Dieppe Assault British Planes Made 3000 SORTIES Biggest Air Battle of War
LONDON, Sunday.—The R.A.F.'s part in the Dieppe raid involved the heaviest air action seen on any front. Our planes…
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Police Court (Yesterday) Before Mr. F. Grugeon, P. M. Alliged Embezziement
Cecil Harold Bede Smith, 19, milk carter, was charged that, while employed by Richard. Wolsley Dillon, he received £1/0/8, for and on behalf of…
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Edward Maloney, 68, died in the Burrowa Hospital on Friday night from a shotgun wound in the stomach. His twin brother Patrick, has been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Chinese Gains Japanese Dislodged From Railway Changshang Assault
CHUNGKING, Mon. (A.A.P.) Further Chinese gains are reported in Kiangsi Province where the Japanese were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court Saturday, August 22 (Before Messrs. J.S. Hart and T. Carey, J.'s P). Offensive Behaviour and Resisting Police
Charles Smith (54) was charged with behaving in an offensive manner in East Street on Friday last. He was also charged with using indecent…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Teheran Murder Director of Officers' School Shot
TEHERAN (Iran), Sunday.—General Chahib, director of the Senior Military Officers School, was shot dead in daylight by a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court Monday, August 24, 1942 (Before Mr. T. A. Doolan, P.m.) Hotelkeeper Fined £3
Frederick Grant Slocum, licensee of the Exchange Hotel, Wagga, was charged with having persons on the premises during prohibited hours…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Murder and Suicide Threat to Kill Made at Card Party
MELBOURNE, Monday.—The story of a threat to kill a woman, made during the progress of a euchre was related at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Inspector Newland Farewelled By Representative Gathering On Eve Of Departure From Leeton Many Glowing Tributes to Popular Police Officer
ON the eve of his departure for Maitland Inspector C. S. Newland, recently promoted from the rank of first-class sergeant was given an impressive farewell by a large and representative gathering of citizens at the Masonic Hall on Friday night, and the many glowing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Small Debts Case in Court
An offer to satisfy a judgment of £39 at the rate of one shilling per week was mentioned in the Junee Court yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Unusual Mistake in Sheep Brands Shown By Court Case
A very unusual mistake perpetuated over many years, was disclosed at Cooma Police Court before Mr. M. J. Ryan. P.M., when…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →When the King Is at War Interesting High Court Ruling
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—A ruling that the present National Security Act regulations incorporated any war in which the King is or may be engaged…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alleged Murder Man Charged At Burrowa
BROTHER FOUND SHOT DEAD Edward Joseph Maloney, aged 63 was found by the police shot dead with a shot-gun, in a hut…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Leeton Police Court Driving Under Influence
David J. Thompson, of Grong Grong, pleaded guilty at the Leeton police court yesterday to a charge of driving a motor car on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Junee Police Court
At the Junee police court, before Mr. Doolan, P.M., A. E. White was fined 10/, with costs £1/14/, for removing wood from a fallen tree in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sentenced on Charges of Stealing Entered House While Occupants Were Away
To a charge, of stealing a Commonwealth £5 note, the property of Mrs. Rowe, of Farm 178, Leeton, and also with having in possession an…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coolamon Police Court Before Mr. Doolan, P.M. Altering a Sheep Permit
A case of interest to district sheep owners was heard at the Coolamon Mice Court on Wednesday last, when Kevin Guthrie was changed with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Week or Fortnight's Notice Dispute Settled in Court
ON Wednesday afternoon, at the Small Debts Court, Ray Gerabach sued his former employer, Colin Duff, for a fortnight's pay in lieu…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Kelly Inquiry Minister's Visit to Gaol at Bathur[?]t
SYDNEY, Friday. — "At no time has Leslie Lang been promised immunity as a result of any disclosures he might make concerning Eric Kelly's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldiers Sentenced Stealing and Illegally Using Cars
SYDNEY, Sunday.—Two members of the A.I.F. and one of the A.M.F., who had been A.W.L. for several weeks, were sentenced to terms of…
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