7 Years' Gaol Bond Conversion Fraud ADELAIDE
A sentence of seven years' imprisonment, was imposed on Robert Russell, 34, convicted at Adelaide on two charges of fraudulent conversion of…
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Double Murder Charge Against Aborigine Darwin
A native husband of a lubra named Brumby is to be charged at Katherine with double murder following the death of his wife last week and the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Court (Before Mr. T. A. Doolan, P.m.) Thursday. 9th March Found on Licensed Premises
Leslie Cole, Richard Cole, James Cottle, James Geelan, Edward R. Harris, John Welsh, Cuthbert longford D. Weir, and Keith Treloar,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Man Dies During Fight Murder Charge Melbourne
John James Kirby, aged 50 years, of Elgin Street. Carlton, was killed during a fight with another man in an apartment house in Canning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →N.z. Bones Mystery Grave Found Empty Man Charged Dramatic Turn
Police, investigating the mystery of the human bones found in the ruins of a shack destroyed by fire at Pina, N.Z., on Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Seven Years' Gaol Bond Conversion Fraud N.S.W. Victim Loses £13,000 ADELAIDE
A sentence of seven years' imprisonment was imposed by Mr. Justice Napier on Robert Russell, aged 34 years, who was convicted at the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Altercation in Wynyard-st. Man Knocked Unconscious Removed to Hospital Police Take Action Charge of Actual Bodily Harm Case Dismissed Sergt. Nightingale Gives Notice of Appeal
An altercation took place on Saturday night, in Wynyard-st., Tumut, between two men. As a result one of the men, Denis…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Seaman Charged with Murder Sydney
The charge of inflicting grievous bodily harm on Robert Russell at Pyrmont on February 27, which was preferred against William Smith, aged 38…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Policeman Charged Alleged Assault at Wollongong Echo of Dalfram Dispute Wollongong
Arising out of an alleged dispute in Crown-street, Wollongong, during the Dalfram pig-iron dispute, charges of assault and using insulting words were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Attractive Women's Gaol
Women prisoners at Holloway Gaol will be removed to the country to an estate consisting of 150 acres, near London, where they will live in 40…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Alleged Cobar Murder Sydney
Arising out of a brawl at Cobar [?] November 26, Robert Evan Williamston, 26, miner, was charged, at the Criminal Court today, with [?],…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Court Humor
At yesterday's Workers' Compensation Court evidence was given referring to a pipe layer on the Temora sewerage named "Blue" Sheedy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ruse That Failed Theft of Bicycle Griffith
When Joseph Cassin was charged at the Griffith police court with the theft of a bicycle, Constable Monoghan informed the bench that the defendant…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Armed Robbery Three Years' Gaol for Youth Sydney
Convicted of armed robbery of £750 from two postal officials at Bondi on September 22 last year, Raymond David Adams, aged 16 years, was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Murder Charge Young Man Acquitted Acted in Self Defence Sydney
Without calling on the defence, a jury at the Criminal Court to-day acquited Victor Albert Morris Enman, aged 27 years, who had been charged…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Walwa Tragedies Man's Suicide Following Wife's Death Police Inquiries Melbourne
Inquiries have not yet been completed into the circumstances surrounding the death of Raymond Cyril White, aged 42 years, who committed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Judge O'mara New Appointment to Arbitration Court Sydney
The appointment of a Sydney barrister, Mr. Thomas O'Mara, was announced by the Federal Cabinet to-day, to the vacancy on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Force Progress in N.S.W. Evils of the "Good Old Days"
Throughout most of the civilised world there has been a great stride forward in police administration and methods during the past century. This…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cobar Tragedy Man Acquitted of Murder Sydney
At the Central Criminal Court to-day Robert Williamson, aged 26 years, was acquitted of the murder of Oswald C[?] Case, at Cobar, on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Assault Case Appeal Judge Reduces Total of Fine and Costs Albury
When Alfred Wood, laborer, of Jindera, was standing outside the Jindera hotel on the evening of May 7, a man walked up to him and struck him…
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