Hunger Strike in Gaol. Trouble at Cork. LONDON
Forty prisoners in Cork Gaol commenced a strike yesterday. They include the men charged with the shooting of a private of the Shropshires a few…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1920
828 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 2 of 42
Police and Firemen's Charity Carnival and Art Union
Tickets for this art union are now on sale at most of the business houses and the local police and fire station. The proceeds will be devoted to raising…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ireland. Lewis Guns for Police. Further Raids Reported. LONDON
"The Times" Dublin correspondent states that owing to increased attacks on barracks in Ireland the Government has decided to supply Lewis guns to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Late Telegrams. Refusing to Go Back. Engineers Charged. Case Before Police Court
Percival Boulton, chief engineer, James Begby, third engineer, and S. Thompson, second engineer were charged at the Central Police Court with…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fatal Shooting. Evidence at Inquest. Verdict of Murder. SYDNEY
The shooting affray in Robin Hood Lane, Darlinghurst, on December 24, was inquired into at the Coroner's Court to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Harris Court-martial. Sentence Deferred. LONDON
The promulgation of the court martial sentence on Lieut. Harris will be deferred pending the restitution of £150 covering his share of the proceeds…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Brisbane's Unemployed, Procession Stopped by Police. Fight for Red Flag. SYDNEY
About 300 unemployed assembled outside the Brisbane Labor Bureau this morning marched to the Trades Hall, where a number of fiery speeches…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Narrabri Police Court
At the Police Court this morning, before Mr. Laidlaw, P.M., the Health Inspector (Mr. F. Wilson) proceeded against a number of persons for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alleged Assault and Robbery
James Camden was charged at the Police Court this morning, before Messrs. P. P. Rosenthal and C. G. Hobbes, Js.P., with that, on Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Schoolboy in Divorce Court
The story of a youth who, before he had left school, married a widow with two children, and took her to his parents' home for Christmas without…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dublin's Chief of Police. Dismissed Without Notice. LONDON
The Dublin correspondent of "The Times" states that a sensation was caused by the summary dismissal of Sir Joseph Byrne, Chief of Police, without…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Spurious Peace Buttons. Imposing on Private Persons. Woman Sentenced. SYDNEY
Mary Ryan was charged with imposing upon private individuals by false representations that She was selling Peace Celebration buttons for the Red Cross…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alleged Intent to Murder. Old Man Committed. SYDNEY
John Hart, 77. was committed for trial on a charge of shooting with intent to murder his wife at Kyogle. The evidence disclosed that owing to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. Monday, January 12, 1920. (Before Messrs. P. P, Rosenthal and C. G. Hobbes, Js.P.) Alleged Assault and Robbery
James Camden was charged with that, on Thursday, January 8, he did, at Moree, assault one Robert Wells and rob him of 20s, a gold ring, and a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local & General News. High Court Vacancy
The names of Messrs. Shand. Blacket, Campbell, Ralston, and Owen are mentioned in connection with the vacancy in the High Court Bench…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Retrospective Awards. High Court Reserves Decision. SYDNEY
The Federal High Court reserved its decision on the question of whether the Arbitration Court has power to make awards retrospective…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Record Court. 140 Cases Listed. Sydney
For the sittings of the Darlinghurst Quarter Sessions, which commenced today, a record number of cases (140) have been listed for trial…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Late Telegrams. Alleged Escape From Custody. Regan before Court. SYDNEY
At the Parramatta Police Court to-day John Regan was charged with unlawfully breaking away and escaping from the police at Newcastle lockup, also with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Successful Burglary. LONDON
Burglars entered the residence of Mr. Leopold Waldorf, at Wimbledon Co[?]mon, and stole family jewels and hair[?]oms worth £20,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alleged Stealing. Accused Discharged
At the Tamworth Police Court, yesterday, George Eric Roser, age 30, farm laborer, was charged with stealing, on January 5, 1920, from a bedroom at the…
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