A Serious Charge Well-Known Architect in Court
Consequent upon the serious collapse of a wing of the Vatican Library, Rome, recently —to wit December 23, 1931—charges of negligence have been laid against an architect,…
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Fired Four Shots Wild Chase by Police 70 Miles Hour
SWERVING at terrific speed through heavy traffic along Mitchell-road, Alexandria, to-day, in pursuit…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Still Hunt for Heads Papuan Natives Raid Pacified Tribes Police Captures
BRISBANE, Tuesday.--Because of lack of money, 60,000 of the 300,000 natives of Papua remain uncivilised, and head-hunting raids…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War On Gunmen London's Lead Pointers for Our Police Chief Gosling to Move
"POLICE Commissioner Childs, in his war on gunmen, can be strengthened by the knowledge that:…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Riots at Harbin. Six Russians Killed. Fired on by Police. Shanghai, Jan. 5
A Chinese policeman and six Russian civilians were killed in riots at Harbin, following an attack by Chinese on a Russian. Rumours of the disturbance brought a huge crowd…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Q'land. Police Part with Red Fortune Ring-in Returned to Trainer Useful Hack
RED FORTUNE, notorious Queensland ring-in, who has been in police custody in Brisbane since last February, was handed back to W…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →World's Most Powerful Court All British Empire Disputes Referred to the Privy Council
In a dingy room in Downing Street there sits, from time to time, one of the most interesting and powerful of all courts of the British Empire. Its…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Bandit Brothers' Dramatic Pact of Death Each Shot the Other to Evade Capture Took Heartbroken Mother's Despairing Advice Parting Jeer at Police Houston, (Texas)
ACCEPTING the published advice of their despairing and heartbroken mother, Harry and Jennings Young killed each other to-day rather than be captured by the police…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wholesale Forgery of Lottery Tickets Police Suspect Gang in Victoria Detectives of Two States Are on Lookout for Counterfeiters Many Have Been Duped Whiddon Warns the Public to be Wary
Forgery of New South Wales State Lottery tickets is going on wholesale in Victoria, where many people have been victimised. Mr. W. H. Whiddon, the director, has definite evidence of this…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Alleged Assault Man and Woman Charged
William Winstanley (40), at the Parramatta Police Court on Monday, was charged with having assaulted Arthur Campbell at Lidcombe on December 31…
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Queen's-square.—Before the Chief Industrial Magistrate—At 10 a.m.—For hearing: Langan v White; Sims v McLeod; Allen v O'Donnell, Bell v Denley and others: Inspector Armstrong v Daly, same v…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Courts. Theft of Bicycles
Convicted by Mr. Nott, S.M., at the Parramatta Court yesterday on two charges of having stolen bicycles at Parramatta on July 10 of last year, John George Vincent Swain,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Industrial Magistrate's Court. (Before the Chief Industrial Magistrate.) Breaches of Awards
Eustace Brayton, pastrycook, of Marrickville-road, Dulwich Hill, was proceeded against on the information of an industrial inspector for having employed an assistant after the hour of…
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Ernest Alfred Stubbings (26), at the Parramatta Police Court on Monday, war charged with having dot[?] a bicycle, the property of William Ernest…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Bailee Charged
That he had fraudulently converted to his own use a Dodge truck (the property of Herbert Colhurst), of which he was the bailee, at Parramatta on or about…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Parramatta Day by Day Two Months! "Bad Assault" Says Magistrate Tell-tale Bloodstains
Conspicious by the "blood [?] face, William Thomas Arnold walked along Macquarie-street, Parramatta, last Thursday afternoon. Sergeant Rowe…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Charge of Stealing. Woman Discharged
A suit-case with a trap-door, alleged to be part of the stock-in-trade of a shoplifter, was an exhibit at the Central Police Court yesterday. It was stated that it was customary for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Theft of Wine. Parkes
Tubman's bulk store was entered by thieves, and five cases of wine were stolen. The thieves got in through a window…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Constable Guilty Sentence Suspended for Theft
WALTER STANLEY HITCHCOCK, police constable, was sentenced to three months' bard labor by Mr. Wood, S.M., at the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Attacked Wife New Year's Eve Assault
Alleging that her husband, Kenneth Dunbar (29), paper merchant, had attacked her brutally at her flat in Onslow Gardens, Potts Point, on New…
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