Copmanhurst Police Court
At the usual monthly sitting of the Copmanhurst Police Court, before Mr. A. H. Parkes, Police Magistrate, Frank Jennings was convicted and fined 30 and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1920
1,245 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 20 of 63
Telegrams. Alleged Murder. Sydney
John Small, 31, a fireman, was remanded at the Police Court on a charge of the alleged murder of Stanley Walsh. Bail was not applied for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Harbor Murder. Death Sentence Commuted Sydney
The State Cabinet has commuted death sentence passed on Alexander Thompson for the murder of the captain of the ship John Campbell in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Grafton Police Court Wednesday, April 21, 1920. (Before Messrs. E. A. May and A. Tyler, J.'sP.)
Arthur Gaten pleaded guilty to drunkenness, and disorderly conduct on the previous day, and was fined 10 or 86 hours' imprisonment. on a charge of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rabbit Trapper's Death. a Charge of Murder. Sydney
The inquest into the death of William Jones, a rabbit trapper at Blayney, was continued. William Cowles, a gun expert, said he…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Intent to Murder. McCALL, Committed Toe Rial. Sydney
James McCall was charged at the police court with shooting William Detman with intent to murder. Mr. Detman, in his evidence, said he…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Brooklyn Affair. Accused Before the Court. Sydney
Ernest Drury and Donald McDonald were again, before the Court, charged with being near a post office in possession of house-breaking instruments…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Court Dress. Lord Chamberlain's Seow Room. Queen Selects Designs. London
The Lord Chamberlain's office has become the centre of attraction. Society women have adopted the novel course of displaying approved designs of Court…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lawrence Police Court
On Thursday, Mr. Parkes, P.M., paid his first official visit to Lawrence. On taking his seat he was cordially welcomed by Mr. J. Parsons, J.P., on behalf of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Alleged Murder. Sydney
The third trial of Mrs. Elliott, charged with murdering her husband at South Gundagai, commenced at Goulburn to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Woman Charged with Perjury. Paris
Thelma Bamberger, ex-wife of a stockbroker, has been arrested for perjury in consequence of President Duke's condemnation last month rescinding a decree of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Living Wage. Opinion of Full Industrial Court. Sydney
The Full Industrial Court expressed the unanimous opinion that the wage declared by the Board of Trade for the metropolitan area should be taken into account or…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Irish Turmoil a Mid-day Murder
Detective Dalton was fatally shot in Mountjoy-street, Dublin, his case resembling that of the recently-murdered Kell's. No one apparently witnessed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Grafton Police Court. Saturday, 24th APRIL, 1920. Before Mr. A. H. Parkes, P.M. Insufficient Means
Joseph S. Hunter, Reginald Brabet, Roy Weston Brookes, and Leon Lament were charged with being persons not having sufficient lawful means of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Casualties. Alleged Murder. a Family Poisoned. Adelaide
Arthur Lee, who was arrested in connection with the mysterious poisoning of his wife and three children at Rhyuie, South Australia, was committed for trial…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Totalisator Tax. Taxation Commissioner's Action an Injunction Applied For. Matter to Come Before the Court. Sydney
The decision of the Commonwealth Government to impose a 13 per cent, tax on totalisator investments was the subject of an application for an injunction…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Maclean. Licensing Court. Friday, April 23. (Before Mr. A. H. Parker, P.M., and Messrs. J. E. Arnold and Dr. Corlis, J. 'sP.)
A report on the conduct and condition of licensed premises within the district was submitted by Sergeant McIntosh, and as there were no complaints it was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Grafton Police Court
Before Mr. A. H. Parkes, P.M., on Monday:--William Zietsch, jun., pleaded not guilty to charges of drunkenness and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pending Decision of High Court. Sydney
Mr. Hughes says that, pending the decision of the High Court, the proposed collection of the totalisator tax would be suspended. If the court refused the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sinn Fein Rebellion Protecting Police Barracks Two More Policemen Murdered. Guerilla Warfare Increasing. London
"The Times" says that the latest plan for the protection of the Irish Police Barracks includes sandbag defences, loopholed steel places instead of windows, and…
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