Forging Five Pound Notes. Young Man Charged. SYDNEY
A young man, Norman Astor, was placed on trial at the Criminal Court, today, charged on throe counts with having forged £5 notes. Mr. Lamb, who appeared for the Crown…
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Courts & crime, 1918
640 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 9 of 32
British Colony's Plight. Robbery and Murder Threatened. LONDON
Renter's Petrograd correspondent pictures the terrible plight of the British colony, which is faced with threats of robbery and murder from Bolschevks…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Narrabri and the Supreme Court
Speaking at the meeting of the Narrabri Town Council, on Tuesday night, Ald. Briscombe said that in the past Narrabri had enjoyed the privilege of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Petty Debts Court. a Peculiar Case
At the Petty Debts Court on Monday last, before Mr. Meeson, P.M., Charles Lomax, licensee of the Caledonian Hotel, sought to recover the…
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At the Police Court on Wednesday, before Major Crane, P.M., Charles Mann (72) pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing one calico tent fly, one duck…
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COONAMBLE, Thursday. Stanton and Smith, charge I with stealing cattle at Warrana station, were again before the court this morning, on…
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Norman Preston, postal assistant, was remanded at the Police Court on a charge of having stolen a packet sent by post. Bail was allowed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest Telegrams Alleged Stealing. Sydney, Friday, 9 a.m
Norman Preston, a Postal assistant, was remanded at the Police Court yesterday on a charge of having stolen a packet sent by post. Ball was allowed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Five Pound Note Forgeries. Norman Astor Sentenced. SYDNEY
Norman Astor, who pleaded guilty on three charges of forgery in connection with the forged £5 notes cases, was brought up for sentence this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Motor Cycles for Police
The capture of the Gorman prisoner Gerlach on Tuesday was effected with considerable neatness and dispatch. This was largely due to the help…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stealing From Letters Evidence of Detectives. Postal Sorter Committed for Trial
Postal Sorter Hugh Riddell was committed for trial on a charge or having stolon a letter, and on another charge of having tampered with twelve letters…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Obtaining Money on False Pretences. Bogus Returned Soldier Charged. SYDNEY
William Stokes' or Burger, 21, was charged at the Police Court with knowingly misleading Captain Hammond, of the Commonwealth military forces, by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alleged False Statement Made Before Commission. Morgan Ford Charged. SYDNEY
A charge of Having wilfully made false statements on oath in June, 1912, against Morgan Ford, was hoard in the Central Summons Court to-day. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murder in Solomons Charge Against a Soldier. Sydney
Eric Glasson, 31; was charged at Sydney Police Court with having murdered a native known as Bluie, on the Fal Ami Estate, Solomon Islands, in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Late Telegrams Railway Tunnellers. Liable to Tuberculosis. Evidence in Industrial Court. SYDNEY
Dr. Arthur, M.L.A., giving evidence in the Industrial Court in an application of the Australian Workers' Union for an award under the Government railway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Robbery at Sydney Bank. Laborer Charged. SYDNEY
Vincent Cook, 30, laborer, was charged at the Police Court with stealing £100, the property of William Walker. Serjeant Spyer stated that Walker was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Theft of Mail Bags. Official Report. SYDNEY
The P.M.G. has received a report regarding the theft of the mail bag between Sydney and Smithfield to the effect that the robbery had clearly been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Plucky Woman. Holds Intruder Until Police Arrive. SYDNEY
Early on Saturday morning Mrs. Grantham, of St. Kilda, Victoria, was attracted by a noise in one of the rooms. On entering she found a man and a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dr. Mannix Police Break Up Procession. "Dare Not Arrest Such a Personage." SYDNEY
Archbishop Mannix was warmly welcomed on his return, to Melbourne yesterday. A large crowd assembled and marched…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alleged Housebreaking and Stealing. Sydney
Stephen Doyle and Wm. Cosgrove were placed on trail at the Quarter Sessions on a charge of having entered the welling of Alfred Loveridge, at…
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