Brutal Assault Men Gaoled for 10 Years
SYDNEY, Wednesday: Found guilty of maliciously wounding Jean Baptist Jeauffredt, an Allied serviceman, on March and…
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Attempt to Break Out of Gaol Excitement at the Gundagai Lock-up Further Charges Against Youths
There was a great deal of excitement at Gundagai lock-up early this morning when it was discovered that one of the youths…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Allied Offensives Launched in Italy Drive From Anzio Beachhead Eighth Army Makes Powerful Assault Against Hitler Line
LONDON, Wednesday (A.A.P.).—A new Allied offensive launched from the Anzio beachhead early yesterday morning is officially described as a new phase in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Smart Police Work at Leeton Property Quickly Recovered "A Clean Catch," Says Arrested Man
Smart police work was responsible for the prompt recovery of a miscellaneous collection of wearing apparel, valued at £25,…
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Walter Taylor was charged with stealing 27 chaff bags, the property of Mrs. Ada Hamblin, value of £2 Defendant pleaded not guilty. He said he took the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coo lamer Police Court Before Mr. H. L. SARGESON, P.M. WEDNESDAY, 24th May. Betting Charge
L. W. B. Johnstone, Inr., was charged that to [?] day of April 1944, he was in the yard of licensed premises for the purpose of betting Mr. Lusher appeared…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Vast Air Assault Thousands of Allied Planes Pound European Targets Two Raids on Berlin
LONDON, Wednesday. (A.A.P.): Widepsread daylight air battles over Europe, from the Baltic to the Alps, were reported yesterday when powerful Allied air fleets flew in from the west and south and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Humor in Court Control of Beer Sales
MELBOURNE, Thursday: Mr. Justice Starke told Mr. J. V. Barry, K.C., in the High Court to-day that seven ounces of beer…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Local & General Yass By-election Court Cases Dismissed
The case of J. J. Cusack against Douglas John Kilpatrick (health inspector and poll clerk) on a charge of taking a ballot paper out of the polling…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"Invalid" Manpower Law State Full Court's Sensational Verdict "Abject Serfdom"
SYDNEY, Friday: By a unanimous decision, which held that Regulation 15 of the National Security (Manpower) Regulations is invalid…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Manpower Law Invalid Sensational Verdict by State Full Court "Abject Serfdom"
SYDNEY, Thurs.: By a unanimous decision, which held that Regulation 15 of the National Security (Manpower)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gundagai Police In Cross-Country Chase Five Mile Footrace After Alleged Car Bandits Local Stock Agent's Car Taken to Coolac
Should there be a crosscountry championship at next month's Gundagai gymkhana, certainties for the event would…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Men Charged Escaped From Long Bay Gaol
SYDNEY, Friday: Charged with breaking from prison and with escaping, "to the evil example of all others in a like manner…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →No Further Action Melbourne Murder Case
MELBOURNE, Friday; The Attorney-General (Dr. Evatt) will take no further action against Cecil Bobbs, who was committed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Chase Over 36 Fences
MELBOURNE, Friday: The Wireless Patrol police to-night chased two alleged intruders over 36 fences in the Essendon district…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Warn Actors Pamphlets Handed to Theatre-goers
SYDNEY, Friday: Members of the Actors' Equity who picketed the Theatre Royal again to-night were warned by the police not to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Woman Fatally Stabbed Husband Charged
BRISBANE, Tuesday: Jessie Waters, 20, married was fatally stabbed at Ipswich last night. It was alleged that the woman was attacked by a soldier…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Appeal to High Court
The Full Bench of the High Court has given the Commonwealth Government special leave to appeal against the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wagga Police Court Monday, May 29, 1944 (Before Mr. H. L. Sargeson, P.m.) Petrol in Possession
William M'Masters, licensee of the Mangoplah Hotel, Mangoplah, was charged with knowingly having a quantity of petrol in a shed at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sabotage Charges at Special Federal Court
SYDNEY, Monday: Sabotage of plants was alleged at the Special Federal Court to-day. One witness said that air compression…
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