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…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →"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…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →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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