West Australian Tragedy. Murder and Suicide. Sydney
A farmer named Andrew Podesta, of Dalgarnie, West Australia, was shot dead while working a drilling machine by a man named Samuel…
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Courts & crime, 1922
1,353 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 37 of 68
The Courts. Lengthy Court List. Sydney
Two hundred and thirty-five jury cases are listed for trial during the coming sittings of the Civil Court, but, it is unlikely that at least one hundred will be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shearers' Dispute. Matter Before Court. Melbourne
The shearers' dispute came before Mr. Justice Powers in the Arbitration Court to-day, when the union's representatives asked for an adjournment,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →QUEENSLAND Brutal Murder Reported. the Senate Vacancy. Mr Hughes at Ayr. Brisbane
A brutal murder is reported from Biggenden, the victim being Mrs. Marion Foster, 48, residing with her husband on a selection seven miles from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wage Earners Plundered. Police Magistrate's Opinion. Hobart
Mr. E. M. Turner, Police Magistrate speaking at the annual meeting of the Tasmania Public Service Association said that Hobort was a hot-bed of riner…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Charge of Stealing
Before Messrs. E. Avery and D. McFarlane, J's.P., at the Courthouse, Grafton, on Saturday, Amelia Lynch, was charged, on remand from Brisbane, from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local and General. Coff's Harbor Police Court
William George Young was charged at the Coff's Harbor Police Court with stealing one bag of chaff, the property of Norman John Hill. He was fined £5, with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Walsh Murder Case. Sydney
Percy Draper, of Ascot Vale, Victoria, was remanded on a charge of having hundred Eugene Patrick Walsh, 25. The detectives stated that accused…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ross Murder Witness. Harding to Be Released. Melbourne
In recognition of the public service he performed in giving material evidence for the prosecution in the Ross murder case the Victorian Government has…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →State Industrial Court. Adelaide
At a meeting of representative employers in Adelaide a resolution was passed asking the Government to abolish the State Industrial Court on the ground…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →QUEENSLAND Biggenden Murder Arrest. Prime Minister Cairns. Mysterious X Disease. Brisbane
Clive Beckett, 16, wanted in connection with the Biggenden murder, was brought to Biggenden in a buggy by a bullock driver named Harry Proctor and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Humor in Court. "Dry Weather Cement." a Vagrant "Manufacturer."
During the last week two or three cases of vagrancy have been brought before the Grafton Bench. Sergeant Swan is busily investigating other causes…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →News of the World. Maintenance Orders. British Court's Complaint. London
When Thomas Belvoir, of Sydney, was summoned at Brentford by his wife for desertion, the court clerk stated it was impossible for the court to do anything…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Modern Pimpernel. Escaped Prisoner's Exploits, Police and People Tricked. Residents Getting Unnerved. London
The Scarlet Pimpernel of fiction has a worthy, if not so romantic counterpart to-day, in the person, of a convict named Arthur Conmy…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Courts. Ship's Captain Charged. Sydney
At Darlinghurst Sessions to-day, before Acting-Judge Mocatta, Hans Noste, captain of the Galava a collier, was charged with having endangered the lives of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Basic Wage. Board's Powers Questioned. Industrial Court Inquiry. Judge Beeby's Position. Sydney
The full Industrial Bench of four Judges sat to-day to hear arguments on the question of the legality of the actions of the Board of Trade in making…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coffs Court
Two first effending drunks, on bail, torteited their [?] [?] when the P.M. sat on [?] The [?] [?] [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bottomley Found Guilty. Sentenced to 7 Years. London, Monday Night
Horatio Bottomley was found guilty of having misappropriated amounts totalling £200,000, the property of the Victory Bond Club and was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Courts. "Threat of Suicide." Area Officer Charged. Sydney
At the Central Court to-day Thomas George "William Greene, an area officer, was charged with having demanded with menaces from Alfred Buxton a sum of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Before the Court Melbourne
In the City Court to-day Detective Ethell was charged with alleged bribery. Mr. Sonnenberg, who appeared for Ethell, said his ellent was ready to go on…
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