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Courts & crime, 1914

7,545 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 250

Alleged Graft. Legislators Charged. a Canadian Incident. Quebec, Jan. 30

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 22

Following alligations published in the Montreal "Daily Mail," accusing three members of the Quebec Legislature of graft in connection with concessions for the formation…

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The Court-martial. Another Acquittal

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 13

JOHANNESBURG, Thursday Evening.--The court-martial has acquitted Oliver, who was charged with being in the possession of explosives during the strike. Two others, Drake and…

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Railway Murder. Inquest Result. Verdict Against Father. London, Jan. 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 21

The inquest was concluded to-day into the death of William Starchfield, aged 7, who was found strangled in a railway car at Shoreditch…

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Murder of Mr. Reeks. Search for Ramsden. London, Jan. 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 22

In regard to the search for Ramsden, the man who accompanied the late Mr. Reeks from Liverpool to Wolvei hampton, the police have discovered that there are two families named…

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Law Notices. Monday, February 2. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 8

Probate Jurisdiction.—The following accounts will be taken at the Probate Office:—L. Kirby, 10.30…

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No Women Solicitors. English Court of Appeal Decision

The Sun · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 12

The Court of Appeal decided that a woman is not a "person" under the Solicitors Acts, and that, therefore, she cannot act as a solicitor. The appeal was one by Miss Gwyneth Marjorie Bebb from the judgment of…

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One Hundred Pounds Reward Wolverhampton Mystery. Police at a Loss. London

The Sun · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 8

The police authorities are offering a reward, of £100 for any information that will lead to the arrest of Mr. Reeks's murderer. The man Ramsden, for whom the police are…

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Post Office Club. Idlers on the Steps. Police to Take Action. Melbourne

Evening News · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 10

For some years back it has been a source of seneral complaint that the fine collonade and steps of the G.P.O. Melbourne, havre been given ever, especially in the evenings, to lonfers and…

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Blunder Teaches Caution. Police Chief Takes a Hand. Planning a Sydney Arrest. Melbourne

The Sun · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 7

Much care was exercised by Mr. Sainsbury, the Chief Commissioner of Police, in making preparations for the arrest of Julius Fritz Leypoldt, a Bendigo lawyer, in Sydney,…

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Parramatta Court. Wednesday, January 28. (Before Mr. E. L. Maitland, S.M.)

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 4

Ada Alice Coulter, alias Cook, for drunkenness at the railway barrier, Granville, on 23rd January, at 9 p.m., was fined 20/-, or 14 days' imprisonment…

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Law Report. Supeeme Court. in Equity. (Before Mr. Justice Ferguson in Chambers.) Condobolin Land Leases. Porter v Williams

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 8

Mr. C. Davidson, instructed by Mr. F. H. Greaves, agent for Mr. C. T. A. Broderick, of Forbes, appeared on behalf of George Benjamin Porter, and made an ex parte application…

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Royal Love Tragedy. Princess Commits Suicide. Sofia of Saxe-weimar. Grand Duke Forbids Marriage. Rigorous Conventions of Court Life

The Sun · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 5

All Europe was shocked a few weeks ago by the news that the Princess of Saxe-Weimar had taken her life. The rough outlines of the tragedy were, soon known to…

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Parramatta Licensing Court. Wednesday, 28th January. (Before Mr. E. L. Maitland, S.M., and Messrs. W. F. Jago and A. H. Collett, J's.P., Licensing Magistrates.) A Granville Transfer

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 9

An application for transfer of the licence of the Royal Hotel, Granville, from F. P. Clerke to D. O'Shea was objected to…

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Woman's Plea Wins Pardon. Romance of Gaol

The Sun · Sunday 1 February 1914 · page 21

That she might marry the man of her choice without a penitentiary term hanging over his head, Miss Mary Hedges, of Columbus (U.S.), worked for six years to…

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Terror of War. Mobs Balkan Horrors. Stealing Hospital Food. LONDON

The Sun · Sunday 1 February 1914 · page 1

Miss Mary E. Durham, the well-known war correspondent, lecturing on the recent Balkan wars before the Peace Society, said that instead of deepening and strengthening…

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Reeks Murder Mystery. Reward Offered. London, Friday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 February 1914 · page 9

A new development occurred in the Reeks murder mystery to-day, when the police authorities offered a reward of £I00 for information leading to the conviction of the murderer…

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Slashed Skirts. Police Measure Ladies' Legs. Bustle May Come Back. LONDON

The Sun · Sunday 1 February 1914 · page 1

"West, End buyers who have returned to London after studying the spring fashions in Paris declare that the slashed skirt is doomed…

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Police Union Possibility of Near Future Affiliated with Trades Hall Position That Might Arise

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 February 1914 · page 8

It would seem from recent developments that the time is not far distant when another thread will be added to the already densely-woven industrial fabric of New South Wales. Yesterday…

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Industrial Magistrate's Court

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 February 1914 · page 7

Next Water Police Court, Phillip street, Sydney (Before the Chief Industrial Magistrate), At 10 a.m. Pickering v. Thomson and Son-- Part heard…

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Strike Leader Sentenced. Firemen Sent to Gaol. Wellington (N.z.)

Evening News · Monday 2 February 1914 · page 7

The chief success, Sir Robert stout Continued the [?] mag[?]ates [?] on Young, the president at the Federation of Lab [?] for a…

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