Home Guard Organisation Discussed by Police Commissioners
CANBERRA, Friday: State and Commonwealth Police Commissioners yesterday concluded their conference on the organisation of a Home Guard…
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Home Guard Organisation Discussed by Police Commissioners Canberra
State and Commonwealth Police Commissioners to-day concluded their conference on the organisation of a Home Guard. Their report has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Move Band On—Drowned M.L.A.'s Voice At Narandera Mr. Hankinson's Spirited Criticism of Action Incident at Street Election Meeting
NONE of the Riverina Federal candidates has yet suffered the fate of ex-N.S.W. Premier Stevens, whose countenance was soiled by a well-opened tomato while on the hustings at Campsie, but Narandera is agog at an incident which centred around Mr. R. H. Hankinson…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Police Court (Today) Before Mr: F. Grugeon, P.M. Assault Cases
Frank Quigley, 20, a stranger, pleaded guilty to charges of unlawfully, assaulting Herbert Chambers, of unlawfully assaulting Albert Oliver…
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On Wednesday, October 2, 1940, the ball of the year is being held in the Town Hall, Young, in aid of funds for the Young Police Win the War Rally…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tennis State Hard-court Title Leading Players Do Will Dubbo
Leading players dominated the State hardcourt singles championship held here yesterday. Quist lost only three games in a two set match against A. G. M'Cutcheon,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Daughter Charged with £5000 Theft Sydney
Charged with having stolen £5000 from her lather late last year, Alice Ross, aged 26 years was committed for trial at the Central police Court…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wagga Police Court Monday, September 14 Theft of Chaff Bags
Gordon Hawkins was charged at the Wagga Police Court yesterday, before Mr. J. A. Harris, P.M., with having stolen 36 chaff bags, the property of R. J. Dunn and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Court Drunks
Harry Day (56) was charged with drunkenness: as were also Alfred Snelling and John McDonell. Each of the defendants was fined…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Trautwein Makes Offer From Gaol Will Pay £160,000 Taxes Sydney
Theodore Charles Trautwein, who is now in the Goulburn Gaol serving a 12 months' sentence for forging and uttering in connection with his income…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Solicitor Charged Alleged Activities with A.I.F. Literature Seized Sydney
Charged with having had in his possession a document with intent to endeavor to cause dissatisfaction among members of the A.I.F., John Royston…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Trial for Murder Accused Man Acquitted Melbourne
Evidence that he had seen the accused running from the scene of the crime was given by William Arthur Smith, laborer, at the trial to-day of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Appeal Fails Through Non-compliance with Court Rules Sydney
The Full Court to-day refused the appeal of a man who had been fined £50 although it was of the opinion that there was no evidence to support…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Latest (Second Edition) Mr. Churchill Speaks Enemy Attacks on London Make Britons More Determied to Fight on the Italian Assault London
The Prime Minister (Mr. Winston Churchill), speaking in the House of Commons this afternoon, said that the enemy's air bombardments during the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wagga Police Active Form £6000 Spitfire Fund to Help Great Britain
With a view to raising £6000 to purchase a Spitfire fighting machine for presentation to Great Britain for the prosecution of the war the police…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Court Drunks, Etc
At the court of petty sessions, Charles Paterson (60) was fined 5/, in default the rising of the court, on a charge of drunkenness…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →12 Months for Sheep Stealing
At the Griffith police court on Friday last week, Leslie Reginald Beecroft (40), was convicted on a charge of having, on or about 8th…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Spitfire Fund
The Wagga sub-district Police and Citizens' Spitfire Fund, which has been formed with a view to raising sufficient funds to purchase a Spitfire for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Circuit Court
No criminal cases will be heard at the Circuit Court to be held at Wagga on Tuesday, and jurors who have been summoned for these cases will not be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →World Police Force Senator Abbott's Scheme to Ensure Peace
Senator Macartney Abbott has established a reputation in the Senate as one of the most effective of debaters and eloquent of speakers.. He is a keen student of…
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