Industrial Arbitration Court
Horace William Ogilvie, an inspector tinder the Arbitration Act, proceeded against William Gillespie on two breaches of the Bread Carters' Award (1) that on 22nd May…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1926
49 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 1 of 3
£5 for an Orange a Costly Theft English Visitor Fined
Bernard Phillips, a young leiutenantcommander of the British Navy, will not carry back with him a very favorable impression of the Hawkesbury district…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Unneighborly Neighbors Rows at Mulgrave Women Have a Fight And Finish Up In Police Court
The season of "peace and goodwill" had only just been ushered out when neighbors living along the Windsor-Parramatta Road, at Mulgrave, indulged in discreditable…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Forbidden Fruit Case Settled Out of Court
The adjourned case in which Sydney Richard Poster and H. Burton were proceeded against for stealing a quantity of oranges from the orchard of H. E. Peck and Sons…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Was Macfie Murder Ordered? Startling Alligations by Native M.l.a. Inquires Arrest of European Is Expected
That the head-boy of the Villa Dolce Hotel, Garoet, had confessed to the Batavian police that he had been engaged by a European of high standing to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Garralous Lady Drives Home in the Rain Windsor Court Incident
At Windsor Police Court on Monday cross cases for assault and insulting language between Mrs. McGuiness and Mrs. James Clarke, were listed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Is He a Shareholder? Packing House Case Knotty Problem at Richmond Court
There was a unique case at the Richmond Small Debts Court on Tuesday—one that presented facts that are seldom brought before a police magistrate to decide. It arose…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Fine for Speeding Case at Penrith Court
Frederick D. Rutter, of Church-street, Windsor, was charged under the Motor Traffic Act, with having driven a motor car in High-street, Penrith, at a speed…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Shot By the Police Motor Theif's Fate End of a Long Chase
A well-known criminal, who went under the assumed name of Desire La Court, was shot by Constable McGeoch at Richmond on Sunday afternoon. He was "wanted" in connection with the theft of a motor car, and was suspected of having been connected with a number of big robberies in and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Stopped a Punch!" Assault and Language Case From Freeman's Reach Magistrate Objected to
As a prelude to an assault and language case at Windsor Police Court on Monday, counsel for the defendant objected to a local magistrate sitting on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →La Court's Widow Charge Dismissed
Gladys Mason, alias Gertrude La Court, was at the Manly Police Court last, week charged with having at Chatswood on February 19 stolen a Morris-Cowley motor car…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An Elusive criminal Tragic Fate of Desire La Court Story At The Inquest "Shot Whilst Fleeing From Arrest"
RECOGNISED as the most "slippery" criminal that has ever operated in this State, Desire La Court, the motor thief and robber, who was shot dead by Constable McGeoch, at Richmond, on Sunday week, was a fatalist. "I suppose the police will get me in the long run," he told a witness who…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Stealing at Kurrajong Two Young Men in Trouble a Sympathetic Bench
"I don't think the lads realise the seriousness of the affair."—Sergeant Cafe. Arraigned in the dock at Richmond Police Court last week, quite unconcerned, as…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Stolen Cigarettes Mother in Court Daughter Motored with La Court
That Desire La Court, who was fatally shot at Richmond recently while attempting to evade arrest, had once taken her daughter for a motor drive, was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Kicked Out Union Organiser Alleges Assault Orchardist Acquitted
DONALD CLEMSON, a well-known orchardist of Agnes Banks, was acquitted at Parramatta Quarter Sessions on Monday, of a charge of having…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →After Hours Found on Hotel Premises Convictions at Richmond Court
Reginald Murray and George Riley were proceeded against before Mr. H. H. Chippindall, P.M., and Mr. A. Matheson, J.P., at Richmond Police Court on Tuesday, for…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →High Court Appeal Australian Timber Workers' Union v. Frederick James Pye Appeal Dismissed with Costs
This appeal came on for hearing at the High Court, Darlinghurst, before chief Justice Adrian Knox, and Justices Rich, Higgins, Duffy and Starke, on the 22nd inst…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →"Bookie's" £250 Two Women Charged
Two young women, Olga Solomon and Gladys Brown, were charged at Darlinghurst sessions on Monday with having stolen £250 from Ernest Byrnes, a pony…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Colo Shire Council the Appeal Court Valuer Criticised
The regular fortnightly meeting was held joH Monday when the following were present: The President (Cr. A. Buckland), and Crs. A. C. Anderson, C. A. Jeffery, E. T. Bowd…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Morrissey Again! Snake Charmer in Court
"James Morrissey." 'Twas at the Parramatta Police Court last week, and Sergeant Barclay was calling over the list of "drunks."…
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