Cables the Court Scandal. a Latter Day Joseph. LONDON
The report of the committee appointed to investigate the Court scandal, concerning the influence of the wife of Colonel Cornwallis West in regard to the…
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Courts & crime, 1917
1,506 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 2 of 76
Police Report From Clermont. Fifty-one Bodies Buried. Telegraph Lines Disorganised. River Heights
BRISBANE, Friday. -- The Commis[?]ioner of Police this afternoon received the following wire from Inspector McGrath, of Clermont: -- "Arrived here to-day. Fifty-one bodies…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Amusements. Star Court Pictures
What is claimed to be one of the finest dramatic productions of the year, "An Enemy to Society," will be screened at the Star Court to-night. The famous English actors…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Alleged Assault at Teven
Ballina Police Court (Mr. A. J. Fersley presiding) was engaged hearing the particulars of a charge of alleged assault laid by a married…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lismore Police Court. Before Mr. A. J. Peisley P.M.
The following cases were dealt with at the Lismore Police Court yesterday morning :-- BREACHES OF THE LICENSING ACT. William Matterson, licensce of the Metro…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Waylaid by Footpads. a Cowardly Assault
SYDNEY, Monday.--John Sehofield was proceeding homeward at Arncliffe late on Saturday night when he was waylaid by two ruffians, who dragged him into a lane and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Small Debts Court
At the Small Debts Court yesterday, Charles E[?]sued Williaim Hampson to recover £7 14s for agistment. Mr. C. McKenzie appeared for complainant and Mr. McIntosh for the…
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The eighth episode of the "Iron Claw" will be shown to-night at the Star Court in two reels of stirring and exciting events. Besides this a very fine four-reel drama…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Intent to Murder. Charge Against Jos. Bell
SYDNEY, Monday.--In connection with the Granville sensation on Saturday night Joseph Bell appeared at the Parramatta Police Court to-day charged with having shot…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Under Age Recruits. To be Court-martialled. For Making False Statements. SYDNEY
The military authorities notify that owing to the number of discharges necessary through parents discovering that under age sons have enlisted, no more…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →General News. Police Court
At the Lismore Police Court yesterday, before Mr. A. J. Pe[?]cy, P. M., Arthur Edward Par[?]ham; of Lismore, was charged with wife desertion. The case was remanded…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Magistrate and Witness
"It's heathenish," remarked Mr. Gates, P.M., at the Murrumburrah Police Court the other day, after questioning a youngster of 10 years of age on the subject of religion. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Teven Assault Case
On Friday, before Mr. A. J. Peisley, P.M., a case arising out of a disputed land matter occasioned considerable interest. The parties were Annie Slattery, who sued John Martin…
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To-night at the Star Court Douglas Fairbanks will appear in one of his best Triangle productions entitled "Flirting with Fate." It is a perfect Triangle "Fairbank's laugh."…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Five Dock Murder. Eyles Remanded. Sydney
William Grahame Eyles, who was recently sentenced to death for the murder of his wife at Five Dock, and whose, conviction was later quashed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Charge of Bigamy. O. W. Olson Before the Court
In the Brisbane Central Police Court on Monday, before Mr. H. L. Archdall, P.M., Oliver Willian Olsom was charged that on May 4, 1916, at Brisbane, being…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →North Sea "Scraps." Vivid Stories Told in the Prize Court
One of those "scraps" in the North Sea, about which we hear so little officially -- it took place in connection with the air raid on the Zeppelin base on the coast of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Police Court
At the Police Court yesterday, before Mr. H. F. Fletcher, P.M., an individual appeared on a charge of being drunk and disorderly in Broadway street,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Magistrate and Witness
"It's heathenish," remarked Mr. Gates, [?]., at the Murrumburrah Police Court the other day, after questioning a youngster of 10 years of age on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Star Court Pictures
"The American Beauty " will be the feature to-night at the Star Court. One remarkable scene in this picture depicts the burning of an ocean liner in mid-ocean. The…
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