Enlist But Ban to Stay for Present Sydney
The Chief Secretary (Mr. Tonklng) said that the Government would not, at present at least, change its decision not to permit the enlistment of police…
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Communist Party Banned Also Fascist Bodies New Powers for Police Canberra, Sunday
Under special regulations promulgated last night the Communist Part of Australia and a number of Fascist organisations were declared illegal and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Murder Charge Collingwood Shooting Melbourne
Frederick James Anderson, aged 26 years, a carter of West Brunswick, was remanded to June 24 at the City Court to-day on a charge of having…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Men Arrested After Fourth CarStealing Attempt One Abandoned at Leeton
ALTHOUGH they made four attempts to make a getaway from Narandera in various stolen cars, two thieves…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Items of News Proceeds From Police Ball
Sergeant Hill yesterday handed an additional cheque for £3 to each of the charities benefiting by the annual police ball—the Wagga Base Hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murder of Refugees Bombed and Machine-gunned Crowded City of Tours Attacked Indescribable Scenes LONDON
German dive bombers attacked fours twice to-day and caused terrible damage and many casualties among hundreds of refugees,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Arbitration Court Pastoral Award Application
SYDNEY, Wednesday: The opinion that the Federal Arbitration Court would not under the present conditions, approach problems and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Arbitration Court Changed Conditions May Affect Operations Pastoral Award Application Sydney
The opinion that the Federal Arbitration Court would not, under the present conditions, approach problems and deal with them fa the same…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Alleged Sheep Stealing
YOUNG, Thursday: Three charges of having allegedly stolen sheep were preferred against Albert William McDougall, 22, at Young court…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gundagai Juniors Defeat Cootamundra Police Cadets
The Gundagai Juniors defeated the Cootamundra Police Cadets at Gundagai on Sunday before a fair crowd by 19 points to 5, the half times…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Officer Amazed Number of Fire Arms Owned by Public Sydney
A leading member of the Sydney police force, commenting on the result of the Government's order that all persons owning firearms must declare…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Three Years' Gaol Sequel to Collision Between Cars Canberra
David james hamilton, laborer, was sentenced to three years imprisonment on a charge of manslaughter at the Supreme Court to-day. The charge…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Possession of Firearms Wagga Residents Besiege Police
The Wagga police station was inundated yesterday by residents of Wagga and district who advised the police of their possession of firearms. Sergeant…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Leeton Woodcarter Was Tempted, Fell Theft of Petrol "Quite Safe" Said Assistant But Both Arrested Next Morning
HE had succumbed to the temptation to obtain some cheap petrol by stealing it from a Leeton district farm, a local…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Local Police Collect Arsenal Aliens Deliver Up Fire-arms British Subjects Must Register Arms
A considerable space in the office at the Leeton police station has been given over to the storage of fire-arms owned by enemy…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Stolen Gold War Veteran Sent to Gaol Perth
A one-legged veteran of the last war, Arthur Lack, aged 43 years, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment at the Kalgoorlie Court yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Narandera Carthieves Sentenced
As a sequel to the disappearance and recovery of several motor care from Narandera recently, Robert Charles Walsh (19) and Reginald…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Court Thursday, 20th JUNE (Before Mr. T. A. Doolan, P.m.) Guilty of Stealing Saddle and Bridle
Allan Keith Sheather (26) was chanted with stealing a saddle and bridie of the value of £5, the property of Elizabeth Durnan…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tent to Murder Alleged Moree
Our George Maxwell Croft, aged 12 years, was refused ball when he remanded at the Moree Court to-day a charge of having shot at John…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wagga Police Court Monday, June 24, 1940 (Before Mr. J. A. Harris, P.M.)
At the Wagga Police Court yesterday, before Mr. J. A. Harris, P.M., Sam Noamarhas proceeded against Nicholas A. Bellis on a charge of having…
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