Abduction Charge Fails Young Lovers in Court
Romance stalked through the Courthouse at the Sigleton Sessions on Wednesday, when, after stern parental evidence had been taken, pretty little…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1929
2,983 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 41 of 150
Shot Thunderbolt Passing of Mr. A. B. Walker. Ex-police Superintendent
Ex-police Superintendent Alexander B. Walker, who killed the notorious bushranger. Thunderbolt, died on Saturday at his residence…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Clever Swindler. Sentenced to Two Years' Gaol
Benjamin Forbes Gibson, 67, company promoter, had been found guilty of obtaining £33/10/ from Thomas Peter Clark on account of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Three Years' Gaol Sentenced, at Parramata Sydney
At Parramatta Quarter Sessions: Robert Oswell, 54, a canvasser, was sentenced to three years' gaol on three charges of larceny in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Safe in Gaol While Police Searched Country
While warders and detectives were raisins a hue and cry after "Ghosty" Downs, and scouring the country far and wide for this "escaped"…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Gaol and Lash. for Killing Native. Transvaal Farmer Sentenced, Capetown, April 5
A Transvaal farmer, convicted of culpable homicide arising out of the death of a native, has been sentenced to seven years' hard labour and ten…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Naval Plans. Reported Theft Denied
"No naval plans, are missing from Australia, and I do not know what can have given rise to the arrests," said Mr. G. L. Macandle, secretary to the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Alleged Fraud. Woman Convicted Magistrate's Comment
An interesting case came before Mr. D. W. Reed, P.M., at the Kurri Kurri Police Court, when Moya Ryan, who was remanded from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Theft From Hotel Man and Youth Arrested
Smart work by the police following a reported theft from the Valley Hotel, Brunswick street, Brisbane, ended in the arrest within two…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Recaptured. Long Bay Gaol Escapee. Sydney
William Kirkpatrick, 30, a convince under a maintenance order, who escaped from Long Bay Gaol on March 25, was recaptured this morning in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Woman Injured. Car Driver Charged. Sydney
Thomas Erie Atkinson, 34, a mechanic, was remanded at the Central Police Court on a charge of having caused bodily harm to Esther…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →District Court
In the Singleton District Court yesterday, before his Honor Judge White and a jury of four, Robert Myers, of Singleton, sought to recover…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Alleged Assault. Claim Foe £100. Case From Dungog
In the Maitland District Court, before his Honor, Judge While, a claim of £100 was brought by Edward Mason, of Dungog, against Carl Berry, of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Bigamy. Young Man Sentenced. First Offenders' Act Applied. Sydney
When Cecil Ernest Herbert, 22, a labourer, was charged with bigamy at Parramatta Quarter Sessions to-day it was stated that he went through…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Alleged Confession. Double Murder Planned. Extraordinary Evidence
Extraordinary evidence was given in the Dumbleyung (W.A.) Police Court, when the police produced a statement that Harry Robert Putt,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →For Trial Alleged Assault While Armed. Chinese Robbed. Sydney
At the Glebe Court to-day, John Johnson, 28, a shop assistant, was charged with having, while armed, assaulted and wounded Willie Joe,…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Second Trial Alleged Assault at Parkes. Three Arraigned. Sydney
At the Central Criminal Court, before Mr. Justice Ferguson, Arthur Callaghan, 26, Walter Littler, 32 and Bertie Littler, 36, appeared on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Parkes Assault. Three Men on Trial. Jury. Retires. Sydney
That the three men, charged with outraging a girl at Parkes, were "beasts in human form," was a statement made by the Crown Prosecutor…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Boxing. Leckie Beats Grime. Contest Stopped by Police
Johnny Leckie, of New Zealand, outclassed Billy Grime at Rushcutter Bay Stadium on Saturday night. The visitor held the advantage through…
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