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Courts & crime, 1911

9,904 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 250

Parramatta Court. Tuesday, January 10. (Before Mr. E. L. Maitland, S.m.) "When I First Put This Uniform On." the Flashing Claymore. South Granville Boys "See Red."

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 10

Evan Harris, George Angus David Camphell Arthur Campbell, Jack Campbell and Donald Fraser, on remand appeared to answer a charge of…

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Magistrate Sent to Gaol

Sunday Times · Sunday 15 January 1911 · page 5

A magistrate of Prance has been sentenced to eight years' imprisonment at Auxerre for stealing valuable securities while searching a house in the course of…

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Sheep-stealing Extraordinary

Sunday Times · Sunday 15 January 1911 · page 14

Acting on information received, Detective A[?]church found five additional corrals in dense jungle, all within a mile of the camp occupied by the arrested man Edmondson, near Tantanoola…

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Glapham Common Murder

Sunday Times · Sunday 15 January 1911 · page 14

A party of detectives dramatically arrested an actor while he was reading a Jewish newspaper in a restaurant close to Sidney-street, one clasping his body and smother handeuffing him…

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Innuendo and Inference. Magistrate Barnett Speaks Straight

Truth · Sunday 15 January 1911 · page 6

Sitting at the Paddington Police Court on Monday last, Mr. Barnett, S.M., delivered a sharp rebuke on—to put it in a most ingenuous manner—careless police…

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Assisting the Police

Truth · Sunday 15 January 1911 · page 8

So far, the whole police force has failed to get on the trail of the Darlinghurst deserters. The authorities realise that unless good old "from information received"…

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A Police Supperintendent Killed

Truth · Sunday 15 January 1911 · page 12

Henry Grugeon, police superintendent at Denihquin, met his death in a tragic manner on Monday. With a son and daughter he went for a drive in a pair-horse buggy…

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A Canadian Highwayman Sentenced to Be Flogged. Toronto. December 9

Sunday Times · Sunday 15 January 1911 · page 22

Paul Reuter, one of the highwaymen who figured in a successful "hold-up" of Mr. John Oliver recently at Colbrook station in Delta, was sentenced by Judge…

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That Katoomba Case. Phillip Lyons Charged. and Committed for Trial

Truth · Sunday 15 January 1911 · page 11

The youth Phillip Lyons appeared on remand, at the Katoomba Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. Clegg, P.M., and was charged "that he did, on November 11…

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Coleman Charged. Alleged Passing of Valueless Cheques. Sussex-street Simpletons Oblige With Siller

Truth · Sunday 15 January 1911 · page 8

A well-clad Queenslander, named George Coleman, 41, a big, robust low, with a plentiful crop of grey thatch, was before Mr. Love S. M. at…

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Prisoners and Policemen. Professional Men and Police Magistrates

Truth · Sunday 15 January 1911 · page 6

A pretty state of affairs prevails in some of our police stations, a practice that should be banged on the napper with sledgehammer force. We…

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The Sick Czarina. Court Entertainments Off. St. Petersburg

Truth · Sunday 15 January 1911 · page 7

Though the fact has been kept secret, it has leaked out that the Czarina is critically ill. All court fetes and entertainments have been postponed…

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Cherry Ripe. Palmisano Plucked. Ward Accused of Wriggling. a Criminal Court for a Civil Case

Truth · Sunday 15 January 1911 · page 11

A case of much interest to commercial men generally came before Mr Barnett S.M., at the Central Summons Court, when a fruit-dealer named Vincent Emanuel…

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The Munday Case. the Story Op the Axe. The Constable's Chase and Capture, the Wounded Woman in Court

Truth · Sunday 15 January 1911 · page 8

Before Mr. Clarke, S.M., is the Water Police Court, on Wednesday morning last. Edward Munday was charged with having inflicted grievous bodily harm on his wife, Elzabeth Aun Munday, on the 20th of December last…

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Our Police Force. "The Man Who Didn't—cop." Interviewed by a "Truth" Representative. Radical Changes That Would Have Been Wrought

Truth · Sunday 15 January 1911 · page 11

The daily newspapers of Sydney dealt in detail with the departure of Mr. Thomas Garvin, the late Inspector-General of Police, who retired from service amid the…

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Police Presentations. Bankers Refuse to Raise the Rhine for a Testimonial to the Late Chief. a Nuisance that Should be Knocked on the Hopper

Truth · Sunday 15 January 1911 · page 5

During the week a few members of the police forces—very few—representing some of the divis[?] at [?] Central Police Station [?] project…

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Good-bye, Gaol. Sensational Prison Escape. Daring Duo Do a Duck from Darlinghurst. Men's Midday Meander From Mansion Macfarliano. Some Reminiscences of Prison Breakers and Escapes, The Creagh and Solomon Bolt—How Weinberg Butted Maboney— Soldier Brown's Odoriferous Scramble— French Renter's Flit

Truth · Sunday 15 January 1911 · page 8

Probably never before in the prison annals of Australia has a more oaring deed been brought off than that performed on Wednesday last, in broad daylight, by two…

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Before the Police Court

The Sun · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 5

At the Central Police Court to-day, before Mr. King, S.M., James Mace, alias George Pegg, 18, and Joseph Henry Denmead, 20, were charged with breaking out of gaol on…

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Stealing Men

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 6

Speaking at the annual meeting of the Single Tax League on Friday night, Mr. George Fowlds, Minister for Education in the New Zealand Government, referred to the effect of land value…

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Lad's Impudent Theft

The Sun · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 5

William John Bozeat (17 12) was at the Paddington Police Court to-day fined £5, in default two months' imprisonment, for having stolen a lady's silver watch and about…

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