Sentenced for Life
John Walsh, a heavily-built laborer of fifty years, was charged at the Adelaide Criminal Sessions with having wounded Mary Kenrick, a wait[?] with intent to…
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Theft of Rings
Ethel Giffin (20) Pleaded guilty at the Newtown Court to having stolen a lady's 15-carat gold ring and a lady's 15-carat gold cluster ring, value £12, the property of William…
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HOBART, Monday.--At the inquest into the circumstances attending the death of Trooper Harris at Lovett on January 8, the jury returned a verdict that Harris came to his death…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An Italian Sentenced at Liege. Amsterdam
The "Vossiche Zeitung" states that the Italian Vice—Consul at Liege has been sentenced to two months imprisonment for assisting…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fraud and Theft a Record of Police Offences a Bendico Chinaman with Too Much Cold
Much interest is being taken in Bendigo (Vic.), in the case of the Chinese, Willie Tack Yow, who is charged with having failed to satisfy the police that [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Son Charged with Parri[?]ide
Albert Walker, aged twenty years, was charged with the murder of his father, aged fifty-three years, in Bendigo. It is alleged that the father struck the son…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Sheep Stealing Charge New Zealand Squattor Committed
A sensation has been caused in South Canterbury (N.Z.) by the prosecution of Robert Guthrie, a prominent Mackenne country runholder, on there charges of…
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"The natives of New Britain are most interesting people," remarks Captain Twynam, who is one of the Expeditionary Force that returned to Sydney last…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Protecting a Beaten Horse. Complimented by the Magistrate
Edward John was complimented by Mr. Burnett, S.M., at the Sydney Police Court on Wednesday for his manly conduct in endeavoring to prevent a young…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Trooper's Murder. Witnesses Refuse to Speak
A remarkable feature at the coronial Inquiry into the death of Trooper Harris, set upon and murdered by larrikins at Port Cygnet (Tas.), on January 8 last…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Courts. Dog Attacks Conductor
Henry Johnson, of Klliogar, Park-avenue, Mosman, was fined 20s, with 9s costs, at North Sydney Police Court yesterday, on the charge of being the owner of a ferocious dog, which attacked Herber H. Peters, a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Verdict of Murder. a Constable's Death. Hobart
The inquest upon the body of Trooper Harris, of the Tasmanian police, who was killed at Lovett under particularly brutal circumstances late at night on January 8,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Melbourne Domestic Crime. Attempted Murder and Suicide
A Tragedy occurred at Ascot Vale (Vic.) on Wednesday night, when Joseph E. Sweeney shot his wife, Margoret Sweeney, wounding her, and then shot himself…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Week's Fires Suspicious Conflagrations a Young Soldier Charged with Arson
At the Melbourne city court George T[?] aged nineteen years, a soldiers with the expeditionary force, was charged with having set fire to a dwelling house…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Strychnine in Sugar. Murder Attempted for an Alleged Joke
William George Parnell was charged at Lilydale (Vic.) court with having attempted to murder Ernest E. Hadfield to administering poison…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police and Firemen's Carnival. Big Procession Arranged
In connection with the carnival in aid of patriotic funds, arranged by the police and firemen to take place at the Agricultural Show Ground on Saturday, February 27, it has been decided to hold a monster procession…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat Grab Chaos The Farmers and the Police Commercial Men Condemn the Board
Mr. K. E. Winchcombe, M.L.C., president of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce, president at a meeting held in Sydney, at which the following motion…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Crimes of Violence An Epidemic of Tragedies Police Victim of a Sydney Larrikin Mob
In[?] at the arrest of a comrade, a crowd of [?] handled Constable Gorton, of the No. 2 station, in most brutal fashion in Surry Hills, late on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wages Boards. Claims for Increased Wages. Power to Consider Granted. Court Decision
On November 30 last Mr. Justice Heydon made an impornnt pronouncement, in which he held that wages boards for the time being were not to consider applications for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Government House Case. Privy Council Judgment. Nothing Ultra Vires or Irregular. Australian High Court Supported. London, Monday Night
Lord Su[?] delivered the judgement of the Privy Council in the case of the Attorney-General versus William the Sydney Government House case…
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