Attempted Murder and Suicide
Stella Morris, 21, was shot by her fiancee, Angelo Gaston Lembo, 40, a Spaniard, at a boarding-house in William -street, Melbourne on Thursday…
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Courts & crime, 1920
1,245 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 63
Grafton Police Court. Monday, 2nd FEBRUARY, 1920. Before Major F. W. C. Crane, P.M. Refusing to Pay
Thomas Austin Wilson pleaded guilty to a charge of refusing to pay £8 for accommodation at the Lion Hotel, Grafton, on the 28th January…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Theft of Motor Tyres. Sydney
Francis Augustus and William Jones were charged at Hie Central Police Court with having stolen 27 bundles of Michelin motor lyres, valued at £800, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Verdict of Murder. Hobart
At the inquest on the remains found burnt in a house at Launceston. after hearing the evidence the Coroner said there was no doubt, the husband, Worthy,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Grafton Police Court. Monday, February 2, 1920. (Before Major F. W. C. Crane, P.m.) Refusing to Pay for Accommodation
Thomas Austin Wilson was presented on a charge of refusing to pay for his accommodation at the Lion Hotel, Grafton, on January 28 last…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sunnybrook Tragedy. Glooshko Before the Court. Brisbane
On November 28 a tragedy was enacted at Sunny bank, when a child, Kate Glooshko, was murdered and three children seriously wounded with a revolver…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coraki Burglary
Burglars got away with £247 worth of jewellery from the window of Mrs. Stanton of Coraki. The thieve samashed the glass and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Theft of Blouses. Sydney
Thieves gained an entrance to Phillips' Clothing factory in Kent street and got away with blouses valued at £250…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →High Court Vacancy Victorian Barrister Appointed Melbourne
Mr. H. Starke, the well-known Victorian barrister, has been appointed to the High Court bench, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police and the War. an Interesting Disclosure. Loss of Seniority. Brisbane
An interesting disclosure was made in the Assembly this afternoon when the police vote was under discussion. Mr. James stated that in September, 1915, all…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tragedy at Manly. Attempted Murder and Suicide. Husband and Wife Quarrel. Sydney
The occupants of the Steync Hotel, Manly, were startled on hearing several shots fired in an upstairs bedroom of the hotel, occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Minchin,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Grafton Police Court. Thursday, 5th FEBRUARY, 1920. Before Major F. W. C. Crane, P.M. Drunkenness
James Oxenham pleaded guilty to being drunk in Prince street. Fined 5 or 24 hours. Robert Wilson pleaded guilty to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Theft From a Steamer. the Captain Drugged. Sydney
Captain Williams, of the steamer Miltiades, from which vessel's strongroom Treasury notes valued at £950 were stolen. states he was drugged in his sleep. It was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Theft of Jewellery. Sydney
Early this morning thieves entered a house at Coogee and stole jewellery and plate worth £100…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Shipping Strike. Men Before the Court. Five Sentenced at Newcastle Newcastle, Saturday Night
Five engineers on the steamer Wyandra were charged at the Newcastle Court to-day with having disobeyed lawful commands of Captain Marcus…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mclean Police Court. (Before Major Crane, P.m.) a Soldier and His Wife
A case in which a Maclean soldier, Lieutenant Frank A. D. Warts, was charged with leaving his wife, Mary Watt's, without means of support, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grafton Police Court. Saturday, February 7th, 1920. Before Major F. W. C. Crane, P.M. Drunkenness and Language
Clement Everingham pleaded guilty to two charges, viz., drunk and disorderly and indecent language at the Grafton Police Station on the 6th…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Attempted Murder. Sensation at Tabulam. an Ex-casino Resident Charged
A sensation was created in Casino on Tuesday morning on receipt of information from Tabulam that a well-known resident of that locality had been fired at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Charge of Murder. Glooshko Again Before the Court. Brisbane
George Glooshko, a Russian, was again before the police court to-day charged with having at Sunnybank, on November 29, unlawfully murdered Kate Glooshko,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →French Boxer in Trouble. Pleads Guilty to Stealing. Brisbane
Fernand Quendreux, the well-known French boxer, pleaded guilty at the Police Court to-day to a charge of stealing two shirts, two towels, and one blanket, the…
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