Bellingen Burglary. Sentence of 18 Months
When John Gerdy pleaded guilty at the Kempsey Quarter Sessions on Monday last, to a charge of having broken and entered Lacey's Garage…
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Courts & crime, 1931
1,291 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 36 of 65
Woy Inquest. Pensioner Found Dead Widow Charged with Murder. Woy Woy
The inquest commenced to-day into the death of Albert Ikin, 56, a war pensioner, who Was found dead in his home at the Brisbane Water settlement last month…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Attempted Murder Charge. Melbourne
A half-caste laborer, named Roy Morgan aged 37, was arrested by the Echuca police on a charge of attempted murder. It is alleged that Morgan fired a gun at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Court Case Settled
In the District Court at Bellingen yesterday Mr. V. Treatt announced on behalf of the defendants that the case of Richards v. Emery, of Coffs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Amusing Claims. Applicants for Police Vacancy
The Minister for Home Affairs (Mr. A. Blakely) has made available some amusing extracts from 7.00 applications for the position of mounted…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police to Use Firearms Against Political Extremists. Berlin
In view of the number of policemen killed and wounded in recent conflicts with political extremists the Prussian Minister of the Interior has issued an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bankstown Eviction Riot Seventeen Men Before Court. Sydney
When the case was continued at the Central Court to-day in which seventeen men were charged in connection with the recent eviction riot at Bankstown,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Court Ulmarra Sittings
At the Ulmarra Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday, before Mr. C. G. Oarr-Boyd, P.M., Thomas Davey pleaded guilty to a charge of failing to renew…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Daring Theft Hatful of Gold Watches. Sydney
A daring thief yesterday afternoon stole 31 watches from a jewellery shop at South Kensington. The man, it is stated sneaked into the shop and filled his hat…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Devine's Tie Pin Young Woman Charged. Sydney
Before Mr. Cohen, S.M., at the Central Police Court, Nellie Cameron, domestic, was charged with assaulting James Edward Devine on June 16, at Maroubra,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →26 Prize Pigeons Theft Admitted by Four Boys. Sydney
Four boys, of ages ranging from 10 to 14, admitted to the police that they stole 26 prize pigeons, valued at £100 from Charles Cronin of Glebe. They sold them…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Judge Indignant Witnesses Leave Court Without Permission
An unusual position arose during the hearing of a case before Judge Mocatta at Kempsey on Monday last. The jury had retired to consider the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →'A Trespasser' Bull Shot Grafton Police Court Case
A trespassing beast was the cause of a police court action at Grafton yesterday, when James Mackie, aged 74 years, was charged with having, near South…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District Court. Cases at Bellingen
The following reports of cases heard at Bellingen District Court last week before His Honor Judge Mocatta, are taken from the "Raleigh…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Seven Hills Shooting Breaking and Entering Charge Alleged Statement Police Sydney
There was a sequel to the fatal shooting at Seven Hills, when Edward Josiah Stanton, 29, laborer, of Glebe, was charged at the Parramatta court to-day, with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Remanded Alleged Theft of Car
Max Paul Runkell, 20, was charged before Mr. J. Tarn, J.P., at the Grafton Police Court yesterday morning with having at Townsville, Queensland, on July…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Improvements at Police Headquarters
Excellent progress is being made the Building Construction Industrial Undertaking (Public Works Department), which is effecting additions and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Court of Quarter Sessions
Mr. George Morrison, J.P. (Deputy Sheriff) has been officially notified that a Court of Quarter Sessions, will be held at Grafton on Tuesday, August 4…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lismore Sensation Escape From Custody Police Search Unavailing. Lismore
Charles J. Ashley, 36, described as a commercial traveller, who is wanted on several charges in connection with the alleged victimisation of several North Coast…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Brut Rebels Old Woman Burnt Police Party Ambushed. Calcutta
A party of military and police under the command of Captain L. V. Dart. M.C., was ambushed by rebels on the banks of the Pegu River. Two police…
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