Conspiracy Alleged. Brother and Sister Charged. Sydney
At the Central Police Court to-day Joseph Bishop (61) and Clarice O'Connor (70), described as brother and sister, were charged with having…
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Courts & crime, 1923
1,083 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 45 of 55
Eleven Prisoners. Aggregate of 104 Years' Gaol. Sydney
Judge White at the Darlinghurst Sessions to-day passed sentences aggregating 104 years on eleven prisoners. The highest individual sentence was five…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Station Fight. Charge of Wilful Murder. Goondiwindi
As the result or a fatal quarrel at the Nareen Station, Frank Williams was brought before the Dirrabandi Court yesterday charged with the wilful murder…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →[?]Ig Police Drive. Twenty Arrears. Sydney
The biggest police drive ever [?]ised in Sydney was carried out last night. It resulted in over 20 men being arrested and charged with vagrancy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tribal Law. Gin Pays Death Penalty. Barbarian Custom. Broome Murder Trial. Perth
Aboriginal tribal customs involved a special trip for a Supreme Court Judge and Crown Prosecutor and much expense in the gathering of witnesses to Broome…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Collapse of River Bank. Police Sergeant's Son Smothered. Brisbane
At Hughenden to-day there lads, William and Jack Starmer and Vanie Stratham, were playing on the bank of the Flinders River close to Hughenden, when…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Fight It Out." Melbourne Police Strike. "Mutiny," Says The Premier. Country Men Join Strikers. Threat To Spread Trouble. MELBOURNE
Three hundred and fifty police attended a meeting in the Temperance Hall this morning. Great enthusiasm prevailed…
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At the Grafton Police Court on Saturday morning, before Mr. W. B Geddes, P.M, Frederick Co[?]bett (36) was charged with having been found drunk…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Broker Arrested. Attempted Murder Charge. Hobart
Harry Hawkins, a well-known stock and share broker, was arrested on a charge of attempted murder. His wife, aged 65, was found in an unconscious…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coff's Protest. "Gaol If Necessary" "Refuse to Pay Takes." Coff's Harbor
Large and representative meetings were held at Top Town, and the Jetty last night to protest against the action of fine Public Works Committees in turning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Conference. Between Cabinet and Police. Special Constables Mobbed. Melbourne, Sunday Night
The authorities are confident they have the strike situation well in hand Trams and trains ceased running at 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. to-night. This action had a good…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →London "Gazette." Charge of Forgery. Clergyman's Son in Court. London
Cuthbert Rice, son of a Cor[?]wall clergyman, was charged at Bow street with attempting to forge a copy of the London 'Gazette."…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Going Home. Lloyd George's Last Speech. Irish Demonstrations. Police Kept Busy. New York
Eight persons were arrested near the Metropolitan Theatre where Mr. Lloyd George was speaking when the Irish Republicans attempted to hold a meeting in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£50,000 DAMAGE. Serious Riots in Melbourne. Shopping Centre Attacked. Hooligans Break Loose. Advantage Taken of Police Strike
Hooliganism reigned supreme in Melbourne on Saturday night, and shops were looted indiscriminately. Bottles were hurled and trams held up. At Melbourne Hospital sixty-two casualties were treated in an hour…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bankruptcy Court
Before the District Registrar (Mr. W. B. Geddes) the single meeting in connection with the bankruptcy proceeding of Joseph Ellis, recently hotelkeeper, of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Woolloomooloo Sensation Early Morning Episode. Alleged Burglary Under Arms "If You Move, I'll Shoot." Sydney
At the Central Police Court to-day Timothy O'Hare and Henry Brown were committed for trial on a charge of having broken and entered the dwelling of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. Garden and "Pimps." Police Secrets. Sydney
Mr. Garden, secretary of the New South Wales Communist party, speaking in the Sydney Domain yesterday, defended the police strike in Melbourne. He…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →N.S.W. Police Association. No Sympathy with Strikers. Sydney
The secretary of the New South Wales Police Association (Mr. Fortescue) stated that there was no indication at all of any move in sympathy with the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ballarat Police Stand Out. Melbourne
At a meeting of the Ballarat police today it was decided that no drastic steps should be taken at present, and that the whole position should be brought up for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New South Wales Police. Statement by Chief Secretary. Sydney
In the Assembly to-night Mr. Burke asked the Chief Secretary in view of the police strike in Melbourne would he take steps to see that the Police Appeals Bill…
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