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Courts & crime, 1914

7,545 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 250

Parramatta Court. Friday, December 26.(Before Mr. E. L. Maltland, S.M.)

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1914 · page 10

Samuel Currey, for drunkenness in Parramatta, was lined 5s, or two hours' imprisonment. Hugh McDonald and Joseph Craig, for…

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Hairdressers' Trouble. Breach of Faith Charged Against Certain Employers

Sunday Times · Sunday 4 January 1914 · page 10

The members of the Hairdressers' Union hold strong opinions on the attitude taken up by certain employers in connection with the deci-sion of the unionists to knock off work at 10.30…

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St. Vincent's and the Police

The Sun · Sunday 4 January 1914 · page 18

With a great flourish of trumpets the head of the Romanist Church in New South Wales the other day opened a palatial nunnery attached to the St. Vincent's Hospital…

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Missing People. Police Making Inquiries

The Sun · Sunday 4 January 1914 · page 4

The police are trying to trace the whereabouts of the following persons:-- Jeff Clinton, 26, left his home at 535 Harris street on December 17, and has not been…

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Audacious Convict. Would Walk Out of Gaol. Personates Organ-Mender. LONDON

The Sun · Sunday 4 January 1914 · page 5

A well dressed man walked up to the doorkeeper of Springfield Gaol, Essex, yesterday and asked for the gate, to be opened, as he had finished repairing the organ. He…

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Police and Firemen's Sports. Third Annual Carnival

Sunday Times · Sunday 4 January 1914 · page 7

The third annual sports carnival of the New South Wales Police and Fire Brigade will be held on Wednesday, March 4, at the Sydney Show Ground. There are 43 prize events on…

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Actress and Linguist. 'Aladdin's' Early Experience Palotta Interprets at Murder Trial

The Sun · Sunday 4 January 1914 · page 15

To be a popular actress and at the same time an accomplished linguist is an achievement to be proud of. Most people would be satisfied if they could be one or the other,…

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Flour Mill Employees. Will Go to Court

Sunday Times · Sunday 4 January 1914 · page 10

The Federal Council of the Federated Millers and Mill Employees' Union is to meet shortly with a view to putting a case before the Commonwealth Arbitration Court on behalf of…

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In Self-defence. Railway Navvy Killed. Man Charged with Murder

Evening News · Monday 5 January 1914 · page 6

At 9 o'clock on Saturday morning Traffic Constable P. Shepherd went to a hotel in Liverpool-street city on the pathway in front of which he found Patrick Sullivan a workman,…

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Prison Reform. Baseball in Gaol

Evening News · Monday 5 January 1914 · page 6

Not content with a convict baseball club, the prison authorities at [?] U.S.A have sanctioned the formation of a football club, and commencing from last month four…

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Charge of Horse Stealing. Grafton

Evening News · Monday 5 January 1914 · page 5

[?] James [?] was committed for trail at [?] on March 24 on a charge of [?] value £[?]…

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Out and In. Arrested at Gaol Gates

The Sun · Monday 5 January 1914 · page 9

John Waterhouse had an unpleasant surprise on Boxing Day. He was released front Parramatta Gaol at 6.30 a.m. Constable Grigor, who was waiting, outside the gate,…

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Charge of Breaking Gaol. O'neill Discharged

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 January 1914 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--At the City Court yesterday Ted O'Neill, who was arrested last week on suspicion of being John Henry Sparks, an escape from the Pentridge goal, was…

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Contradictory Evidence. Police Case Fails

The Sun · Monday 5 January 1914 · page 4

Some contradictory evidence, was, given in a case at Paddington Court today, when Clement Jones, a young laborer, was charged with using indecent language…

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Blank Memories. New Year's Night Assault. Hit on Head with Bottle

The Sun · Monday 5 January 1914 · page 9

There is every reason why Bort Wilkinson should have no knowledge as to who hit him on the head with a bottle on New Year's night, for he had no cause to anticipate be-…

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Protestant Officer. Sent to Gaol. Refused to Attend Mass. London

The Sun · Monday 5 January 1914 · page 8

Colonel Labrador, a Protestant officer in the Spanish army, has been court martialled for having refused to attend Mass. He was appointed president of a previous court…

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Bomb in Police Station. a Calcutta Outrage

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 January 1914 · page 7

CALCUTTA, Friday Evening.--A bomb, similar to that thrown at the Viceroy, Lord Hardinge, in 1912, was flung into a police station outside Calcutta…

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Charge of Murder. Colored Man Arrested. "I Struck in Self Defence."

The Sun · Monday 5 January 1914 · page 1

A colored man, Alick Marina, aged 41, wan charged at the Central Police Court today with murder. Sergeant Mankey said that at 9 o'clock on…

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Law Notices. Monday, January 5. District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 January 1914 · page 12

Before the Registrar.—At 10.30 a.m.: Reid v Miller. TUESDAY, JANUARY 6. SUPREME COURT. In Equity.—Before the Deputy Registrar.-At 11 a.m.:…

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Work of Coroners' Court. a Record Year

Evening News · Monday 5 January 1914 · page 10

A record heavy year has been experienced by the staff at the [?] Court [?] street North. For the twelve months [?] were held [?]…

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