Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Courts & crime, all years

Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1925

1,386 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 54 of 70

Police Want Him Missing Sydney Solicitor. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 October 1925 · page 5

Sydney detectives are looking for a city solicitor, for whom a warrant was issued on October 7. It is understood the sum bf £4000 is…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Grafton Hotels the Licensing Court Quarterly Meeting

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 October 1925 · page 5

The quarterly meeting of the Licensing Court was held in the Grafton Courthouse yesterday, Mr. J.E. McCulloch, P.M., presiding…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Industrial Court the Bakers' Award a Technical Breach

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 October 1925 · page 1

Sitting as Industrial Magistrate in the Grafton Court yesterday morning, Mr. J. E. McCulloch, P.M., hoard a case in which Alf Smidt, baker of South Grafton,…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Police Court Copmanhurs[?] Sitting

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 October 1925 · page 2

At the last sitting of the Copmanhurst Court before Mr. McCulloch, P.M., on September 23, T[?]omas Geary was charged that, being a person with a…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Police Raid

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 October 1925 · page 4

On Monday night Sergeant Pye, Ballina, and Constables Foley and Botterell, paid an unexpected, visit to certain premises situated towards the Booyong end of the…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Seamen Sentenced in New Zealand. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 October 1925 · page 5

An attack was made by a number of seamen on two or three laborers leaving a shipping company's office. Seamen from the steamer Kent were…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Prominent Communists Gaol for Them in New Zealand. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 October 1925 · page 5

Oswald Bourbeau, described as the president of the Communist party in New Zealand, was sentenced to six months imprisonment at Auckland for having in his…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Blood Flows Paris Communist Strike One Man Killed Two Leaders Sentenced. Paris

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 October 1925 · page 5

The Communists, Cachin and Doriot, were both sentenced to-day in default to 13 months imprisonment, and were fined 3000 francs, for their activities in…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Court Orders Conference. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 October 1925 · page 5

Mr. Justice Powers, president of the Commonwealth Arbitration Court, has called a conference of parties in the British seamen's dispute. The meeting…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

32 Tins of Opium Customs Official Charged Bulge in Pocket. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 October 1925 · page 5

At the Central Police Court to-day, Thomas Henry Keene, 57, customs patrol officer, was charged with having twelve tins of opium in his possession without…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

The Police Force New Appointments This Year. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 October 1925 · page 5

Replying to a deputation of women this afternoon the Chief Secretary, Mr. Lazzarini, said a number of new appointments to the police force would be made this…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

S. Grafton Council The Punt Service Spring Street Work the Police Reserve

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 October 1925 · page 2

At the South Grafton Council meeting on Monday night the following matters were dealt with. THE FERRY SERVICE…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Bishop Deposed "Convicted of Heresy" Appeal to Federal Court. New Orleans

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 October 1925 · page 5

Bishop William Montgomery Brown, who has been thrice convicted of heresy for his refusal to accept the doctrine of the Virgin birth and to believe the literal…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Race Books Conspiracy Alleged Four Men Before Court "I Was a Pool." Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 October 1925 · page 5

Four men, William Flack, newsvender, Phillip Solomon, bookbinder, Joseph Robinson, paper distributor, and William Carson, printer, were charged at the…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Baby Dies New Lambton Horror Mother Charged with Murder Other Children in Critical Condition. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 October 1925 · page 5

William Cheetham, aged six months, one of the victims of the New Lambton tragedy, died last night. According to information received by…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

"Jock" Garden Charge of Assault Dismissed. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 October 1925 · page 5

John Smith Garden, known as "Jock" Garden, was proceeded against at the Central Summons Court by Hyman Cohen, press photographer, for assault…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Murder Verdict Staghorn Flat Shooting. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 October 1925 · page 5

Sentence of death was imposed at the Criminal court to day on Alexander Thomas, the young man who was charged with the murder of Miss Enwright, at…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Thomas on Trial Staghorn Flat Murder. Albury

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 October 1925 · page 5

The trial commenced at Wangaratta, Victoria, of Alexander Clarence Thomas, who is charged with the murder of Bridget Enwright at Staghorn Flat in…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Racial Minorities. Matter for Court of Justice. Ottawa

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 October 1925 · page 5

The work of the wenty-third conference of the Inter-Parliamentary Union concluded here to-day after the adoption of a resolution favoring the reference of all…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

L.C. HOSPITAL Proposed X-Ray Plant Police Art Union Motion of Appreciation

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 October 1925 · page 8

The monthly meeting of the committee of management of the Lower Clarence Hospital was held on Tuesday afternoon last when there were present Messrs. A…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →