Charge of Assault
Another soldier, Albert Callaghan, pleaded guilty to a change of behaving in a ritous manner and assulting Constable Lawressment. The magistrate remarked that these…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Northern Rivers · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1916
1,367 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 1 of 69
Star Court Pictures
A large attendance at the Star Court pictures on Saturday night greatly appreciated a fine programme of pictures which was screened. The leading feature "was "Threads of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alleged Shooting. of a Police Sergeant. Sydney
Alfred Henry Burnett, 33, wearing a soldier's uniform, was charged at the police court to-day with having shot at Sergeant Henry Weir Paul, with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lismore Police Court. Monday, January 3rd, 1916. (Before Mr. A. J. Peisley, P.m.) Charges of Assault
Alex. McNaughton was proceeded against by Harold Dickinson on a charge of assault. The defendant pleaded guilty under provocation. Mr. J. C. McIntosh (McIntosh and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. Monday, January 3rd, 1916. Before Mr.fletcher, P.M. Indecent Language
William Seymour pleaded guilty to using indecent language on New Year's Day in Main-street. Accused was fined £3, in default two months in Grafton…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stealing Camp Meat an Expensive Leg of Mutton. Sydney
Acting Corporal Roger Bodesglass was fined £10. or three months to-day, or stealing a leg of mutton from a book shop at the Agricultural Grounds…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Small Debts Court
Verdicts were given for the Lismore Municipal Council in respect of rates due as follows:—Frank Henderson £1 6s, Sarah J. Greenhalgh £1 12s 4d, Samuel Cottle 12s 10d…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Christmas Eve Disturbance. Twelve Men Charged. Evidence at the Police Court. All Committed for Trial
Twelve men, of whom six were in the uniform of the Australian Expeditionary Force, and one a returned wounded soldier, appeared before Mr. A. J. Peisley, P.M., at the Lismore…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Navy Police
A battleship's police maintain discipline in general, constantly patrolling the ship to see that everything is in order. Having…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Court
At the Lismore Police Court on Tuesday Anthony Consadine was fined £1, in default seven days' imprisonment, for using in decent language in Molesworth-street the previous…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Postal Messenger's Lapse. Stealing Government Money. Sydney
Harold Edward Small, a postal messenger, employed at the Eastwood P.O., pleaded guilty at the Ryde Police Court to-day to a charge of stealing £2,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Extraordinary Charges. Preferred by German Government Allegations of Murder. Against British Naval Captain. Threat of Reprisals
LONDON, Monday.—The Press Bureau publishes a memo of the German Government regarding alleged incidents in the destruction of a German submarine by the auxiliary…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Court
Before the P.M. Joseph Moses, Joseph" Bracks, Samon Anthony, N. Hillway, and Rose Ben were granted hawkers…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Police Court. (Before Mr. L. W. Forrest, J.p.) Thursday, January 6th
Charles Edwards was charged on a warrant: issued by L. F. Fitzhenry, of of Mt. Warning Hotel, Uki, with refusing to pay for hotel accommodation…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Casino Courts. Wednesday, January 5. Licensing Court
Before the P.M. (Mr. A. J. Peiley) and Mr. G.J. Mortimer, J.P. W.J. Milgate, license of the Federal Hotel, Casino, for whom Mr. A…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Star Court
"The Lonesome Heart" is the title of the leading film to bte screened at the Star Court pictures to-night. The story deals with two orphans. Other pictures will be:—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Casino Police Court. Wednesday January 5th Before Mr. A. J. Peisley, P.M.
Joseph Moses, Joseph Bracks, Sabien Anthony, Najjll Hiliway and Rose Baz were granted hawker's licenses. RIOTOUS BEHAVIOUR…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →More German Bombast Seditious Language. Earns Six Months Gaol. Sydney
A German was fined £100, in default six months gaol, and was also ordered to be imprisoned for six months, sentences to be cumulative, at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Charges of Shooting. Accused Discharged. Police Officer's Explanation
SYDNEY, Friday.—David Redmond Roche, 19, who wore a military uniform, was again before the Police Court charged with maliciously shooting at James Revers with intent…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Compulsory Service. Bill Passes First Reading. Opposition by Labor Congress. Resignations From the Ministry. Central Powers' Hostility to Greece. Enemy Gas-making Plant Destroyed. Several Reservoirs Exploded. General Hamilton's Report. Assault on Lone Pine. Regular Race-against Death
LONDON, Thursday.—General Hamilton continues in his report:—General Birdwood's troops, consisting of 37,000 rifles and 72 guns, supported by two cruisers, four…
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