In the Industrial Court. Leave to Appeal Refused. Sydney
When the case of the Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Service Association which is asking for leave to appeal from the award respecting the…
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Courts & crime, 1917
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District Court. Elkerton v. Marks. Alleged Assault and Slander. Plaintiff Non-suited
The case of Jas. Elkerton v. Geo. Marks was heard in the District Court on Saturday, his Honor Judge Hamilton on the bench. In this case plaintiff sued defendant…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Alleged Assault and Slander. Experiment Farm Case. Severe Strictures on Defendant. a Non-suit Granted. How the Law Stands
In the Grafton District Court on Saturday, before His Honor Judge Hamilton and a jury, Jas. Elkerton sued George Marks (manager of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police for Sydney
As many of the country policemen as can be spared have been called to Sydney, a number of officers attached to the Grafton district leave for the metropolis…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Grafton Police Court Monday, 6th AUGUST, 1917. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire. P.M.)
A person deemed to be insane was remanded for a week in order to be placed under medical observation. James Briggs was charged with having…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Assault on a Constable. the Accused Remanded. Sydney
George Wheeler was remanded at the Police Court to-day on a charge of maliciously wounding Constable Lane. The Police Prosecutor stated that the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Submarine Menace. Cold-blooded Murder. British Admiralty Report. Sinking of the Belgian Prince. London
The Admiralty confirms the report that a German .submarine torpedoed the Belgian Prince. The crew abandoned the ship in two boats, which the Germans…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Grafton Police Court. Monday, August 6
Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M. A person deemed to be insane, was remanded for a week in order to be placed under medical observation…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Women Scouts. Russian Rout Continues. Troops Murder General Erbelli London
One hundred and sixty women scouts left Kharkoff, in Russia, for the front. Despite a great rallying effort last week, the Russian rout continues…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Mysterious Paper. Offices Raided by Police. Paris, Tuesday Night
The police have raided the offices of a mysteriously-subsidised newspaper, "Le Bonnett Rouge." The London "Times" described it as being equally…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Carters' Union Called Out. Police Protection for Trams. Sydney
After a fruitless interview between the Cabinet and the Strike Committee, the Trolly, Draymen and Carters' Union called out all the carters who worked for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Attempted Intimidation. Two Men Sent to Gaol
Two men were sent to gaol without the option of a fine for interfering with tramway employees. Another offender was fined for boo-hooing the police…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Court Cases
Phillip Hogan, the striker who was fined £10 on Tuesday for trespassing on railway premises, was again before the Police Court to-day, charged with having…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Narromine Murder. Inquest Adjourned. Sydney
An inquest was opened at Narromine concerning the death of tho girl, Zeha Hill, aged five. The doctor's evidence A as that the child had been strangled…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local and General. Lawrence Police Court
A twice postponed case of local interest, under the Pure Food Act, was Police v. J. H. Ensbey, a local butcher, who pleaded not guilty. After the hearing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police to Sydney
Last night the Pulganbar took seven members of the police force to Sydney from the Clarence, also seven horses for their use there…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shipowners in Conference. Police Ready for Emergencies
A special meeting of the Shipowners' Federation discussed the position regarding the stoppage of work on the wharves, but the decision reached has not yet been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Grafton Police Court. Saturday, August 11
Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M. Annie Jackson, an aboriginal woman, pleaded guilty to drunkenness in Queen-st., the previous night. There…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court Charge. Insulting a Ticket Examiner
Roy Darcey pleaded guilty at the Police Court to a charge of using insulting words to a ticket examiner. The evidence given showed that the accused…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Court Cases. a Girl Bound Over
Philip Hogan was fined £15, in default three months' imprisonment, on a charge of using threats of violence to Arthur Hubert, with intent to prevent him…
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