Stock Stealing
Cattle and sheep stealing is prevalent in Glen Innes and Tenterfield districts. Last week a farmer at Glen Innes missed 30 head of cattle from…
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Courts & crime, 1916
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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, April 3
The bench at the West Maitland Police Court on Mohday was occupied by Mi'. C. H. Gale, P.M. Alexender Wright was Proceeded against…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cattle Stealing. Prevalent in Glen Innes District
The prevalence of cattle and sheep stealing is becoming a matter of grave concern to landowners in the Glen Innes district. All the evidence points to a revival of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murder of a Child
At the adjourned inquest into the death of Doris Foley, who was murdered at Beech Forest (Vic). Detective Kelly stated that the old man, George H. Leake,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Death of a Chauffeur. Committed for Murder
An inquest was held in Melbourne on Tuesday relative to the murder of William Patrick Haynes, a chauffeur, who was found dead in a motor car on the Buller-road…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Court. Thursday, April 6th. (Before Mr R. H. V. Allnutt, P.m.) a Dirty Dairy
On behalf of E. H. Simpson, dairyman, of Comleroi, Mr Shaw pleaded guilty. Constable Ryan deposed to visiting…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Court. Tuesday, April 4, 1916. (Before Mr. R. H. V. Allnutt, P.m.) Failed to Destroy Rabbits
Frederick Hewitt was charged with failing to destroy rabbits on his holding near Denman. Mr G. F. B. Fitzhardinge (Fitz-Gerald…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Haymarket Murder. £100 Reward. (By Telegraph.) Sydney
One hundred pounds is offered as a reward to be paid to anyone giving in formation leading to the arrest of the murderer or murderers of George…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Licensing Court. Thursday, April 6th
Mr. A. Simmons, J.P., occupied the Bench with the P.M. (Mr Allnutt) during, the sitting of the Licensing Court. H. L. Curtis applied for a renewal of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Slump in Building Trade. Not Due to Fair Rents Court
The Premier, (Mr. Holman,) has received from the superintendent of the State Labour Branch a report respecting an expression of opinion by Mr. M'Donald, organiser for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Industrial Court Thursday, April 6th. (Before Mr H. V. Allnutt, P.m.) a Carter's Overtime
Industrial Inspector Gregory proceeded against A. J. Tulloch, storekeeper, John-street, Singleton, for a breach of the award in not paying an adult…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Licensing Court. Before Messrs.C. H. gale, P.M., Elias Bowden, and J.W. Birkenhead, [?]
William Henry Brown was granted a renewal of colonial wine Teense for premises in High-street, West Maitland. William Bickerton was granted two both…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Action for Alleged Libel. Callachor v. Tamworth Newspaper Company, Ltd. (In the Banco Court, before Mr. Justice Pring, and a jury of four.)
Mr. Garland; K.C., and Mr. Carlos, instructed by Mr. T. J. Purcell appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Rolin K.C, and Mr. Pitt instructed by Messrs Creagh…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cessnock Police Court
At the Cesnock Police Court on Saturday, before Mr. G. Harris, J.P., John Johnson was charged with having no lawful means of support. In answer to police…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →West Maitland Police Court. Monday, April 10. (Before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.m.) Drunkenness
One inebriate was lined 5/ or 24 hour imprisonment. STEALING. Ernest George Harvey, alias George…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mons Prisoners Gaol for Refusing to Make Shells
Battered in limb, but unbroken in spirit, the heroes of Mons and other early engagements of the war emerged from a concert at the Queen Alexandra…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Court
Samuel Chapman was brought before Mr. C.H. Gale, P. M., at the West Maitland Police Court this morning, on a charge of drunkenness, for which he was ordered to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cessnock Police Court
At the Cessnock Police Court on Monday, before Mr. H. E. Southwell, J.P., Stephen Butter, for having been drunk and disorderly, was fined 5/, of 24 hours and for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Military Deserter Charged
The District Court-martial sat at Victoria Barracks, Sydney, yesterday, when Private S.F.J. Blake, of the A.I.F., was charged with deserting from the camp at Casuia,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lismore Riot. Soldiers and Civilians Charged
At the Lismore Quarter Sessions before Judge Hamliton, 13 men, of whom five were soldiers, one an ex-soldier, one a returned soldier, and six were civilians, were charged that at Lismore on…
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