Noisy Motor Cyclists Awakened the Police and Exceeded Speed Limit
At 1 a.m. on December 27th Constable Neville, of Yanco, was awakened by two noisy motor cycles as they were driven through the village…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Courts & crime, 1948
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Court of Petty Sessions Friday, May 28 (Before Mr. S. Jones, J.P.)
John Stanley Newman pleaded guilty to a chaise of drunkenness in Welsh's lane. Sergeant Wild said that defendant…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Author's Appeal Against Gaol Sentence
MELBOURNE, Tuesday: Author Robert Shaw Close's appeal against a sentence of three months imprisonment and a fine…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Charged With Stealing £6000 Paintings
SYDNEY, Wednesday: A man charged with having stolen paintings valued at £6000 was committed for trial today on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Married Woman Arrested on Murder Charge
SYDNEY, Wednesday: Detectives arrested a 36-year-old married woman in her home at Banksia tonight and charged…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Daring Theft at G.P.O. Registered Mail Stolen
SYDNEY, Thursday: A thief broke into the registered mail delivery section of the G.P.O. in Pitt street last night, and took…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Some Packets Recovered From G.P.O. Theft
SYDNEY, Thursday: Detectives investigating last night's G.P.O. theft of 160 registered packets recovered a bundle of opened…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lords Approves Death Sentence for Murder
LONDON, Thurs (A.A.P.): After a daylong debate, the House ol Lords, by 181 votes to 28, yesterday approved Lord…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Supreme Court Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, June 1. 2 and 3
The annual sittings of the Supreme Court at Narandera commenced on Tuesday last Mr. Justice Harvey presided…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat Acquisition Case F. and S. A. Loses Appeal High Court Bench Equally Divided
The order made in 1930 which allowed compulsory acquisition of wheat by the Commonwealth was held valid by the Full high Court…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Court of Petty Sessions MONDAY, 31st MAY (Before Mr. E. Debenham. S.M.) Offensive Behaviour
Arthur Leslie Small (28) was fined £1, in default 48 hours, on a charge of offensive behaviour in Bolton Street…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rabbit Skin Theft
Wagga police are investigations the theft of 75 rabbit skins from a South Kyemba property on Thursday. The skins, which are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Garden as Witness in Assault Appeal
SYDNEY, Friday: John Smith ("Jock") Garden was brought from Long Bay gaol today to give evidence in the Appeals…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alleged Gaming School Raided by Wagga Police
Late last night a squad of police under Inspector Hayes raided a tin shed at the rear of a house at South Wagga where…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wagga Court Items
TWO brothers had waved their hands and used indecent language when a police constable arrested the driver of a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Court of Petty Sessions
Before Mr. Finlay, S.M. No Light! Kevin J. Chuch was fined 34/6, with 5/6 costs, for riding his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Court of Petty Sessions Howard Committed for Trial
Norman George Howard (36) was charged with that on or about 31st March at Ganmain, he did break and enter the garage of Leslie Jones…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Chase on Lake Road Ends in Mishap; Two Young Men Fined
The dramatic story of a police chase after a military truck along Lake Albert Road on Wednesday night, May 26, which culminated in the truck rushing over a 15ft. embankment, was told by a police…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Supreme Court Thursday, June 3 (Before Mr. Justice Clancy and a jury of four) Boy Awarded £1,250
Robert John Craze, an infant, by Edward John Craze, his father, v. Arthur Marcus Wallace, claim £2,000 damages in respect of injuries…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →'The Rock' Publishers Charged
SYDNEY, Tuesday: Police this afternoon served summonses on John William Wallace Campbell, of Victoria Road, Ryde, and Hugh Cecil…
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