Acquitted On Murder Charge
MELBOURNE, Wednesday: The jury to-day acquitted L. C. Cartlidge on a charge of murder, and the alternative charge of…
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Dr. Jones Case Two Sentenced to Death Two Discharged
SYDNEY, Wednesday: A common pact by the four accused to murder Reginald Stuart Jones on November I was claimed by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Five Years Fox Stealing a Military Truck Judge's Severe Warning
A sentence of five years, with hard labour, was imposed upon David John Lilley, at the Quarter Session at Narandera last week…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Staff Shortage May Close Gaol Warders Needed at Bathurst
Bathurst Gaol may be closed because of staff shortage. Due to manpower difficulties the Justice Dept. has been unable to maintain anything…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Refused to Join Union Matter Before Arbitration Court
SYDNEY, Wed.: The refusal of a man to join the Timber Workers' Union, "because its ideals and principles did not appeal to him,"…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Leeton District Court Before His Honor, Judge F. W. Berne Claim for Commission
The sale of a fanning, property at Leeton for the sum of £2750 and the purchase of another farm at Whitton for £8000 and the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dispute Over Commission From Property Sale Heard Before Judge and Jury at Leeton District Court
AS the result of a dispute over the amount of money alleged to be owing as the balance of commission due in connection with the sale of a property valued at £2750, which was disposed of in order to enable the vendor to purchase another property at Whitton, valued…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Court (Before Mr. H. G. Cobley, J.P.)
Henry William Kempton (58), invalid pensioner, was charged with being found drunk on the railway platform, and also with using indecent…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Three Years' Gaol for Dangerous Thief
SYDNEY, Thursday: Alleged to be one of the thieves responsible for a great many of the thefts of goods despatched by railway in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Another Dr. Jones Case Assault and Robbert Allegation
SYDNEY, Thursday: Charged with having assaulted Dr. Reginald Stuart Jones and robbed him of £120 at Maroubra Bay on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →U.s. Commandos Reorganisation for Final Assault
WASHINGTON, Sunday Christian Science Monitor's Washington correspondent, Joe Drummond, says reorganisation of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Criminals with Submachine Guns Police Commissioner Sees Big Danger
SYDNEY, Sunday: The N.S.W. Police Commission (Mr. W. J. Mackay) said last, night that experienced police officers realised…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Men Charged Alleged Theft of Tommy-gun
SYDNEY, Monday: Desmond Harry Musten, 19, and Leslie Charles Richards, 22, were remanded without ball at the Central…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Woman Charged with Stealing Money From Widow
SYDNEY, Tuesday: Nancy O'Neill, 30, was charged at the Central Court to-day with having between November 25 and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldiers Charged
SYDNEY, Tuesday: It was stated at the Parramatta Court to-day that James [?]eriotis, an American soldier, may die as the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police At Two-up School
SDNEY, Tuesday: Two policemen were arrested with other men when a two-up school was raided yesterday aftomoou. This was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Red Army Leaders Awaiting Orders For Final Assault Vienna a Beleaguered City
LONDON, Tuesday. (A.A.P.): Russian troops for the first time since the days of Napoleon are fighting in the Austrian Alps. The German news-agency last night admitted that Marshal Tolbukhin's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Americans Charged
SYDNEY, Wednesday: Two American merchant navy men, were before the court to-day on a charge of being armed with a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local Residents in a Sprint Up Gundagai’s Main Street Visitor Charged With Assault
Well known Gundagai sportsman, Norman Bounader, quite often seen sprinting up and down the football field, refereeing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Assault On Vienna Cathedral Spires Visible to Russians
LONDON, Wed. (A.A.P.): Reuter's correspondent in Moscow says that Marshal Tolbulkhin's forces massed on and around the…
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