Escaped Leopard Shot Dead by Auckland Police
AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Wednesday (A.A.P.-Reuter): A burst of sten-gun fire at 7.18 a.m. to-day ended the tension in…
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Court of Petty Sessions Tuesday, March 14 (Before Mr. keith Smith, S.M.) Assault at Morundah
Charles Hewitt Fairbairn (29) was charged with unlawfully assuiting Ronald William Jenkins, at Morundah, on 11th March, he pleaded…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local and General Alleged Theft of 64 Sleepers
Bert Case, 23, of, Mount Lamble, was charged at Lithgow court with stealing 64 railway sleepers and 200 staples, valued…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Allege Husband-Wife Suicide Pact
MELBOURNE, Thursday: A 42-year-old St. Kilda man died from poisoning at Cribb Point early today after an alleged…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Aged Husband Wins Claim Supreme Court Judgment Against Wife
SYDNEY, Friday—A 17-year-old husband won his claim in the Supreme Court today against his young wife for the return of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Court of Petty Sessions Wednesday, March 8 (Before Mr. Hall. J. P.)
Joseph James Welster (27) and John Basil Eldridge (19) were charged with being found drunk. It was stated that the defendants…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Another Outburst by Mears: "Police Bashers Should be Raked Out"
SYDNEY, Friday: Gaol escapee William Cecil Mears, in another dramatic outburst in the Central Court today, declared that "a comb should be run through the police force to rake out all those bashers." Mears cried out that the detectives were "all liars" and again claimed that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Migrant Did Not Want to Go Home Preferred Overnight in Gaol To His Freedom
One of the migrants working at the Cowra Immigration Centre was arrested by the Cowra police the other day and charged with drunkeness…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Court of Petty Sessions FRIDAY, 17th MARCH (Before Mr. W. Hall, J.P ) Convicted on a Charge of Stealing
Clifford Edward Langstaff (20) was charged with stealing £2 in money, the property of Bernice Fay Hornby, at Narrandera on March 15…
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Delay by the Government in appointing additional police to the Safety Bureau for the prevention of road accidents is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tokyo Police in Clash
TOKYO, Monday: One hundred and eight Tokyo police were injured in a dawn clash with over 1000 Koreans In Tokyo's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →TENNIS Single Court Tennis Association Formed
On Thursday night, 16th March, a Court Tennis Association was formed. The office bearers are: President Mr. N. White; Joint Hon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Petrol Fumes Noticed on Tarakan Evidence Given at Court Martial
SYDNEY, Tuesday—Escaping petrol fumes were detected on H.M.A.S. Tarakan some hours before the explosion occurred, killing eight men and injuring 13 others…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Court of Petty Sessions. Before Mr. W. Finlay, S.M. Driving Under Influence
Allan Michael Cluncy (30), pleaded guilty to driving, on February 25, a motor vehicle in Mackay street while under the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Busy Day at Lockhart Court Committal in Capital Charge Case House Possession Case
Friday last was one of the busiest Court days which Stipendiary Magistrate, Mr. A. V. Quiggin, has had at Lockhart. Besides maintenance cases (held in closed Court), the list included a capital sharge against a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Man Guilty of Murder
SYDNEY, Tuesday: Kevin John Irwin, 23, was found guilty in Central Criminal Court today of the murder of Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wagga Police Warn on Flood Danger
Wagga police this afternoon made a house to house canvas of certain areas of Wagga warning residents to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Man Given Bond at Wagga Court
Judge Lamaro yesterday placed a 48-year-old packer on a £20 bond after he had been found guilty of a charge of receiving…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Hospitals Bar Doctor; Court Sequel
MANCHESTER (New Hampshire): Tuesday (A.A.P.): Two Roman Catholic hospitals today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Promotions
SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Police Commissioner (Mr. Scott) tonight announced the following promotions in the New South…
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