Uralla Tragedy Charge of Wife Murder. Uralla
At a coroner's inquest Samuel Withers was committed for trial at the Circuit Court at Armidale on a charge of having murdered his wife, Kathleen Withers, at…
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Courts & crime, 1925
1,386 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 9 of 70
Alpine Vendetta Murder Trial at Geneva. Geneva
An Alpine vendetta, said to have originated 238 years ago culminated in the trial of a farmer named Jauch, who was accused of murdering a farmer named…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Grounding of Steamer Havre. Court of Marine Inquiry. Brisbane
The Court of Marine inquiry into the grounding of the steamer Havre on King Island on January 22 decided to suspend the extra master's certificate of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bank Clerk Sentenced Three Years Embezzlement. Sydney
At Darlinghurst Sessions to-day Raymond Singleton (24), bank clerk, was sentenced to three years penal servitude on a charge of having embezzled £1550…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Perjury Charge Two Men Rent to Gaol. Tamworth
A sentence of 12 months imprisonment with hard labor was imposed on William Russell and Charles O'Leary at the Quarter Sessions by Judge Mocatta on a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Life Sentence for Wife Murder. Auckland
James Simpkin, who was found guilty of manslaughter on a charge of murdering his wife at Remuera, was sentenced to-day to imprisonment for life with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Jumped From Train Believed to Be Murder Suspect. Melbourne
A man who jumped from a train between Wagga and Albury is said to be identical with Alexander Thomas, for whom the police are looking in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£11,000 THEFT. Diamonds, Pearls & Rubies. Former Australian Resident Drugged and Robbed. London
Captain Brcadon, a civil engineer, who states he was formerly a State engineer in Kashmir (India), and subsequently spent years on sheep and cattle stations…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Public Service. 'Spoils to the Victors.' Vacancies in Departments Magistrate Flynn on Arbitration. Sydney
At the Public Service Association conference to-day a resolution was carried protesting against the apparent growing tendency to pass…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wild Rush. Crowds at Murder Trial. Bank Teller's Death Verdict of Manslaughter. Melbourne
There was a wild rush for seats at the Criminal Court to-day when the trial of Francis Perkins, for the murder of William Charles Almeida, teller at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →'Hands Up' Race in Motor Cars Sensational Story in Court. Adelaide
The trial was commenced at the Criminal Court to-day of Reginald Dennis O'Callaghan (28), a laborer, who was charged with having feloniously…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Telegrams. Unsuccessful Channel Swimmer Figures in Police Court. Sydney
Thomas Morris,who on September 7, 1922, made an unsuccessful attempt to swim the English Channel, remaining in the water from 7 a.m. to 4.30 p.m.,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Alleged Theft of Car by Boys
A motor car was taken from a garage at St. Leonards on Saturday night, and on Tuesday morning three boys, whose ages are 14, 16 and 18 years, were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Court Sequel to Car Collision
At Bellingen Police Court, before Mr. D. W. Reed, P.M., Arthur Lavender sought to recover an amount of £10 from Conrad Boyes, as a result of a car…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Telegrams. Young Woman Vagrant. Violent Scene in Court. Sydney
There was a violent scene at the Central Police Court to-day when Tilly Devine, a young woman, was sentenced to six months imprisonment on a charge…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maclean Police Court
Mr. D. W, Reed, P.M., presided at the Maclean Police Court on the 19th inst. and uealt with, the following cases:-- The police proceeded against J.L…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Three Floggings. Anti Fifteen Years Gaol. Almeida's Slayed Sentenced Appeal Against Verdict. Melbourne
Francis Perkins, who was found guilty of the manslaughter of William Almeida, the Hampton bank teller, was sentenced to-day by the Chief Justice Sir Whlliam…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coffs Court
On Friday, before Messrs. W. Perry and V. C. Smith J,’s.P., George-Allbutt pleaded guilty to the theft of a motor pump and two…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Woman Taken to Police Station. Sydney
A woman discovered acting in a strange manner at, Watson's Bay early this morning. When a passerby accosted her, she explained that she was bound for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Chaplin's Trousers Film Fire in Court. Los Angeles
Panic swept the court and the spectators and attorney's clerks stampeded for the doors when a film exhibit in Charles Chapin's suit against Charles…
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