Violent husband bound over after Port Adelaide police court
Annie Elizabeth Thompson told of threats and injuries by Thomas Henry Womps on December 4 at Glanville. He admitted drunken violent conduct, threw a hurricane lamp injuring her arm and seizing her. He was bound over in £25 personal sureties to keep the peace for 12 months. failure to provide sureties meant one month in jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Adelaide
Thomas Henry Wompson
Waite Street
Glanville
Annie Elizabeth Thompson
J. E. Noblet
Port Adelaide Police Court Fines Indecent Language
Norman Patrick Cahill pleaded guilty to using indecent language in Commercial Road on December 3. A fine of £2 plus 15s costs was imposed or five days imprisonment. William Smith pleaded guilty to similar indecent language in Marryat Street on December 5 and was fined £4 plus 15s costs or seven days imprisonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Adelaide
G. W. Halcombe
Norman Patrick Cahill
J. E. Noblet
Commercial Road
G. Smith
William Smith
Marryat Street
Bowhey
Smith
Women at Law at Port Adelaide Court
Mary Lane sued Hannah Fitzgerald over detention of a ticking two gulls a sheet and a pot plant seeking return of goods and 4 10 damages plus work money. Judge Halcombe heard the case with K P V Sanderson for the plaintiff. All items except one cderdown and a pot plant had been returned. Verdict for the plaintiff for 7/6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Adelaide
G. W. Halcombe
Mary Lane
Denham Street
Ecter
Hannah Fitzgerald
Glanville
K. P. V. Sanderson
Timber strike injures Dockville man on steamer
While working aboard the steamer Clan Macquarie at Port Adelaide yesterday afternoon, G Manuel of Crozier Street Dockville was struck on the big toe by a timber fragment. He received treatment at the Port Adelaide Casualty Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Adelaide
G. Manuel
Crozier Street
Dockville
Port Adelaide hotel license in jeopardy after after hours sale
December licensing case before Mr G W Halcombe adjourned as Pierce pleaded guilty. The Wharf Hotel owner allegedly sold liquor during prohibited hours on Sunday November 22. Magistrate reserved final decision to avoid automatic license forfeiture on three convictions. Defense argued two Kapunda cases were technical and not complete endorsements. The case continued with questions over whether endorsements applied to the Wharf Hotel and whether a third conviction would trigger forfeiture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Halcombe
S.M
Thomas Joseph Pierce
J. E. Noblet
Port Adelaide
Wharf Hotel
Todd Street
McLaren Parade
H. T. Ward
North Kapunda
Licensing Court
Ward
Kapunda
Inspector Noblet
Said
Nairne
Rollison
Roflnson
License forfeiture debate over Kapunda hotel case
A court discusses Section 185 on three convictions and license forfeiture, weighing intentions of the law. The magistrate contemplates whether endorsing the plea and a prior Nairne judgment affect liability for a licensee’s servant actions, adjourns to December 16 for judgment, and hears testimony about Willcocks and workers.
Claim for Wages at Port Adelaide Court
In Port Adelaide Court on Monday the case of W Willcocks versus Frederick Hall regarding 289 pounds in wages was heard after the defendant died on September 1 and probate was granted to his wife on September 28. The plaintiff claims the action survived against Hall’s estate through a representative, with Willcocks supplying materials and a disputed settlement arising from work on a house Ottaway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ane
Willcocks
William Gates
Queenstown
Hall
Henry D. Hall
Ottaway
G. W. Halcombe
J. E. Manning
A. Gower
Port Adelaide
Frederick Hall
W. Willcocks
Sussex Street
Alberton
K F. V. Sanderson
G. Ziesing
Ottawa
Wilcocks
Ziesing
Little Brothers on Jervis Bay Arrive in Australia
The Australian Commonwealth passenger steamer Jervis Bay reached Outer Harbor from London with 150 Little Brothers aboard, the first batch to Australia, to be split between Victoria and New South Wales for settlement. Two deaths are noted on the voyage, Francs MacNamara, 18, and crewman Frank Hutchings, 54, during stopovers in the Red Sea and Colombo. The ship discharged 950 tons of cargo then departed for Melbourne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jervis Bay
Red Sea
Little Brothers
Francs MacNamara
Frank Hutchings
Colombo
Hutchings
Melbourne
Port Line Fares Scrutiny By Port Adelaide Council
Councillors grilled railway fare disparities at Port Adelaide on Thursday. Alderman Brown pressed the Mayor on higher charges for Port Adelaide compared with Mitcham and Alberton, noting a pattern of different returns for similar distances. Dr. Lewis suggested a collusion between Tramways Trust and Railways Commissioner to hamper Port line competition. motion to seek parliamentary inquiry was adopted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Railways Department
Port Adelaide
Alderman Brown
A. O. R. Tapp
Mitcham
Adelaide
Alberton
Lewis
Capa
Ald
Anderson
Tramways Trust
Railways Commissioner
Brown
Condon
Dr. Lewis
Clapham
Woman Dies After Sea Immersion In Exmouth Road Area
At about o'clock Tuesday evening Mrs Gertrude Harevy 43 wife of Mr HJ Exmouth Road Glanville was pulled from Lares jetty after entering the water. Rescuers Messrs Tietzel Hixon and Dr Covernton assisted then she was taken to Walworth Hospital. Police report death appears due to drowning. inquest not necessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Harevy
Harry Exmouth
Glanville
Lares
Tietzel
M@itary Road
Thomas Hixon
Woolnouch Road
Covernton
Leres
Walvertod
Smaphore
Port Adelaide laborer Kean died after November 7 fall
Enquiry into John Francis Kean's death at Port Adelaide continues with witness accounts from Fel's boarding house and Dale Street residents. Evidence describes a man found on a footpath drunk, a subsequent fight or altercation, and bystander observations of injuries with no clear assailant identified. Coroner returns verdict that an unknown person feloniously killed Kean on November 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Mathews
Port Adelaide
John Francis’ Kean
Hirkenhead
Kembla House
St. Vincent Street
L. Band
Spo
Henty Williamson
Fel
Abo
Bond
William John Coghlan
James Leslie Batty
Ivy Maud Montague
Dale Street
Port Adelaine
Annie Bryant
Batty
Willam John Coghlin
Laterer
Tommy
John Alfred Grist
Beatrice Fels
Port Adlaide
John Francis Kean
Question of police moiety extra for Semaphore
At Port Adelaide Council meeting a letter from Inspector Noblet asked if an extra constable for Semaphore could be provided for three summer months with extra moiety payment, mirroring last year. Debate centered on emergency deployment and who pays. decision postponed after remarks from Dr Condon and Alderman Anderson. Albert Scares of Port Adelaide faced theft and damage charges for using a Buick without consent, later fined and ordered to pay costs. vehicle damages and miles traveled detailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Adelaide
J. E. Noblet
Condon
Dr. Jones
Rosewater
Hamley Bridge
Ald. Anderson
Albert Scares
Lindenhall Street
G W. Slalcom
K. F. W. Sanderson
Gilbert Beasley
Largs Bay
Christiansen
Semaphore
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Women AT Law
E. I. Ellis
Exeter
E. J. Woodroffe
Semaphore Road
Manchester
Foureur
West Mitcham
Unley
Port Line
A. C. Fraser
Draper
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