Divorce Court
A decree nisi was granted for a dissolution of the marriage in a suit brought in the Melbourne Divorce Court by Thomas Walter Hooper Spry,…
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Police Court. Tuesday, May 9. Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.M.
William Thompson was charged with issuing a betting ticket liable to stamp duty, such ticket not being stamped, at Leeton on March…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Our New Police. the Picturesque Side of a War Patrol
We slipped out of harbour at the darkening, picking our way like a girl crossing a muddy street, for we showed no lights, and our big brothers were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Licensing Court. Tuesday, May 9. Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.M.
J. W. McConville was granted booth licenses for the grand stand and outer booths at the Narandera racecourse on 16th and 17th inst.,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Breaking and Entering. Linesman Sentenced to Two Years. Sydney
Harry Fletcher Smith, who had been an employee in the Telephone Department as linesman, was sentenced to two years' hard labor at Darlinghurst…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Brutal Assault. Man Terribly Mutilated. Over 100 Stitches Inserted. Sydney
It is reported that George M'Farlane, a commission agent, and his sister-in-law, were walking along Palmer-street, Sydney, last night, when two men and a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Theft of Jewellery. London
Eight thousand pound worth of jewellery was stolen from a cloakroom in New-street station, Birmingham…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Riots in Berlin. Raid on Butchers' Shops. Police Charge with Naked Swords. Many Wounded. the Kaiser Perturbed. Amsterdam
A neutral from Berlin narrates that on Tuesday the inmates of the Kaiser's Palace plainly heard the tumult of a great riot, originated by thousands of women congregated to buy meat at the famous Biesold Stores, which were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. Monday, May 15, 1916. (Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.M.) Motor Licenses
James Foster and Leslie M'Farland pleaded guilty to a breach of the Motor Traffic Act, they having failed to renew ,their respective registration…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Divorce Court. Sydney
In the Divorce Court to-day Thomas Wilson Vincent, grazier, of Dunlop Station, near Louth, asked for a dissolution of his marriage with Constance…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Warden's Court. Snowball Copper Mine
ON the 14th February, 1916, Mr. L. S. Clayton, secretary of the Grahamstown Progress Association, reported the lease held by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers Before Court. Dealt with a Shirker. Sydney
Corporal Vigors, of the Australians Expeditionary Forces, was charged at the Parramatta Police Court with having behaved in a riotous manner…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bogus Nurse. Story in Court. War French Legion of Honor. Sydney
A young, well-dressed woman, Lily Pepperell, was charged at the Police Court to-day with having falsely pretended to the secretary of the Returned…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Burglary at Marcus Clarke's. Sydney
Marcus Clarke's emporium, Haymarket, was visited by burglars during the night. They secured goods valued at over £100, consisting mostly of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The P.M's. Court. Allege Larcenies. Points of Law
Mr Helm, P.M., held his ordinary Court at Lockhart on Tuesday. Senior Sergeant Griffin prosecuted Donald Cameron for that he did at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Stealing Their Jobs."
"The Bethul Green Tribune" has strongly protested against the presence of 200,000 aliens of military age in Great Britain, apart…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wagga Murder. Bachler's Sentence Commuted. 15 Years' Penal Servitude. Sydney
The Executive Council has commuted the dentil sentence paused on Jacob Bachler at Wagga for the murder of Nathaniel Griffiths, to 15 years' penal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. THURSDAY. Before Mr R. G. Green. J.P. Robbery Case
Theodore Good, 27 years of age, appeared in the dock wearing the military khaki uniform, was charged with that on February 28, while…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Petrol Commission Morgan Charged with Conspiracy. SYDNEY
The Petrol Commission report states there is no evidence of Mr. Griffith being guilty of corruption, or intent to share any moneys, but…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Jewellery and Money. Soldier Charged with Stealing. Sydney
Theodore Gadd, a soldier, was before the police court to-day charged with having on February last, while armed with a revolver, assaulted Maude…
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