Alleged Murder of Wife Wellington (N.s.w.), Monday
A remand for fourteen days was granted at the local police court this morning when Harvey Oliver Potts was charged with the murder of his wife,…
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Woman Shot Dead and Man Wounded Arrest on Murder Charge Dubbo
A woman was shot dead with a pea rifle and a man was wounded to-night on the Bodangora road, five miles from Wellington. The women was Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Arms Factory Seized Police Raid in Belfast Belfast, Sunday.(A.A.P.)
Police seized an arms dump and a factory at the northern end of the city. It included a machine gun, many revolvers, and a quantity of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Charged with Murder of Wife Wellington
A sequel to a shooting affray yesterday was the appearance in the police court to-day of Harvey Potts on a charge of having murdered his wife,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Assault Charge Dismissed Fracas in Tumut Cafe
At the Tumut Police Court yesterday morning, before Messrs. R. L. Blakeney and J. Tod, Edward Thomas Connors was charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wagga Police Court Monday, March 17, 1941 (Before Mr. J. A. Harris, F.M.)
There was a very small list for hearing before Mr. J. A. Harris, P.M., at the Wagga Police Court yesterday. None of the cases was defended and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bette Davis Again "In Gaol"
Bette Davis, cinematically speaking, has been in gaol in important cities all over the world. But according to the box office receipts that attend her…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →District Court Cases Postponed to Later Date
Before the start of the Wagga Quarter Sessions yesterday. Judge Barton said that with the long list of criminal cases there would not be any possibility of cases in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murder This Morning
NEWCASTLE, Friday: A remand for a week was granted at the "police court this morning when Roger Gordon Trimmer, 25, laborer, was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Leeton Farewell to Police Magistrate J.A.Harris Travelled 44,000 Miles Per Year In Circuit Sound Decisions Praised
44,000 miles a year were travelled in performing his duties as police magistrate in the large circuit presided over by him,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Alleged Assault Occasioning Bodily Harm Charge Dismissed Leeton
At the Leeton Police Court to-day before Mr. J. A. Harris. P.M. Jack Collins aged 38 years, was charged with having on March 1 at Leeton, assaulted George…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court Tuesday, 18th MARCH (Before Mr. J. A. Harris, P.m.) Failing to Return Number Plate
Thomas J. Turner was fined 5/, together with 8/- court costs, in default 48 hours, on a charge of failing to return his expired number plate…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Alleged Wounding And Intent to Murder Former Adelong Man Accused
Baden Powell Brown, 40, laborer, appeared at the North Sydney Court on Monday, before Mr, Goldie, S.M., on a charge of feloniously wounding Bessie…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Told Passengers Not to Move, Was Punched Argument on Special Train Conviction on Assault Charge
When the special rail motor to the Griffith greyhound races was about to return last Friday night a Leeton man attempted…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gave Woman Advice on Male Friends: Knocked Out in Main Street Compensation for Victim of Assault
THE average person Is only too ready to tender advice to others, especially when asked for it. Generally the only result is that the advice Is not taken, but the reaction was much more violent in the case of a local man who gave his opinion to a young married woman concerning…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Variance Leaves Doubt: Many Witnesses When Man Struck Gutter Hawker Discharged After Lengthy Evidence in Assault Charge
CONSIDERABLE conflict in evidence was a feature of a long story unfolded at Leeton Petty Sessions Court on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Larrikins Must Behave" Police Magistrate's Comment Assault on Railway Train Leeton
"Larrikins in trains must learn to behave themselves. A railway train is no place for a brawl, and it will not be tolerated. When such a thing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Husband Before Court Murder of Wife Alleged Newcastle
Following the finding of the battered body of Prances Chald Trimmer, aged 20 years, in her home at Islington this morning, her husband, Roger…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Other Cases Indecent Assault
Thomas William Higgins, aged 67 years, pleaded guilty to a charge of indecent assault on a girl seven years years of age at Wagga and was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Firm's Breaches of Award "Flagrant Flouting," Sats Magistrate Fines Total £150
Pines totalling £150 were imposed on the New South Wales Fresh Food and Ice Co., Ltd., by the Chief Industrial Magistrate (Mr. Prior) in Sydney on…
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