Small Debts Court. Tuesday, March 27
Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M. W. Manning v. Lionel Jacobs, claim of £3 4s 9d. Payment of £1 19s 6d was admitted, and a verdict was given for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1917
936 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 11 of 47
Abatement Court. Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M.
Chas. James Beaton, Great Northern Hotel, South Grafton, abatement of rent. Mr. Pollack appeared for applicant and asked for adjournment till April 17…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Case of David Dicker. Tasmanian Full Court Decision. Hobart
The Tasmanian Full Court dismissed the appeal by David Dicker, Labor member in the State Parliament, against his conviction for having made disloyal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Small Debts Court. Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M.
In the case of Webster v. Smith the amount claimed was paid into court and a verdict was given for plaintiff. W. Manning v. Lionel Jacobs, claim…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Grafton Courts. Licensing Court. Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, L.M., and Mr. D. M. McFarlanc, member
John Cartmill applied tor a refund of license fee. Mr. Pollack for applicant. Refund of £3 ordered. Mary Louisa Fletcher also applied for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Schnicker Sentenced. Sydney
Carl Schnicker, 18, was charged at the police court with wearing a military uniform, he not being a member of the Defence Forces. He was also charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →O'neill, Alias Tighe. Does Not Like Gaol. Perth
Frederick George O'Neill, alias Tighe, escaped from Fremantle Gaol for the second time in four months. The prisoner came under the notice of the police in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Alleged Note Forgeries. Police Seize Men and Notes. Sydney
Detectives raided a house at Surry Hills this morning and arrested two men, whom they charged with forging Commonwealth five-pound notes. The raid…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Doncaster and Cup. Whitefield and Court Jester Favorites. Sydney
Whitefield is a firm favorite for the Doncaster, closely followed by Spurn, Balarang, Cetigne and Giru, who have King's Bounty, Polycrates, Woorak and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →O'donoghue's Case. Quashed by High Court. a Further Charge. Sydney
The High Court has quashed the conviction of David O'Donoghue, clerk of the Naval Department. Subsequently O'Donoghue was arrested and charged…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →I.W.W. in America. Proposed Raid on Police. Fights with National Guards. Vancouver
Walter Murphy, a member of the I.W.W., and four conpanions were arrested at Kansas City for pleading with a crowd to join them in a raid…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Howell Price Sentenced
Lieut. David Howell Price was brought up for sentence in Sydney on Monday morning. Mr. J. W. Abigail pleaded for leniency for the prisoner. He…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Filthy Premises. Foreigners Charged. Sydney
Demetrius Comino appeared at the police court charged with not keeping his restaurant premises in Market-street, clean…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"The Worker " Case. the Contempt of Court Decision. Sydney
In the case against "The Worker" newspaper for alleged contempt of court, in having commented upon the case of Grant while his appeal was before…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Alleged Horse Stealing. Country Mayor Acquitted. Sydney
At the Hay Quarter Sessions, Roger Duvanyon, aged 71, who is Mayor of Hillston, was charged with having stolen a horse, the property of P. J. Tullia…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Grafton Police Court. Saturday, 31st MARCH. Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M.
Charles Matthews, for drunkenness, Was fined 30- or 14 days' imprisonment; 48 hours allowed to pay the fine on finding securities to the amount of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The German Pirates. High Seas Murder. Sinking of the Alnwick Castle. London
The day previous to the torpedoing of the steamer Alnwick Castle, 5900 tons, without warning, 320 miles from land, the vessel had rescued the crew…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Grafton Police Court
Yesterday, in the Grafton Police Court, before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M., D. McKay, James Manning, Louis Klaus, John Giovanelli, W. J. Weiley, W. H…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Attempted Burglary. Postmaster's Gallant Defence. Melbourne
A masked burglar entered the Hawthorn West Post Office, Victoria, early this morning and attacked Postmaster Minnie in his bedroom. The intruder,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Telegrams. Attempted Burglary. Watchman Fires Revolver. Sydney
Two men who were about to enter the home of Mr. J. Russell French, a[?] Bellevue Hill, early this morning, were fired on by Frank Mills, night watchman…
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