Police Objected To. Peculiar Position at Townsville
A peculiar position has arisen at the Townsville wharves, between the waterside workers and the police, the watersiders being inclined to declare…
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Courts & crime, 1926
2,464 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 17 of 124
St. Kilda Murder Death of Mrs. Currell Tacke Guilty of Manslaughter
Henry Tacke, 65, importer, was found guilty of manslaughter in Melbourne in connection with the shooting of Mrs. Rachael Currell…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mrs Macfie's Death Full Confession of Murder. (Renter Cable). Weltevreden, Thursday Night
The police have arrested a man named Eutjin, he has made a full confession of the murder of Mrs Macfic. Other reported confessions are unfounded…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cruel Crime Judge's Severe Comments. Two Years for Attempted Murder. AUCKLAND
Caustic comments were made by the judge in a case in which Roy Charles Dorn was charged with attempting to murder Muriel…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Liquor with Meals. Case Referred to Full Court
A special case was heard before Mr. Justice Campbell in Chambers, having reference to the question of liquor with meals, and the definition…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Forty-four Hours. Leave to Appeal. Granted by High Court
In the High Court, Mr. O. Dixon, K. C. on behalf of the Clyde Engineering Company of New South Wales, applied for special leave to…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →West Maitland Court. Monday. February 22. (Before Mr. T. W. Cohen, P.m.). Riotous Behaviour
William Walter Forru[?] pleaded guilty to a charge of riotous behaviour. Sergeant Turner said defendant…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Alleged Assault. Cafe Proprietor Charged. Sydney
When George Nieolables, cafe proprietor, appeared before the Central Court to-day on a charge of having assaulted his wife, Hilda Niclaides…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Singleton Police Court. Singleton
Mr. T. W. Cohen, P.M. occupied the Bench at the Police Court yesterday. Edwin Charles Winfield pleaded…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Conviction Quashed Ballina Conspiracy Case. Full Court's Judgment. SYDNEY
The man Court of Criminal Appeals delivered its reserved judgement in the appeals on behalf of Perry Edward Tighe, solicitor, of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →West Maitland Court. Monday March 1 (Before Mr. M. H. Cleeve, P.m.) Motor Prosecutions
Henry John Peacock pleaded guilty to having ridden a motor cycle after sunset without a headlight. Constable Mown stated hat…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Assault Alleged. the Police Inquiring. Sydney
The Bankstown police are making inquires concerning on assault on two girls, alleged to have been committed in Shappell Street, last night…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cessnock Police Court. Cessnock
Mr. M. H. Cleeve, P.M. occupied the Bench at the Cessnock Police Court this morning. Harry Duggan pleaded guilty to a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Train Smash. Driver Sentenced for Manslaughter
Frederick Lavin, driver of the train which was derailed at Opapa (N.Z.) on Septmeber 22, with the resul[?]ant loss of five lives, was found guilty of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hampton Tragedy. Accused Sentenced Melbourne
Douglas Robertson, aged 37, labourer, of New Zealand, who was recently found guilty by a jury in the Criminal Court of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mystery Solved Macfie Murder
The mystery surrounding the murder of Mrs. Macfie, the wife of a Sydney accountant, at Weiteverden (Java), has been solved…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cessnock Police Court To-day's Sitting (Before Mr. H. M. Cleeve, P.M.)
Half a dozen defendants were charged with allowing stock to stray, the Cessnock Shire Council proceeding. Fines amounting from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Seven Years' Gaol. Fob Shooting His Lover. Melbourne
Henry Tacke, who gave his age as 64, and said that he was married and had lost eight children, was sentenced to seven years for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Murder of Mrs. Mafle. Welte[?]eden
A British-Indian runner at the Hotel Papandajan, at Garoet, has been arrested for complicity in the murder of Mrs. Macfle…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Desplcable Crime." Lover's Attempted Murder Auckland (N.Z.)
Caustic comments were made by the judge, in the case in which Roy Charles Dorn was charged with the attempted murder of Muriel Tetzlaff…
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