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Courts & crime, 1911

9,904 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 250

Sheep Stealing. Great Find in South Australia. Corral Found. Lair in the Scrub

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 10

Several years ago a tiger was alleged to be at large at Tantanoola (South Australia). The scare died away, but a possible solution of the mystery is afforded by the discovery…

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Police Courts. Tuesday, January 10. the Missing Shirts

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 14

At the Redfern Court, before Mr. G. H. Smithers, S.M., George Hayes (27) and Oscar Hillman (21) were charged with stealing five shirts, valued at 95, the perty of the States Stores, Limited,. Redfern, on…

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Law Notices. Wednesday, January 11. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 12

Chamber List.—In No. 1 Jury Court, before Mr. Justice Street.—At 10 a.m.: Trebilcock v Patman, special case; Trebilcock v Wilde, special case; Trebilcoc v Lemon, special case. In re Margaret Moffitt and…

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A Miser's Murder. Arrest of a Suspect. a Voluntary Statement. London, Jan. 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 11

Steiner Morrison, who was arrested last night in a Jewish restaurant near Sidneystreet on a charge of murdering Boron, a miser, residing in Whitechapel, whose body…

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Perth Murder. Smart Committed for Trial. the Ashes in the Smithy. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 11

The inquest concerning the death of the young woman, Ethel Harris, whose body was found buried under the floor of an old shoeing shed at Hoskins and Company's foundry in…

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"Moonstruck" in Court. the Gramaphone and Popular Airs

Referee · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 15

Those who have seen and heard Miss Blanche Browne in "Moonstruck" at the Theatre Royal will be interested in the recent English law suit over the song and…

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Escaped From Gaol. Excitement at Darling-hurst. Two Men Scale the Wall. and Get Away in Broad Daylight

The Sun · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 5

A daring escape from Darlinghurst Gaol was made to-day. It was as neat, a little bit of work as could have been wished. In broad daylight, at a time when hundreds…

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Parramatta Court. (Before Mr. E. L. Maitland, S..m.) Saturday January 7th. "Not on the Outer."

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 2

Edward Nathan, 31, laborer, was remanded on a charge of swearing falsely in his evidence given at Parramatta Police Court on August 18, that on the 6th…

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Woolloomooloo Wounding Case. Mum Day Before the Court. Extent of His Wife's Injuries. Accused Committed for Trial

The Sun · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 6

Edgar Munday, 28, appeared before Mr. Clarke, S.M., at the Water Police Court this morning, on a charge of having, at Sydney, on December 20, inflicted grievous bodily…

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Australian Bushrangers Thunderbolt—angel and Thurston—inspector-general Day—his First Stripe—a Coonamble Tragedy—good Police Work—the Pluck of Miles Burns. No. 21

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 3

T beg permission to side track the South Australian gangs of bushrangers, cattle duffers, and horse stealers, to introduce a couple of New South Wales…

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Kogarah Police Court

The Sun · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 8

Returns of cases dealt with since the opening of the St. George Court of Petty Sessions on October of last year, are as follows: Vagrancy and drunkennes, 36; cases…

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A Deserted Mother. Charged with Attempted Murder. Pathetic Case at Balmain

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 4

At the Balmain Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr. J. L. King, S.M., Agens Louisa Montgomery, 33, was charged with attempting to drown Alma Montgemery, [?]…

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Police Promotions

The Sun · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 8

"Your short note on the dissatisfaction of the commissioned officers in the police force of the State at the announcement of the continuance of Superintendent "Johnson's term…

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Desperadoes in Poland. Murder and Robbery

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 7

WARSAW, Wednesday.--Five desperadoes armed with Mauser pistols entered the Jungfermilch Bank yesterday, killed two clerks, and escaped. They were, however,…

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Police Offer a Reward

Evening News · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 7

The Police department this afternoon announced that it had been decided to offer a reward for the capture of Mace and Denmead. The amount of the reward has been fixed…

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Murder in a Church. Mother Kills Son

Evening News · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 7

ROME, Wednesday Night A women named Serafina [?] murdered her son with a chopper white in church at Serafina, near Avelline believing that he had murdered his wife…

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Over the Wall. Prisoners Break Gaol. Excitement at Darling Hurst

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 8

About 50 people stood gazing at a rope fashioned out of four sets of men's canvas braces as they dangled in the breeze. There was nothing very interesting in the braces…

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Not a Lunatic. Countess Tarnowski to Remain in Gaol. Rome

The Sun · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 6

The Government has definitely refused to Comply with a petition for the release of C[?]ss Tarnowski, who is undergoing a Sentence of eight years imprisonment for her…

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The Wooloomooloo Outrage. Alleged Assault with an Axe. Husband Committed for Trial

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 4

Before Mr. W. Clarke, S.M., yesterday, at the Water Police Court, Edgar Munday, 28, was called upon to answer a charge that on December 20 last he did maliciously…

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A Mother and Her Child. Charge of Attempted Murder

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 10

Agnes Louise Montgomery was charged at the Glebe Court yesterday with attempting to drown her child, Alma Montgomery, aged five months, at White Bay, Rozelle, on January 5…

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