Murder Mystery Is Different Lloyd Nolan, Jean Rogers Cameo, Civic
It is so rare to find treatment outside the usual routine pattern, that "The Man Wouldn't Talk" piques the interest for this alone. Actually, the…
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Body in Lane. Murder First Suspected. Death From Natural Causes
The discovery of the body of a woman near the foot of steep cliffs in a little-used lane off Kangaroo Street, Manly, early last night caused police to…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Appeal to Court "Liberty Is At Stake"
"My liberty is at stake and I want all that is said taken down in the depositions," said Patrick…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Carnival. Spectacular Events Stir Crowds. Total Attendance 57,000
A senes of spectacular displays stirred the enthusiasm of the 25,000 spectators at the New South Wales police carnival at the Show ground on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Women Held Up. Police Seek Armed Man. Dulwich Hill Incidents
Within a quarter of an hour two women were held up by a man, who was thought to be armed, in the Dulwich Hill district on Saturday night…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Shop Thieves Fined. Waitresses Sentenced
Mr. Scoble, S.M., in the Central Police Court yesterday, Valma Capper. 37, waitress, and Joan Ferguson, 21, waitress, were each sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment…
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Detective-Sergeant Dogan and Conslable Woods, of Bondi, suffered severe abiasions when the police motor cycle and side-car in which they were riding overturned when…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Murder Film Ban Upheld
Censorship of the film, "Of Mice and Men," by the Commonwealth Censor (Mr. Cresswell O'Reilly) has been endorsed by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Arbitration Court
Before the Full Court.—At No. 7 Causes Court. Queen's Square.—At 10.30 a.m.—In re Maritime awards: Applications for reduction of standard hours (part heard)…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dutch Police Seeking Spies
AMSTERDAM, Monday.--Dutch police are making house-to-house searches in an effort to check the increase in espionage, Radio Amsterdam announced…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Task at Stadium
Extra police were summoned to control the traffic and enormous crowd which assembled at the Rush-cutter Bay stadium last night to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Promotion of Police Urged
NEWCASTLE, Monday.--"If police officers are to be denied their rights at the whim of the sitting Minister there will be a lot of trouble from that…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Police Promotion Protest NEWCASTLE
Professional and business men, at a meeting in the City Hall to-day, protested against the refusal of the Chief…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Silence in the Court
MR. Geoffrey Nicol, solicitor (at Causes Court): Could you suggest a reason why, as you say, the foreman gave you all…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Conspiracy Charges. Police Allegations. Urge Sums Mentioned
Four men were charged in the Central Police Court yesterday, before Mr. 2cobie, S.M., with conspiring to cheat and defraud persons of large sums of…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →State Jurisdiction. Supreme Court. Term List
In the Banco Court.—At 10 a.m.—For Judgement: Schnecider v Robertson and others. CAUSES LIST. No. 1 Causes, In No. 1 Court.—At 10 a.m.: Farr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Supreme Court. Causes in No. 3 COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Maxwell and jury.) Widow Awarded Damages
The jury found for the plaintiff and assessed damages at £1,027 in the action in which Annie Theresa Curran, on behalf of herself and seven children, sued William Charles…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →[?]Ters Supreme Court. [?]The Editor of the Herald
[?]—Work has only recently commenced [?]the much needed repainting of the exterior [?] the Supreme Court in King Street, and it [?]an interesting coincidence that the follow…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Stranding of Merkur. Marine Court Verdict. Light Sectors Incorrect
The Commonwealth Court of Marine Inquiry yesterday found that the stranding of the Merkur on East Vernon Island on January 15 last was…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Wife Awarded Ship Fare Come From America For Court Case
An unusual application was made to-day before the Registrar-in-Divorce (Mr. C. K. Body). Mr. Toose (for the wife), asked…
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