Bit of a Comedian Kyogle Police Court Case
At the Kyogle Police Court last week, Thomas Murphy pleaded not guilty to a charge of vagrancy. Constable Cohan said defendant had…
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Courts & crime, 1927
1,611 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 62 of 81
Tamworth Murder Frederick Thorley's Death "Circumstantial Evidence." Tamworth
Cyril Matthew Thompson, 30, laborer, appeared before Mr. Justice Gordon in the Criminal Court to-day charged with the murder of Frederick William…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Poison in Milk Police Arrest Man. Melbourne
Police arrested William Hold on a charge of having attempted murder. The arrest is a sequel to the investigation concerning the poisoning of a man…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£200 Robbery Youth Before Court. Sydney
Michael Murphy, 18, was charged the Central Court with having broken a[?] entered the dwelling of John Malin Woollahra, and stolen goods worth £20…
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Mrs. Emma Livingston was awarded £350 damages in the District Court to-day against Bertram Fortescue, secretary of the Police Association, in respect of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Poverty-stricken Man's Story in Court. Melbourne
On a charge of having stolen diamond rings valued at £359 from a jeweller's showcase, the glass of which he was seek to smash, John Roberts, 25, laborer, was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Test Case Morse Signals by Wireless High Court Judgment. Melbourne
The Full High Court fined Francis Dunne and Earl Dunne and Harold Leslie Byrne £1 each for breaches of the Wireless Telegraphy Act…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Intense Feeling Against Alleged Murderer London Typist's Death Thousands Attend Court. London
Thousands attended Kingston Police Court blocking the approaches and booed Goulter when he appeared again, and was remanded on a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Teapot Dome Last Of Oil Scandals Supreme Court's Decision Lease to Sinclair Annulled. Washington
The Supreme Court annulled the lease of the Teapot Dome oilfields, which the then Minister Fall granted to Sinclair's Mammoth Oil Company,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Brutal Assault Taxi Driver Kicked and Beaten. Sydney
After William Patterson, taxi drive had driven two men from Darlinghurst Woolloomooloo they kicked and beat hi[?] into unconsciousness…
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Thomas Buckle, 18, of East Kew, was found Lying unconscious in a street a[?] Prahran late last night suffering from severe head injuries…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shot Dead Gamekeeper at Bristol Third Murder in Short Period. London
The third brutal murder in a short period is reported. William Walker, gamekeeper, on the Earl of Temple's estate at Bristol, was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Chinese Gang of Smugglers Police on Warpath. Sydney
Efforts are being made by police and Customs officials to locate a large number of Chinese who, it is alleged entered the Commonwealth, contrary to the provisions…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BLOODSTAINS Tamworth Murder Trial Accused's Statement Jury Locked Up for Night. Tamworth
The trial of Cyril Matthew Thompson, laborer, on a charge of having murdered Frederick William Thorley, was continued at the Criminal Sessions to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Murder? Man Found Dead in Car Three Bullet Wounds in Chest Sydney
The third murder in New South Wales during recent weeks, occurred to-night, when a man was found dead in a motor car, on the Great Western road, near…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Chief Commissioner Mitchell Retires Duties Increasingly Exacting. Sydney
The Commissioner of Ponce, Mr. James Mitchell, lodged his notice of retirement to-day with the Chief Secretary, Mr. Gosling…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Grafton Police Court
Claude Battye (50), failed to appear before Mr. J. Doughan, J.P., at the Grafton Police Court yesterday morning, to answer to a charge of drunkenness. His…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bank's Money Cashier Charged with Theft of £710. SYDNEY
At the Central Court, Gerald Thomas Brosnan, 28, assistant cashier, employed in the Government Savings Bank, was charged with stealing £710, the property…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Salutary Sentence Cargo Theft Caught Gaol Until £4010 Fines Paid. Brisbane
In the Summons Court to-day Mr. H. Archdall, Police Magistrate, imposed a fine of £30 on Wilhelm Hopp and ordered defendant to be imprisoned until the fine…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →JEALOUSY? Shocking Tragedy Girl Shot Dead Young Man Charged with Murder. Adelaide
A SHOCKING TRAGEDY OCCURRED AT THE LABOR DAY PICNIC AT BRIDGEWATER, NEAR ADELAIDE, YESTERDAY, WHEN…
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