Court Doings. To-day's Court. Before Mr. H. Malone P.M.
A case, G. F. Sydenham v. Wood (of Beckom) was adjourned till 7th Feburary. Mr. Oliver (for plaintiff) explained that all the money…
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New Zealand Murder. Sentence of Death. Wellington (N.z.)
The second trial of Samuel Thorn for the Pukekawa murder has been concluded. The prisoner was found guilty and sentenced to death…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Judge Ewing Police Resent Sentence Commutation Promised. Hobart
The sentence of seven years passed by Mr. Justice Ewing on Trooper Smith, of the Tasmaian Police, for shooting Captain burgess, has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wagga Police Court (Before Mr. G. S. Shepherd. P.M.)
Richard Batteraby jnr. was charged with Wiling a protected bird—a wild duck. He pleaded guilty, and was fined [?] with 8/ costs, or [?]…
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Mr. Cohen, representing James Stewart, who has been twice sentenced to death for an alleged capital offence on his 17-year-old neice, lodged another…
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Yesterday morning the Junee police, who have recently been doing commend-able work in the general cleaning up of an undesirable clasn who have been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court Monday. Before Messrs. E. Doidge and J. T. Stratton, Js.P
A coupe of "drunks" were let of with 5/, or 24 hours…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Police Court. Monday, 6th DECEMBER. Before Mr. Molone, P.M. Non-registration of Dogs
ARTHUR HOLME for not registering his dogs. Holmes stated he registered the dogs es soon as he got the money, and to prove his poor…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wagga Police Court. Monday, December 6, 1920. (Before Mr. George S .Shepherd, P.m.) Shooting Wild Duck
Richard Battersby, junr., was charged with killing a protected bird, a wild duck ,on December 4. A plea of guilty was entered…
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Before Mr. Acting Justice James at the Central Criminal Court to-day William Milne, 50, an engineer, and Robert Blake, 37, clerk, were…
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Application was made by Thomas John Carmody before the Wagga Licensing Court yesterday to have the Licenses of the Royal George Hotel…
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Mr. Dooley has informed the secretary of the N.S.W. Police Association with regard to the association's request that the Industrial Arbitration…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Seamen’s Union Action in High Court a Puzzled Judge. Sydney
Mr. Justice Duffy heard further argument to-day in the High Court respecting the application on behalf of the Seamen’s Union of Australasia for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cannibalism. Case in Northern Territory. Aborigines on Murder Charge. Sydney
Two [?] are being tried at Darwin for the murder of a native at Daily River. According to the evidence decreased was enticed away…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Accident. Police Sergeant Gets £500 Damages. Sydney
A verdict for £560 was returned by the jury in the action by Henry Stewart Robertson, sergeant of the mounted police against John Sutton…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →“ Freeman’s Journal” Manager Court-martialled. London, Dec. 7
A Court Martial has found the manager of the “ Freeman’s Journal” guilty of spreading a false report intended to cause disaffection. He has been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Postal Theft. Letter Carrier Charged. Sydney
William Woodcraft, letter carrier, aged 20, who was charged at the Central Court (to-day with stealing £1 from a letter, stated that owing to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Double Charge. Stealing and Attempted Suicide. Sydney
George Wass, aged 40, a clerk, who was alleged to have fired a revolver with int[?] to commit suicide while a defective had him in custody, was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →N.z. Murder Charge. Accused Acquitted
WELLINGTON (N.Z.) Wednesday:— The man named Anderson who was charged with the murder of a youth named Pelfer on a farm at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Law’s Delay Arbitration Court Vacancy for Judges. Melbourne
That it will be necessary for the Federal Ministry to make appointments to the Arbitration Court Bench was intimated to-day. It is…
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