Bowden Tragedy. Coroner's Verdict: "Wilful Murder.'' Sydney
The inquest concerning the death of Mrs. Appleby, victim of the Bowden tragedy, South Australia, has concluded. The coroner returned a verdict of wilful…
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Courts & crime, 1923
1,083 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 20 of 55
No Valuer Present. Appellants in Luck. Maclean Appeal Court
Twenty-seve appeals were lodged are set down for hearing at the Municipal Appeal Court held at Maclean on Thursday, but when the court was opened…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Harwood Shire Appeal Court
The following appeals were heard and determined in open court at Maclean on Thursday, May 10, 1923:—T. B. Notley, reduced from £120 to £105; F. Pink, from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Haul. Revolvers and Jewellery. Melbourne
Two men were observed by the police patrol in a van with a large parcel. The men made off on seeing the police, and one got into a tram. He was followed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"The Police Are Coming." Practical Joker at Meeting. Sydney
Another meeting of protest was held in the Domain this afternoon in connection with the Irish envoys. While a collection was being taken up to defray the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sold His Wife. "An Infamous Proceeding." Story in Divorce Court. London
An amazing story was told to Sir Henry Duke in the Divorce Court by Florinda Egan, who petitioned for a divorce from her husband…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Grafton Police Court
At the Grafton Police Court yesterday morning Sergeant Ennis, of South Grafton, proceeded against E. G. Haworthy on a charge of having at South Grafton on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Home Wrecked. Police Inquiries Continue. Melbourne
The police are satisfied that the mysterious wrecking of the home of Mrs. Lister, the tennis champion, was not due to spite. They are following a new fine…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Local and General. Theft of Coat
A chap named Clarence Roy McLeod strolled into a local billiard room the other day and spotting a coat lying on one of the forms he thought he…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alleged Murder. Trial of the Coopers. Sydney
The trial has commenced at Wellington, New Zealand, of Daniel Cooper and his wife who are charged with murder arising out of the discovery…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murder Charge Three Babies' Bodies. Wellington (N.z.)
The trial has commenced here of Daniel Cooper and his wife, who are charged with murder rising out of the discovery of three infants' bodies buried…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sister's Injuries. Slashed with a Razor. Brother in Court. Melbourne
Perry Glaysher, aged 23, an electrician, was committed for trial at St. Kilda Court on a charge of having unlawfully wounded his sister, May Glaysher, with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Court As Revenue Raiser
If all the courts of law were as productive as last Wednesday's sitting of Armidale Police Court, the Justice Department Would speedily become a very…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"STRYCHNINE." Little Girl's Death. Woman Charged with Murder. Inquest at Tamworth. Tamworth
An inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of the little girl Rita Kirk opened to-day. Harriet Mills, who was charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Political Influence. Police Secretary's Allegations. Sydney
Mr. Fortescue, secretary of the Police Association, said the practice of allowing political and social influence to interfere with the course of justice was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Federal Arbitration Court. Tramway Employees' Application. Sydney
The Federal Arbitration Court sat in Sydney to-day to hear an application on behalf of the Australian Tramway Employees' Union for an award governing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Theft of £2754. Accused Man Remanded. Melbourne
At Melbourne City Court to-day Frederick Charles Daniels, aged 29, Was remanded on a charge of having stolen £2754, the property of the Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Licensed Grocer Charged. Liquor Sent to Dry Area. Sequel to Local Option Poll
An unusual type of licensing prosecution, which was said to be the first of its type under the Licensing Act, came before Mr. Smith, P.M., at the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Boy's Story. Police Searching for Man. Sydney
Startling statements made by a boy of 13 who left his home at Arncliffe on Tuesday morning, and was picked up by a night patrol in Pitt street last night,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"DRY " SHIPS. Prohibition Problem. Supreme Court's Ruling. Conflict with Foreign Custom. Vancouver
A secret conference in Washington made progress in drafting regulations regarding medical liquor to he carried on United States ships, but it is…
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