Theft of a Watch. Caught in the Act at the Rock. Two Men in Drink
John Costa was charged before Mr. J.D. Walker, C. M., at the Wagga Police Court on Thursday afternoon with stealing a watch and chain of the value of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Courts & crime, 1913
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High Court Judiciary. MELBOURNE
Semi-official advices received here make it certain that Mr. Powers and Mr. Piddington will accept the High Court appointments offered them…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Notorious Bandit. Captured by Police. Shot and Clubbed. Chicago
Robert Webb, the automobile bandit and slayer recently of a policeman, was captured through information given by a telephone employee, who…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. Monday, February 17
Before Mr. J. H. Hassall, J. P. Bertie Clayton, for being drunk in Douglas Street on 15th inst, was fined £2 or one month's hard labor in Hay…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stealing From Orchards
ORCHARDISTS complain bitterly of the depredations made on their orchards during the fruit seasons by persons, mostly youths and young…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murder and Suicide. Melbourne
The dead body of a woman was found lying in a pool of blood, almost decapitated, in a lane of Carlton last night, and near-by was a man…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Daring Burglary. Large Quantity of Jewellery Stolen. Sydney
A daring burglary occurred at the premises of Levy Bros., George-street, last night, when jewellery and fancy goods valued at between £300 and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Another Burglary. £400 Worth of Jewellery Stolen. SYDNEY
A daring burglary took place in the premises of Levy Bros., George-street late last night, when jewellery and fancy goods, valued between…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. Saturday. Before Mr. H. Giles Shaw, P.M. DRUNK, &c
Robert John Edwards was fined £2, and bound over to abstain for 12 months, and the fine suspended, for drunkenness; for resisting the police he was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Policeman Convicted Burglary on His Beat. Wellington (N.z.)
Constable Remmers has been found guilty of burglary on his beat, and was sentenced to three years' imprisonment…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Daring City Burglary Jewellery Premises Entered. by Inexpert Thieves. Sydney
A daring burglary took place in the city early this morning. Messrs. Levy Brothers' premises were broken into, and jewellery, watches and fancy goods,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Suffragettes. Miss Pankhurst Released From Gaol. London
A friend paid the fines inflicted on Miss Sylvia Pankhurst, the suffragette, who has been released from prison…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wagga Police Court Monday, 17th FEBRUARY. (Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.m.) Wanted to Fight
William Charlton, an employee on the Tumbarumba railway workings, was charged with being drunk and disorderly at Tarcutta. Constable Pye…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Court. Monday, February 17. 1913. (Before Mr. C. J. B. Heim, P.M.) Drunk and Disorderly
William Charlton was charged with being drunk and disorderly at Tascutta…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Trivial Case. Charge of Stealing Dead Wood. Not a Shilling's Worth
A sequel to the charge of trespass which was dismissed by the P.M. last week occupied more of the time of the Wagga Police Court yesterday. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two-up. Passing the Time Away at Tarcutta. Saved From Gaol
Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.M., at the Wagga Police Court yesterday, had to deal with some cases which showed how the problem of passing spare time…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Larceny Charge. Youth Pleads Guilty to Theft of Cheque. Leniently Dealt With
A youth, 18 years of age, and of respectable but dejected appearance, named William Edward Lyons, was charged with stealing a cheque, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Appointments to the High Court
As the High Court is the biggest tribunal in the commonwealth, and in most cases is the final court of appeal, it is evidently most desirable,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →High Court Judges Melbourne
The Attorney-General, Mr. W. M. Aughes, announces that he has received cables from both Messrs. Powers and Piddington, accepting the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Chinese Shooting Affray Countrymen Quarrel in Sydney. Gambling Leads to Revolvers Assailant Attacks Police. Sydney
Jimmy Chew, a Chinese from Thargomindah, and See Quan Sang, from Coffarenebri, quarreiled at Haymarket, in the city, this morning, over…
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