Assault and Robbery a Cash in Hobart Hobart
Patrick King (58) was found late last night lying at the foot of the stairs in a house in the city with his skull fractured and his nose smashed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1926
1,718 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 1 of 86
Boy Scouts Missing Police Now Searching Brisbane
A message from Rackhampton states that a search party including police and black trackers is scouring the Exhibition Ranges for four boy scouts…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mystery Explosion Occurs at Prahran Police Investigating Melbourne
Mystery surrounds an explosion which occurred early yesterday morning at 10 Welgal-street. Prahran. Although the inmates were thrown out…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Troubled China General Cheng's Murder Is Now Contradicted (Reuter's Message) Pekin, December 31
Later reports show that Hsu ShuCheng was shot at and that no bomb was used. He escaped injury. [A previous report stated that he…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Attempted Robbery at the Grand Hotel Police Make an Arrest Accused Is Remanded
By an arrest which was made this morning there is reason to believe that the depredations of a man which have been the concern of the police…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Murder of Sir L. M. Stack Two Former Ministers to Be Examined Again (Reuter's Message.) London. December 31
Reuter's Cairo correspondent reports:— It has been decided to send before the committing magistrate Ahmed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Murder of Sir L.m.stack Two Former Ministers to Be Examined Again (Reuter's Message.) London, December 31
Reuter's Cairo correspondent reports:— It has been decided to send before the committing magistrate Ahmed…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Police Court Cases Heard To-day
In the Police Court this morning, before Mr. G. A. Stevenson, S.M., the following cases were dealt with— — Drunkenness —…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Theft of Confectionery
During the new year holiday the proprietor of the balloon sideshow at the rear of the Grand Hotel bad a quantity of confectionery stolen. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Prisoner Released From Gaol Melbourne
Former-Detective M'Phersons, who received a sentence some months ago for graft, has been released from the Pentridge prison…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Theatrical Fraud Two Men Sent to Gaol. Adelaide
Robert William Henry James Humphries was sentenced to two months' gaol at the Adelaide Police Court today on a charge of having insufficient…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Men Gambling and Drinking Are Raided by Police Melbourne
The police raided the first floor of the Empire Arcade, Flinders-street, on Saturday and found men gambling and drinking…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Woman Found Wandering with Clothing Torn Off Police Make Arrests Sydney
The police on Saturday arrested two men in connection with the brutal attack on Violet Anderson (34) near Glebe Island bridge on New Year's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Man-who Escaped From Devil's Island; Appears in London Court (Reuter's.Message.) London, January 2
Air extraordinary story of a conrict's escape from Devil's Island, the world's most dreaded penal settlement, off the coast of French Guiana, was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motorist to Magistrate "Cancel My License."
In persuing Len Gillies, a young man, of Waymouth-street, Adelaide, who on December 16 was riding a motor cycle at a dangerous speed, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Father Assaults Son Ordered Six Months Gaol Melbourne,Tuesday
In the City Court to-day a young man. Henry Saedilen was charged with assaulting his son. 6 years of age…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Doctors and Police Differ Concerning Man's Death
The doctors, as the result of a postmortem examination, have reported that the death of Patrick King, a zing works employee, who was found…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Licensing Court Applications Heard To-day
In the Licensing Court this morning. before Mr. G. A. Stevenson, S M., tiie following matters were dealt with:—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motoring Fatality Driver Before Court Sydney
At the Contral Police Court to-day Mervin M'Cartny, a motor driver, was charged with having feloniously slain Thomas Brunton also with having on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An Adelaide Tragedy Former Broken Will Resident to Stand Trial for Murder Adelaide,Tuesday
Mr. C. I. Mathiews assistant city coroned, to-day conducted an inquest [?] the circumstances connected with the death on Christians [?] [?]…
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