Police Puzzled Missing Girl Tells Many Stories. Melbourne
Some days ago a twelve yea-old girl named Pearl Allen was reported missing from her home. Last night the police discovered her wandering about the beach at…
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Courts & crime, 1926
1,467 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 74
Skull Smashed Woman's Serious Injuries Husband Under Arrest Police Find Bloodstained Hammer. Sydney
As the result of a quarrel at their home at Wattleview, Walford' street, Hurlestone Park, to-day Mrs. Emma Carroll, 50, is in hospital in a critical condition suffering…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Face Battered One Eye Knocked Out Man's Terrible Injuries Police Make an Arrest. Sydney
With his head terribly battered and one eye knocked out a man, who has not been identified, was found lying in the scrub at Auburn last night. His face was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Woman Sent to Gaol Son Awaiting Murder Trial. Adelaide
Mrs. Minna Phillips, mother of Frederick Phillips, who is awaiting trial on a charge of the murder of Henry Headon on Christmas Day, was to-day sentenced…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Auburn Assault. Sydney
At the Parramatta Police Court to-day Harry Cloag was remanded for a week on a charge of having assaulted George Hawks Ford, 60, optician, at Auburn, on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Licensing Court Quarterly Meeting
At the quarterly meeting of the Grafton Licensing Court, Mr. J. McCulloch, P.M., presiding, Sergeant McAlpin, licensing inspector, presented his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wealthy Indians Many Mysterious Deaths Big Inquiry Opened Alleged Murder Ring. New York
A message from Guthrie (Oklahoma) says the mysterious deaths of nine wealthy Osago Indians has prompted a Federal inquiry, to which 160 witnesses…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Train Hold-up Shocking Affair in Mexico Wholesale Murder and Robbery Mexico City
A passenger train was attacked by bandits between Guadalajara and Mexico City. The majority of the passengers were murdered and most of the military escort…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →German Ex-royalties Court Ladies Make Claims. London
The German Democrats are becoming incoherent in their protests regarding the claims of former German royalities. Fantastic sums are mentioned and the claims…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney Maintenance Order Set Aside by London Court. London
The magistrate at the Marylebone Police Court refused to confirm the maintenance order provisionally granted in a Sydney court to the wife of Thomas…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Magistrate Puzzled
Mr. Shropshire, in the Wallsend Police Court on Thursday afternoon, was puzzled over a charge of offensive behavior, which, after evidence, he altered to one of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Assault on Woman. Two Men Remanded. Sydney
At the Balmain Police Court to-day two men John Illingworth, 20, a carter, and William Harold Hancock, 24, a carter, were remanded on a charge of having at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Murder Charge Aborigine Committed for Trial. Brewarrina
At the inquest concerning the death of the half-caste child, Robert Burns, an aborigine, Charles McDonald, who declined to give evidence, was committed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Hobart Murder. Man and Woman Committed. Hobart
Thomas Frederick Baden Powell Jurgens, alias Murray, and his wife, Beatrice Harper, alias Murray, were committed for trial at the local police…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hobart Murder Man and Woman for Trial. Hobart
Thomas Frederick Baden Powell Jurgens, alias Murray, and his wife, Beatrice Harper, alias Murray, were committed for trial on a charge of having murdered…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Daring Hold Up Police Shoot One Bandit Dead Berlin
There was a daring hold-up when three men attacked two postal officials outside the Reichsbank building in Nordhausen, and seized a basket containing, 250,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Alleged Sheep Stealing Well-known Grazier Charged. Tamworth
At Warialda Police Court Allan Burling, a well-known grazier, was remanded on a charge of having stolen 95 sheep, valued at £195, the property of the Yallaroi…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Three Brothers Sentenced Cowardly Attack on Constable. Sydney
At the Central Police Court three brothers, William, Frederick and Sydney Lind, 32, 23 and 18 years respectively, were sentenced to six months…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Murder Charge South Australian Tragedy. Adelaide
Hannah Commons, who was arrested near Adelaide and charged with the murder of Miss Ranke, was brought before the court and remanded…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →No Handcuffs for Uniformed Police Chief Secretary's Decision. Sydney
Uniformed police in New South Wales will not in future be provided with handcuffs. This information was given to Mr…
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