Gaol for Rape Three to Six Years
Five of seven men convicted of raping a girl (19), on Monday pleaded for a birching instead of a long prison sentence…
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Boxers in Brawl Charges of Assault
Mr. Cobley, S.M., at Lidcombe Court last Thursday, fined a boxer and a fight manager £5, each for having assaulted another boxer…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Groupers charged with working for Lib Party
MELBOURNE: The Industrial Groups' action in standing candidates in SA, WA and Tasmania, as well as Victoria, to help Menzies and damage the Labor Movement's chances left no doubt where the Groups' allegiance lay…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →They defied Lang's police bullets
Another contribution from a reader to our "I Remember" serie IN the Union Street (Newtown) anti-eviction fight, the unemployed came into…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Can YOU solve this Crime? You are invited to match your wits with the killer in this murder case from police files Case of The business rivalry between two commercial travellers was well-known, but then it went further than that—even to murder The Husky Stranger
IT was obvious to Sheriff Hubert Layton of Salem, New Jersey (USA) that the intense business rivalry between Ira Norris and Sam…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Price of Blood The way of the betrayer can be as hard as that of the betrayed—especially when murder is involved
THE woman spoke fretfully â "I found him when I brought in his shaving water about…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Secret police in Arb Court
BRISBANE: Strong objections were made by union leaders to the presence of Security police in the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Loss of Equipment Council Reports to Police
The garage superintendent reported to Fairfield council as follows: "I have to report that two items of equipment are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →5000 Join in March on Court
NEARLY every industry in Greater Wollongong was brought to a standstill on Tuesday and 5000 unionists…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →ARU rank and file fight Groups' court ballot move
Leading Industrial Groupers in the Australian Railways Union Lloyd Ross, Pat Duffy and W. Inness are circulating an official petition among the members for a court-conducted ballot for Australian Councillors…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Can YOU Solve This Crime? Murder in the Chumchyard Strangled woman's purse gave police their first lead in search for the Mysterious sailor
IT was shortly after 1 o'clock on a cloudy November night. A patrolman, making his rounds, noticed a match flickering at grass…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ode to the open air job You can match wits with a clever killer in this actual case taken from police files
AT this time of the year thousands of young men and women all over Australia are choosing jobs. These words of advice to those…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police-Army Social
One Tuesday, November 29, the Craber Trophy was presented to Sgt. McNamara of the 12 Police Division, Rockdale, at a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Match wits with the police and see if you can unravel this actual murder mystery Can YOU Solve This Crime? The Tell-Tale Scar A dying woman's words appeared to solve the strange mystery—they only complicated it
THE police were pleased. A routine question seemed to have broken quickly what might have been a difficult murder case…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Committed for Trial Alleged Assault at Merrylands
Mr. Brown, S.M., last week committed for trial a man a detective said was nicknamed "Shakybo[?] He is Kenneth Leo…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Four Months' Gaol Charge of Driving Under Influence
A CAR driver who pleaded not guilty to a charge of driving while he was under the influence of intoxicating liquor…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Double Parking in High Street Road Safety Asks for More Police
Concern at the increase in the double-parking menace in High Street was expressed at the meeting of Penrith Road Safety Council on Monday evening. It was decided to ask for more police for Penrith…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Murder with a Song
CALLAGHAN lay concealed in the long grass beneath the stunted eucalyptus where the land…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Guardian Unmasks a Menzies Police Spy
This is the story of a spy -- not a poker-faced Comic Cuts figure invented by Petrov--but a plain, middle-aged, native-born Australian woman worth noticing for only one reason. She is a professional informer. HER name is Mrs. Mercia Masson,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council Disagrees with Licensing Court Accommodation at a St. Marys Hotel
The granting by Penrith Licensing Court on 14th inst of approval of proposed extensions to Rex Hotel, St. Marys, was the matter of discussion at the meeting of Penrith Council on the following evening, the…
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