Murder by Night
In the early morning light Detective-Inspector Clendon surveyed the body of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Courts & crime, 1939
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Murder By Night SOLUTION
A NUMBER of points gave Cough away. People who die violent deaths always die with their eyes open. Someone must have closed the…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Unrest at Gaol Hunger-strike Starts Again at Bathurst Bathurst
The presence of the Comptroller-General of Prisons, Mr. Hinchey, and an inspector, has apparently not had a chastening effect upon the prisoners at Bathurst Gaol, who are undergoing special punishment for the part they…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Police Radio Has An Attraction For Listeners
Police announcers have a growing army of fans among people who have discovered that it is possible to listen-in to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Party in Car Led to Gaol
A "party" in a stolen car with two girls and another man resulted in Edgeworth Leo Upjohn (29), motor mechanic, being sent to gaol for four…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Accident" Was Murder Melbourne
Police have made no headway in their search for the murderers of Leslie Richard McAlister (38), a Monbulk butcher who was shot and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Caused Bushfire 3 Months Gaol Extensive Damage GOULBURN
Sentence of three months imprisonment was passed to-day on Cyril James Hayward, 39, for having…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Scaling on Trams." Police Aid Sought
The Australian Tramway and Motor Omnibus Employees Association has asked tramway authorities to seek police aid to prevent "scaling" on the footboards of trams…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Murder Mystery Injured Man in Van. Bullet Found Later
Detectives who are searching for the man or men who murdered and robbed Leslie McAllister, 36, single, butcher, of Monbulk, on Friday are handicapped by…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Woolcott Forbes Before Court BOMBAY
John Woolcott Forbes, of Sydney, appeared in court here yesterday on a charge of conspiracy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hitch in Balmain Election Candidate's Threat Of Court Action
A threat of court proceedings has followed Saturday's by-election for Balmain, won by Mrs. Mary Quirk, Lang Labor candidate. Irregularities are alleged. At the request of Mr. Sidney…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fishing Party in Peril. Washed on to Rocks. Rescue by Police
Six men in a motor launch, which was driven against Bradley's Head by the strong southerly on Saturday night, narrowly escaped being battered against…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Men with Eggs Police Guard Is Sequel To Spaniards' Outburst Our Own Cable Service
HAVANA, CUBA, Sunday.--German naval officers were the target of a remarkable outburst of anti-Fascist feeling here to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Court Sidelights
SOLICITOR (to Constable McLachlan, at Paddington Court): What is the difference between being under the influence and being drunk?…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Punishment for Gaol Attacks. Solitary Confinement for Prisoners. BATHURST
The two prisoners responsible for the recent attacks on Warders Dean and McDonald at Bathurst Gaol were each sentenced to 28 days' solitary confinement by Mr. W. S…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Charges Against Police In Camera
WOLLONGONG, Monday.--The departmental inquiry into the conduct of four police officers charged with assaulting three waterside workers on January…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Man Who Caused Bushfire. Gaol Sentence. Left Fire Unattended. Goulburn
Cyril James Hayward, 39, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment with hard labour when he pleaded guilty at the Goulburn Police Court…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Police Seize Woolcott Forbes's Cash BOMBAY
Detectives seized £500 which John Woolcott Forbes, of Sydney, had in his possession on Saturday when arrested aboard…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Inquiry On Monday WOLLONGONG, Jan. 13
The Departmental Inquiry into the charges of alleged police bashing of three waterside workers in Wollongong will commence on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Desperation of Gaol Life Flyblown Food, Heavy Coats In Heat SYDNEY, Jan 14
“There are plenty of features in N.S.W. gaol life that would [?]end to drive men to desperation,” said Matt Hoggarth yesterday, referring to the outbreaks at Bathurst Gaol recently. “For instance, during the recent heat wave prisoners were…
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