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Courts & crime, 1912

9,832 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 250

The Parramatta Assault

The Sun · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 2

There was a further development last night in connection with the alleged assault and robbery in Parramatta, whereby a man was rendered unconscious, when late last night…

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An Indian Gaol

The Catholic Press · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 4

"Three yellow, five red, two blue," chanted the convict behind the growing carpet, "As then anyest, so let It be done," chorused the convicts sitting in front of It,…

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Assault in a Police Cell. Constable Knocked Senseless. a Magisterial Warning

The Sun · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 5

At the Gleba Court to-day Charles Henry Hayden, 30, who pleaded guilty to a charge of being drunk and disorderly, was further charged with assaulting Constable Wlblin…

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Alleged Attempted Murder. Husband Before the Court. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 9

Alfred Thomas Swift, aged 40 years, one of the settlers on the closer settlement area at Mead, near Cohuna, was brought before the Kerang Court to-day, and charged with the…

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Dynamite Conspiracy. Three Unionists Charged

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 10

LOS ANGELES, Wednesday.--Olaf' Tvictmoe, Anton Johannsen, and J. Munsey have been arraigned on a charge of being parties to a dynamite conspiracy. The pleas are fixed for…

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Police Opinion

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 6

Mr. Sherwood, Acting-Inspector-General of Police, has received the following telegram in reply to a request for further particulars in respect to the tragedy:--…

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Riding on Railway Buffers. Two Men Sentenced

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 9

MITTAGONG, Wednesday.--Dick Lee and Stanley Gordon were charged at the local police court with filling oil the buffers of the Cooma mail-train between Picton and…

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''Overcrowded." Shipping Companies Charged. Inadequate Lifeboats

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 9

LONDON. Wednesday.--A letter appears in "The Times" this morning from one who states he travelled by an Australian liner. He says that the vessel in which he travelled was…

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Obstructing a Policeman. Man Fined for Assault

The Sun · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 8

Ernest Macpherson, who was defended by Mr. O'Carroll, pleaded not guilty at the Glebe Court to-day to a charge of assaulting Constable M'Rae while in the execution of his…

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Death Before Dishonor. Artillery Gunner Shoots Himself. Escapes Charge at Police Court

The Sun · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 1

On the morning of December 28 James Reardon, a gunner in the New South Wales Artillery, was to have appeared at the North Sydney Court to answer a charge of being a…

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Industrial Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 6

Before the Acting Industrial Registrar.—At the In[?] trial Registrar's Office, Queen's-square.—At 10 a.m.: Appeal by the Electrical Trades Union of New South Wales from the award of the Government Railways…

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Death Before Gaol Artillery Man's Suicide. Handbags Stolen at Mosman

Evening News · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 5

The story of the death of an artillery man, who preferred death to facing a charge of theft was related in the City Coroner's Court th[?] afternoon, which the Acting Coroner, Mr. Hawk[?]…

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Notes. Should the Police Have Dogs?

The Catholic Press · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 41

Why not let the policeman have a dog? This is the inquiry suddenly posed in several newspapers at home and abroad. The four-footed disciplinarian—which should…

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Lively Students. Police and Scotch Undergraduates

The Sun · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 7

The exuberance of undergraduates in the campaign for the election of Lord Rector of Edinburgh University led to serious disturbances, eight students being arrested…

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Bloodhound Trackers. to Aid Border Police

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 9

LONDON, Tuesday Evening.--A supply of bloodhounds is being despatched to India to assist the North West Frontier Police in tracking border raiders…

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Police Courts. Wednesday, January 3 Stole Ninepence

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 14

At the Water Court, Sidney Thompson (26) was charged with, stealing 9d from the person of Henry Floyd, on the gangway of the Manly boat, at Circular Quay, on New Year's Day. Accused, who had a number of…

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Police Life-savers. Examinations at Coogee Aquarium

The Sun · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 8

At the Coogee Aquarium recently the Police Depot life-saving examinations took place under the supervision of the examiners, G. H. Williams, secretary of the Royal…

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Murder in Gambling Hell. the Establishment Wrecked. Lisbon, Jan. 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 9

A player cheating in a luxurious underground gambling saloon at Braga led to a fight. The proprietor of the saloon extinguished…

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Land Appeal Court. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 7

Sir,--While not in any way questioning Mr. Remife's ability or his suitability for a scat on the Land Appeal Court bench, I would, as more than one of your correspondents have done, draw attention to the fact that this…

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A Russian Murder. Prince Sent to Prison. St. Petersburg, Jan. 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 January 1912 · page 10

Prince David Dadian[?] has been sentenced to twenty years' imprisonment, with hard labour, for instigating the murder of Prince Dadeschkei[?]ni…

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