The Crown case in the trial of Arthur Alfred Martin, for the murder of the farmer, Turbert H. Currell, at Bowgada (on the Wongan Hills railway), on April ...
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Article : 262 wordsThe Viatka Tribunal has sentenced to death Lieutenant Malfin, an ex-officer of Admiral Kolbchak's army.The officer was accused of ordering the ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Thu 30 Jun 1927, Page 12
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