Up-to-date Police Methods. London
Berlin police aeroplaned to Bentheim and arrested an English man on a charge of smuggling diamonds into Holland…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1920
1,245 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 16 of 63
Simplicity at Court. Dress Regulations for Palace Receptions. London
The official dress regulations for the Palace receptions fin June strike a note of simplicity, forbidding feathers and trains…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Victorian Labor Conference. Mr. Prendergast on the Arbitration Court. Mr. Tudor Forecasts Another Election. Melbourne
Speaking at the Victorian Labor Conference, Mr. Prendergast, leader of the Slate Labor party, said the Arbitration Court was no good to the workers unless…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Telegrams. Another Post Office Burglary. Sydney
The post office at Reefton, near Temora, was entered by burglars, and the safe removed 200 yards away and blown open by gelignite. About £40 in cash was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Killed in a Street Brawl. Two Young Men Charged. Sydney
Wallace Irvine, 17, and Henry Brown, 20, were charged at the Central Police Court with feloniously slaying a man, whose name is unknown, and were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Stations Blown Up. London
The Clough, Lough, Brickland and Trillick police stations have been blown up. There were no casualties…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bondi Tragedy. Another Girl's Body Found. Further Police Inquiries. Woman's Visit to Wharf
The disappearance last Tuesday of Mrs. Johannah Palanque and her three children from their home in Easting's parade North Bondi, is causing the police a good…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Show Ground Shooting Case. Dias Charged with Murder. Sydney
A later message states that George Dias, salesman, was charged at the Central Police Court with having murdered Julia Dias, and with having maliciously…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →South Australian Murder. Sydney
Alexander Lee has been arrested at Rhynie, South Australia, for alleged murder in connection with the death of his wife and three children from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Coogee Murder John Meagher Acquitted
The trial of John Meagher, 84, charged with the murder of his Wife, Marjorie Kathleen Meagher, at Coogee, on November 20, was concluded at the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Telegrams. "Direct Action." Assault in City Park. Sydney
Two men assaulted John Campbell in Moore Park, Sydney. One of the men, it is stated, asked Campbell for a match, when the second man hit him on the head…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Forged Notes. a Police Warning
Spurious Bank of England notes have been passed in oilier States, and the Inspector-General of Police (Mr. Mitchell) warns business men to be on the lookout…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Serious Charge. Quadruple Murder Alleged. Adelaide
A man named Alexander Lee has been arrested at Rhynie, South Australia, on a charge of alleged murder in connection with the death of his wife and three…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Grafton Police Court. Tuesday, April 6, 1920. (Before Messrs. D. MeFarlane, A. Thompson and F. Vaughan, J's.P.)
BREAKING AND ENTERING. Henry Harris, an elderly man, some what fittingly described during the hearing of the case, by the chief witness…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On Licensed Premises. Boarders at "The Crown." Police Prosecution Fails
At the Grafton Police Court to-day, before Messrs. D. McFarlane, F. Vaughan, and A. Thompson, Js.P., John Wallace Allen pleaded not…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Licensing Court. Tuesday, 6th APRIL, 1920. Before Messrs. D. McFarlane and W.J. Hawthorne, L.Ms
A renewal of the license of the Cangai Hotel was granted to Francis P. Allen. Annual assessment £146. license fee £10…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Worrell Murder Trial. Another Postponement. Sydney
The trial of Leslie Worrell, a police constable, charged with murdering his wife, has been further postponed to enable Mr. Justice Wade to go on circuit…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Grafton Police Court. Wednesday, April 7, 1920. (Befor Messrs. D. McFarlane, F. Vaughnn and A. Thompson, J'sP.) Liquor Cases
John Wallis Allen was charged with having been on the premises of the Crown Hotel, Grafton, at 10.20 p.m. on Thursday, March 4, in contravention of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Paper Shortage. The Position in Canada. Decision of Supreme Court. Supplies for Australia. Ottawa
Far-reaching results of the news printing paper question are contained in the decision of the Supreme Court of Canada, upholding Price Bros.’ refusal to obey the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Alleged Theft of Jewellery. a Buyer Charged. Sydney
Leo Schulte was charged at the Central Police Court with stealing 22 diamond rings and other articles of jewellery, valued at £835, the property of Grace…
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