The Murder Instinct. German Frightfulness
"Crime knows no frontiers. It was not made in Germany," says Mr. Frederick William Wile, for many years a newspaper representative in Berlin…
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Courts & crime, 1916
370 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 3 of 19
Most Despicable Theft
A man named Edward Clarke, of Wooloomooloo, was knocked down by a motor car in Catbedral-srteet, Sydney, shortly before midnight. The driver,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fair Rents Court
The Fair Rents Court, constituted under the Act recently passed, will enter upon its duties next week. (Mr. Jamieson, P.M., will be the presiding…
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At Dubbo during the past year there were 162 convictions for drunkenness and 11 convictions for offences of which drunkenness formed a part. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Alleged Stealing
At the local Police Court on Wedneday, before Mr S. J. Hamblin, P.M, a case in which Abdul Gafoor was charged with stealing half-a-dozen…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Assault and Language
Kevin Dwyer proceeded against James Barrow at the Police Court on Wednesday last, charging bim with assault and using insulting words to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Quarter Sessions. Wednesday, February 2. (Before His Honor, Mr. District Court Judge Bevan.)
A Court of Quarter Sessions was held on Wednesday last, February 2. His Honor, Judge Bevan, presiding. Mr. C. W. Mason attended as Crown…
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M. Norman, Nuisance Inspector, proceeded against A. P. Whittle for damaging a public street by driving a plough through same…
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Sittings of the Wellington District Court will be opened by Judge Bevan on the 18th inst. The following cases have been set down for hearing:…
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A wounded returned soldier named Oswald, while proceeding from Sydney to Melbourne, was ordered off the train for travelling without a ticket…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fair Rents Court
The receptly constrtuted Fair Rents Court commenced operations on Tuesday when singularly enough the first [?]nt for assessment was the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Court-Martialled Fled to Dubbo
A district court-martial was held on Wednesday at Victoria Barracks on Private Norman Staccy-Duke, alias Carl Conrad Maurice (22), of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Warden's Court. the Case of Driver Kenny
At the Warden's Court on Tuesday, before Mr Warden Hamblic, P.M., John Nicholas Kenny, an engine driver, was called on to show cause…
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Abdul Gafoor, who was remanded to Barringun on a charge of stealing six watches, the property of Zaman Shah, was brought up before Messrs…
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Before Mr. W. F. Robertson, P.M., yesterday, a young man, who appeared in military uniform, pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldier Shot Dead. Result of Strike Riot. Civilians and Police Wounded. Sydney
A soldiers strike and riot at Liverpool, Sydney, yesterday, culminated at midnight at the Central Railway Station in Private Keefe being shot…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Savage Soldiers Wreck Liverpool. a Battle with Alcohol. Disgraceful Scenes. Sydney Invaded. Fight with the Police. All Hotels Closed. Fight with the Picket. One Soldier Killed. Several Wounded. Parade, or Be Dismissed. Names to Be Published. Sydney, February 15
"Unexampled scenes of disorder occurred at Liverpool Camp owing to the men at Casula and Liverpool striking against the new syllabus,…
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Before Mr. W. F. Robertson, P.M., to-day Robert Collins was charged with indecent behavior at Geuric. Mr. D. McGuiun appeared on his behalf…
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The folloeing cases have beeb listed for hearing at the District Court next weak—M. F. Jones v. R. J. Arm[?] damages and loss of horses;…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Second Arbitration Court Judge
The Minister for Labor and Industry (Mr. Estell) has abandoned his proposal for an amendment of the Arbitration Act, on account of the uncertainty…
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