Stealing Watches. English Arrivals Sentenced, Heavy Penalties. Sydney
Henry Ringer and William Elliott, who pleaded guilty respectively to stealing and receiving watches during the Randwick Easter carnival, were…
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Police Cases
Fanny Jones, a woman who is not unknown to the police, was before Mr. J. D. Walker, C.M., at the police court yesterday, on a charge of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Suffragettes in Gaol. LONDON
Mrs. Pankhurst and Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence are allowed to wear their own clothes while in gaol, and to receive books and food from outside…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Industrial Workers. Plot for Revenge. Revealed to Police. Many Arrests Made. New York
In revenge for the treatment accorded to Ben Reitimana, manager for Emma Goldman, the anarchist lecturer, the Industrial Workers of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wagga Police Court
At the Wagga Police Court on Thursday, John Farrell, otherwise known as the "burley king," was brought up before Mr. J. D. Walker, C.M., on a charge…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. Monday. Before Mr. H. Giles Shaw, P.M. DRUNK
William Flynn, for the above was fined £2 or 14 days, the sentence being suspended on his promise not to become intoxicated for 12 months…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Court. Monday, May 27, 1912. (Before Mr. Geo. Stevenson, P.M.) Obscene Language
William Wilson, one of the men engaged in the construction of the Wagga-Tumbaruma railway, was charged with using obscene language…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cootamundra Court Repairs. Sydney
The tender of T. E. Flutter, Cootamundra, £257, has been accepted for the carrying out of renovations and repairs to the court house and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wagga Police Court. Monday, 27th May. (Before Messrs. Geo. Stevenson, P.M., and W. Purtell, J.p.) Indecent Language
A big burly-looking man giving the name of William Wilson, and describing himself as a laborer on the workings of the Wagga-Tumbarumba…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Patrolling Docks. Conference Summoned
The police are patrolling the docks to ensure the preservation of order. The Home Secretary has summoned the strike committee to a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wagga Assurance Case. Appeal to the High Court
Judgement was given by the High Court in Melbourne on Monday in the appeal brought by the Australian Widows' Fund against a decision of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Convoying Meat and Grain. Arrests for Stone and Bottle Throwing. Conference Accepted
The police yesterday convoyed further large quantities of meat and grain from the docks amid half-hearted opposition from strikers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Dockers' Strike Market Business Normal. Police As Convoys. Ren Tillets Rotest London
Mr. Mekenna, Home Secretary, has summoned the stike committee to a conference at the Home Office to-day. The police are patrolling the docks…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Wagga Insurance Matter. High Court Judgment. Reinsurance Liability. Decision for National Mutual Association
In Melbourne on Monday the High Court delivered judgment in the appeal in the cate, the National Mutual Life Association of Australasia v. the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Court. Wednesday. Before Messrs. E. J. Burrell and T. E. Mangan, J.P. STEALING
Robert Watson was charged with that he did at Wallendbeen on 28th instant, steal one watch and chain valued at 25/, the property of James…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Thrice Sentenced to Death
An Arab bandit named Labane has had the unique experience of being sentenced to death three times and to hard labor for life eleven times. He has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Additional Police. SYDNEY
The Government decided to increase the police force by 250 to 300 men. It is understood that the proposed increases in pay to 8/ per day, will…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Brutal Assault. Young Lady Robbed in a Train. Escape of Assailant. Sydney
A young lady named Miss Harrison informed the police that while she was travelling alone in a compartment of the train from Wellington to Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Attempt to Murder Mr. Leopold De Rothschild. Five Revolver Shots
A daring attempt to murder Mr. Leo[?] do Rothschild, the millionaire banker, and younger brother of Lord Rothschild, was made in London on Monday evening…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Court
At the Police Court yesterday, before Mr. J. D. Walker, C.M., Henry Simpson, who had been previously convicted of a similar offence, was…
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