Coulter Hanged. Murder of Miss Oliver
LONDON, Friday.—Sidney Coulter, who was convicted, on December 5, of the murder of Miss Oliver, a young London typiste, was executed at 8…
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Courts & crime, 1928
3,215 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 3 of 161
Police Inquiry Murwillumbah Cases
On November 3, 1927, Percy James Mc Oracken tobacconist, was convicted and fined £30 in Murwillumbali Police Court on the charge of having allowed his premises in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Surrender to Police Melbourne
A man who gave his name as Edward Carlyle surrendered himself at police headquartcrs last night. It is alleged that he informed detectives that he had obtained…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Saved From Gap Violent Struggle with Police Sydney
Police yesterday afternoon prevented a young woman from throwing herself over the Gap. When-they approached her she became very violent, arid it was only after…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Windfall for Family. U.S.A. Court's Decision
NEW YORK, Thursday.—One daughter and two sons of Mrs. Veage, a resident of Crossrathfriland, County of Down, who are residing in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Intruders Caught. Police Surround Building
SYDNEY, Sunday.—Having been informed there was an intruder in the printing establishment of R. G. Nall Ltd., police surrounded the building…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ear Identification French Police Methods
Although finger print identification of criminals is universally used nowadays, and is admittedly infallible, Scotland Yard is making a close study…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Sprint After Suspects Sydney
Having been informed that there were intruders in the printing establishment of R. G. Nall, Ltd., the police surrounded the building late last night, and suddenly two…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Uproar at Theatre. All Over an Encore. Police Called In
A wild uproar broke out at the Brighton Hippodrome and the police were eventually called in, resulting in the crowd departing, says a recent…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tahiti's Fault Harbour Collision Excessive Speed and Inattention Court's Finding
SYDNEY, Saturday.—Mr. Justice Campbell to-day delivered his judgment on the cause of the collision between the Greycliffe and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Fines Are Useless" Sent to Gaol for Assault
SYDNEY, Monday.— James Hudson was in a wine bar in George Street on Saturday when, he alleged, Alfred Brown 927), a seaman, struck him…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£2000 Theft
At Brisbane Police Court, Joseph James Petrie, on remand, was charged with, that in September last he stole £2000, the property of William J…
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Walking into Lucas and Co's cafe in Chinatown, Innisfail, on New Year's Eve, John Joseph Duffy (24), laborer calmly picked up the cash…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mitcham Murder. Arrested Man Remanded
MELBOURNE, Monday.— At the City Court to-day, Ernest Ambrose Kleinert (20) was charged with the murder of Mrs. Iolene Sampson, at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Charge of Murder Melbourne
At the City Police Court to-day Ernest Ambrose Kleinert (20) was charged with the murder of Mrs. Iolene Sampson at Mitcham. Detective McKcogh said that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Murder and Terrorism. Police Unearth Plot. Indians on Trial
CALCUTTA, Thursday. -- A countrywide conspiracy for the committing of murder and terrorism, and the securing of arms to wage war against the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Court Murwillumbah Sittings Tick Cases Withdrawn
A number of eases arising out of the recent trouble between the Tick Office and several stockowners in the Tweed tick quarantine area in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Car Clock Leads to Court Case. Young Man Charged
Royston Albert Slater was charged in the Police Court yesterday with having in his custody a clock, valued at £5, reasonably suspected of having…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alleged Burglary. AT J. T. CRADICK'S
Harold Ventry Ellem, a young man, on remand, was charged in the Police Court yesterday morning with having broken and entered the shop of J. T…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alleged Slaying Kyogle Man Charged
On the back page of this issue there is an account of a case in which William Edward Langdon, a Kyogle resident, was charged at the Grafton…
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