Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Courts & crime, all years

Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1927

2,770 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 47 of 139

Valuation Court

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 May 1927 · page 6

Two appeals against valuation were heard before Mr M. H. Cleeve, P.M., at the Singleton Court House yesterday. Thos. Lusby, of Glennie 's Creek,…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Singleton Police Court Friday, May 13th. (Before Mr M. H. Cleeve, P.M.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 May 1927 · page 6

Benjamin Puller was charged with having in his possession three skins of certain protected animals— wallabies. He was fined £2 for each skin, with…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Domestic Charged. Alleged Breaking and Entering. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1927 · page 6

At the, Central Court to-day, Florence Ryan, 34, a domestic, was charged with having broken and entered the dwelling of William…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Three Months' Gaol. Bolted with Diamond Rings. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1927 · page 16

James Fallon, 30, a labourer, pleaded guilty at the Central Court on a charge of having stolen, three rings, worth £10…

Continued on Trove, page 16 →

Cessnock Court. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1927 · page 7

George Cavill, for being drunk and disorderly at Kearsley on 30th April, was fined 30/, with 8/ costs, at the police court to-day…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Trunk Murder. Evidence at Inquest. London May 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1927 · page 7

Only three witnesses were called at the trunk murder inquest, which was adj[?] until June 13. In the meantime the pathologists are holding a…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Baby Chewed Gum. Magistrate's Order to Mother. the Baby Screamed. Adelaide

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1927 · page 2

A woman witness in a local police court yesterday, nursed her baby, which chewed gum. The magistrate asked whether the…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Boy Arrested. Police Recover Goods. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1927 · page 4

A boy was arrested early tins morning in the ironmongery establishment of L. Fracks. George Street, City. The boy's room in George Street…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Cafe Mystery Fracas Ends in Man's Death. Was it Murder? SYDNEY

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1927 · page 16

The police are endeavouring to elucidate the mystery of the supposed murder of Patrick FitzGerald, 39, a labourer, in a Chinese cafe in…

Continued on Trove, page 16 →

Soviet Raid Police Still in Sion. Commons' Question. LONDON, May 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1927 · page 7

In the House of Commons, as soon as the Speaker took the chair, Mr. Arthur Henderson asked was Arcos, Ltd., raided on the Home Secretary's…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

THE A.L.P. Tangle Before Equity Court. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 14 May 1927 · page 6

The application, of Mr Scale, of the A.L.P., asking for an injunction, to restrain William Carey, secretary, from operating upon the bank account of the…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Soviet Agents. Sensational Raid by London Police. Great Number of Documents Seized. London, May 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1927 · page 2

Following reports from Scotland Yard and the Secret Service to the Home Department, premises in Moorgate-street, London, were raided by a strong body of police on Thursday afternoon. Systematic search was made, and police remained in charge of the building all…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

East Maitland Court. Friday, May. 6. (Before Mr. M. H. Cleeve, P.m.). Motor Prosecutions

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1927 · page 9

Clive Milton Moore pleaded guilty to driving a motor cycle without it being licensed. He was lined [?] with 8/ costs, in default 7 days'…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

West Maitland Court. Monday, May 9. (Before Mr. M. H. Cleeve, P.m.). Fight at Largs

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 May 1927 · page 14

Joseph McGregor and Wallace Maker were charged with having behaved in a riotous manner at Largs on April 16…

Continued on Trove, page 14 →

Arsenic in Coffee. Wife Sentenced. Attempted Murder of Husbands London, May 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 5

An astonishing trial in France ended in a sentence of 10 years hard labour for Madame Darchandise for the attempted murder of her…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Breaking and Entering a Woman Charged

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 3

A charge of having broken and entered the dwelling-house of William M'Leod, at Baden-street, Coogee, was preferred at the Central Police Court,…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Further Remanded. Two on Stealing Charge. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 5

At the Central Police Court to-day, George Edmond Finney, 83 artist, and John Keith Dening, 20, salesman, who were charged with having broken…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Trunk Murder. London, May 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 5

The trunk mystory continuos, The police are searching for a dark-complexioned man, who bought the trunk. He was apparently last seen…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

A Modern "Rustler " Amazing Theft of 450 Sheep

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 6

The amazing exploits of a modem "rustler" were revealed on Friday when police arrested a drover who has been charged with stealing 450…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

A Modern "Rustler" Amazing. Theft of 450 Sheep

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 4

The amazing exploits of a modem "rustler" were revealed on Friday when police arrested a drover who has been charged with stealing 450…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →