Woman's Death Bullet in Jaw Murder Verdict at Sydney Coroner's Court Sydney
William Griffiths was committed for trial at the City Coroner's Court to-day on a charge of having murdered Evelyn Cabell, 47, at Bondi, on…
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Courts & crime, 1940
680 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 12 of 34
Murder Charge Plea of Self-defence. Sydney
Bail of £200 was allowed Esau Henry Curran, 69 pensioner, at the Central Police Court to-day on charge of having murdered Michael…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Alleged Assault Cross-Action By Farmers Shooing Alleged at Cowper Cases Adjourned
In a cross-action for allied assault which was beard before Mr. A. J. Bryant, P. M., at the Grafton Court of petty Sessions yesterday morning one…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"Grave Crime" Bribe Appeals Fail Waterloo Council Case Gaol for Three Aldermen Sydney
The appeals of Leslie Cohan, John William Neilson and Ernest Navin, against a sentence of three months' imprisonment imposed on each for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Small Debts Court Grafton District Hospital Complainant
In the Grafton Small Debts Court yesterday morning before Mr. A. J. Bryant, P.M., the Grafton District Hospital proceeded against several persons…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →COMPENSATION Important' Decision Appeal to Full Court. Sydney
An important decision respecting the payment of compensation to injured workmen was delivered by the Full Bench of the Supreme Court to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fraud Case Attempt To Trick Walker Allegation in Court. Sydney
An alleged attempt to trick R. B. Walker, M.L.A., into signing a minute was mentioned in the Central Police Court to-day during the further…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Face and Head Bruised and Battered Police Fears Man Killed in Fight Melbourne
The possibility that James Edwards, 47, garage proprietor, of Hawthorn, was killed last Saturday after a quarrel with someone he knows, is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Genuine Furniture Sale Saturday, April 20, At 2 p.m. sharp, at Seccombe's Sale Rooms, Moonee St. (Next Police Station)
T. C. ("Dan") SECCOMBE, Auetioneer, has received instructions from Mr. REG. DURRIE (who has been ealied up for the Air Force), to sell by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Theft From Car at Coff's Harbor. Coff's Harbor
Whilst Mrs. R. Clark and her daughters, of Upper Orara. were visiting friends in Victoria street, Coff's Harbor, a fancywork box was stolen…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Penalty Varied Ulmarra Assault Case Quarter Session Appeal Dismissed
On November 7 last at the Ulmarra Police Court, before Mr. A. J. Bryant, P.M., Robert Carlton of Ulmarra, was convicted for alleged assault upon…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →12 Months Trautwein Sentenced Untrue Representation Alleged "Evaded Responsibility As Taxpayer" Sydney
Th[?]re charles [?]em, a prominent turf identity, hotel, proprietor and M.L.C., was to-day sentenced to 12 months imprisonment…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Murder Charge Wife And Two Sons "They Drove Me It" Brisbane
"If I had hot shot them they, would have killed me" Gustav August Martin, 52 years, is alleged to have said to the police when he was asked by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Case Competitions "Fostered And Asked For" "Statements at Police Conference. Sydney
Statements of a[?]eged [?]ing of competition for the number of cases reported in the police force were made by delegates to the Police Association's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ulmarra Assault Appeal Dismissed Disturbance After Church Fine Removed, Bound Over
Allegations of unseemly conduct in and near a church by two members of the congregation were made at the Court of Quarter Sessions in…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Beam Messages High Court Decision. Sydney
By a majority of three to two the High Court to-day dismissed, with costs, a suit instituted by the Commonwealth of Australia and another to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District Court Concluded Yesterday Two Hours' Sitting
The District Court sitting held at Grafton yesterday before his Honor. Judge Storkey, V.C., was only of a short duration and concluded in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Judgment Debtor District Court Examination Man Who Cannot Read
In the District Court at Grafton, James Dunn, of Lawrence, appeared before Judge Storkey, V.C., to answer an order nisi to show why judgment…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Penalty Reduced Assault on Journalist. Sydney
In the Appeals Court to-day Acting Judge Studdert reduced the sentence of three months' imprisonment upon John William Johnson, for an assault…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Unhappy Home Young Son's Evidence Father on Triple Murder Charge. Brisbane
Charged with the murder of his wife and two sons, Gustav. August Martin, 52,. an invalid, pensioner, collapsed and fell after his 15-years-old son,…
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