Police Court Cases
John Delahunty was fined £5, in default two months' imprisonment, for calling a special constable a "scab." Practically the whole of the men who…
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Courts & crime, 1917
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Grafton Police Court. Monday, September 3, 1917. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M.)
Thos. Knott. C. MeKinnon, W. H. Waldon and James Goldthorp were each fined 5, with 6 costs of court or 24 hours' hard labor for allowing horses…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Minister for Murder Legislation." Mr. Willis' Indictment
Mr. Willis, during a speech in the Domain, said an attempt had been made to remove the greatest safeguard the miners had. Mr. Fitzpatrick, Minister…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →I.w.w. Members. a Big Haul. Seventy-one Sent to Gaol. for Six Months
Thirty-seven members of the I.W.W., who were arrested on Saturday night and yesterday, appeared before the Police Court to-day charged with being…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Scarborough Shooting Case. Two Men Arrested. Charged with Attempted Murder
Two men have been arrested in connection with the shooting at a fireman on the Coledale train on August 25. Inspector Anderson four detectives and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ulmarra Police Court. Alleged Careless Use of Fire
Yesterday, before the Police Magistrate, Mr. J. L. Shropshire, A. E. Amos, W. H. Amos, and J. Martin were charged with haying, in company, on a public road at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →THE I.W.W. Three More Members Sentenced . SYDNEY
Three more members of the I.W.W. were sentenced to six months' imprisonment. One of the I.W.W. defendants sentenced…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Adela Pankhurst. Sent to Gaol for Nine Months. Melbourne
Adela Pankhurst was sentenced to three months' imprisonment at Melbourne on a charge of having held a meeting contrary to the War Precautions…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grafton Police Court. Monday, September 3. Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M. Ownership of a Saddle
James Pooley pleaded not guilty to a charge of having stolen a saddle, worth £5, the property of A. Small, of South Grafton. Mr. Pollack defended…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Urana Murder. an Open Verdict. Sydney
An open verdict was returned at the coroner's inquiry concerning the murder of Florence Flood at Urana. The coroner said he could not accept the suicide…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Kaiser's Dream. Alliance Against Britain. the Czar Charged His Mind. London
Telegrams between the Kaiser and the Czar at the end of 1904, unearthed from the Russian archives, have been published by the "New York Herald."…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Arbitration Court. an Application Struck Out
Mr. Justice Higgins, in the Federal Arbitration Court, struck out the plaint of the Federated Ironworkers Association against numerous employers in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Grafton Licensing Court. Monday, September 3
Before Messrs. J. L. Shropshire, W. J. Hawthorne and D. McFarlane, L.Ms. The following cases were dealt with at a sitting of the Grafton Licensing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Brisbane Sensation. Alleged Murder. Brisbane
Behind the arrest of William Trouton, jun., chemist, and Nora Phillips, nurse, on a charge of murder, it is alleged that there is to be revealed one of the most…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ben Tillet and the Huns. "Brotherly Love and Murder." London
The Trades Union Congress has con duded. Ben Tillet said he believed the German Socialists were murderers equally with the soldiers, although in the past…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE I.W.W. Another Member Sentenced. Sydney
Walter McCausland, a member of the I.W.W., was sentenced to six months' hard labor. Ernest Trelven pleaded guilty to being…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Demonstration at Eskbank. Police Use Their Batons
There was a hostile demonstration at Eskbank upon the arrival of the volunteer miners. The police were obliged to use their batons. Two arrests were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Half of Raiders Intercepted Huns' Aimless Murder. Why Casualties Were Small London
A full harvest moon and anti-cyclonic conditions made Tuesday night perfect for an aeroplane attack, though it would have been fatal to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Federal Action Likely. Encounters Between Police and Strikers. the Only Way Out. Sydney, Thursday Night
Nearly 100,000 men are now idle throughout Australia, including 65,000 in N.S.W. To-day there were 5949 volunteer…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Raleigh Punt Assault Case
This much talked of case was sot down for hearing at the Urunga Police Court on Thursday, September 6th, before the P.M. The particulars are well known. Theodore…
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