Alleged Burglary. Committed for Trial at Cessnock. Cessnock
"He seems a miserable sort of a chap." remarked the P.M. (Mr. M. H. Cleeve) at the police court to-day when John Sheehan, 42. an ex-sailor…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1927
2,770 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 82 of 139
'Betrayed His Trust.' Solicitor Sentenced to Five Years
Percy George Stone, solicitor, was sentenced to five years' imprisonment, with hard labour, in the Perth Criminal Court for having between…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pocket Pickers. Sentenced to Twelve Months. Sydney
Sentences of twelve months imprisonment were imposed on Arthur Reid, 31, and Williams Adams, 43, at Redfern Court on a charge of stealing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hairdresser Remanded. Alleged Assault and Robbery. Sydney
Charles Turner, 34, a hairdresser, was remanded at the Central Police Court on a charge of having assaulted and robbed Reginald Nash…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Fatal Assault. Union Official Killed. London, July 27
A seaman in Australia when war broke out, John Oswald Hector, branch organiser of the National Union of Seamen and Firemen, was…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →District Court Cases
The sitting of Songleton District Court concluded before his Honor, Judge White. William Joseph Carroll,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Secretary Charged. Star Bowkett Funds. Big De[?]iciency Alleged
The sum of £39,000 was mentioned when Herbert Henry Tildesley (47) secretary, appeared at the Balmain Court on a charge of having stolen…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Murder of Norman Bruhn an Unsolved Mystery
The inquest on Norman Bruhn, aged 32, who was shot in Charlotte-lane, Darlinghurst, on the night of June 22, was concluded by the City Coroner on…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Appeal Dismissed. Sentence for Murder, Accused's Plea
In the Full Court of Criminal Appeals, Cedrie Thomas Victor Ryan, who was sentenced to death at the Central Criminal Court for the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Greeks Stabbed. Knife Wounds in Thigh. Jugo-Slav Fisherman Charged
Shortly before midnight on 29th ult, two Greeks rushed from the Greek Club, Melbourne, shouting out that they had been stabbed…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Boulogne Murder Death of May Daniels. London, July 31
A Boulogne message reports the unexpected revival of the Daniels case. M. Monmessin, successor to M. Rozet, the examining magistrate, after…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →O'higgins Murder. Two Accused Demanded. Dublin, July 29
Owen Donnelly, one of the ten men previously arrested, and who was retained in custody, and Thomas Merriogan, who is also charged…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Rival Pushes Fight in Melbourne. Police Charge with Batons
A fight between leaders of two rival pushes during the half-time interval at a football match between St. Kilda and South Melbourne, at…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Engineers. Defy Court's Orders. Trouble May Extend
At, a mass meeting of the strikers in the engineering industry held in Sydney yesterday afternoon at was decided to d[?]y the order of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Remarkable Deception. Impersonated Dead Soldier. Confession in Melbourne Court
A remarkable confession of how, for seven years, he had impersonated a soldier who had been killed in a gambling saloon in New York, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Suspicious Fire Charge Against Owner. What The Police Found SYDNEY
At the Central Police Court to-day, David Alexander Brown, 45, was charged with having maliciously set fire to a shop in Sutherland-street…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Police Promotions Case of Sergeant Martin. Statement by Mr. Gosling. Sydney
Mr. Gosling Chief Secretary, referred to the statement of Mr. Fortescue, general secretary of the Police Association of New South Wales, regarding…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sugar Mill Strike Prospects of Settlemnt. Court Cases Adjourned CAIRNS
The cases in which nineteen strikers are charged with damage to South Johnstone mill property, were further adjourned until August 18…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Jewellery Stolen. Man with Housebreaking Implements Charged
Awakened by a noise in an unstair bedroom at his home at Darling Point on Sunday morning. William Chard made investigations, and found…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Court Circular. for Duke and Duchess of York. London, August 5
When the Duke and Duchess of York return to London they will be allowed to issue their own Court Circular instead of having their…
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