Alleged Assault. Victim in a Serious Condition. Sydney
A man named William Siddon was found in a house at Darlington in a semidelirious condition, with a severely lacerated wound on the forehead and a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1917
936 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 47
Alleged Assault. Sydney
Daniel Garry was remanded at the Police Court on a charge of inflicting grievous bodily harm upon Thomas Sibbne, who it is alleged had been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Grafton Police Court Monday, January 29, 1917. (Before Messrs Vaughan and McFarlane, J's.P.)
A person on remand was charged with being insane and not under proper control. Dr Henry, Government Medical Officer,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Zealand. Attempted Murder and Suicide. Auckland
At Invercargill, New Zealand, yesterday, Frederick Annison met a married woman, Mrs Margaret Brennan, and subsequently drew a revolver and shot her…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victoria. the Unwanted Babe. Shocking Case of Mania O[?] Murder. Melbourne
Giving evidence at an inquest at Ge[?]long concerning an unknown infan[?] found in a sewer, Dr. Newman stated the child had lived, and expressed the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →I.W.W. Work. Propagandist Sentenced. Sydney
Spencer Barden was fined £1 with costs at the Police Court to-day, for distributing a handbill having reference to the recent I.W.W. cases and the sentences imposed by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Telegrams. Public Servant Charged. Alleged Fraudulent Conversion. Melbourne
David O'Donoghue was committed for trial in Melbourne on a charge of fraudulently converting to his own use certain sums of money belonging to the Navy…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Police. Rewards and Promotions. Sydney
Thirty police officers have been granted monetary rewards ranging from £50 to £12 10s, while four others have been promoted on representations made…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Charged with Theft. Police Offer No Evidence. Sydney
When the case of Henry Morrow, charged with having, while clerk at Anthony Hordern and Sons., stolen postage and duty stamps valued at £742, was called…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maclean Police Court
Yesterday, before Mr. E. T. Oram, J.P., Francis B. Gallagher and William Gallagher, on remand, were charged with deserting from the A.I.F. on October…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cold-blooded Murder. British Sailors Intense Agony. London
The British steamship Artist, when 48 miles off the land in a heavy easterly gale, was submarined on January 27th. In response to her S.O.S. call…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Roosevelt's Plain Speech. Germany's Policy of Murder. New York; Thursday Night
Ex-President Roosevelt says: "The German note admits that the German policy on the high seas is to murdei non-combatants, including women and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Unspeakable Turk. Exterminating the Arabs. Cold Blooded, Deliberate Murder. London
Reuter learns authoritatively that the Turks are deliberately endeavoring to exterminate the Arabs similarly to the Armenians. A military cordon has…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Peculiar Theft Charge. Woman Committed for Trial. Sydney
Jane Goodson was committed for trial on a charge of stealing £50, the property of Hugh [?] Walsh. The prosecutor deposed he saw an advertisement in a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Grafton Police Court. Monday, February 5
Before Mr. J.L. Shropshire, P.M. Samuel Mawhinney for riding a horse along the footpath in Skinner- street, South Grafton, was fined 10-…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police and I.w.w
The Chief Secretary was asked on Saturday by our representative if any special recognition had been extended to members of the police force in connection with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hun Murder Campaign Begun. "Sink Every Ship." London, Sunday Night
The German submarine commander who sank the Housatonic had orders to sink every ship. Earlier messages stated:--…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Brutal Assault. Sydney
Three boys were victims of a cowardly and brutal assault near their home at Manly on Saturday night, and whe[?] a companion went to their assistance…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Grafton Police Court. Monday, February 5, 1917. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M.)
The application of Philip Henrie for a collector's license was granted. A first offender was charged with riding a horse on the footpath. Mr. A…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ulmarra Police Court
Yesterday, before the P.M., Mr. J. L. Shropshire, and Mr. J. McCallum, J.P. Inspector of Nuisances v. N. B. Small, driving without lights on…
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