A Melbourne Tragedy. Murder and Suicide
A shooting tragedy occurred on Monday afternoon in a three-roomed cottage in Mater-street, Collingwood. Melbourne, the victim being Mrs. Carrie Hart, who was killed in…
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Courts & crime, 1912
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Police Victim of Apache
An apache of 17, when asked by a policeman at Tavernay to show his papers, replied, "There are my papers," and fired point-blank at the policeman,…
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Godfrey Watson, starter of the Victoria Racing Club, was charged at the Melbourne Court on Wednesday with having assaulted Constable Aitken…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Murder at Yarmouth. Ward Discharged London
George Ward, a young fisherman, some time ago confessed to having murdered Dora Grey on Yarmouth Beach, and was brought before the police court, and remanded. Ward has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stolen Goods. High Court Judgment
A judgement of considerable interest to the mercantile community was given by the High Court (the Chief Justice Mr. Justice Barton, and Mr. Justice Isaacs) in Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →New York Murder Trial. Becker Found Guilty. New York. Oct. 25
Policc-lieutenant Becker has been found guilty of murder in the first degree of Herman Rosenthal, a gambler, who was shot dead on July 16. Becker has been remanded…
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Bernard Roberts, aged 19, was charge at the police court to-day, with having shot at George Parkes and Albert Healey, in the Captain Cook Hotel, with intent to murder…
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The shooting affray which occurred in Totanham Court-road on September 27, in which Stephen Titus, an Armenian, ran amok and shot several, has resulted in the death of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maitland District Court. Thursday, October 17. (Before His Honor, Judge Fitzhardinge)
The Maitland District Court was opened [?] the Courthouse, East Maitland, on the [?] instant, before his Honor Judge FItz[?] and continued in the evening…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →THE Muswellbrook Chronicle O, sacred weapon, left for truth's defence Sole dread of lolly, vice and insolence, Reverent we touch thee! but with honest veal To rouse the henchman of the public Saturday Oct, 26 1912 a New Court of Appeal
When the Legal Practitioners Amenment, Bill, as the measure was cuphemistically styled, came before the Legislative Council, the issue…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →West Maitland Police Court. Monday, October
The bench at the West Maitland [?] Court this morning was occup[?] by [?] C. H. Gale, P.M., and J. W. P[?] DRUNKENNESS…
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A young man, who had neglected to [?] preliminary expenses in connection will [?] maintenance matter was fined £10, in [?] fault three months' hard labour…
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There is attached to Kensington Palace the only feminine sinecure in connection with the Court—the office of Lady Housekeeper. This post, now held by a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Police Cab Capsizes. Lunatic's Desperate Attempt
Whilst the police cab was conveying four policemen and a lunatic prisoner to the Broken Hill courthouse on Saturday morning the boll came out of one of the shafts,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Brilliant Career and Decline of a Great Court Beauty
In the "Dream of Fair Women," the Comtesse of Castiglione should occupy a place in the front row, if we may very the metaphor to accord with the footlights blaze in which…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Late News by Cable. Mr. Roosevelt. Strong Police Guard. Oyster Bay. Oct. 26
A stranger attempted to enter Mr. Roosevelt's home at Oyster Bay, but was forcibly ejected. The ex-President is receiving many…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rebel Prisoners. Sentenced to Death Vera Cruz. Oct 28
General Diaz, who is a nephew of ex-President Diaz Major Zerate, Colonel Antonio Migoni, and Lieutenant Lima have been sentenced to death in connection with the…
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At the West Maitland police court this morning, before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., Jack Ryan was fined 1/, or five minutes for drunkenness, whilst for having made use…
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At the police court this morning, before Mr. E. J. Cut[?]ffe, J. P., Samuel Bland, for having made use of indecent language was fined 5/, or 24 hours…
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It is notified in our advertising columns that a revision court to revise the part of the list for each polling place for the electoral district of Maitland will be holden at…
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