(Published by arrangement.) Police and Prohibition
The Washington correspondent of the London "Morning Post," in a studied reflection put it this way:— "The Moderation League, a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1927
2,770 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 139
Chased by Police. Suspected Car Thieves
The pursuit on foot by members of the Melbourne police night patrol of three suspected motor car thieves resulted in the capture of two of the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Fatal Injuries Girl Knocked Down by Car. Driver Charged with Manslaughter. SYDNEY
There was a sequel to the death of a little girl who was fatally injured by a motor car last night, when Alfred Henry Stanbourough, 34, garage…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Liquor at Canberra Seizure by Police. (By Telegraph.). Sydney
The police at Canberra seized two cases of whisky, four of wine, and nine of ale, and arrested a man, who was charged with having sold liquor,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Brauner Before Court No Evidence on Allegation. (By Telegraph.) Sydney
Having been remanded on five previous occasions on a charge of having assaulted a young woman, with intent to commit a criminal offence, William…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newspaper Tax. Validity to Be Tested. Writs Issued Out of High Court
The two bills providing for the collection of the halfpenny tax on certain Sydney daily newspapers have received the assent of the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Newspaper Tax Legal Battle Commences. Application Referred to Full Court. (By Telegraph.) Sydney
The legal battle between Sydney newspapers and the Lang Government to test the legality of the newspaper tax was commenced in the High Court,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Kleptomaniac. Apprentice Charged with Stealing. Sydney
When Lawrence Gabriel Dudley, 20, an electrician, was charged at the Central Court, with having stolen a radiator and a quantity of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Industrial Court
In the Industrial Magistrate's Court, Elizabeth Roarty was charged with not having kept her time and pay shoets correctly and not having…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Three Charged. Found on Licensed Premises. Charge Against Licensee
Charles Evans, Albert Leggett and John Hartley appeared at the West Maitland Police Court to-day, charged with having been found on licensed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motorist Attacked. Brutal Assault by Two Men Search for Assailants
Two young men approached Harold Powter, a motor driver, at Parkes, on Saturday afternoon, stating that their car had broken down…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →West Maitland Court. Monday, January 10. (Before Mr. M. H. Cleeve, P.m.). Riotous Behaviour
Abe Abrahams and Charles Evens were each fined £1/10/, with 8/ costs, for having behaved in a riotous manner…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Police Court Figures
Singleton Police Court statistics for 1026, which have been made available, show that the Court was busier last year than the year before. The total…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wagga Fires. Police Court Attermath. Fined for Carelessness
The big fire which swept the Murrumbidgee Valley above Wagga, on December 10, had its sequel in the Wagga Police Court, when Leslie…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Brutal Assault Three Youths Arrested
At Wombat, near Young, on Friday night the police arrested three youths, following a brutal assault upon Luke Robert Tierney, a well-known grazier,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bank Clerk Committed Theft of £1000
Charged with, the theft of 200 £5 notes, the property of the Australian Bank of Commerce, Arnold Pemberton Walker, aged 38, a bank clerk, was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Alleged Assault on Girl Three Arrests
While on her way home from a picture show at Broadmeadow, near Newcastle, on Thursday night, a girl, aged 15 years and four months, who lives at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Typhoid Fever. Goulburn Gaol Outbreak Unchecked
The typhoid fever outbreak at the Goulburn Gaol is not yet under control. Another prisoner has been removed…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Forged £5 Notes Two Men Charged
At the City Court, Melbourne, on Friday, Roy Ostborg and Lance Salton were charge d with having forged Commonwealth & 5 banknotes with intent…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alleged Stealing. From Australian Jockey. London, Jan. 10
Francis Brearley, 31, and James Mason, 25, were remanded at the Marlborough Street Police Court, on a charge of stealing and receiving…
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