Alleged Theft of Cheque (Before Mr. Keith Smith. S.M.)
Cyril Browne (28) was charged I with that on 9th May he stole a cheque belonging to the Commonwealth, for the sum of £5/14/, and…
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Junee Police Need Car or Utility Cycle and Side Car Are Insufficient
The Junee Municipal Council will ask the Police Department to provide either a car or a utility truck for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Murder of Vic. Teenager Police Seek Man for Questioning
MELBOURNE, Monday: Police are anxious to interview a young man in connection with the brutal slaying of teenager Shirley Collins, near Mt. Martha,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Whitton Police Court Wednesday, October 7 Driving Under Influence
Thomas Henry Cameron, aged 22, was charged at Whitton Police Court on Wednesday last, before Mr. K. W. Smith, S.M.,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Victorian Murder v MYSTERY Man Sought for Questioning
MELBOURNE, Tuesday—Police are anxious to interview a young man in connection with the brutal slaying of teenager…
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WASHINGTON, Tuesday—Carl Austin Hall, 34-year-old drug addict, signed a confession admitting he and his woman accomplice murdered six-year-old Bobby Greenlease before they extorted…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Extradition on Fraud Charge Victorian Man in Court
A man wanted by the police in Victoria was ordered to be sent to Wangaratta for trial on a fraud charge by Mr. O. J…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wagga man gets gaol for theft
SYDNEY, Tuesday: Twenty-four-year-old jockey William Martin, of Wagga, was today sentenced to a month's gaol for stealing a woman's purse in St…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Mr. X" Holds Murder Clue Police ask for interview
MELBOURNE, Tuesday: Chief of the Homicide Squad, Detective Inspector H. E. Donelly, said today he had no…
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"It seems to me you went on a deliberate expedition of theft," said Stipendiary Magistrate (Mr. A. V. Quiggin) when sentencing three men in…
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A total of 68 cases of traffic breaches was listed for hearing at the Wagga Court of Petty Sessions yesterday. The cases listed were so many that Stipendiary…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Raids by police in B. Guiana
GEORGETOWN, Tuesday (A.A.P): Police and troops tonight raided the homes of leaders of the People's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mrs Grills Tells Court She Never Carried Thall-rat
SYDNEY, Tuesday: Mrs. Caroline Grills (63), in a statement from Central Criminal Court witness box today said she had never put Thall-rat in any food or drink at any place she had visited. She added that she never carried Thall-rat in her handbag…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Junee Police Check on Thallium. Stores Must Have Licence to Sell
In the near future Junee police Will be doing the rounds of the various shops in their district to ensure…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Leniency Appeal to Court Fails Defendant's Plea For "Dear Old Mother"
Charges at the Gundagai Court with having in his possession a stolen motor car and secondly with having a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Charged with conspiring
NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.: A carrier was charged at Newcastle today with having at Wangi, conspired with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Youths Charged with Tarcutta Robbery
Three youths were arrested yesterday morning by police at Burwood and charged with breaking and entering a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Man found guilty of murder
MELBOURNE, Wednesday: A Criminal Court jury today convicted William Henry Barton (42) of having murdered two men who were riddled with…
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An interpreter had to be called in when a charge of discharging a firearm was heard against a new…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Closure of Public Works Government Charged With Concealing Decision
Mr. W. A. Chaffey (C.P. Tamworth) said In the Legislative Assembly that the Cahill Government would…
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