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Northern Rivers · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1926

3,055 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 10 of 153

Killed Her Father. Murder Charge Against Girl

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 25 January 1926 · page 2

PERTH, Monday:—The inquest on Henry Clarke, a farmer of Coolup, who was fatally shot on the premises of a neighbouring form of Llewellyn Swan,…

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Killed Her Father Murder Charge Against Girl. Says Rifle Accidentally Exploded

Tweed Daily · Monday 25 January 1926 · page 3

PERTH, Saturday. The inquest on Henry Clarke, a farmer of Cool[?], who was fatally shot on the premises of a neighbouring farm of Llewellyn Swan,…

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Coogee Assault Case Curtis in Court How They Met Accused Committed for Trial Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 26 January 1926 · page 5

William Henry Curtis, or George Lacey, musician, was charged by warrant at the Contral Court to-day with having feloniously wounded Annie Louisa Timson at Coogee…

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Gaol Mutiny Convicts with Firearms Perth

Northern Star · Tuesday 26 January 1926 · page 5

News has been received of the death of seven persons and the wounding of 25 in a gaol mutiny which broke out at Pyapon (Burma). It appears that the gaol was…

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Stealing Beer Wharf Labourer Fined Losses During the Year

Northern Star · Tuesday 26 January 1926 · page 4

Henry Moses, a wharf labourer, appeared at Lismore Police Court yesterday, before Mr. F. D. H. Sutherland, P.M., on a charge of stealing one bottle of "T.B." ale. the…

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Fatal Birthday Quarrel. Murder in Chinese Family

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 26 January 1926 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday.--After, lingering for 51 days from bullet wounds in the head, Doris Locktam (20), died at Birkenhead. Her father, a Chinese dealer…

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Gaol Mutiny Incident in Burma. Seven Persons Killed and 25 Wounded. Convicts Led by Murderer

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 26 January 1926 · page 2

PERTH, Monday.--News has been received of the death of seven persons sons and the wounding of 25, in a gaol mutiny, which broke out at Pynpon,…

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"Had No Luck" Coogee Assault Case. Curtis on Trial. "We had a Row." An Alleged Statement

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 26 January 1926 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.--William Henry Curtis, or George Lacey, a musician, was charged, by warrant, at the Central Police Court to-day, with having…

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Bangalow Police Court Bangalow

Northern Star · Wednesday 27 January 1926 · page 13

At the Bungalow Police Court on Friday, before Mr. H. D. Sutherland. P.M., Knowle B. Marshall, Booyong, pleaded guilty to having an unlicensed gun in his possession…

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Brutal Assault. Constable Robbed

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 27 January 1926 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday. Constable William Mercer, of Cordeaux Dam, was brutally assaulted in Campbell-street, City, last night. He says he was…

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Baula Murder Echo Indian Prince to Show Cause. Famous Oriental Case Recalled

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 27 January 1926 · page 3

LONDON, Monday. The "Daily Chronicle" states that Sir John Simon, K.C. recently visited India in connection with the Viceroy's demand upon the…

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Lismore Police Court

Northern Star · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 4

Before Mr. F. D. H. Sutherland, at the Police Court yesterday, Frank Wilson, an aboriginal, was fined 5s for drunkenness. William McSteir was fined £1 for supplying…

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Byron Bay Police Court

Northern Star · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 6

On Monday at Byron Bay Police Court, before Mr. T. J. Ball, J.P., Adam Murry, on a charge of behaving in an indecent manner, was fined £1 or three days' imprisonment…

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Cudgen News Swimming Competitions at the Headlands. Police Court Cases

Tweed Daily · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 2

The Cudgen Surf Life Saving Club held a surf swimming competition between members of the club on Sunday last at Cudgen Headland. There…

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Murder Charge. Girl Found Strangled

Tweed Daily · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 3

LONDON, Tuesday. Eugene do Vere, alias John Stichell, a cripple, has been committed for trial on a charge of having murdered Polly…

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Police Deft Constitutional Law. (Published by arrangement.)

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 4

The special representative of the New York "Times" at Pittsburg recently dispatched the following extraordinary message to his paper:—…

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Farmer Charged by Cow

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 2

A married man named Robinson, residing at Apis Greek, near Maryborough (Q.), received rather severe injuries to his face the other morning as the…

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Consummate Scoundrel. Natives Sentenced to Death

Tweed Daily · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 3

CAPETOWN, Wednesday. The leader Njendera and two others were sentenced to death at Broken Hill in connection with the drowning of…

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Mysterious Death. Suspicion of Murder

Tweed Daily · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday. At the inquest concerning the death of the woman, Violet Baker, whose body was found under a tree in Orrong…

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Domestic Tragedy. Murder and Suicide

Tweed Daily · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 3

LONDON, Wednesday. A man named Wright, aged 60, also his wife and two children, were found dead this afternoon. The wife's and…

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