Police and Sm. Mr. Shropshire's Retirement
At the conclusion of the business at Newcastle police court to-day a representative number of members of the police force made a farewell…
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Courts & crime, 1926
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Newcastle Estate Case in Equity Court Sydney
In the Equity Court to-day, before Mr. Justice Long Innes, mention was made of the case in which Theresa May M'Donald appeared against her brothers,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Burglary at Wyong
The store of Messrs. Chapman and Sons, Wyong, was broken into between Saturday and yesterday morning, and a large quantity of women's stockings,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police and Magistrate Presentation to Mr. J. L. Shropshire
The retirement from the Bench of Mr. J. L. Shropshire, stipendiary magistrate, was marked by members of the police force on Saturday morning, at Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ingenious Theft Mailbag Stolen SYDNEY
A mall bag, containing 16 registered letters, was stolen yesterday from the steamer Wollongbar. The ruse to obtain the mallbag was most ingenious…
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Police-Sergeant Small, transferred to Islington from Greta, was entertained in Greta Council Chambers on Friday night, and Mrs. Small was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Police Court Saturday, May 1. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc
Upon charges of drunkenness, one first offender forfeited his bond, and Michael Norris, 44, was fined £1, in default seven days' imprisonment…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →44 Hours' Dispute Federal Court to Act Statement by Mr. Bruce Melbourne
The position which has been created in Sydney by the State Act shortening the hours of labour has been brought before Mr. Bruce, the Prime Minister, by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Murder in Paris
Madame Regnault, wife of a former Ambassador for France at Tokio, was discovered murdered in her flat in Paris. The murder was apparently…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dying Depositions Young Woman Shot in Stomach Victim Critically Ill Man Arrested and Charged With Intent to Murder SYDNEY
Miss Dorothy Lovat, 23, school teacher, formerly of Kerr's Creek, near Orange, but sieving with relatives in Gleveland-street, Redfern, was severely wounded by a revolver shot at about 11 o'clock lest night on a vacant piece of land near Irvinc-street, Kensington. Her dying…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"It Seems Strange" Alibi Not Accepted Cessnock Assault
"It is strange that the defendant. who says that he was innocent of the charge, could produce witnesses, to give evidence material to the case,"…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Promotions SYDNEY
Police promotions include: Constables to the constables' first class. H. A. Brindie, Cessnock. T. E. Fla[?]erty, Cessnock…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fears Murder Dead Millionaire's Wife Declared Insane London
LADY HOUSTON, widow of the late Sir Robert Houston, the million aire shipowner, whoso domicile in Jersey prevented the British…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Industrial Court Hearing Sydney
In the Federal Arbitration Court, to-day, Mr. Justice Powers announced that on next Thursday, the Full Arbitration Court would commence the hearing of six…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Case Adjourned Contractor in Court
Local Government Acts and year books were delved into and technicalities discussed at length in the Cessnock court to-day, when Charles…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bribes to Police Bookmaker's Allegations ADELAIDE
Giving evidence before the Royal Commission, a bookmaker alleged that he had bribed 100 policemen. Samuel Lampard told Judge…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →S.M. FAREWELLED Mr. Shropshire Retires Function at Court
"I hope that you will follow the old idea of the Romans and take case with dimity." raid Mr. H. V. Harris, to Mr. Shropshire the retiring S.M.,…
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Mr. M. H. Cleeve, P.M., presided at the Cessnock Police Court yesterday. Several trainees were ordered to serve the following detentions for failing to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"I Didn't Take It" Woman Charged With Theft
"I did not take the bag. I never saw the bag," was the cry of an elderly woman, when charged at Newcastle police station this afternoon with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Veiled Women Three Charged with Murder Young Girl's Death Sydney
Two heavily veiled women, Louisa Ellen Tickner or Portcous, 33, and Ruby Standon, 30, a married woman, together with Henry Frederick…
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