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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1915

5,681 stories in Sydney's papers · page 25 of 250

Law Report. Supreme Court. in Chambers. (Before Mr. Justice Street.) at the Wharfs. Objections to Aliens

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 February 1915 · page 5

His,Honor's reserved judgment in this case will be found in another part of the paper…

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The Dubbo Chinese Murder. Yin Choo Charged

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 4

A verdict of wilful murder against Yin Choo was recorded at the inquest in Dubbo (.N.S.W.). on the Chinese, Loo Bow, who was stabbed at Old Dubbo on…

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Stealing From Manly Surf Sheds. Young Woman Sent to Gaol

Evening News · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 5

Elizabeth Edwards a young woman, was at the Manly Police Court charged with stealing a skirt, blouse, and other female clothing, valued at 10s 6d, from the women's…

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Another Surf Shed Theft

The Sun · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 3

Surf-shed thieving is still going on. While a visitor from Gunning, Donald Osmond, was in the surf at South Steyne, Manly, yesterday afternoon, his clothes were rifled and his…

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Police Changes

The Sun · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 3

Several transfers in the higher ranks of the police force are announced. Sub-Inspector W. R. Walker, chief storekeeper at the police depot, will fill the vacancy at…

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Stealing From the Railway. a Salutary Sentence

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 4

At the Parramatta Court of Sessions on Tuesday, John Edward Cole, who had pleaded guilty to stealing from the railway at Clyde, was sentenced to eighteen…

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Roma Racecourse Fire. Gaol Before Starvation

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 4

William Graham pleaded guilty at the Brisbane criminal court on Monday to a charge of having set fire to the refreshment shed at Roma racecourse, the…

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Stealing Railway Tickets. Severe Sentences in Brisbane

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 4

At the criminal sittings of the Brisbane District Court, before Judge Macnaughton, Paul Kruger and John Henry Costa pleaded guilty to a…

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Stolen Motor Car Tyre. an Unbelieving Magistrate

The Sun · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 6

Augustus Burns, aged 24, and Henry Isaac Jones, aged 29, were before the Newtown Police Court to-day on a charge of stealing a motor car tyre, valued at £9 4s, the property…

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Looting a Dwelling. Mother and Daughter Charged

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 4

At the Sydney Quarter Sessions, Phoebe Jane Watson and Edith May Watson (an adopted daughter) were charged with stealing five quilts, a deck chair, seven…

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District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 5

Before his Honor Judge Murray.—At 10 a.m.: in Chambers, in No. 2 Court: Re the dependents of Charles William Wyman, deceased, and in the matter of the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1910; Amos v…

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Kogarah Police Court. Before Mr. King, S.M. Wednesday, February 3. Working Sore Horses

The Propeller · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 3

Constable Kinkaed proceeded against a Chinaman named Wong Sang for driving a horse not free from sores. As it was a second…

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A Shopwalker's Theft. Caught With a Marked Half-Crown

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 4

Alfred Barker was charged before the Sydney Police Court with stealing 10/-, the property of M'Cathie's, Limited. The evidence showed that the accused was…

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A Boy's Life Sentence. For Attempted Murder

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 4

John Birch, aged sixteen years, a Burnham School escapee, pleaded guilty at Timaru (N.Z.), to a charge of attempted murder, and was sentenced to…

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Old Tale. Well-connected Shop-lifter Seven Days' Gaol

The Sun · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 6

A familiar excuse for shoplifting was heard in the Central Police Court to-day, when Mr. P. K. White, defending a woman charged with having stolen articles to the value of…

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The Burglary Boom And Thefts from the Person a Smart Chase and Capture in Sydney

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 4

Two [?] and armed men who were disturbed on entering residence of Miss. Ellen Marshall, at Elston, Cowper street, Randwick, Sydney, on Monday…

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Women Police Volunteers. Latest From London

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 2

Miss Dora Meeson-Coates, the well-known artist, is one of the chief organisers of the Women Police Volunteers (writers the "British-Australia…

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Exit Rangers. Police for Centennial Park

The Sun · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 6

After years of agitation the police have at lost taken control of Centennial Park. The announcement was made this morning by Mr. Mitchell, Inspector-General of Police…

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N.S.W. Police Chief. Mr. Mitchell Appointed

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 4

The N.S.W. Executive Council on Wednesday [?] of a large number of prom[?] among the commissioned ranks of [?] force. Mr. Mitchell…

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Centennial Park Rangers. to Be Replaced by Police

Evening News · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 5

The death-knell of the rangers, who have been associated with the working of Centennial Park for so many years, has been sounded. Positions have been found for them in other…

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