Armed Man Holds Police
Sydney Tuesday.--A man who gave his name as William Miller, aged 61, caused a great sensation at Fairfield, near Melbourne, when he kept a…
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Courts & crime, 1927
2,988 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 15 of 150
Assault and Robbery Alleged Gang Leader Committed for Trial
SYDNEY, Monday. —At the Redfern Police Court, to-day, James Cowle (29), labourer, was committed for trial on a charge of having, in company with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Safe Blown. Tamworth Burglary
SYDNEY, Tuesday.--Thieves broke into Thibault's store, West Tamworth, early yesterday morning and blew open, a large safe, and extracted £160 in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Magistrate's Candid Comment
"I have never heard of such a frivolous charge being brought against a respectable man in my life before," said Mr. Henlen, at the Bathurst…
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For stealing 8d from Richard Oswald May, at South Brisbane, on January 25, Michael Joseph Barton (22), laborer, was fined £5 by Mr. Hishon, P.M.,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Storm in a Tea Cup" "Unsatisfactory" Case Occupies Murwillumbah Magistrate's Time. Insulting Words and Assault
"It is really a storm in a tea cup and the case should never have come into court. It is most unsatisfactory in many respects," declared Mr. W…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Typhoid Carrier. in Goulburn Gaol
SYDNEY, Tuesday.--A prisoner in Goulburn gaol has been found to be a typhoid "carrier," but whether he is responsible for the recent typhoid…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Germ Carrier in Gaol Sydney
One of the prisoners in Goulburn Gaol has been found to be a typhoid ""carrier"' The authorities, however, are not certain, that h is responsible for the recent outbreak in thee…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fatal Stabbing. Charge of Wilful Murder
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—At the inquest held at Werris Creek yesterday concerning the death of Cyril Hope Honness, who was fatally stabbed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At Bay. Party of Police
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--A man, who gave the name of William Miller (61), caused a great sensation at Fairfield, near Melbourne, late last night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Searching. Costly Necklace Disappears
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The police are endeavoring to trace a pearl necklace valued at £875 which was lost on Monday by Mrs. Catherine Coberoft,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Aged Man Defies Police Melbourne
Armed with a Winchester rifle a man Kept a party of police at bay for about half an hour in Fairfield last night. Eventually the police divided into two parties and raided…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →One Murder Each Day Melbourne Detective's Views London
"Their ways are not ours," sums up the conclusion of a Melbourne detective, Mr. Piggott, on American police methods. Mr. Piggott who, on behalf of the Victorian…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"Their Ways Not Ours" Melbourne Detective on American Police Methods. Ten Murders in Ten Days in Chicago
LONDON, Monday.--"Their ways are not ours," sums up the conclusion of a Melbourne detective, Mr. Piggott, on American police methods…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Charged with Murder London
At the, trial at Edinburgh of John Donald Metters (19), of New Zealand, charged with the murder of his mother, a statement said to have been made by the accused was read…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sisters in Police Court. What Inheriting a Fortune Did
Two sisters, former school teachers, who have been hitting the high spots since they inherited a fortune, appeared in the Toowoomba Police…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Darlinghurst Gaol. More School Accommodation
SYDNEY, Wednesday.--The Minister for Justice (Mr. McKell) to-day informed the Minister for Education (Mr. Mutch) that his Department was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Watched Girl Drown. Man's Allegation Leads to Assault
SYDNEY, Wednesday.--Geoffrey and Leonard Musgrave, who were charged, at Windsor Police Court, with having occasioned bodily harm to A…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tragedy Woman and Sailor Wollstonecraft Sensation. Murder and Suicide
SYDNEY, Wednesday.--Mrs. G. Paul, of Shirley Road, Wollstonecraft, was shot dead at 10.30 o'clock this morning, and Rene…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Question for Workers Arbitration Court's Plan Brisbane
After a lengthy discussion in the Arbitration Court to-day, during the hearing of the application, by the Master Builders' Association for the cancellation of the building trade…
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