False Pretences Charge. Heard at Albury Police Court
Hubert 'Byrne, aged 28 years,describing, himself as a graziers assistant, who was arrested, on arrival of the train at Albury. Was charged…
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Escape From Gaol. Search at Beechworth
Between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Tuesday an intermediate-Jente-co prisoner named William Griffiths, 30 years, escaped from the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Charge of Sheep Stealing Second Jury Disagrees
After a hearing lasting there days the case in which John O'Sullivan, Francis Dunn and John Gill were charged, before Mr. Justice Wasley and…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Husbands "Humor" Wife's Amazing Story to Magistrate
When Mrs. John Ankers, of Gold hawk-road, Hammersmith, W., applied at Uxbridge for a separation order against her husband, Derek Ankers,…
Continued on Trove, page 34 →Death Sentence Passed. Victorian Murder Melbourne
At the Criminal Court to-day William John Dashwand was found guilty of the murder of Frederick Harold Westbury, and sentenced to death…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Would-be Assassin Sentenced to Traitor's Death in Rome ROME
"I came to Italy to attempt to kill Mussolini, and would probably have succeeded if I had found somebody in Rome whom I could trust,"…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Judge's Attack Films of Violence. Head Murder Case
The Chief Justice (Sir William Irvine), addressing a jury in the Criminal Court, Melbourne, in the case in whiCh four youths were charged…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Flogging and Four Years' Gaol. Youth's Crime Death of School Teacher
Allen E[?]dalle Davis Ward and Leslie Charis Lewis the two Coburg youths who convicted last week of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The King's Own Law-court
THE world's quaintest court is known as the Judicial Committed of the Privy Council. As you know, the King is the final judge' But he is not, of…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Dramatic Scene in Court. When Woman Receives 12 Months' Imprisonment. Described As Cleverest Woman Thief in State
When Eileen Waterhouse, aged 30 years, pleaded guilty to two charges of stealing at the Sydney Quarter Sessions on Tuesday,…
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On Wednesday last before Messrs. R.J. Harvie and T. Drenen. J.S.P. the following cases were dealt with:--…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Corowa Police Court Monday, June 1, 1931 (Before Mr. C. W. Swlney, P.M.)
Kenneth R. Fraser, G.F. Barber, Arnold McPherson and A.W. Upton, each charged with having driven unregistered motor cars in Corowa…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Valuation Appeal Court Corowa Showgrounds Case Appeal Upheld
At the Valuation Appeal Court on Monday last the P.M. Mr. C. W. Swlney, gave his decision on the case in which the trustees of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cars Race in Tasmania. Police Chase Supposed Robbers. One of the Fugitives Shot Dead. HOBART
When a car containing three men, sad to have been involved in a robbery at Ross Station, refused to stop, wren ordered by the police at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Murderer Sentenced to Death
William John Dashwood, 29, of Verment, (Vic.) was found guilty of the murder, at Vermont on February 22, of Frederick Harold Westbury, 33,…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Wireless Installed in Gaol
Following a recent sports meeting and the visits of several concert parties the prisoners in the Geelong (Vie.) Gaol formed a mouth-organ band. Now,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Wholesale Murders in Period of 25 Years Chicago Woman Charged
Following a trall of death extending back for 25 years, the police at Chicage are investigating the strange case of Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Eviction of Tenant Police Draw Revolvers
Members of the unemployed workers movement, who tried to prevent the eviction of a man at Redfern, for the non-payment of rent, were routed…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Licensing Court Hotel Licenses Renewed
Renewal of licenses for the following hotels in the Corowa licensing Court were granted by the Licensing Magistrate, Mr. C. [?] on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bicycle Thefts. the Police Secure a Conviction
Police activity in the vicinity of the bridge, and the fact that the officers of the law had grappling irons with them, were sufficient grounds…
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