Increasing Sentences. Power of Appeal Court
The powers of a Quarter Sessions Appeals Court Judge to increase sentences imposed in a lower Court were argued before Judge Curlewis in…
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Courts & crime, 1925
2,458 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 26 of 123
Mr. Bavin. and the Arbitration Court. Mr. Lang's Criticism
Mr. Lang, leader of the State Parliamentary Labour Party, referring to Mr. Bavin's criticism of Mr. Justice Powers' action in the seamen's case,…
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Patrick Schofield, 24, appeared before the West Maitland Police Court this morning on a charge of having on March 12, stolen two razors…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Missing Woman. Husband Charged Witch Murder
Frederick Peter Mouat was charged at the Christchurch (N.Z.) Magistrate's Court with the murder of his wife, Nellie Mouat, about February 20…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Redfern Tragedy Aves Charged with Murder. Police Anxious To Interview Alice Quirk. SYDNEY
Cecil Henry [?] Aves, aged 22 was charged at the Central Police Court to-day with having feloniously and maliciously murdered Florence…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Muswellbrook Letter Police Court. Muswellbbook
At the monthly sitting of the police court, before Mr. Fletcher, P.M., Claude Salmon for having dirty dairy premises was fined £5, and £8/…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Twelve Months. Union Treasurer Sentenced
The trial was concluded at the Darlinghurst Sessions of Thomas Bath, 42. formerly treasurer of the New South Wales branch of the New South Wales branch of the Federated…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Miners Sentenced. Rule Nisi Granted
The Full Court, consisting of Mr. Justice Street, Mr. Justice Gordon, and Mr. Justice James, granted the application made by the Minors'…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →A Rajah's Cheques Hobbs Sentenced
London, Wednesday.-William Cooper Hobbs, the solicitor who was charged with stealing by means of menaces, and receiving two cheques, each for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Russian Curiosities. Gaol Preferred to Freedom
The British Labour Delegation to Russia say there are 1,369,000 unemployed there Surely they are mistaken. It is capitalism, the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Police Hospital Carnival
In connection with the Police Hospital Carnival, the positions at present held by the candidates in the queen of the day competition are as follow:—…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Licensing Court
The matter of the transfer of the license, of the Queen's Arms Hotel from Ellen McQuade to John Thomas Andrews was postponed for a week…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Redfern Murder. Sensational Development. Alice Quirk Consciousness
There was a sensational development in connection with the Redfern tragedy last night, when Cecil Aves. aged 26, was charged with the murder of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Conspiracy Case. Two Years' Gaol for Hobbs. London, March 9
Evidence for the defence has concluded in the case against Hobbs at the Old Bailey. Sir Curtis Bennett, counsel for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sent for Trial. Murder Charge Against Hannah Mitchell
Hannah Elizabeth Mitchell was committed by the Melbourne Coroner, to take her trial at the Supreme Court on March 16 on the charge of…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Murder in Russia. Religious Fanaticism. London, March 5
The trial has opened at Moscow of certain members of an extraordinary religious sect, recently founded, in the province of Volhynia…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Railway Clerk's Death Alleged Murder. (By Telegraph.) Melbourne
Howard Vernon, aged 40, was charged at the City Police Court to-day with the murder of William Bent, aged 17 years, a railway clerk, who was found…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Woman Duped. Leniency Extended by the Court
Jean Ellis, 33. and Mary Madden, 35, who had pleaded guilty to a charge of having failed to account for £628, were bound over by Acting Judge…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Discovery of Human Bones. Probate Court Sequel
The sequel to the discovery of human bones in a salt water creek in Northern Australia took the form of an application made in the Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Unpleasant Evidence. Women Remain in Court. SYDNEY
While a divorce case was being heard this morning before Mr. Justice Owen, some evidence of a particularly unpleasant character was given…
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