Grafton Police Court
Yesterday before Mr. H. W. Fletcher, P.M., Michael Prindable, for using obscene language at South Grafton, through Mr. Bawden pleaded guilty; was fined £2 or one month…
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Courts & crime, 1916
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Boasted of Burglary
Judge Docker, at the Darlinghurst Sessions, was told that James Evans, 37, who had pleaded guilty to three charges of breaking and…
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Private Halloran and a fellow-soldier were attacked by several civilians armed with bottles near the Central Railway Station. Halloran received a fractured skull while…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Grafton Police Court. Thursday, January 27. Before Mr. H. F. W. Fletcher, P.M. Obscene Language
Michael Prindable, for whom Mr. R. D. Bawden appeared, pleaded guilty to using obscene language at South Grafton, and was fined £2: ten days…
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Yesterday, before Messrs. A. Thompson and D. McFarlane, Js.P., Samuel Keener was charged with stealing a coat and silk handkerchief, valued at 23s…
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The inquest on the body of Michael McNally, a seaman, who was stabbed in a lavatory at the Oxford-street Hotel, has concluded. The Coroner found that Effin…
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On Saturday, before M. E. A. May, J.P., Charles Matthews, for drunkenness on the Boulevard, was fined 1s, or five minutes in a cell…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →German Reputation for Lying. Magistrate's Strong Comments
Hermann Heymann, a German, was charged at a police court in Sydney on Friday last with larceny as a bailee. It was alleged…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Grafton Police Court. Friday, January- 28. Before Messrs. D. McFarlane and H. C. T. Maxted[?] Js.P[?]
Percy Forbes and Frank Lewis, on remand, were charged in company with stealing the sum of £6 10s from Joseph Craunana, at South Grafton…
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Yesterday, before Mr. E. A. May, J.P., Carl Brown was charged with drunkenness, and fined 5s, or 24 tours. For resisting Constable Barry in the execution of his…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Daring Burglary. Sydney
Shopbreakers forced their way into Henry Sherman's pawnbroking premises in George-street and stole about £200 worth of jewellery. The intruders drilled a hole in the wall…
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Yesterday, before Messrs. E. A. May and A. Thompson, J's.P., Irene Spicer, a young woman, was charged with attempting to commit suicide…
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At the Hillgrove Police Court on Friday last, Otho E. T. Mowle, of Guy Fawkes, was charged with allegedly stealing two steers, the property of C. J. Morgan, of Guy Fawkes…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Assault on Erzerum Commenced. London, Wednesday. Turks Rushing Up Rein Forcements
The Russians have commenced their assaults on Erzerum (Asia Minor). The country is practically without roads and the cold is intense. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Marine Court Inquiry. Sydney
The Marine Court, after hearing evidence anent the foundering of the steamer Wandra, found that it was unable on the evidence to assign any definite cause for the disaster,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grafton Police Court. Tuesday, 1st FEBRUARY. Before Messrs. E. A. May and A. Thompson, Js.P. Alleged Attempted Suicide
Irene Spicer was charged with attempting to commit suicide on the night previous by jumping into the river off the municipal wharf…
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The adjourned hearing of the case of alleged stealing of a bullock, the property of E. J. McGregor, preferred against John B. Finnessey, a prominent and well-known…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Grafton Police Court. Friday, 4th FEBRUARY. Before Messrs, T. T. Bawden and G. N. Small, J's.P
Hugh E. Turnbull was charged with deserting his wife, Eva at Ipswich (Q.), and was remanded to Wednesday next. Henry Ford, for drunkenness in…
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Yesterday, before Messrs. T. T. Bawden and G. N. Small, Js.P., Hugh Edward Turnbull, who appeared in military uniform, was charged on a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldiers Charged with Robbery. Sydney
The branch premises of Gowing Bros., at Liverpool camp, was broken into last night. Goods valued at £40 were stolen. At the local Police Court this morning four soldiers were…
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