Murder Charges Three Cases Before Melbourne Police Court. Remands Granted
MELBOURNE, Thursday. At the City Police Court to-day, Douglas Robertson was charged with the murder of William Almeida, at Hampton, on…
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Courts & crime, 1926
3,055 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 1 of 153
Gaol for Joy-rider
"I wanted a motor car for a long time. I became a moter maniac And having no money, I stole cars." This was the statement made by Stanley…
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MELBOURNE, Friday:—At the City Police Court Douglas Robertson was charged with the murder of William Almeida at Hampton on November 28,…
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At the City Police Court to-day Douglas Robertson was charged with the murder of William Almeida at Hampton on November 28, 1924. He was remanded until January…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ex-priest's Elopement Gaol for Falsifying Girl's Age London
An clopement last summer had a sequel it the Hampshire Assizes, Winchester, where Francis Ferdinand Friend (35), of Cowes, in ex-Roman Catholic priest, who was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hunt for Aborigine. Ahmed with Rifle. Murder of Half-caste
Somewhere on the plains in the Brewarring district an armed aborigine is hiding from black trackers and police who are trying to hunt him down…
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The city of Toledo (Ohio), one of the important manufacturing centres in the middle west, is being combed by police and civilians in search of a giant lu[?]atic, who in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Man Hunt Search for Aborigine at Brewarrina. Wanted Regarding Boy's Murder
SYDNEY, Thursday. Inspector Byrne, of Dubbo, who had charge of the hunt for Roy Governor, has been sent to take control of the search for the aborigine…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Hampton Murder. Suspect Returns to Australia. Interesting Story of Detective's Investigation Work
In connection with the arrest of the man Robertson, in Sydney, last week, Superintendent Montague of the Victorian Police, states, that ever since…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murder Charge. a Melbourne Brawl
MELBOURNE, Friday. In the City Police Court, to-day, Horace Sayers (24), a labourer, was charged with having murdered Thomas Jackson…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →How They Celebrated. Drunken New Year Revellers Assault Constable
MELBOURNE, Friday. The residents of Aspendale telephoned the police station, and informed a constable on duty that drunken New Year revellers were…
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Reuter's Peking correspondent states that considerable comment has been aroused by the act that Lu Cheng-wu has not been arrested for Killing Hsu Shu-tseng. Lu is…
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SYDNEY, Friday.--Inspector Byrne, of Dubbo, who had charge of the chase for Roy Governor, has been sent to pick up the trail in the search for the…
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SYDNEY, Friday. The Premier (Mr. Lang) questioned regarding the Government control of speedways, said the Government did not intend…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Hunt Goes On. Aborigine Wanted on Murder Charge Still at Large. Armed With Rifle
SYDNEY, Friday. The aborigine wanted in connection with the murder of the boy, Bobbie Burns, in the Brewarrina district, is still at large. Heavy rain…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shooting Cases. Before Crookwell Court. Man and Woman Discharged on Separate Charges
[?]OULBURN, Friday. At the Crookwell Police Court, Louise Powell (41), a married woman, was charged with inflicting grevioas bodily harm on…
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Patrick King (58), a Boer war veteran, who was found assaulted i[?] a back street on the waterfront on New Year's Eve, dred yesterday. His pockets had been rifled…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Devil's Island Escape From Dreaded Gaol (Australian Press Association) LONDON
An extraordinary story of a convict's escape from Devil's Island, the world's most dreaded penal settlement off the coast of French Guiana, was told when Louis Vacher…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Took the Blame. But His Story Was Not Believed. Stealing Case at Tweed Heads
A case before the Tweed Heads Police Court, in which two men were charged with stealing, took a peculiar turn, when a third man…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Brutal Murder. War Veteran Killed in Adelaide. Battered With Bottles
HOBART, Saturday. Patrick King (58), a Boer War veteran, was found brutally assaulted in a back street on the waterfront on New Year's Eve,…
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