A Woman's Crime. Sentenced to Death
The trial was concluded in Sydney on Friday of Jane Davis, who was charged with having administered poison to a kanaka , named Joseph Williams, at Maclean, on…
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Courts & crime, 1905
1,122 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 32 of 57
Murder at New Guinea
News has been brought to Brisbane by the steamer Moresby of a massacre by natives at Koroowai, in the Island of Boganville, off the coast of New Guinea, of Mr. C. P. M'Conville…
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On Thursday, the Land Board sat at the Cessnock Court House from 10 a.m. until nearly 6 p.m. About 26 cases were disposed of and three cases…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cessnock Police Court. Friday, July 7, 1905. (Before Mr. George Brown, J.p.) Robbing a Till
A young man, named William Owen was charged with stealing, on the 6th instant, from the till of the ticket-office of the railway station, at Cessnock, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Relic of a Crime. the Flat Murder Trial
On April 27 the correspondent of the "Daily Mail" wrote from Vienna:— There was again a crowded court…
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We would remind those interested that a Court of Quarter Sessions and Dis[?]rict Court will be held at the local Court House on Tuesday, 25th instant when all…
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At a meeting of the Executive Council on Saturday morning, Judge Heydon was appointed President of the Arbitration Court under the provisions of the Act of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Singleton Police Court. Thursday, 6th July, 1905. (Before Messrs H. York and A. T. Cochrane, J's.P.). Attempted Suicide
Isabel Ann Bonje, a married woman, residing at Plashett, Jerry's Plains, was charged with being discovered under circumstances which denote a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Police and Crime. Annual Report of the Inspector-General. English Inspector's Comment on N.S.W.Force
The report of the Inspector-General of Police for the year ended December 31, 1904, has just been issued, and is a fairly comprehensive document…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alleged Assault on a Woman
Frederick John Collins was committed for trial to-day on a charge of assaulting Mary Greentree at Marrickville. Prosecutrix deposed that she was walking towards her…
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Renewal Granted.—Henry Crobert was granted the renewal of the license of the lochinvar Hotel. Mr. W. J. Enright appeared for applicant. Auctioneer's License.—Alfred B. Holmes applied…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →West Maitland Police Court. Monday, July 10, 1905. (Before Messrs. E. A. L. Sharpe, P.M., and Henry Crothers and Robt. Scobie, Js.P.)
Drunkenness.—Three inebriates, who were taken care of on Saturday, were fined 2s 6d each, with the alternative of the rising of the court. Municipal Cases.—For suffering a horse to stray a…
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By the steamer Pilbarra which arrived today from Fiji, another case of serious assault was reported from Rowa. An Indian woman named Ramsir was attacked by a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Alleged Assault. Sydney
Frederick John Collins was to-day committed for trial for assaulting a woman named Mary Greentree, at Marrickville. The woman deposed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An Alleged Assault. Startling, Statements. Sydney
Startling statements were made by Lily James, aged 15, at the Newtown Police Court to-day, when Herbert James Baker, a young policeman, was charged on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Alleged Assault. a Startling Story. LONDON,Wednesday
A girl named Lily James, aged 15, appeared at the Newtown Police Court to-day, when a young policeman named Herbert James Baker was charged…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police and People. Melee at Christchurch
A serious disturbance occurred at Christchurch (N. Z.) on Saturday night, resulting in 10 men, most of them holding respectable positions,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Local News. Singleton Licensing Court
On Tuesday, before Messrs R. Faulkner and C. W. Doyle, Js.P., renewals of hotel licenses were granted to Annie Billington, Commercial…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Licensing Court. Thursday, July 13, 1905. (Before Messrs. E. A. L. Sharpe, P.M., and Henry Crothers and Robert Scobie, L.M.)
Hotels at Abermain and Weston.—Alex. Shedden, jun., made application for a conditional publican's liCence at Abermain.—Mr. W. J. Enright, who appeared for applicant, stated that they were quite…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sensational Incident. Explosion in a Police Court. Man Blown to Atoms. Sydney
While a case was proceeding at Murchison Courthouse, West Australia, to-day, the defendant, a man named Sewell, dynamited the court, blowing himself to atoms, and badly…
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