Murder Verdict. the Bute Tragedy
The inquest at Bute (S.A.) into the death of Miss Rita Ranke concluded on Tuesday. The finding by the Corner was that deceased was poisoned…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1926
2,464 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 124
Police Baffled. the Glenrock Mystery
Mystery still surrounds the identity of the body of the man which was found on the beach near Glenrock south of Merewether, on the night of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Two-up at Kurri. Charge Reduced. Magistrate's Warning. Kurri Kurri
Thomas Woods, Stanley Moroney, and Fraderick Higginbottom pleaded guilty, through Mr. H. T. Skilton, at Kurri Police Court this morning, to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murder Charge. Accused Released on Bail. Adelaide
Frederick Hiliary Phillips, who was arrested on Xmas Day and charged with murdering John Henry Headon, has been released on bail…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Girl Mother in Gaol Given Fresh Chance
At Perth recently Thelma Cowley, a young Woman, was sentenced to sixmonths on a series of shoplifting" charges, despite the fact that between…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Arrested for Murder Released on Bail. (By Telegraph.) Adelaide
Frederick Hilary Phillips, who was arrested on Christmas Day and charged with murdering John Henry Headon, has been released on bail. The grounds…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Children's Court. Unusual Case at Kurri. Kurri Kurri
A case of considerable interest was heard in the Kurri Children's Court. It was an application for leave to make an application to vary a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Girl Mother in Gaol. Given Fresh Chance
At Perth recently Thelma Cowley, a young woman, was sentenced to six months on a series of si[?]oplifting charges, despue the fact that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mulbring Police District
First-Class Constable W. R. Crotty, in charge of Mulbring Police Station, gives the population of Brunkerville, Mr. Vincent and Mulbring…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cessnock Court
The next regular sitting of the Cessnock Police Court will be held on Tuesday week, February 2, Tuesday next being a public…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Handouffs. the Abolition Deoree
The proposal of Mr. Mitchell, Commissioner of Police, to dispense with handcuffs is not viewed favorably by the police…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Trowbridge Murder. Bombardier Lincoln Convicted. London, Jan. 21
Bombardier John Linco[?] defence was a frank admission that he had fired shots. "I can't, say I fired at anything in particular. I simply…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cessnock Court House. Last Year's Business
The volume of business transacted at the Cessnock Court House and Clerk of Petty Sessions Office in 1925 showed a big advance as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hampden Bank Murder. Story of the Robbery. Alleged Confession. Melbourne
The trial of Douglas Robertson, who wa charged with the murder of William Frederick Chares Almedia, a bank teller at the Hampden…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ceased Work Trouble at Colliery Proceedings in Court
In the Cessnock Police Court on Tuesday afternoon, before Mr. W. H. Cleeve, P.M., the hearing was begun of a case in which certain…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Police Methods. Strong Remarks by Magistrate
Police methods were criticised at the Heidelberg (Vic.) Court, when Caroline Aarons, licensee of the Plenty Bridge Hotel, Upper…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Police Court. Cases at Muswellbrook. Heavy List Submitted
At the monthly sitting of the Police Court at Muswellbrook, Mr. Nott, relieving P.M., presiding, cases dealt with were as follow:—…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Licensing Court
William Peter Costello was allowed three months in which to complete alterations to the Royal Oak Hotel, Cessnock…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Domestic Quarrel. Son Charged with Shooting His Father
A domestic quarrel had a tragic ending at a house in Clark-street, Prahran, on 15th inst. when a youth, aged 17 years, to defend…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Bute Murder. Poison in Sausage. Alleged Confession
The inquest into the death of Miss Rita Ranee at Bute (S.A.), was continued. Mr. Sandey appeared for the Crown…
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