Thank you for correcting the text in this article. Your corrections improve Papers Past searches for everyone. See the latest corrections.

This article contains searchable text which was automatically generated and may contain errors. Join the community and correct any errors you spot to help us improve Papers Past.

Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image

MAN SHOT DEAD.

MILITARY TRAINEES* ILLEGAL. USE OF AMMUNITION. MELBOURNE, November 2». At the City Court to-day, Rober> lenry Broome, 17, labourer, was •barged with having killed a man unmown at Thornbury last night. A second youth who was detainee jy the police will appear before the Children’s Court. Broome was reuanded for a week. Senior Detective Lambell said thai ihortly after 10 o’clock last nigh! leveral shots were heard in the viciitty of the council rubbish tip anC later a man was found lying dead ihot through the lungs. It was alleged, added Lambell, tha> the accused and a companion narne< Roberts, who is a military trainee aaet at 9.30. Roberts had In his possession a military service, rifle and Bight rounds of ammunition. Ft wai alleged that Roberts had picked uj the ammunition at target practice They then went to Merrl Greek and each Cred three rounds into the creek They then walked up the bank and tht other boy fired a shot Into the air, he said, and then accused fired a shot waist high, and they heard a man groaning. Becoming frightened, thej hurried home.

Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TCP19370118.2.6

Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 336, 18 January 1937, Page 2

Word count
Tapeke kupu
189

MAN SHOT DEAD. Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 336, 18 January 1937, Page 2

MAN SHOT DEAD. Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 336, 18 January 1937, Page 2

Help

Log in or create a Papers Past website account

Use your Papers Past website account to correct newspaper text.

By creating and using this account you agree to our terms of use.

Log in with RealMe®

If you’ve used a RealMe login somewhere else, you can use it here too. If you don’t already have a username and password, just click Log in and you can choose to create one.


Log in again to continue your work

Your session has expired.

Log in again with RealMe®


Alert