Death Sentence Murder of Children Amok in School Auckland (N.z.)
After a trial, lasting three and a half days, Higgins, charged with the Walkino school murders, has been found guilty and sentenced to death…
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Female Detective Assaulted by Man Frederick Brown Gets a Month's Gaol--He Appeals, Bui it Fails
When Millie Redfern. a house detective in the employ of McDowell's. L.td., attempted to apprehend Frederick Brown on a charge of theft, be struck…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Hard Court Tennis Eastern Suburbs and South Sydney
An enthusiastic meeting of delegates representing clubs in the Eastern Suburbs and South Sydney division of the New South "Wales Hard Court…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →S.a. Supreme Court Gets a New Judge
ADELAIDE, Wednesday.--The death of Sir John Gordon having caused a vacancy on the Supreme Court Bench the Government to-day selected Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Lord Santray" Case Kept Out of Court MELBOURNE
The name of Compton Guy Dornville, who purporting to be Lord Santray, Aide-de-Camp to the Governor-General, entertained Captain O'Brien and the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Clothing Award Jurisdiction of Court Employers Appeal Melbourne
A section of the employers is appealing to the High Court concerning the jurisdiction of the Federal Arbitration Court in making the award for tho clothing and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Supreme Court. Term List for First Term. Monday, February 18
Criminal appeals.—R. v North; R. v Screen; R. v McCarthy; R. v Hervey; R. v Moore; R. v Shoesmith. For judgment.—Limerick S.S. Co., Ltd., v the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District Court. (Before Mr. Acting Judge Sheridan). BROWN v ASHLEY
The plaintiff in this case, Alfred John Brown, of Hurstville, labourer, sued Enoch Ashley, to recover £200. The first count of the declaration alleged fraudulent…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Short Chase and a Capture Girl Who Tried to Screen the Man. But the Magistrate Did Not Believe Her. Both Are Fined
A chase through rooms in Vickery's Chambers yesterday ended in a tailor's shop in the building, where Constable A. H. Chuck arrested a. man named…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Port Elliot. Court's Finding. Officers and Crew Exonerated. Wellington (N.z.)
The Nautical Court's finding regarding the stranding of the Port Elliot exonerates the officers and crew. The Court is of the opinion that the wreck was caused mainly by the set…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Employers Appeal Against Fed. Award Powers of Arbitration Court Questioned--Clothing Trades Concerned MELBOURNE
A section or the employers an the clothing and allied trades to-day appealed to the High Court on the question of the Jurisdiction of the Federal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Quarter Sessions. No. 1 COURT. (Before Judge Cohen.) Crown Prosecutor, Mr. L. J. McKean. LARCENY
Violet Collins pleaded guilty to stealing two rings, two brooches, and £1 in money, the property of Charles Cof[?]ll, at Newtown, on December 31, and was remanded for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two Armed Desperadoes at Large Thrills at Jingellic Batson's Audacity Watches Police Pass Hiding Barefooted in Mountains HOLBROOK
New prints of Claude Batson's bare feet, leading down to the Murray close to where he swam across to the Victorian side on Tuesday, were picked up by a police party this morning. It is believed that Batson made a desperate effort to recover…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Letter From Batson? "I Have Taken Cyanide" Police Suspicious of a Trap Worded and Written Too Well Melbourne
"C BATSON is taking a dose of cyanide. It tastes lovely, too. I left my rifle and cartridges down near Drummond's cowyard on the other side of the river island. Good-bye, mother dear. C.V.B."…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Beer and Boats at Sans Souci How Tinder Tried to Oblige His Patrons, and Found Himself in Court
With a snowy white beard ciream-seribing his venerable face, William James Tinder, one of the "oldest inhabitants" of S[?] Soucl, tottered…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Nobody to Blame for Bodalla Wreck Marine Court Inquiry--Crossing Harbor Bars--Vessels Nearly Always Bump Across Nothing Left Undone
The stranding of the coastal steamer Bodalla on the Narooma bar on January 19. and her subsequent total loss on the rocks, were inquired into…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Court of Marine Inquiry. (Before his Honor, Judge Scholes, and Captain J. Vine.) HALL and C. V. WOOD, assessors. Re the Steamship Bodalla
The grounding of the steamer Bodalla at the entrance to Narooma on January 19 last was investigated. It was reported that the steamer, which was the property of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Earl's Son. Ex-police Magistrate. Eventful Life
The recent recovery from a serious illness of the Hon. Edmond Aubrey Templar Pery, of Wilberforce-avenue, Rose Bay, son of the late Earl of Limerick, and uncle of the present…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →"Nobody Loves You" Safeblower Goes to Gaol £4000 Jewel Theft
Sentence of three years' penal servitude was passed at the Darlinghurst Sessions to-day on Antonius Jacobus Franciscus Zetto, aged 26, houseman,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Police Inquiry. Alleged Assault on a Civilian. Wagga
A remarkable statement has been made by Mr. James Bye, managing partner of the Crystal Cordial Company, and a highly respected citizen. H[?] alleges he was out…
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