Police Take Names. Dr. Page, Mr. Chapman and Mr. Killen. Sydney
A message from Griffith states that the Acting Prime Minister Dr. Page, the Minister for Customs, Mr. Chapman, and…
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Courts & crime, 1923
1,083 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 53 of 55
Brutal Father. Magistrate's Lenient Sentence Launceston
Great leniency was shown by Police Magistrate Hall when he sentenced Archibald Brocker to ten days' imprisonment on a charge of having flogged…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Police Strike. Melbourne
A Government "Gazette'' issued in Melbourne announces that 634 policemen who on strike have been discharged. Forty new appointments to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Russian Princess. Dramatic Career. Ends in Divorce Court. London
The dramatic career of Princess Catherine [?]sky, daughter of Czar Alexander II., was disclosed in the London Divorce Court to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Train Time Traffic. Accident at Punt Approach Police Court Proceedings. Mail Driver Fined
A prosecution arising out of ail accident which occurred on the punt approach on the Grafton side of the river on November 29 was heard by Mr. W…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sent to Gaol. Firemen on American Ship. Brisbane
Arising out of the disturbance at South Brisbane on Saturday' afternoon when a water policeman, endeavored to persuade a number' of the crew of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stealing Water
The scarcity of water in Tenterfield at the present time has brought into prominence a novel form of thievery. A number of residents who have been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Assault on Child. Full Court Appeal Dismissed. Sydney
The Full Court of Criminal Appeals dismissed the appeal of Joseph Eads against his conviction and sentence of five years' penal servitude at Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"The Leadlighter." Sydney Police Court Case. Sydney
Leslie Boulton (20), who is thought by the police to be "the leadlighter," was charged at the Burwood Police Court to-day with having broken into a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stationmaster's Death. Police Make an Arrest. Sydney
Detectives this morning arrested a man and preferred a charge against him in connection with the death of William Hegarty, aged 33, who was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Appeals. No Disloyalty to Chief. Sydney
The executive of the Police Association has issued a statement to the effect that no feeling of disloyalty to the Chief of the Force has animated the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Cow at Waterview. Alleged Cruelty. Charge Against Dairy Farmer Successful Police Prosecution
An interesting action in which a dairy farmer, of Waterview, near South Grafton, was proceeded against by the police on a charge of cruelty to a cow engaged…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Woman Sentenced. Six Months for Shoplifting. Auckland
A married woman, who was sentenced to six months' imprisonment for shoplifting in Auckland, admitted that she had stolen dresses to fit herself out for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Reserve. Council Seek Control "Necessary for Shipping Development."
The South Grafton Council, as a result of a motion carried at a meeting on Wednesday night, decided to make application to the authorities for the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Baby Case. Women Found Guilty. Death S[?]nonce Passed. Year's Gaol for Olliver. Sydney
At the Central Criminal Court to-day Sarah Boyd was charged with the alleged murder of her baby, which was found in a suitcase at Mosman with a cord tied…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Girl Anarchist. Murder of Journalist. Paris Trial Opens. One Hundred Witnesses. Paris
Perfectly calm and smiling, Germaine Barthon, a youthful and beautiful Anarchist, whose age is given as 21, appeared at the Assize Court charged…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Master Mariner. High Court Appeal Dismissed. Sydney
The High Court, by a majority, dismissed the appeal of Bayer Spain, master mariner, from the decision of Judge Scholes, who had refused to allow him…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sister's Suicide. Brother Accomplice. Acquitted by Russian Court. London
A Moscow message states that a young poet named Vladislor Kovalevsky was set free amid the cheers of a crowded court although he had pleaded guilty…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tried to Sell Wife. Startling Divorce Court Story Los Angeles
Helen La Male is asking for a divorce from her husband, who is a motion picture director and theatre magnate. She claims that her husband…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Alleged Theft. Gold Watch and Soldier's Badge
Two witnesses from Maclean attended at the Grafton Police Court yesterday to support a charge of theft against Alfred Ashton, a man well up in years,…
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