Seton Murder Recalled. London
Lieutenant-Colonel Norman Rutherford has been released from Broadmoor Asylum and it is understood, has left the country. Rutherford in 1919 was tried for the…
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Courts & crime, 1929
1,576 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 8 of 79
Life Savers' Row Assault and Foul Tactics Two Men Suspended. Sydney
The committee appointed by the executive of the Surf Life Saving Association to inquire into the fight which occurred after a surf race at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →No More Goddards in London Police Force. London
There will be no more Goddards in the London police, according to a high police official. The Police Chief, Lord Byng, is stated…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Kidnapped? Australian Girl in Frisco Police and Consul Searching. San Francisco
The police are investigating the mysterious disappearance of Eileen Hamilton, 28, described as a strikingly beautiful stenographer, who arrived from England…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mill Strike Government Intervention Conference in Melbourne Court Hearing Adjourned. Melbourne
Serious extensions of the timber strike occurred this afternoon. The A.C.T.U. has declared the closed mills "black," thus involving the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Arrests on Liner One Man Charged with Stealing. Sydney
Detectives met the liner Niagara as she entered the harbor to-day and detained three men who were on board. Later one of the men, who was found…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →No Trace Missing Goulburn Man Murder Mystery Deepens Police Still Dragging River. Melbourne
Detectives are still inquiring into the mysterious disappearance of Leslie Williams, the missing Goulburn motorist…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Youth Sentenced Placed Stone on Railway Line. ARMlDALE
Peter Fennel, a youth, who was convicted of placing a stone on the railway line near Guyra, was sentenced to twelve mouths' gaol…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →London Night Clubs Closer Police Supervision. London
Now that Goddard and Ributti are not appealing against their conviction, police headquarters are concentrating on the sorting out of London night club affairs…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →KABUL Appalling Scenes Loot and Murder Famine in Snowbound City. Calcutta
There is a famine in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan. Small pieces of bread are fetching three shillings each…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Queensland Supreme Court Early Appointment of Judge. Brisbane
The vacancy on the Supreme Court Bench, caused by the death of Mr.Justice Woolcock, is expected to be filled by Cabinet on Tuesday. It is considered…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Timber Workers 'State Of Strike Exists' Court's Declaration Bush Mills Not Involved. Melbourne
In the Arbitration Court to-day Judge Lukin made an order that a state of strike existed, in the timber industry in New South Wales and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Hectic Time Seamen Before the Court
Four seamen from the s.s. Poolta, which berthed at Grafton during the week-end, had a somewhat hectic time on Saturday afternoon, as a result of which their…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dragged Into Lane Child Taken From Mother Police Arrest Man. Sydney
A woman was walking along George street, city, with her little daughter last night when a man rushed up and tried to drag the child away into a lane…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →N.Z. Bishop Supreme Court Injunction Dismissal of Dean Barrett. Auckland
An injunction has been granted by the Supreme Court against Bishop Cherrington, of Waikato diocese, restraining him from proceeding with the appointment of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Thanked Judge Man Sentenced to Death Pleaded Guilty to Murder Charge. London
Joseph Clarke, 21, wireless engineer, was sentenced to death at Liverpool four and a half minutes after he was charged with strangling Mrs. Fontaine, his…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Out in Car Girl Alleges Assault. Newcastle
At the Quarter Sessions George Burns, 18, mechanic, was charged with having assaulted a 20-year-old girl with intent to commit a serious offence…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Abduction Ward of Twelve Years Married Man Sentenced. Melbourne
In the Court of General Sessions Thomas Francis Albert Peardon, 42, was found guilty of stealing a sulky and abducting Violet May Barry, a ward of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Four Years Bank Clerk Sentenced. Auckland
William Frederick Thomas, who pleaded guilty to six charges of theft, totalling £507, from the Commercial. Bank of Australia, where he was employed as clerk…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Judges Queensland Supreme Court. Brisbane
The Attorney General, Mr. Mullan, announced to-day that Mr. Charles Stuart, k.C., barrister-at-law, had been appointed to the vacancy on the Supreme Court…
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