Ex-hospital Official Sentenced
At the sittings, of the Cairns Circuit Court, his Honor Mr. Justice R. J. Douglas sentenced Edward Herberton Carnc, formerly clerk to the Atherton Hospitals…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1930
1,628 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 42 of 82
Use of a Car Fourteen Days' Gaol
Before Mr. C. G. Corr-Boyd, P.M., in the Grafton Police Court yesterday, Alfred Hillman Atkins, 41, who was convicted on June 27, on a charge of taking…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Custody of Goods Kyogle Stealing Case Accused Fined £10
The Courthouse at Grafton yesterday strongly resembled a dealer's shop when the contents of a suitcase and other wearing apparel were put in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Well Planned Escape From Gaol Ladder Thrown Over Wall. London
A remarkably daring and well planned escape was effected at Wandsworth gaol. While the prisoners were exercising early this morning, two dashed from the squad…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Valuation Court Grafton Council Assessments
In the Municipal Valuation Court, before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.M., yesterday, a number of appeals against the assessments of the Grafton City Council were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Fine Magistrate's Castigation
Scenes of disorder at a dance, at which public school boys celebrated the Head of the River boat races, were described by the police at the Sandringham Court,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bogus Food Orders Several Men Sentenced. Sydney
For having obtained food orders under false pretences several men at Wollongong were sentenced to imprisonment, varying from 14 clays to six months…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Charles Murder Leave to Appeal Application. Sydney
The Central Criminal Appeal Court today adjourned till next law term the application of Cecil Farnsworth Charles for leave to appeal against his conviction on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →200 Unemployed Police Break Up Procession. Sydney
About 200 unemployed marched through the city to-day, but when the police appeared the procession dispersed, the men scattering in all…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Divorce Decree Rescinded by Court. Sydney
Mr. Justice Owen in the Divorce Court to-day rescinded the decree nisi granted to George Dunn in 1926, on the ground of misconduct of his wife, Essie Doras Dunn,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lie Direct Solicitors At Variance 'Gold Diggers' and 'Flash Boy' Wife Charges Husband with Assault. Sydney
Remarkable evidence was given at the Glebe Court, to-day when Mrs. M. Shepherd, a young women, charged her husband, aged 23, with assault…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lawless Chicago Criminals Fire on Police . Passerby Killed. Chicago
This city's battle with criminals assumed another aspect to-day. Police were escorting, in a motor car, a group of men who had been questioned regarding the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Conspiracy Alleged Five Men Charged Case for the Crown Outlined Affairs of Two Insurance Companies. Sydney
The charge of conspiracy, arising out of the affairs of two insurance companies, was mentioned at the Central Court to-day, the accused being…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sent to Gaol Night Club Queen Sentenced. London
The night club queen, Kate Merrick, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment for supplying drinks without a license. In addition, she was fined £90…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Trial Ordered Alleged Assault on Girl. Sydney
The Full Court of Criminal Appeals to-day quashed the conviction, and ordered a new trial in the appeal of Russell George Conyagham, who was convicted…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Willie Young Six Months Gaol Prohibited Immigrant Charge Successful Customs Prosecution
"William Young, you are convicted on the information charged against you, and the sentence is that you are to be imprisoned for a period of six…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →W.A. Murder Case Twelve Years' Imprisonment. Perth
Alan Edward Austin, 21, who was charged at the Criminal Court with having wilfully murdered Walter Sehweiger, at Maguire's Farm, near Yandamooka,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sold G,p,o Man's Story Told Police. Sydney
That he had sold the General Post Office and that he could easily get £45 for an adjoining allotment, was told to the police by a man to-night…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Indian Mob Attack Police Party Bomb Under Train. Calcutta
Villagers of Khersal in East Bengal, urged by Congress agitators not to pay taxes, yesterday attacked 60 armed and unarmed police who were sent to attach…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Back to Prison 'This Is a Frame Up' Shouted Down Full Bench Uproar in Banco Court. Sydney
William Stephen Lemaire, photographer was ordered back to prison by the Chief Justice in the Banco Court to-day, when he attempted to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →