The Opium Traffic a Chinese Sentenced in Court at Darwin Darwin
At the Darwin Police Court yesterday Willie Howie, a local leader of a Chinese society, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment with hard labor…
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Courts & crime, 1928
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Two Tramway Employees Unconscious on Footpath Gang Assault Suspected Melbourne
Jack Burrows (37) and Cornelius Brennan (28), tramway employees, were found in an unconscious condition on the footpath outside a shop at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A.W.U. Application for 44 Hour Week Before Federal Court Hobart
The full bench of the Commonwealth Arbitration Court sitting at Burnie (Tasmania) in dealing with an application by the Australian Workers'…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An England Murder
Settlers named Mitchellmora, who arrived from Gross Island, Darwin on Saturday, brought the news of the murder of a white man by an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ferry Disaster. Court Finds Tahiti Was Blame
The approximate cause of the collision between the Union steamer Tahiti and the ferry steamer Greycliffe, on November 3, 1927, was the failure…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New South Wales Bail Application Refused Man on Murder Charge Sydney
Mr. Justice James yesterday refused an application for bail on behalf of Norman Urqhuart, who is under committal for trial on a charge of having…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New South Wales Bail Application Refused Man on Murder Charge Sydney
Mr. Justice James yesterday refused an application for bail on behalf of Norman Urqhuart, who is under committal for trial on a charge of having…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Windsor Drowning Father of Dead Youth Breaks Down in Court Sydney
An inquest concerning the death of Leslie Robert Chisholm, who was drowned in the Hawkesbury River, near Windsor, on January 9, was held…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Windsor Drowning Father of Dead Youth Breaks Down in Court Sydney
An inquest concerning the death of Leslie Robert Chisholm, who was drowned in the Hawkesbury River, near Windsor, on January 9, was held…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A.W.U. Application for 44 Hour Week Before Federal Court Hobart
The full banch of the Commonwealth Arbitration Court sitting at Burnie (Tasmania) in dealing with an application by the Australian Workers'…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Police Court To-day's Proceedings
In the Police Court this morning, before Mr. C. W. Swiney, D.S.M., the following cases were dealt with:-…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Theft of Valuable Rings Police Are Inquiring Sydney
The police are investigating the theft of three large trays containing 20 rings from Stewart Dawson's, in Pitt-street. The rings, which were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Licensing Court
In the Licensing Court this morning, Superintendent F. W. Dimond presented the quarterly licensing report. Mr. C. W. Swiney, D.S.M., in receiving the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Week-end Raid on Sly Grog Sellers Police Attacked Sydney
There was a wild time in a house in Riley-street, Darlinghurst, on Saturday night during a raid by the police. Following visits to two places…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Fatal Dispute Police Make Arrest at Wofkmen's Camp Canberra
As a result of a dispute in a workmen's camp on Saturday at Mugga, William Norman Madden suffered injuries from which he died…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Semaphore Tragedy Husband of Dead Woman Is Arrested for Murder Parties Formerly of B.H. Adelaide
On Saturday night detectives arrested Alec John Hamilton (20), husband of Mrs. Stella Hamilton, who was found dead in the sea at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Accused Before Court Remanded Till January 27 No Application for Bail Adelaide
More, than ordinary interest was manifested in the Port Adelaide Police Court to-day when Hamilton appeared before Mr. G. W. Halcombe, S.M.,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →General Cables Bulgarian Police Chief Severely Shot by Girl (A.p.a. Message.) London, January 14
A young Bulgarian girl fired a revolver at and severely wounded a chief of the political police at Uskub. She then killed herself…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Waterside Workers Seek a New Award Case Is Adjourned in the Federal Court Melbourne
In the Commonwealth Arbitration Court to-day, when the hearing of the Waterside Workers' Federation's application for a new award was resumed,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Unlicensed Revolver a Fine of £5 Inflicted in Police Court To-day Magistrate's Warning
In the Police Court this morning, before Mr. C. W. Swiney, D.S.M., Henry Alfred Furze (57) was charged with having between the hours of 7 p.m. on…
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