A Reported Murder. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide, Thursday Afternoon
The pol[?]ce have received a report that a girl has been murdered on a farm at Towitta, near Angaston. The officers have gone out to investigate…
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Courts & crime, 1902
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A Broken Hill Amour. Dunneman Removed to Gaol. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Thursday Afternoon
Frank Dunneman, who on Friday last fired at Constance Ekins, at Fitzroy, was removed from the Melbourne Hospital to the Gaol hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A New Zealand Crime. Double Murder and Suicide. [By Telegraph.] Wellington
Two men named Blennerhassets, father and son, were killed yesterday by a man named Hill at Taranaki, They were shot within a few yards of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Murder Near Angaston. Young Girl's Throat Cut. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide
Details received in connection with the tragedy at Towitta, near Angaston, show that Bertha Schippan, aged 14, was found dead with her throat cut…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alleged Attempted Murder. [By Telegraph.] Brisbane
Matthew Adams, of Mount Morgan township yesterday shot his daughter twice. He has been arrested. LATER…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Towitta Murder. Startling Revelations Expected. [By Telegraph.] Adbdaide
The Towitta murder remains as much a mystery as ever. The backtracker has failed to find any trace of footprints within a circuit of half…
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MR. MAITLAND, P M., presided in the Police Court to-day. Catherine Craig was fined 5s. or 24 hours' imprisonment for drunkenness. A lad of about 11…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Arbitration Court. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
A representative meeting of unionists held in the Trades Hall last night decided to support Mr. Samuel Smith's candidature as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The East. Return of the Chinese Court. [Reuter's Message.] London
The Dowager Empress of China has undertaken that the Emperor, on arrival at Pekin, will give an audience to the foreign Ministers…
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MR. MAITLAND, P M., presided in the Police Court to-day. Catherine Craig was fi[?] 5s. or 24 hours' imprisonment for drunkenness. A lad of about 11…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Licensing Court
MESSRS. Maitland, P.M., Mills, and Eley, Js.P., adjudicated in the Licencing Court to-day. The license of the Miners' Aims Hotel,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Towitta Murder. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide, Tuesday Afternoon
Tracker King has returned to Angaston from Towitta. He says that he is certain that no man left Schippans' house at the time of the…
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MESSERS. Maitland, P.M., Mills, and Eley, Js.P., adjudicated in the Licensing Court to-day. The license of the Mirere' Arme Hotel,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Breaking-up the Raiders. Elaborate Police Work. London
Lieutenant-General French reports that the Boers in the northeast of Cape Colony are so reduced in numbers and fighting power as…
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ONE first-offending drunk was fined 2s. 6d., or one hour, before Messrs. Maitland, P.M., and Allen, J P., today. James Vyse, one of the boys…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Clarence River Sensation. Attempted Wife Murder. Promiscuous Street Shooting. A Police Sergeant Shot. The Would-be Murderer Wounded. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Thursday Afternoon
A telegram from Maclean, on the Clarence River, states that James Dowling returned there from Sydney, by the steamer Kallatina. Dowling…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Towitta Tragedy. The Inquest. Some Police Evidence. A Doctor Examined. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide
The taking of evidence in the Towitta inquest was continued until late last evening. Dr. Steele, recalled, deposed to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Maclean Sensation. Mrs. Dowlings Condition Critical. The Injury to the Police Sergeant. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
Superintendent Garvin, telegraphing from Maclean concerning yesterday's shooting sensation there, states that Sergeant Brown, who was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The East. Return of the Chinese Court. A General to be Executed. The Trouble at Neu-Chwang. [Reuter's Messages.] London
The publicity of the return of the Emperor and Dowager Empress of China to Pekin is regarded as revolutionary in the light of Chinese…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Court Business for 1901
THE following figures showing the court transactions for the year 1901 have been made available through the courtesy of the Courthouse…
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