Constables Charged Serious Assault Alleged. Melbourne
Serious charges have been made against two constables R. D. Elliott and C. E. Murphy, who appeared before a Special Board of Inquiry. It is alleged that…
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Courts & crime, 1928
1,819 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 59 of 91
Local and General Grafton Police Court
Leslie Wilson (35), was charged at the Grafton Police Court yesterday with drunkenness, and was fined 5, in default 24 hours. Defendant was a first offender…
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Messrs.. L. R. McLeay and J. E. Forsyth, [?] secretaries of the Concert Committee of the Grafton Branch of the Police Association, have received definite word…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wed in Court
A dash by car for the girl's father and a wedding at the courthouse were the final scenes in a dramatic court case at Taree Quarter Sessions. The girl was only…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Watchhouse Funds Constable Charged with Stealing. Melbourne
After an examination of the books at the city watchhouse had disclosed a shortage of £4110, Constable John Jackson was dismissed. It is also stated that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Three Years Gaol for Breaking Out of Gaol. Auckland
John Buckley, who escaped from gaol some time ago and was responsible for many daring exploits before he was captured, was sentenced to three years…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Writ for £500 Sequel to Assault Case. Melbourne
A writ has been issued on behalf of Ernest Ambrose Kleinert claiming £500 damages from Edward August Sampson for "unlawfully and feloniously…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Buried in Sand Young Man's Body Police Arrest Bush Worker. Brisbane
Following the finding of the body of a young man with deep gashes in the head and throat by a fishing party half buried in the sand in the Ballonne River, 15…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Raid at Lismore
Police made a raid on Saturday morning on the premises in Molesworth street, Lismore, which it is alleged were being used for the purpose of betting. J. R…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cruel to Little Boy Married Couple Sent to Gaol Case From Southport
The hearing of the charge against William M. Melrose and his wife, Myrtlo Amy Melrose, of Southport, of having wilfully ill-treated Albert Russell Lloyd…
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William Atkins, horse trainer, was charged at the Grafton Police Court yesterday morning with having made use of indecent language at the Grafton…
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Mr. Longfield, Stipendiary Magistrate, slipped and fell while descending a flight of steps on the colonnade of the central railway station last night. He sustained…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →W.A. HORROR Murder of Farmer Hulme on Trial Court Cleared While Widow Gives Evidence. Perth
The trial opened in the Criminal Court to-day of Clifford Harold Eaton Smith, at the latter's farm at West Wubin on June 22…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Back to Gaol Dangerous Criminal Sequel to Melbourne Raid. Melbourne
There was a sequel to the raid by eight armed detectives in a house at East Melbourne last week where, it was suspected, well-known thieves were in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Pickpocket Three Months' Gaol Invalid Pensioner Robbed by Visiting "Bookmaker's Clerk."
For having at Grafton, on July 30, stolen from Charles Goggin, a sum of £110, a young man named Norman Markham, was sentenced to three months…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Constable Knocked Down Driver Before Court. Sydney
On the application of the police prosecutor at the Central Court, Stanley Brown, 24, laborer, who was charged with having by wantonly driving a motor…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Sequel To Police Raid Sunday Morning Fight One of the Contestants Fined
The police raid which one recent Sunday morning rudely interrupted the proceedings at a fight between two youths, staged in the presence of a large…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →'COUNTESS' £10,000 House as Salon for Mannequin Parades. Remarkable Story in Court. Melbourne
A remarkable story was told in the County Court to-day when the firm of Danial and Drummond claimed £200 as commission from Mrs. H…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrible Story Chief Justice Shocked Hulme Sentenced to Death Perth
The trial of Clifford Hulme, charged with the murder of Harold Eaton Smith, concluded, and the jury returned a verdict of guilty…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bogus Doctor Practised in College Street Sentenced to 12 Months. Sydney
At the Central Police Court to-day, Morgan Lane, 42, was charged with illegally assuming the name of "doctor," implying that he was a legally qualified…
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