Theft of Letters. Sentence of Three Months. Sydney
Richard Ryan, convicted of stealing letters from the mail room of the steamer Kyogle, was sentenced to three mouths' hard labor…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1919
1,137 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 28 of 57
Alleged Murder. a Woman's Death. Sydney
Annie Turnbull, 53, was remanded at the Police Court on a charge of having feloniously and maliciously murdered Ivy, Langerce…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Unrest in Townsville. Special Police Tram Arrives 3000 People at the Station. the Government's Determination. Brisbane
When interviewed to-day regarding the action of the railway employees at Charters Towers in refusing to carry the police from Brisbane through by train to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Riot at Broken Hill. the Police Attacked. Sydney
After making the arrest of some men at Broken Hill, the police was attacked by a man in military uniform. The police were compelled to draw…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Telegrams. Theft of Tram Tickets. Sydney
At the Central Police Court, Charles Butters, a tram conductor, was committed for trial on a charge of stealing 17 books of tram tickets, etc., valued at £10…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Grafton Police Court. Monday, July 7. (Before Major Crane, P. M.) Straying Stock
Walter Fischer and Wm. J. Welley each pleaded guilty to allowing a cow to stray in Prince street, and a fine of 45, with 6 costs was imposed in each case…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Humane Gaol Treatment
In normal times no official return forms more agreeable reading than that which tells of a decrease in the prison population of the State. For a number for years…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alleged Intent to Murder. Coonamble
At the Police Court, Thomas Lattimer, a returned soldier, was remanded on a charge of shooting at Michael Walley with intent to murder…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Quarterly Licensing Court
The quarterly sitting of the Grafton Licensing Court was held yesterday, before Major Crane, P.M., and Mr. D. McFarlane. The police were directed to give…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grafton Police Court. Monday, July 7th 1919. Before Major F. W. C. Crane, P.M. Straying Stook
Walter Fischer and W. J Weiley were fined 15, with 6 costs, each, for allowing stock to stray in Prince Street, Grafton, and Thomas…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Aftermath of Freeman Case. Marshall Sentenced to Three a Months. Sydney
The hearing of the case against Vance Marshall and Thomas Botsman. in which the defendants were charged with having unlawfully incited persons to disturb…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An Illicit Still. Three Men Charged. Sydney
John Burke, an old-age pensioner, and Albert Duell, a glass blower, were charged at the Police Court with having illegally carried on distillation; while Patrick…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Court Field Day
It is understood that instructions have been issued by the Attorney-General to the Grafton police to institute a prosecution in regard to a meeting of football…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murder Epidemic. Women Fatally Stabbed Love and Madness
Magistrates and the police are commenting on the continued prevalence of capital crimes. The latest examples include the mysterious…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Maclean Police Court. a Busy Day
What a local solicitor described as a "cyclonic period" apparently struck Maclean last month, and as a consequence the court yesterday was a busy one. There…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Theft of Ribbon. Sydney
While a cart was standing outside Queen Victoria Buildings, in the city, a speak thief made his appearance and secured ribbon worth £119…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Court of Petty Sessions. (Before Major Crane, P.m.) Assaulting the Police
The hearing of a series of charges of assaulting the police, etc., preferred against Clarence Grant McPhee, a member of a well-known family, attracted…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Licensing Court. (Before Major Crane, P.M., and Mr. J. E. Arnold, L.M.)
The quarterly Licensing Court was first, and this was quickly over. The report was characterised by the P.M. as being very satisfactory, the only matter…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maritime Strike. the Position Obscure. Other Unions May Be Involved Leave to Prosecute Granted. Case Before the Arbitration Court. Melbourne
The President of the Federal Arbitration Court has granted leave to prosecute the Seamen's Union and the General Secretary, Thomas Walsh, in connection…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maclean Police Court. Continued from Saturday's issue. FRIDAY, 11th JULY, 1919. (Before Major Crane. P.m.) Yamba Oyster Cases Dismissed, Magistrate's Trenchant Criticism
The eases against three young men, William Drury, jun., William Rigg. and G[?]van Friar, charged with having oysters in their possession reasonably supposed to…
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