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Courts & crime, 1913

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Smart Melbourne Job. High-speed Burglary. Safe Removed in Seven Minutes. Melbourne

The Sun · Thursday 2 January 1913 · page 7

Russell-street possesses no record of such a perfect robbery as that at the bank at Surry Hills. The smartest safe-breaking work ever chronicled in this city is generally…

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1912 at Paddington Court

The Sun · Thursday 2 January 1913 · page 4

The clerk of petty sessions and chamber magistrate at Paddington has supplied us with the following particulars of the business transacted during 1912 at Paddington Court…

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Bankruptcy Court. Voluntary Sequestrations

Evening News · Thursday 2 January 1913 · page 7
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William Francis Kilmartin of Junee soot salesman. Mr. W. H. Palmer official assignee. Alfred Harold Jameson of Deniliquin ironmonger. Mr. C. F. W. Lloyd official assignee…

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Graft and Crime. New York Police

Evening News · Thursday 2 January 1913 · page 12

Allegations of incitement to burglary by New York police officers and of footing by constables were made a few weeks ago at the aldermanic inquiry into police conditions, the…

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Assaulting the Police Redfern's Reign of Terror

The Sun · Thursday 2 January 1913 · page 8

John Carle is only 19 years of age, yet he has an unenviable police court record, and this was added to at the Redfern Police Court this morning, when he had to face…

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Murder Scare. Excitement in Pitt-street. Constable Falls Through Fanlight

The Sun · Thursday 2 January 1913 · page 8

Piercing screams for help, interspersed with cries of "murder," which emanated from a woman living in Pitt-street, near Circular Quay, about 9 o'clock last night, attracted the…

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Ungerer's Thirst. North Sydney Court Case

Evening News · Thursday 2 January 1913 · page 5

On New Year's Eve Alfred Ungerer [?] returned to his home at Middle Head-road Mosman and demanded money from his wife. As his wife declined to hand [?] over be…

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Helped the Police. Only Man in the Crowd

Evening News · Thursday 2 January 1913 · page 7

[?] December 2 a seaman named Olaf Olafson [?] was inda[?]ing to a fight in Market-street when Constable King inter[?] He [?] the seaman who however tu[?]ce…

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Waverley Mystery. Married Woman Shot. Police on the Trail

Evening News · Thursday 2 January 1913 · page 6

A shooting affair occurred about midnight on Wednesday in a lane-way off Corona Avenue (which runs from Botany-street to the Park) Waverley when Lilly Lambert a young…

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Milk and the Police. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 January 1913 · page 14

Sir—Referring to "Lox's" letter of the 23rd instant under the above heading condemning the application of the Dairy Supervision Act and Pure Foods Act to hotelkeepers, I think…

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Sordid Tragedy. Lovers' Jealous Quarrel. Melbourne Man Attempts Murder. Then Blows Out His Brains

The Sun · Thursday 2 January 1913 · page 7

Because of her refusal to marry him, Robert Knight, 21, of 415 Spencer-street, Melbourne, shot and wounded Mary Walker, 18 years of age, of Harding-road, Coburg…

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Substantial Nightmares. Appear at Central Court. Prisoner's Strange Delusion

The Sun · Thursday 2 January 1913 · page 8

A commotion occurred in the dock at the Central Police Court this morning. "Ha! ha! I've got him! I've got him!" shouted one of the prisoners…

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At a Standstill. Police and the Bank Robbery. Waiting for Glues

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 January 1913 · page 8

Unless something quite unforseen occurs the Surry-hills bank robbery will go down on the list of undiscovered crimes. The police are at a standstill, or to be more…

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Police ! ! ! Camperdown Rumpus Vote of Censure on State Member. Meeting Adjourns in Disorder

Co-operator · Thursday 2 January 1913 · page 4

Camperdown Labori[?]es are still in a turmoil. Ever since Mr. Robertson, M.L.A., set upon his Federal colleague, dissention furious and…

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A Princely "Priest" Gets Ten Years! Perjures Himself in Open Court

Watchman · Thursday 2 January 1913 · page 4

At the Leeds Assizes recently, before Lord Justice Avory, Ferdinand Louis Maria Juan Henri Daine, "of Le Saxe and Braganza," 59, a Roman Catholic "priest,"…

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The Watersiders. Ideal New Year Opening. Story of a Shark. Police-inspector Spence's Warning

Evening News · Thursday 2 January 1913 · page 12

The harbor was at its best on Wednesday afternoon. The clods of the morning had dispersed the wind was round to the north-east and the conditions made for a typical…

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The Cancelled Registration. Appeal to Supreme Court Judge Heydon to Show Cause. Rule Nisi Granted. Stay of Proceedings Ordered

Co-operator · Thursday 2 January 1913 · page 4

An application was made to Mr. Justice Rich in Chambers on Monday, December 23rd, on behalf of Mr. J. H. Catts, secretary of the…

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Picnic Cutlery Disappears. Picnicker Charged with Theft

The Sun · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 7

Francis John Coombes, 21, was charged at the Manly Court to-day with having two table knives and three table forks in his possession, supposed to have been stolen…

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Police Courts. Theft at the Railway Station

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 6

George Bris[?], [?], was charged with stealing a parcel containing drapery valued at £14 3s 10d, the property of Paterson, Lang, and Bruce, Ltd., on December 12…

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