Four Years’ Gaol For Stealing £5734 MELBOURNE, Monday
It was impossible to regard the offences except as a carefully premeditated series of frauds, said Mr. Justice Gavan Dully, in the Criminal…
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An East Hay Fracas An Assault and its Aftermath Summons Cases Before Court
In the Court of Petty Sessions, before the P.M. yesterday, Morris Wade was charged for that on 4th April he did assault Carleon Philomena Neill…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Collapsed When Sentenced for Perjury Melbourne
When he received a sentence of 12 months’ imprisonment on a charge of [?] to which he pleaded guilty, Sydney Shore, aged is employed by…
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Daniel Fisher [?], aged 32, farm laborer, of Patchewoliock, who was found guilty in General Sessions today of a charge of having assaulted…
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In the Small Debts Court, before the P.M., yesterday, Frank Best proceeded against William George Miles claiming £1 as refund for money…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gaol Sentence Appeal of M.L.C. Dismissed Taxation Law Offence Serious, Says Judge Hill SYDNEY
The appeal of Theodore Charles Trautwein, a member of the Legislative Council, against a sentence of 12 months’ imprisonment imposed on him…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Squash Racquets Club Formed in Corowa Court Ready for Play
As a result of the efforts of Mr. W.T. Easdown, Corowa now has a squash racquet court, and on Thursday evening last a squash…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Woman’s Court Outburst Her Call to the Deity Had Sued the P.M.G. SYDNEY
When Judge Marked upheld a submission by counsel for the defence that the court had no jurisdiction to hear her claim for damages against…
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In the Supreme Court to-day a jury returned a verdict for Inspector George Gilbert Ferguson, defendant in a claim for damages by William George…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Marriages That Failed Court Sets Parties Free Three Petitions Heard at Albury
Three petitions for divorce on the grounds of desertion were beard by His Honor Mr. Justice Maxwell, In Albury Circuit Court…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An Ex-policeman Sentenced Melbourne
William Mills, aged 4[?], of Brook st., West Brunswick, a former first constable, stationed at Gisborne for the past four years, and who was recently…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Seat of Aged M.L.C., Now in Gaol, May Be Declared Vacant Sydney
In the Legislative Council this evening a motion was carried to refer to the Court of Disputed Returns the question of whether the seat of…
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When Alan Gordon Webster, who is charged with an alleged serious offence against a young girl, appeared before Albury Court of Petty Sessions…
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Father [?] who studied extensively in Italy offered his services to Albury Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, as an interpreter in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Mining Engine Drivers Arbitration Court Judge Wants Common Sense SYDNEY
“If this court were to adopt the standard: of the claim for all labor in Australia, it would absorb all the wealth Australia produced. Then…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldiers Rescue Police Constable Melbourne
Four soldiers fought and soundly trounced three men whom they saw kicking and punching a police constable while ho lay on the ground in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cleared by Court Insurance Agent Charged Albury Police Alleged Offensive Behavior
Lyle McKenzie Clugston, [?] agent, was found not guilty by the magistrate at Albury (Mr. I. Beavers) yesterday on a charge of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Forbes’ Palatial Home Attempts to Finance It Police Court Story Sydney
During the farther hearing to-day of the alleged conspiracy case, it was stated that out of the paid up capital of £65,091, issued by the…
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Inspector H. C. L. Stewart, from Parkes, is the new officer in charge of Albury police. He look up duty yesterday, relieving acting-Inspector Glass,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Chiefs Dismissed in France Paris, May 26
M. Mandel, Minister for Interior, has dismissed on the grounds of incompetence the police chiefs of Lille and Valenciennes and the police…
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