High Court Mr. F. G. DUFFY, K.C., Appointed. Melbourne
The Federal Government has appointed Mr. Frank Gavan Duffy, K.C., of Victoria, a High Court Judge. and the other appointments have been deferred to a later…
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Courts & crime, 1913
1,298 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 8 of 65
Open Column. (This column being open for the expressions of different opinions on public matters, they are to be considered as those of correspondents, and not necessarily endorsed by us. communications must be written in ink only.) Gaol for a Boy. (To the Edito.)
Sir,—You deserve the thanks of this community for your outspoken article on the subject of the truel sentence of one month's hard labour in Grafton Gaol…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Casino Court
Last Wednesday's Police Court list was a very small one and only occupied the time of Mr. Paisley, P.M., for a few minutes. The list consisted…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Alstonville Police Court. Thursday, 6th FEBRUARY, 1912. Before Mr. A. J. Peisley, P.M.
Joseph Garfield Milligan sued G. A. Wright for £4 8s, wages due as a painter[?] Mr. A. R. Best, of Ballina, appeared for the plaintiff. A verdict was given for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Newpaper Court Case
It is seldom that pressman take their troubles into court, although it must be admitted that they are in many cases very patient (says the "Rutherglen Sun")…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →German's J[?]ke. Hoaxed a Whole Town. Charged with Lese Majeste. Berlin
A telegram was received at Strassburg that the Kaiser was arriving at midday to witness a test alarm of the garrison. The Commander-in-Chief mustered the troops in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →High Court Bench. Sir John Gordon Declines. Melbourne
The Attorney-General (Mr. Hughes) late to-night announced that one of the vacancies on the High Court bench had been offered to Sir John Gerdon, of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Burglary. Sydney
Buglars raided a tobacconist's shop in the city during the night, and secured a large quantity of goods…
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At the Lismore Police Court yesterday, Mr. J. B. Gibson, J.P., " on the Bench, a Hindoo named Gunga was fined, 10s, in default 48 hours detention, for being drunk…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Alleged Theft. Agent Committed for Trial. Sydney
Percy White was committed for trial at Junee, changed with stealing 185 bags of wheat valued at £187, the property of H. B. Beveridge. The evidence given was that…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Alleged Assault. Queensland Aboriginal Arrested Byron Bay
Senior-constable Stephens returned this evening after capturing a Queensland aboriginal named Cobo at a Hindoo's hut at North Creek for an alleged outrage on a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Postprandial Fighting. Welsh Footballers Sent to Gaol. Paris
Four Welsh footballers have been sentenced to terms varying, from a fortnight, to a month at Bordeaux, and fined fifty francs, for assaulting the police after…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Brutal Murder. Victim Hacked to Pieces. Sydney
A particularly brutal and revolting murder is reported from Fiji, where an Indian woman was killed by a coolie. The victim's body was hacked to pieces, the crime…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Sad Case. Girl Convicted of Theft. Magisterial Reelections on Father. Sydney
A sad case came before the Manly Police Court, when a yoinig girl named Annie Lauder pleaded guilty to stealing a money box nnd £8 belonging to a companion…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Hero of a Famous Song, Goes to Gaol. Accompanied by Guilty Lady Partner
"The man that broke the bank, at Monte Carlo" will not "walk along the Bois de Boulogne with an independent air" for a period of at least live years (says the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The High Court Bench. Melbourne
It is rumoured that Mr. Chas. Powers, Federal Crown Solicitor, has been offered a seat on the High Court Bench…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Another Burglary. Thieves Get Away with £100. SYDNEY
Thieves entered the residence of William Dean at Darling Point yesterday, during the temporary absence of the inmates, and got away with a swag worth about £100…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Window Smashrrs Sentenced. Tower Outrage Unpunished. London, Friday Afternoon
Several suffragettes were sentenced to terms of imprisonment varying from three months to live months in the second division for window smashing. Lenora Eshen…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Alleged Assault. Will You Come to the Picture Show? Sydney
A young girl told the police last night that a strange man accosted her in the city, and suggested a visit to one of the Picture shows. She agreed, but instead of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →High Court Appointment. Sydney
The Hon. W. Hughes, Attorney-General, says the statement that Mr. Justice Ferguson was offered but refused the appointment to the High Court is incorrect. He…
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