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Courts & crime, 1913

9,727 stories in Sydney's papers · page 78 of 250

Parramatta Court. Monday, March 3. (Before Mr. E. L. Maitland, S.M.) Warned to be Sober

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 8 March 1913 · page 10

Nellie Kitching (30) was fined 20/- or 14 days imprisonment, for drunkenness in South-street, Granville, on March 1st. The S.M. said that if the woman did not…

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Parramatta Licensing Court. Tuesday, March 4. (Before Mr. E. L. Maitland, S.M., and Mr. W. F. Jago, J.P., Licensing Magistrates.)

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 8 March 1913 · page 10

A peculiar application was made to the Beach by Hodgson, Smith and Co., Ltd., of Summer Hill, whose business place at Summer Hill was burnt down a few…

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The Bankstown Murder Police on a Keen Scent

Sunday Times · Sunday 9 March 1913 · page 5

While no definite action has yet been taken in the way of making an arrest, the police are confident that they are in a fair way to thorny lay by the heels the person responsible for the…

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"Snowy" Fulton's Murder. Charges Arising From the Affray. "Following Up Tactics." Warning by the Magistrate

Truth · Sunday 9 March 1913 · page 2

A case alleged to have arisen out of the murder of "Snowy" Fulton was mentioned to Magistrate Love at the Central on Wednesday, when a young man named…

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Water Police Busy

The Sun · Sunday 9 March 1913 · page 4

But for the water police launch Argus the cr[?] of several other bo[?]ts would c[?]y have been drowned. The Argus [?]here and there its officers…

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Grab-all Gray. Sent for "Sixer" for Stealing Suit

Truth · Sunday 9 March 1913 · page 12

James Gray is a youth with several aliases and a ten-year-long criminal record, which included one sentence of two and a half years and six other terms for theft. But,…

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Fiery Suffragette. Eighteen Months in Gaol. Kew, Gardens Outrage. LONDON

The Sun · Sunday 9 March 1913 · page 5

Joyce Locke, one of the two women arrested for having set fire to the refreshment pavilion in the Kew Botanic Gardens, was placed upon her trial at the Old Bailey…

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Fairfield Hospital Scandal Alleged Shocking Mis-management. Investigating Magistrate's Report. MELBOURNE

The Sun · Sunday 9 March 1913 · page 10

Mr. Tanner, P.M. in his report on the Infectious Diseases Hospital at Fairfield, found certain charges proved, including those that children were sent to the hospital clean and…

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The Punchbowl Murder. Story of a Blood-stained Swag

The Sun · Sunday 9 March 1913 · page 4

The murder of Esther Porter at Punchbowl is stiff baf[?]ug the police and detectives. Two singular incidents, however, which are now being Investigated, came to light last…

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Murder Mystery. Dead Body Found in Swamp. Perth, Saturday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 9 March 1913 · page 9

A man's body has been found, in the mangroves at Broome. There are indications that death occurred about two months ago. There was a wound in the side of the face, but no…

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Canuck Charged With Seating and Bludgery. Living on Proceeds of Prostitution. Joe Guidice Denies Allegation. But is Penalised for 'Sault

Truth · Sunday 9 March 1913 · page 2

A charge that in England would have been laid under tho recently-passed White Slave Act, and which, it proved there, would have involved a whipping with the prison…

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Girl Done to Death. Brutal Murder at Bankstown, Body Ant-Eaten and Battered. No Clue at Present

Truth · Sunday 9 March 1913 · page 3

A murder which in its surrounding circumstances appears to have its origin in some at present mysterious motive was revealed at Punchbowl on Wednesday. On…

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M'kenna, Tracker. Strenuous Police Life. Tales of the Rugged Days of '80. Terrible Duel in the Bush

The Sun · Sunday 9 March 1913 · page 13

We certainly live in a plush-lined age! Figuratively, we move about on wheels; when wo desire to pass from one phase of life to another, we press a button or move a…

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The Cooper Coin. Hogh Eric Trevanion. the Boy in the High-heeled Boots, a Deadly Overdose of Veronal. Was It Murder, Suicide, or What? Mother Has His Body Exhumed, An Officer of the Orotava

Truth · Sunday 9 March 1913 · page 10

The sensation of the hour (pending the next arrival) is that known as the "Veronal Mystery," which at present remains still a mystery. On September 9 last a…

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"Truth's" Troubles. Clarke v. Norton Aftermath. Solicitor Herald's Bills of Costs Challenged. Cross Action by John Norton for Negligence. Conflicting Affidavits. Mr. Justice Barton Does Not Forbid Publication. Solicitor Herald's Costs to be Taxed by an Official of the High Court. Case Adjourned Till April the 8th. MELBOURNE

Truth · Sunday 9 March 1913 · page 4

An application was made to his Honor Mr. Justice Barton, in Chambers, in the High Court, this Morning, by summons issued by…

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For Stealing Twopence

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 March 1913 · page 8

MOLONG, Saturday.--John M'Namara was sentenced to 14 days for stealing 2d from a woman connected with a "merry-go-round."…

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Tragedy in Gaol. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 March 1913 · page 4

Mrs. Vera Kim Cook, the wife of a Chinese storekeeper at Bendigo, hanged herself in Bendigo gaol on Friday morning. Mrs. Cook was a rested on a charge of having been…

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Rookwood Police Station

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 March 1913 · page 5

In looking around for a Suitable site for the police station which the Government are to be asked to erect at Rookwood, the council has fixed upon the corner of Mary and John streets as a convenient locality for the guar…

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District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 March 1913 · page 3

Before his Honor Judge Murray.—In No. 1 Court.—At 10 a.m.: Wilson v Vance, Leavy and another v Nannelly and another, Bennetts v Markham. Before his Honor Judge Docker.—In No. 2 Court.—At…

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Prohibited Immigrants. Gaol for Three Months. Melbourne

The Sun · Monday 10 March 1913 · page 7

The case was concluded this morning in which George Thompson Goo Gon and Peter Victor Goo Gon were charged with being prohibited immigrants. Both were…

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