When Police Shouldn't Arrest
The police have no authority to arrest a person for neglecting to pay a taxi fare. Magistrate Williams pointed this out…
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Maroubra House. Raided by Police
As a sequel to a police raid on a dwelling house in Bond-street, Maroubra Bay, on December 21, six men and a woman appeared at the Central Court yesterday to answer…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Seven Charged and Discharged House at Maroubra Not Resort of Thieves
AS the result of a police raid on a house known as "Sunnyside," Bond Street, Maroubra, on December 21, six men and one woman were charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Poisoning Is Suspected Funeral Stopped Wife May Be Charged London
THE funeral of a sheep farmer of Eleford (Gloucestershire) named Harry Pace, has been stopped by the [?] authorities who have ordered an…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Help for Destitute Wife Husband Gaoled
That he stole because his wife and child were in poverty was the plea of Harry Thomas Waller, 20, motor-driver, who was convicted at the Central…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Police Insulted. Esplanade Speaker Fined. PERTH
There was a large crowd at the City Court to-day, when Harry Wilkins was charged with having used insulting words on the Perth Esplanade on New Year's Day…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →War on Murder Society Fascists Arrest 300 PALERMO (Stelly)
THE Fascist authorities have rounded up another 300 people said to be members of the [?]--a notorious society specialising in murder…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sixteen in Court Surry Hills Battle
The sixteen persona, who figured In an exciting battle with the police in a house in Riley Street, on Sunday last, appeared in the Central Police Court…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Woman's Death Police Investigating Victorian Mystery Melbourne
The mysterious death of a woman at Omeo is being inquired into by the local police. A message was received at…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Law Notices. Tuesday, January 17. Commonwealth Arbitration Court
At Darlinghurst Court-house, in No. 2 High Court.— Before his Honor Mr. Justice Beeby: Waterside Workers' Federation of Australia v Commonwealth Steamship Owners' Association and ors, and also…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"The Terror" Amazing Court Story "Threw Dog in Soup"
"HE likes to f[?] a mendous and [?] and once during [?] Ishes. he [?] a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Foul Play? Police Fears Clergyman's Wife "Talk of the Town" Melbourne
THE services of a detective from Melbourne were requested to-day by the Omeo police, who are baffled by the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Mysterious Figure Behind Big Jewel Theft £1500 Is Missing Strange Story From the Past: an Old Crime Man Who Kept Silent
[?] surrounding the mysterious disappearance of £1500 worth of diamonds from Steward [?] and Company's Pitt Street [?] last Friday are similar to a loss about three years ago. In that case an employee of the firm was arrested and served a sentence…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hot Scent Bush Fire Investigation Police on Trail Mysterious Traralgon Blaze Melbourne
Detectives are investigating many of the bush fires and numerous false alarms which have caused hundreds of volunteers to turn out needlessly. A change of wind last night checked some of the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Law Report. Commonwealth Industrial Court. (Before Mr. Justice Beeby.) Liquor Trade Agreement
Reserved Judgment was delivered in the application by the Federated Liquor and Allied Trades Association of Australia for the termination of the agreement entered…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Police Called in by Vicar Worshippers Object to Ritual and Sing Hymns Made Women Weep London
Resentment of the congregation against Anglo-Catholic ritual culminated in the calling in of the police to St. Cuthbert's Church at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Open-air Bar in a Wolloomooloo Lane Two Lads and Some Bottles of Rum Sold at One Shilling a Time Exciting Chase by Police
TWO BOYS, one 14, the other 16, selling rum, overproof. too, at [?] large bottle: arrival of the police; a stern chase over many backyards: two captures and two arrests. All these things happened in Woolloomooloo yesterday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Audacious Boy "Rum-runners" Discovered by Police Stole Case and Sold It in Streets Found With Bottles Concealed in Clothes; Aged Fourteen and Sixteen Wharf Mystery Solved
Aged fourteen and sixteen -- and rum-runners! Such is alleged to be the startling record of two boys, discovered by the police, with some of the fiery liquor in their possession…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Chief Industrial Magistrate's Court. (Before Mr. G. C. Addison. Chief Industrial Magistrate). Alleged Breach of Award
The Minister for Labour and Industry, by Inspector Hutchinson, proceeded against M. 'McNamara, Ltd., of Marrickville, for an alleged breach of the Milk Carters'…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Magistrate Surprised Newcastle
James [?]ing, 45, a laborer admitted stealing a number of farming implements at the police court today. He was [?]…
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