Murder and Suicide. Tragedy at Portland. Portland
A frightful tragedy was committed at Portland, in the Orange disrict, last night about 10.30, when John Curtis, a baker,shot his partner, Mrs. Shankland, through…
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Courts & crime, 1909
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Cessnock Police Court. JAN 27, 1909. (Before Messrs T. H. Wilkinson, P.M., and George Brown, J. P.) Alleged Larceny
Joseph Hall was churned that he did, on the 14th inst., [?] from a tent, at Bellbird, two half-sovereigns, two half-crowns, one pair of boots, and…
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Trouble is brewing at Wallsend Colliery. The dispute is between the miners and management. The miners' executive meeting on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Great American Murder Trial. Crowd of 50,000 Would-be Spectators. New York, December 14
Amid scenes of frenzied excitement the trial opened to-day at Flushing of Mr. T. Jenkins Hains, the novelist, for the murder of Mr. Annis, the publisher…
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At the West Maitland Police Court to-day before Mr. J. E. Wolfe, J.P., Frederick Olass was fined £3, in default a month's imprisonment, on a charge of having stolen end pair of trousers and one pair of…
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A frightful tragedy was committed at Portland, in the Orange district, on Friday night about 10.30, when John Curtis, a baker shot his partner, Mrs…
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Shortly before 10 o'clock on Saturday morning Sub-inspector Spence, with a posse of constables from No. 3 police station, visited premises in Oxford st…
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At the Broken Hill Police Court on Saturday, before Mr. Barnett, S.M., John Stephen Flynn. aged 28, a miner. was charged with having on the night…
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At the West Maitland Police Court this morning, before Mr. J. E. Wolfe, J. P., an inebriate, who was also before the court yesterday, was fined 10s, in default 7…
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In connection with the trial of Bismarck for the wilful murder of Mrs. Evitts, at Jundah, Queensland, Bismarck has made the following…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disgraceful Boxing Exhibition. Fighting Like Tiger Cats. Police Interfere. Sydney
A disgraceful scene occurred at the Gaiety Athletic Hall last night during the light between Grimm and Reeder. Both men ignored the rules, and treated the referee with contempt…
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At the West Maitland , Police Court this morning, before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, P.M., John Evans was proceeded against for drunkenness, and having made use of…
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At the Kurri Police Court, yesterday, the bench was occupied by Messrs. A. S. Browne and E. J. Cutcliffe, Js.P. Jacob Solomon proceeded against Thomas…
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At 6 o'clock on Monday evening a police vehicle under escort went up to the Block 10 mine. When the waggonette was returning the horse shied and…
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A remarkable tragedy occurred at Giiles Plains, six miles out of Adelaide, on Sunday night. Mrs Catherine Hoffstattcr, who had not been living with her…
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His Honor Judge Murray, in giving the finding of the Marine Court, Said the collision between the Advance and the Iverna was caused by the wrongful act of Captain…
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M. Lopukhin, formerly chief of the Russian detective service, and a member of one of the oldest and distinguished Russian families, has been arrested in…
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At the West Maitland Police Court this morning, before Mr. John Enright, J.P., an inebriate was fined 5s cr the rising of the court. James Nichols was charged with having behaved in a threatening…
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At the Paterson Police Court, before Mr. J. S. Brown, J.P., W. Jones, alias Tyler, charged with stealing £8 is 6d in Sydney, was remanded to Sydney to be dealt with…
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Grace Rose Sutcliffe, a respectable looking young woman, was before Judge Backhouse at the Darlinghurst Sessions this morning, to answer a number of charges of breaking and…
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