Murder Charges Three in Melbourne Court. Melbourne
At the City Policy Court to-day Douglas Robertson was charged with the murder of William Almeida at Hampton on November 28, 1924. Accused was remanded…
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Courts & crime, 1926
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Theft of Valuable Watch
A bedroom at the Cecil Hotel, Casino, occupied by Mr. Patrick Benn, of Bonalbo, was entered by a thief on Saturday night, and a gold watch and chain,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Vagrancy Charge U.S. Sailor Sentenced. Melbourne
John Russell, an American sailor who deserted while the fleet was in Sydney, was sentenced to three months' gaol at the City Police Court to-day on a charge of…
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District Courts will be held at Grafton during 1926 four times, at intervals of not more than four months or less than two months. The same conditions apply…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Murder Suspect Search for Aborigine. Sydney
Inspector Byrne, of Dubbo, who had charge of the hunt for Roy Governor, has been sent to take control of the search for the aborigine Charley McDonald,…
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Mr. Lazzarini, Chief Secretary, to-night made reference to the fatal accident which occurred yesterday on Maroubra speedway…
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Mr. Baddeley, Minister for Labor and Industry, stated to-night that negotiations which had taken place between the Government and the Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Presumed Murder. Fremantle
Late last night the screams of a woman, followed by the sound of a Shot, were heard near the naval base, a few miles from Fremantle. The police made…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Allegation of Assault a Woman's Story. Sydney
Viole Anderson, aged 34, was found wandering near the Glebe Island bridge at midnight with most of her clothing torn off. She informed the police that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Brewarrina Murder Aborigine Still at Large. Sydney
The aborigine wanted in connection with the murder of Bobbie Burns, in the Brewarrina district, is still at large. Heavy rain has completely obliterated…
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Patrick King, 58, a Boer War veteran, was found assaulted in a back street on the waterfront on New Year's Eve. He died yesterday. His pockets had been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Greek Club Melbourne Police Raid. Melbourne
There was great excitement at the Greek Club in Lonsdale street owing to a police raid to-night. It is alleged that men were drinking and gambling. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SHENANDOAH U.S. Airship Disaster Inquiry Court's Finding. Washington
The Court of Inquiry into the Shanandoan disaster has absolved the Navy Department from all blame, declaring that its destruction was due principally to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Grafton Police Court
Business in the Grafton Police Court was resumed after the holidays yesterday morning, before Mr. J. E. McCulloch, P.M., but there were only two charges of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Brutal Assault Two Men Before Court. Sydney
The police yesterday arrested two men in connection with the brutal attack on Violet Anderson, near Glebe Island bridge, on New Year's Eve…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fair Rents Court Record Number of Applications. Sydney
During the last year 1152 applications were dealt with by the Fair Rents Court. This is a record figure, as 1924 supplied the next best figure of 1014…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ulong Resumption Jordan v. Railway Comm'rs. Land Valuation Court Full Text of Judgment
This was an action by Allan Albert Jordan, of Ulong, farmer, against the Railway Commissioners for New South Wales brought in the Land and Valuation…
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When the case of Sarah Holsen, 28 years, housekeeper, was before the court at Fitzroy (Vic.) recently (she was charged with having stolen a bedspread,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Engaged in Fraud Two Men Sent to Gaol. Adelaide
Robert Humphries was sentenced to two month's imprisonment and Frederick Ward to one month at the local police court on a charge of having insufficient…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Boy Dashed to Ground in Human Father Sent to Gaol. Melbourne
A tale of terrible cruelty was told in the City Court to-day when Henry Sneddon was sentenced to six months imprisonment…
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