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Courts & crime, 1899

7,595 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 250

Special Cables. From the "Herald's" London Correspondents. the Dreyfus Case. the Court of Cassation. London, Jan. 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 January 1899 · page 9

The Court of Cassation expects to complete its inquiry by the end of January…

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The Queensland Horror. the Police Baffled. No Progress So Far. a Council of War Held New Plan of Campaign Adopted. Put Into Operation To-day. District Divided Into Sections. Interview WiTH Chief Commissioner Okeden

Evening News · Saturday 7 January 1899 · page 4

GATTON (Q.), Saturday morning.—Baffled though not beaten best describes the attitude of the Qaeensland police in relation to the Gatton horror. Days, verging now into weeks, have…

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A Boy Missing Surposed Murder

Sunday Times · Sunday 8 January 1899 · page 10

A youth named Hill, of Nundah, near Brisbane, aged 15, is missing for several weeks. Some days before xmas he rode a pony to Goodna, to spend a holiday with…

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Police Pimps and Perjurers

Truth · Sunday 8 January 1899 · page 5

IT would appear at time as if some of the underlines of the police force determine to make cases at all costs. For them the sanctity of the oath, the purse of the citizen,…

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Talks with the Police

Sunday Times · Sunday 8 January 1899 · page 7

Sydney police continue to take a lively interest in all that concerns the tragedy. While admitting how difficult it is to account for such a crime on such meagro…

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Police V. People. Conroy's Conscience

Truth · Sunday 8 January 1899 · page 5

DURING the excitement attendant upon the hunt after the [?]erpetrator of what are known in our criminal history as the mountain murders, one Michael Augustus…

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The Week's Miscellany. Continued From Page 10. One Policeman Charged with Shooting at Another. Prosecutor's Story His Wife Seizes the Revolver

Sunday Times · Sunday 8 January 1899 · page 11

At the Balmain Court William Mitchell (47), a constable till lately stationed at Drummoyne, but described on the charge-sheet as a slater, was charged with…

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L.atek. the Boy Shoting the Head. Supposed Horrible Offence. The Police After a Suspect. BRISBANE.10 P.M

Sunday Times · Sunday 8 January 1899 · page 7

There is now no doubt that the unfortunate bey was brutally murdered. The remains were much decomposed a large sapling or bough being drawn over…

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A Horrible Charge. Alleged Unnatural Offence. That Bondi Sensation. Some Disgusting Evidence. a Crowded Court. Accused Committed for Trial

Truth · Sunday 8 January 1899 · page 2

THE bearing of the charge alleged against William Reid Gardiner, publican and licensee of the Grand Pacific Hotel, Bondi, and Thomas Luptoe Smith, bookseller and…

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The Gatton Crime. Arrest of a Suspected Person Determined Resistance. Latest Police Doings at the Scene of the Outrage Brisbane, Saturday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 8 January 1899 · page 7

A man named Richard Burgess, who some six months age was convicted on a charge of rape on a woman 60 years of age, at Leyburn, and was then…

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Latest From Gatton. Police to Make a Cabe -Ful Search Contingents Organised Fob This Whole Area The Commissioner Disgusted at the Dalby Incident Dreamers and Astrologers After the Reward.Some Examples of Cheek. GATTON, Saturday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 8 January 1899 · page 7

The Commissioner of Police is said to be disgusted at the charge brought against ; Burgess at Dalby. His Idea was first to j charge the man with some minor offence, i…

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A Ghastly Horror. Guy Fawkes Ghoulishness. a New Year's Suicide. Is the Wild and Lonely Rus[?]. Frank Offord's Corpse boxed and buried like Carrion—What were the Police doing? Our boasted Civilisation—Still another hid[?]ns Commentary—Amateur Undertakes—Another Packing Case Coffin. Brutal Bungling and Satyric Sepulture

Truth · Sunday 8 January 1899 · page 5

ARMIDALE, Thursday Afternoon. GUY Fa[?] is a big farming and pastoral district lying to the east of Armidale and about half way between there and…

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An Attempted Burglary

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 January 1899 · page 8

An attempted burglary was reported to the police from East Carlingford on Saturday morning. At about 3 o'clock in the morning Mr. R. Hillard, the returning officer for the Ryde…

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Attempted Burglary. At Parramatta

The Australian Star · Monday 9 January 1899 · page 6

An attempt was made this morning by a would-be burglar to enter the premises of Mr. R. Hilliard, of Kaleno, Carlingford. He tried to break into the house about 3 o'clock,…

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Attempted Burglary. an Exciting Chase

Evening News · Monday 9 January 1899 · page 5

An attempted burglary is reported from East Carlihgford On Saturday morning Mr. R. Hilliard, the returning officer of the Ryde Electorate, discovered a man trying to force open…

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The Goodna Murder. The Police Severely Censured. No Arrest Yet Made. BRISBANE

The Australian Star · Monday 9 January 1899 · page 5

No arrests have yet been made in connection with either the Catton or the Goodna tragedies. The Brisbane'"Courier." In a leading article to-day, strongly censures the…

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Court of Review. Land Tax Appeals

Evening News · Monday 9 January 1899 · page 6

A court of review, presided over by his Honor Judge Murray, was held to-day for the hearing of appeals, against land tax assessments. The list comprised twenty-seven cases, but of these…

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Death in Court. a Sudden Fatality

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 January 1899 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Saturday--A child, while an application was being made to the Willlamstown Court to commit it to the Industrial School, died in court in its mother's arms…

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Another Queensland Tragedy. Brutal Murder at Goodna. The Missing Boy's Body Fo[?]nd BRISBANE

The Australian Star · Monday 9 January 1899 · page 7

The body of the missing boy, Alfred Stephen Hill, was found at Goodna to-day, covered over with bushes. The condition of the remains points to the conclusion that a brutal…

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The Gatton Tragedy. The Police More Hopeful. Soothsayers Seeking BloodMoney. Unpleasant Experience of M'Neill. GATTON

The Australian Star · Monday 9 January 1899 · page 5

There was more activity in commercial circles at Gatton on Saturday than at anytime since the discovery of the tragedy. Especially was this the case in the retail trade…

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