St. Kilda Shooting Verdict of Murder. Melbourne
A verdict of murder by some person or persons unknown was returned by the coroner to-day at the conclusion of the inquiry into the death of Richard…
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Courts & crime, 1931
1,291 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 32 of 65
Writ Set Aside Against Police Commissioner. Sydney
The Prothonotary this morning, on the application of the Crown Law Office, set aside the writ for £1500 by Bessie Stanley Smith, of Redfern, against the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sergeant Aspery Police Officer Promoted. Lismore
Sergeant J. H. Aspery, of Lismore, has been promoted to Acting Inspector at Newcastle where he previously served 20 years. Congratulations were extended to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Married on Saturday Arrested on Wednesday Attempted Murder Charge. Melbourne
A remarkable story is said to behind the arrest, at East Geelong of Alexander Cobden, 21, who appeared at the City Court, to-day on a charge of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Unemployed March to Parliament House Clash with Police. Sydney
A clash between unemployed and police occurred outside Parliament House to-day, but after a sharp tussle order was restored. One of the demonstrators, had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£5000 THEFT Three Men Sentenced Negligence of Bank Phoned for the Money. Sydney
Three men concerned in the theft of £5000 from the Australian Bank of Commerce on December 10, 1929, were sentenced at the Quarter Sessions…
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At the Central Court to-day Harry Lee. 33, hairdresser, and William Bishop, 23. barman, were remanded on a charge of having feloniously wounded Frank Dwyer…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Fatal Fight Man on Murder Charge. Melbourne
George Turner, 33, laborer, was arrested in a city lodging house to-day and this afternoon appeared before the City Court charged with the murder of Edward…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Force of Police Disturbance Feared in Domain. Sydney
A large force of police will be in the Domain on Sunday, in view of the possibility of Communists causing trouble. Following on the disturbance outside…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Collapsed on Bench Judge in Benalla Court. Melbourne
As he was about to sum up in a case before the Benalla County Court to-day Judge Foster collapsed and had to be assisted from the court…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hungry 'Russians Riots at Leningrad Secret Police Fire on Mob. Stockholm
The newspaper, ''Afton Bladet," says serious riots have occurred in Leningrad where the starving population stormed and demolished a great provision store, smash…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Court Ceiling Falls
The Court of Petty Sessions, sitting in the small court building at the courthouse, Geelong, was interrupted by the falling of a large section of the plaster…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Burglary at Glenreagh Farmers' Co-op. Society's Premises a Clear Getaway. Glenreagh
During last, night a smart piece of work was performed when the premises of the Orara Farmers' Co-operative Society, Ltd., were broken into…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Year's Gaol Prisoner Established Innocence Inquiry After Release. Sydney
John Joseph Patrick Farrell, builder, of Wollongong, served 12 months' imprisonment, dating from December, 1926, for a crime of which lie has now…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Judicial Gravity Strained in the Divorce Court
The usual solemnity of Sydney Divorce Court was ruffled the other day by his Honor Mr. Justice Pike, who has never been known to lose his strict judicial…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Poison in Lunch Attempted Murder Charge Man Committed for Trial. Albury
At Culcairn Court, John Lynn, 42, a charcoal burnet, was charged with attempting to administer poison to Alfred William Andrews, share farmer, with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Over Balcony Man Jumped 15 Feet Police Scatter Crowd. Brisbane
The sudden appearance of a squad of police galvanised more than 70 persons assembled on the rear balcony of a South Brisbane hotel on Saturday afternoon,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →CORAMBA. Police Court
At the local police court on June 2, before Messrs. A. Pryor and W. J. Blick, J.S.P., John Raymond Birch, a young man, was fined £5 or 10 days…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BURGLARY. At Glenreagh Store
Glenreagh had a visit from a burglar last Friday night, when the store premises of the Orara Farmers' Cooperative Society were broken into…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bad Times Journalist In Trouble Magistrate's Leniency Kindness by Police Appreciated
"I wish,' said Mr. F. McGuren, jun. (F. McGuren and Son), at the Grafton Police Court yesterday, to publicly acknowledge, on behalf of…
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