Petrol Stealing Charge
Athol George Bradshaw was charged at Leeton Court of Petty Sessions on Thursday for stealing 8 gallons of petrol of…
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Gaoled for Stealing Water Melons
John Francis Howie was charged at Leeton Court of Petty Sessions on Thursday before Mr. K. W. Smith with stealing…
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LAUNCESTON, Monday: Women in the Launcesron Coroner's Court booed and hissed a woman, described by the Coroner as a "Belsen-like character," and her husband today. The Coroner (Mr. Oldham)…
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At the Leeton Court House on Thursday last the hearing of the charge against Clarence Henry Marks of…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday: Ronald Vincent Holl today was sentenced to death for the murder of C.S.I.R.O. scientist Olaf Perkman…
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BRISBANE, Tuesday: A woman was charged in the police court today with having abducted her two daughters…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Seek Stolen Bicycle
Wagga police are trying to locate a bicycle which was stolen from the Showground od Wednesday, when England…
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A young Scottish migrant was given a suspended prison sentence at yesterday's Wagga Court of Petty…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday — Police are conducting a wide search for a motor cyclist who caused two deaths last night. A police constable who killed a man last night when chasing the speedster himself…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Verdict in South-west Mail Murder Killer’s Wife Runs Sobbing from Court
A young wife ran sobbing from Central Criminal Court Sydney, on Tuesday, after a jury had found her husband guilty of murder. She is expecting her fourth child. Mr. Justice Clancy…
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A Wagga traffic police spokesman said last night that a sharp watch would be kept for motorists breaking new regulations brought into effect recently…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Taxi Driver Inquest at Orange New Australian on Murder Charge
ORANGE, Thursday — A 25-year-old New Australian had admitted shooting on Orange taxi driver, and then going to…
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ORANGE, Wednesday: A 25-year-old new Australian had admitted shooting an Orange taxi-driver, and then going to the pictures, a detective said in Orange Coroner's Court today. The New Australian is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Man Sentenced to Death For Mail Train Murder
Ronald Vincent Holl, of Herne Bay, Sydney, was found guilty by a Jury at the Central Criminal Court on Tuesday of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Larger Reward for Information on Mail Theft
SYDNEY, Friday —A London assurance company has offered £2000 reward for information leading to the recovery of the…
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ORANGE. Thursday: A young Bulgarian who had admitted killing an Orange taxi-driver because he wanted…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Niagara Falls Shown in Film. Scienic Locale for Murder, Infidelity
Marilyn Monroe, Joseph Gotten and Jean Peters head the star-studded cast in 'Niagara," a suspense drama…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →M.H.R. in Incident Outside Booth Police Officer Has to Take Hand
The Tumut paper had the following item of interest in its last issue: "Outside the Adelong…
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A husband's right to use force on his wife-- even firing a few bullets into the furniture to emphasise his…
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SYDNEY, Friday: A 20-1 year-old girl was allegedly, raped at La Perouse tonight. She is Jane Edna Trindell…
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