Shocking Murder Aged Woman Victim
Following a report to the police on Saturday night by an orchardist named Gordon, aged 65, in the Eton district, outside Mackay (Q.), Constable West…
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Courts & crime, 1929
2,983 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 47 of 150
West Maitland Police
Sergeant Blackman, of the West Maitland police, commenced annual leave to-day. Constable Ritchie has resumed duty after leave…
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Speaking at the opening of the annual conference of the Police Association, the Chief Secretary (Mr Chaffey) said it would be a sad day if the people…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alleged Vagrancy. Hawking Without License. Cases at West Maitland Court
John William Burke pleaded not guilty at West Maitland Police Court before Mr. D. W. Reed, P.M., to a charge of having insufficient lawful…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tiber Workers March to Arbitration Court. Thirty-nine Summonses. SYDNEY
Headed by Mr. J. S. Garden, about 2000 timber workers at 9.30 o'clock this morning marched in orderly fashion from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Timber Workers Summonses Against 39 EMPLOYEES. 2000 Men March to Arbitration Court. Sydney
Headed by Mr J. S. Garden, about 2000 timber workers, at 9.30 this morning, marched in orderly fashion from the Trades Hall to the Commonwealth…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →West Maitland Court Monday, April 22. (Before Mr. D. W. Reed, P.m.). Fined for Drunkenness
Francis Leslie Kenny, 36, pleaded guilty to a charge of being drunk in Steam-street, West Maitland, on April 21, 1929…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Husband Arrested Charged with Wife Murder
George Gordon was charged in the Mackay Police Court, with the wilful murder of his wife, Margaret Gordon, at Eton, on Saturday night…
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Constable McLaughlin, who has been stationed at Scone for the last 15 months, has been notified of his appointment to Denman, where he will…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Garrotter Sentenced. Ten Yeabs' Imprisonment. Melbourne
At Ballarat to-day, Stanley Walter Plater, 29, labourer, was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment, with hard labour, for having assaulted a woman…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Charge of Assault Counter-charge of Threatening Words. Lively Time on Crown of Cessnock
At the Cessnock Police Court this morning Patrick Magin proceeded against Robert Ferguson on a charge of assault, and Ferguson…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Promotion Supt. Mitchell's New Post. Sydney
Superintendent G. A. Mitchell has been appointed Metropolitan Superintendent in succession to Supt. Childs, who was recently made…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Force Loyal and Steadfast. Attorney-general's Tribute. Sydney
Speaking at the opening of the annual conference of the Police Association, the Chief Secretary, Mr. Chaffey, said it would be a sad day if people…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Conference Lodging Allowances Sydney
The Police Conference this morning had a long discussion on a motion from Inverell that the police using private motor cars for police…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Force Commissioner's Salary. Men Want More Pay
The Police Association's conference, which was continued in Sydney, discarded a suggestion from a Bourke delegate that the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Neighbours Quarrel Cases at Cessnock Court. Cessnock
"He kinged me and knocked me down," said Patrick Magin, who alleged assault against Robert Ferguson, at Cessnock Court to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Crown Alleges Tampering with Jury Land Go-getters Before Court. Jury Dismissed. Sydney
At the Darlinghurst Sessions to-day the Crown alleged that there had been an attempt to tamper with the jury in the case in which Walter Keogh aged…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Salvation Army a Special Case. for Court's Opinion. London, April 24
The "War Cry" announces that General Bramwell Booth is still continuing his Chancery action, but this being entirely a question of law…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stock Stealing
As men on the land know, there is quite a lot of stock stealing going on throughout (lie State. The Police Dcpartment is inclined to think that there…
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George Prestilt Earl, 49, a blacksmith, was charged at the Central Court with having malfciously inflicted grievous bodily harm upon…
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