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Courts & crime, 1914

7,545 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 250

Probate Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 17

The following Probates and Letters of Administration were granted by the Registrar of Probates during the past two weeks:- Porbates.—William Pugh, A. Moffatt, W…

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The Shoreditch Murder. London, Friday Evening

Evening News · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 6

It has been discovered that the little boy who was found strangled in a railway carriage at Shoreditch, was William Starchfield, the son of John Starchfield, a newsvendor, who in…

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Industrial Court Business

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 12

The Minister for Justice, Mr. Hall, stated yesterday, in reply to inquiries as to the congestion of business in the Industrial Courts, by which considerable delay had been caused in the…

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Acquitted of Murder. Husband and Wife on Trial

Evening News · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 12

Mr. Justice [?] stopped the trial at the Old Railey, London, last month, of John Barriball, aged 57, [?] and his wife, Annie, aged 56, indicted for the wilful murder…

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More People Missing. Police Making Inquiries

The Sun · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 1

The police are searching for the following persons who have been listed as missing:--Claude Richards, of 59 Cabramatta road, Mosman, left home at 8 p.m. on December 31"…

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Police Court MONDAY. (Before Messrs T B Clegg, P.M., and L C Tennant and T D Clissold, J's.P.)

Nepean Times · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 7

Michael considine pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness in High-St., and was fined 5s or three days' imprisonment…

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Performance in Court. Comedian Gives Entertainment

Evening News · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 12

A musical demonstration was given at Marylebone Police Court, London, the other day, by William Watson, a comedian, of [?] years of age, charged with soliciting alms…

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Law Notices. Monday, January 12. Supreme Court

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 11
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

Prothonotary's Office.--(Before the Deputy Prothonotary.) 10.30 a.m., Davies v. Parish; 11 a.m., Hannon v. Gasch. Probate.--The following Accounts will be taken at the…

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Strikers and Police. a Violent Fight. London, Friday Evening

Evening News · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 8

Two thousand chair-makers at High Wycombe are on strike. The strikers attacked the factories, and smashed the windows. A furious hand-to-hand fight with the Police…

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Family Tragedy. Father and Sou Shot. Early Morning Discovery. Unexplained Murder and Suicide

The Sun · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 1

Business people and others in Sydney will be shocked to hear that Mr. Walter Hardy and his son, Alan, were found this morning in the latter's bedroom at their home at…

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Murder in Railway Car. Seven-years Old Boy the Victim London, Jan. 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 19

A seven-years-old boy was found strangled under the seat of a railway carriage at Shoreditch. The child has been identified, but the names…

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Zabern Court-martial. the Final Stages. Judgment Postponed

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 13

BERLIN, Thursday.--At the court-martial on Colonel von Reuter, in connection with the Zabern incidents, a sergeant of gendarmerie to tilled that he saw the military arresting people…

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Forsaken Girl Sequel to Motor Smash. Court Comedy

The Sun · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 10

Amusing evidence Vas given, in the King's Bench Division. in an action brought by Miss Olive Newton, a school girl, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John B. Newton, formerly of the…

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Police Courts. Friday, January, 9. a Sentence of Three Months

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 11

Thomas Barnwell (27) was charged at the Water police Court, with having 19 pairs of socks and various other articles in his possession reasonably suspected of having been stolen. James Darcy, a companion of…

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Divorce, Court. (Before Mr. Justice Gordon.) Macdonald V Macdonald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 17

In the suit in which Robert Macdonald petitioned for a dissolution of his marriage with Sarah Macdonald, on the ground of desertion, his Honor, who had reserved his decision to…

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Chairmakers' Strike. Factories Attacked. Hand-to-hand Fight with Police. London, Jan. 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 19

Two thousand chair-makers at High Wycombe, are on strike. The strikers attacked the factories, and smashed the windows…

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The Sentence of the Court. (All Rights Reserved.) Chapter Xxix. a Grave Suspicion

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 4

At the end of a week Gay and Herepath were no nearer to a solution of the mystery of the missing pictures it was annoying and disturbing, and none the less so because they…

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Dublin Strike Riots. Commission of Inquiry. Angtly Scene in Court. London, Jan. 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 19

During the sitting of the commission which has been appointed to inquire into the recent strike riots in Dublin, Mr. Powell, counsel for the police, objected to Mr. Hand[?] Booth…

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Parramatta Court. Wednesday, January 7. (Before Mr. E. L. Maitland, S.M.) Lurid Language

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 4

Charles G. Hadley v. J. Donnellan.—No appearance on the part of the defendant. The complainant deposed that he was the licensee of the White Hart Hotel…

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