Mornington Island Murder. Peter Sentenced to Death. Townsville
In the Supreme Court to-day, before Mr. Justice Real, the Mornington Island cases were concluded. "Burketown Peter," who pleaded guilty to the murder of the…
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Courts & crime, 1918
921 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 11 of 47
Maclean Police Court. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire. P.M.)
Auctioneering licenses were granted Ellis Rothwell (Maclean), Michael Mitchell and Daniel Patrick Ryan (Harwood)…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →JUDGE McCAWLEY. Quo Warranto Application. Matter Before the Court. Brisbane
An application was made in open court this morning before Chief Justice Cooper by George Arthur Carter, public servant, for an order calling on Thomas William…
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At the Maclean, Court on Saturday morning before Mr. Stuart Maurice, J.P., and E. T. Oram, C.P.S., Sydney Jones was charged with stealing a soldier's medal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grafton Police Court. Monday, March 11, 1918. Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P. M. Municipal Traffic Cases
Robert Gear was charged, at the instance of Inspector J. Duncan, with driving on the wrong side of the road at the corner of Pound and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Litvinoff's Ejection. the Court's Decision. London, Saturday Night
Mr. Justice Neville has dismissed the application by Litvinoff (Bolshevik emissary in London) for a continuation of the injunction restraining…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Alleged Indecent Assault. Crown Case Breaks Down. Sydney
The Crown case against William Wickie at Wagga Quarter Sessions, for alleged indecent assault on a girl aged 11, broke down, the girl admitting she knew…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Prejudicial to Recruiting. Member of Parliament Charged. Perth
Phillip Collier, a member of the West Australian Parliament, was charged with having made statements likely to prejudice recruiting. The charge was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Grafton Police Court. (Monday, March 11, 1918.) (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.m.) Driving on Wrong Side
Robert Gear pleaded guilty to driving a vehicle on the wrong side of the road. Mr. Duncan, who appeared for the Grafton City Council, said this was the first…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grafton Police Court. Monday, March 11. Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M. Alleged Fortune Telling
Lottie Veroni was charged with pretending to tell fortunes and to deceive and impose upon Constable Leslie J. Warburton. Accused, who pleaded not…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Youthful Burglar. Albert Goyen Charged. and Committed for Trial. Sydney
Albert Goyen (17), was charged at the Central Police Court with breaking and entering the dwelling of Ernest Alfred Ayres, chemist, of Enfield, with intent to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Telegrams. Two Dead Children. Police Making Inquiries. Sydney
The Randwick police are engaged in making inquiries into the finding of two dead children. The first discovery was made by a milk…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Baby in the Surf. Alleged Murder. a Fisherman's Discovery. What Two Men Saw. Sydney
While William Brown was listing off the rocks at Maroubra Bay last night he noticed a white object floating in the water, and succeeded, in securing it with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Murder Most Foul Germany's Abominable Crimes. Facts From France and Belgium. American Clergyman's Scathing Indictment
Dr. Newell Dwight Hillis, one of America's foremost ministers, of Plymouth Church, Brooklyn (of which the first pastor was Henry Ward Beecher),…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Small Debts Court. Tuesday, March 12. Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M.
The North Coast Bread Co. obtained verdicts against the following:--W. Klaus, claim for £1 0s 5d, verdict for claim, with 5 costs; W. Green, claim…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Land Appeal Court. An Important Decision. TINDAL v. Lollback. Local Land Board Decision Upheld: Sydney
In the Land Appeal Court in the appeal by Charles Henry Tindal against the recommendation of the Grafton Land Board in respect to Thomas George…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Alleged Embezzlement. Bank Clerk Charged. Sydney
A bank clerk named Edward Ignatius Collins, 36, appeared before the Police Court on five charges of stealing money belonging to the Commissioners of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Kempsey Police Court. Monday, March 11. (Before Mr. H. H. McDougall, P.M.)
Ten persons were each fined 2/6 and 9/ costs, or 24 hours' imprisonment, for allowing cattle to stray on the railway line. The traffic inspector (Mr. Evans)…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Alleged Larceny. of Military Pay. a Woman Charged. Sydney
Mary Jane Caughfield, or Maloney, a married woman, was charged at the Police Court with alleged larceny of £246, at Brisbane…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Station Robbery. Accused Before the Court. Sydney
The ease against William Ferguson, who was charged with having stolen £126 from the Carlton railway station, was proceeded with at the Kogarah Police Court to-day…
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