Alleged Stealing of Cheque
Last week a letter addressed to the Town Clerk. Marrickville, containing a cheque for £15 was posted in a street pillar-box. Two days later a man presented the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1921
2,437 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 54 of 122
Theft of a Cheque Book. Sydney
At the Darlinghurst Sessions John Beckman pleaded guilty to a charge of having stolen a cheque book, the property of David Moore Anderson, M.L.A., the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Assault in Company. a Political Quarrel. Sydney
In the North Sydney Court Alexander Hamilton proceeded against Robert and Andrew Hamilton brothers, and David and George Hamilton, nephews, for assault…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Grafton Police Court Monday, May 23. (Before Mr. A. H. Parkes, P.m.) Language
Norman Clarence McLennan appeared charged with that on April 29 in South Grafton, he used insulting language. Mr. Macpherson appeared on his behalf…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Grafton Police Court. Monday, 23rd MAY. Before Mr. A. H. Parkes, P.M. Insulting Language
Norman Clarence McLennan was charged with having, on 29th April, used insulting words. The case was an echo of a previous clash in the court…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr Judd Wants a Gun. the Threats of Soldiers. the Magistrate Says No. Sydney
The application of Ernest Judd for a gun license was continued to-day. Mr. Hawkins, S.M., is hearing the case. Judd, who conducted, his own case, said…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cargo Pillaging. the Sydney Inquiry. Inspector-general of Police Gives Evidence. Laxity of Supervision Blamed. Sydney, Monday Night
At the Cargo Pillaging Commission to-day, the Inspector-General of Police said that when a man was fined the money was always easily…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Maclean Licensing Court
At the Maclean Licensing Court, yesterday, before Mr, J. E. Arnold, L.M., the application for the transfer of the Britannia Hotel, Chatsworth, from W. R…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Telerams Brutal Assault on a Postmaster . Mr. Cahill's Story. Melbourne
Mr, James Cahill, the postmaster who was roughly handled by burglars in Melbourne, in an interview, said he returned to the Post Office about 19 minutes to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Ain't." Bogus Doctor Betrays Himself. Sentenced on Three Charges Sydney, Tuesday Night
William Davies, was charged at the Central Police Court to-day on three charges of imposition. Ernest Nicholson gave evidence that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →North Motton Murder. the Trial of King. Change of Venue Granted. Hobart
An application was made in the Practice Court before Mr. Justice Ewing to nave the trial of George William King, indicted on a charge of the murder of Chrissie…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Irish Rebels. Envoy in South Africa. Murder As a Political Weapon. Press Protests Against Propaganda. Capetown, Monday Night
Patrick Little, the accredited envoy of De Valera, the Sinn Fein leader, is holding a series of meetings here in the interests of the Irish Rpublican propaganda…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Egyptian Riots. Situation Serious. Native Police Fire on Mob. British Now in Charge. London, Monday Night
A Cairo message says: There was a recrudescence of rioting at Alexandria during the week-end. The mobs stoned the police stations, and the Egyptian…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Charge of Murder
At the inquest concerning the death of Gertrude Riley, at a Melbourne fire, Morton Pimental, who is charged with having wilfully set fire to the premises, on being…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Divorce Court
Since the Divorce Court sittings in March 600 of 1000 cases listed have been dealt with. Of this number Mr. Justice James dealt with 400…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Man's Experience in a Wine Bar. Two Barmaids Charged. Sydney
Maisie Pierce and Beatrice McIntosh, barmaids, were charged at the Central Court with having stolen £82 from John Baggie…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maclean Police Court. Wednesday, 25th MAY. Before Messrs. John Cameron and J. E. Arnold, Js.P. a Domestic Trouble
William Durrington, 35, laborer, of Taloumbi, was charged under Section 547, Crimes Act, 1900, with using the following words. "I came home with the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Murder. "By Order of the I.r.a." London
Forty Sinn Feiners dragged a shoemaker out of his house, near Cavan, and riddled him with bullets. They pinned a notice to the body, saying he…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE McDOWELL Robberies. Two Men Charged. One Found Guilty, One Discharged. Sydney, Wednesday Night
Hector Moxley, a department manager, and Edmund Bartlett, a traveller, were charged at the Darlinghurst Sessions to-day with having stolen 980…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Brisk Encounter. Police Put Up Good Fight. London, Tuesday Night
An R.I.C. patrol, consisting of an inspector and 18 men, encountered 30 armed civilians at Skirdhagh, County Mayo, and a fight lasting five hours…
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