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New England · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1928

1,563 stories in New England's papers · page 3 of 79

Alleged Murder. Youth Committed for Trial

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 1

Ernest Kleinert, aged 20, was remanded at the City Court, Melbourne, on a charge of having murdered Mrs. Iolene Sampson, at Mitcham…

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"Deserve to Lose Your Life." Pervert Sent to Gaol

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 6

At Toowoomba Police Court William Wilmot (70) pleaded guilty to a charge of having committed a serious offence…

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Sensational Theft Car Stolen from Garage Driver Gagged and Robbed

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 2

A sensational robbery was committed at Bowral in the early hours of Friday morning. A man and woman hired a Yellow…

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Sensation at Orange Police Batter in Door Alleged Gambling Den Arrest 22 Men Men Seize Over £300

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 6

A sensation was caused in Orange on Saturday night last when a posse of police raided an alleged gambling house in Anson…

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Inland "Pirates." Escape After Murder. Adelaide

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 4

The Coroner and officials returned from Point Blaize, where a man named Benoui was recently murdered by pirate aborigines. Benouf was found…

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Dico v. Silvio. Italian Domestic Squabble. Charge of Attempted Murder. Brisbane

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 4

At the Cairns Police Court, Dico Miotti was committed for trial on a charge of having attempted to kill her husband, Silvio Miotti. Evidence given…

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Struggle With Police. Man Thrown and Handcuffed. a Beardy-street Incident

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 7

At the Armidale Police Court on Monday morning, before Mr. A. Purkiss, J.P., Walter Pinto, 43 years of age,…

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Murder and More Gaols (Published by Arrangement.)

Guyra Argus · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 3

In its report of the laying of the fonndation stone of a new gaol, the Chicago Daily Journal' reports Mr. Cermak, chairman at the gathering,…

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56 CONVICTIONS Old Offender in Court

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 4

In the local Police Court this morning before Messrs. M. D. Seward and L. S. Dummer Js.P five charges were preferred against three defendants…

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Woman Takes Blame. When Man Charged With Theft

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 5

When a young man, a stranger, was charged in Glen Innes Police Court with having stolen certain articles from a district farmhouse…

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Sentenced to Church. Magistrate's Novel Punishment. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 6

A youth who was charged at Modgee Police Court with riotous beha[?]r, was orderaed to attend divine worship at least once a week, and…

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Doctor Jekyll and His Amazing Guide. Fools Court, and Offers Magistrate Bottle of Beer. Mistaken Identity

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 8

Usually smartly dressed, a young doctor stood in the dock at a Sydney Police Court the other day, raggedly attired. TAttle did the magistrate and…

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Territory Murder Search for Aborigines DARWIN

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 1

At the Coroner's inquest a verdict of murder was returned against persons unknown for the shooting of a man named Renouf, whose boat was…

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Lived on the Vice. Chinese Sent to Gaol. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 6

A Chinese named Howie was sentenced to three months' imprisonment at Darwin on a charge of selling opium, but the sentence was suspended…

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Tragic Episode. Two Girls and Two Boys. Police Mystified

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 14 January 1928 · page 3

A sequel to the escapades of two young men and two girls who arrived in Sydney on Boxing Day in a motor car alleged by the police to have been…

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Body Found in Sea. Husband Charged With Murder ADELAIDE, Mondayq

The Inverell Times · Monday 16 January 1928 · page 1

There has been a sensational development in connection with the discovery in the sea at Semaphore of the body of Mrs. Stella Hamilton, the…

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They Took the Best! Discriminating Car Theft. WOLLONGONG

The Inverell Times · Monday 16 January 1928 · page 1

Of eighty cars parked outside the Crown Theatre last night, thieves chose the newest and most expensive and quickly left the town, leaving no…

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Local News. Official Correspondence. Police Residence

The Uralla Times · Monday 16 January 1928 · page 2

Mr D. H. Drummond, Minister for Education, has bean advised as follows by the Under Secretary, Chief Secretary's Department:—…

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Not Known to Police. Society Hold Up at Big Wedding

The Uralla Times · Monday 16 January 1928 · page 1

Sydney police will really have to finish their social education. Yesterday they actually had the audacity to question the rights of the…

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Police Clean-up ! Fifty-six Arrests. Sweetening Darlinghurst. SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Monday 16 January 1928 · page 1

The Darlinghurst police carried out another "clean-up" during the weekend when no fewer than 56 arrests were effected from six o'clock on…

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