The Romance of Words Court. (No. 37)
A number of things went by the name of "court" (or its earlier forms) before it came to be directly associated with royalty. In the very…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1939
1,129 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 32 of 57
An Empty Wallet Taxi Driver's Death Youth on Murder Charge Brisbane
Further evidence Was taken to-day was taken to-day in the charge against Evan Arkinstall, 18 of having murdered a taxi driver Howard Chambers, aged 70…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Appeals Conference Urges Repeal of Act. Sydney
After a lengthy discussion to-day the annual conference of the Police Association carried a resolution that a Parliamentary Select Committee be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Died in Court Coraki Estate Agent. Lismore
While appearing on behalf of a client, at the Coraki Police Court today, John. Hile, 69, property agent, became suddenly ill and died before…
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In the Grafton Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, Thomas Baines. 43. a stranger to Grafton, appeared on a charge of stealing £218, the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Police Force 500 Extra Men Wanted. Sydney
The annual conference of the Police Association decided to-day to ask the State Government to appoint an additional 500 men to the force…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Taxi Murder Woman Heard Shots Lights Switched Off and On. Brisbane
Evidence that at 7.20 p.m. on May 23 she heard three loud reports coming from the back of a black sedan car, was given by Jessie Samuels, of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Court Tribute Late Mr. J. R. Carlton, Of Maitland Loss to Profession
Reference to the death of Mr. J. R. Carlton, Maitland's oldest practising solicitor, was made in the West Maitland Police Court…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Warning Many Counterfeit Coins Circulating in Sydney
Counterfeit coin's are in circulation in Sydney, and the police have appealed to the public to examine more closely coin such as shilling,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Alleged "Ring-in" Police Search for Horse. Rockhampton
Racing stewards here have discovered the alleged "ringing--in" of a well-known former Brisbane horse at near-by provincial meetings…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Exciting Chase Police And Suspects "Step in Old Man." Sydney
"Step in old man," said a police constable to-night when a man for whom the police were searching stopped a wireless patrol and asked…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →German Police Charge Of Manslaughter Shooting of Czech Policeman Prague
Over 30 witnesses testified at the trial of the German police sergeants. Bull and Stehr, who were involved in the shooting of the Czech policeman…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Appeals Reply By Minister to Assn. Secy.'s Statement. Sydney
The very extravagance of Mr. Cosgrove's utterances carried their own condemnation, said the Chief Secretary, Mr. Gollan, to-night on his return, to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Court Aboriginal Fined
An elderly aboriginal man, William Russell, was fined £2, in default four days' imprisonment on a drunkenness charge in the Grafton Court of Petty…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ulmarra Tennis Club's Additional Court
In pursuance of its progressive policy, the Ulmarra Tennis Club is calling tenders this week for the construction of a new court. When…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Woman's Death Police Delay Funeral Mysterious Head Injuries. Melbourne
Police who delayed the funeral today of Mrs. Sylvia Windsor, 32, of North Fitzroy, are still puzzled after the post-mortex examination as to how…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Never Contemplated" Strychnine "Put in A.P.C. POWDER" Mackay Tragedy Man on Murder Charge Mackay
"I killed my uncle, but I did not mean it. I had a row with Mrs. Heath and I put strychnine in an A.P.C.. powder, but she gave it to her…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maclean Police Court
At the Maclean Police Court on Monday, before local justices, Daniel Watson was fined 26 or the rising of the court for having been found drunk…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Mutt and Jeff" "Joviality" On Wedding Anniversary Led to Police Court Appearance
On a charge of having used insulting words to Constable L. H. Townsend, on Friday night, Thomas Noonan, 27, was fined £2, at the Lismore Police…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cattle Stealing "As Rampant As Ever" Allegations at P.P. BOARD
Allegations that cattle stealing in the Clarence district was as rampant as it ever was were made by Mr. F. Maxwell at a meeting of the Grafton…
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