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Courts & crime, 1912

9,832 stories in Sydney's papers · page 39 of 250

Rioting. the Police with Drawn Swords Check the Crowd. Shot Fired at the Police. Brisbane in a Ferment. Railway Men Returning

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 9

BRISBANE, Thursday.--Matters in connection with the general strike were comparatively quiet in Brisbane this morning, but it appears that the men are settling down to a most…

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"Hurrah for Anarchy." French Sensation. Burglars and Gendarmes. Desperate Encounters. Murder and Suicides

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 9

PARIS, Thursday.--Three, burglars, armed with Browning pistols, were surprised while robbing the goods depot at Orleans station. They fired on the railway men, who attempted…

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Seeking Federal Court. Legal Advice Obtained Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 10

Several telegrams from the executive officers of the Australian Tramways Employees' Federation in other States, having reference to the strike, were received to-day by Mr. G…

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Strike Unjustified. Mr. Bowman's Admission. Arbitration Court Issue

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 9

Among the many who saw the Premier today was Mr. Bowman, M.L.A., Leader of the State Labour party. The, question of the badge was one of those…

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Forewarned! Police Make a Flanking Move. and a Vert Trouble

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 9

Shortly after 4 o'clock several hundred strikers made their way up Wharf-street, with the expressed intention of bringing out the men who were working for the Thurlow and Jolliffe…

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Drawn Swords! Police Take Extreme Measures. Incidents of the Night

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 9

Several, thousand people, mostly youths, caused the police considerable trouble to-night. The crowd intended to make an attack on the tramway sheds at Light-street, Bulimba, and…

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Law Report. Bankruptcy Court. (Before the Registrar.) Voluntary Sequestration

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 5

William Cassilles, of Nimitybelle, New South Wales, labourer. Mr. C. F. W. Lloyd, official assignee. CREDITOR'S PETITION…

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Police Officer's Narrow Escape. Stones Thrown by Rioters. Crowd Forcibly Scattered

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 9

On arrival at the brewery, it was found that an independent riot, was raging there. The Commissioner of Police was on the ground, with a strong force, and the lorry and…

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Cabinet Meets. Special Police Sworn In. Military May Be Asked For

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 9

A special meeting of the Cabinet was held this afternoon, at which grave consideration' was given to the question of maintaining order and securing citizens' in the peaceful…

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Bingara Tragedy. Disappearance of Mrs. Ball. Accused Before the Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 7

An unusually large crowd was present at the Water Police ' Court yesterday to catch a glimpse of William Fred. Ball, 22, the youth who is alleged to have murdered…

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Police Commissioner Attacked. Dragged From His Horse. Assailant Gets Away. Brisbane

The Sun · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 7

While the rioting in George-street was at Its height this morning there was an incident that escaped the notice of most people, and was only witnessed by those immediately…

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A Shot Fired. Riot Round a Brewery Waggon. Police Use Their Batons

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 9

In one instance a serious disturbance occurred about noon. A lorry, with several barrels aboard, was being driven across Market square on the way…

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Mormons in Melbourne. Sensation at Prahran. Women Interested; Men Angry. Police Intervene. MELBOURNE,Friday

The Sun · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 12

A particularly fervent convert was made by the Chapman Alexander Mission when it was last in Melbourne. Meeting this man a month afterwards, the Anglican clergyman…

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Rioting in Brisbane. Industrial War. Violent Street Scenes. Attempt to Shoot POLICE.t Military Aid May Be Invoked. Strike May Extend Grave Outlook. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 9

The paralysis of the business produced by the general strike was completed to-day, when the shops closed. This means that every department of commerce, trade, and general…

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District Court. (Before the Registrar).--At 10.30 a.m.: Erhard and another v. Blau. At 11.10 a.m.: Fisher ats Martin. Sydney Quarter Sessions

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 4

10 a.m.: Appeals against fines and estreats, 10.30: Appeal of John Whittaker, assault. Sentences on prisoners who have pleaded guilty or have been convicted of assault. The following appeals against magistrate's orders…

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Chaos in Bris­­­­bane Police Disperse Vast Crowds Fixed Bayonets: Ball Cartridge. Woman Leads the Strikers. Baton Charges in Main Streets. Big Timber Yard Fired. Unionist Incendiarism Alleged. BRISBANE

The Sun · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 7

War was practically declared yesterday between the strikers and constituted authority. The disgraceful riots which occurred yesterday afternoon and last night have…

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Burglary at Granville

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 February 1912 · page 19

On Wednesday the dwelling-house of Mr[?] Thomas Platt, of Sydney-road, Granville, was broken into and articles of clothing to the value of about £16 were stolen. The…

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Women Sentenced

The Sun · Saturday 3 February 1912 · page 6

At the Quarter Sessions yesterday, before Judge Murray, Maud Anderson, who had pleaded guilty to having forged and uttered a document making request for the delivery…

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Removal of Water Police Court

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 February 1912 · page 12

The Chamber of Commerce recently approached the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, expressing the hope that the rumor that the business now transacted at the Water…

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Woman with Twenty Wounds. Miner Charged with Attempted Wife Murder

The Arrow · Saturday 3 February 1912 · page 2

Charles Crookos, miner, was charged at Doncaster (Eng.) with attempting to murder his wife. The woman lay at a hospital with, it is said, twenty wounds on her head neck, and…

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