Trial Bay Gaol for Germans
Sir,—Having read with interest that Germans arc being interned in Berrima Gaol, what a good chance to use Trial Bay Gaol to put some of the Huns in and Christen it St…
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Stealing a Steamer. Man Who Ran the Ferret. Among the Rocks Pushes. Sergt. Adair's Reminiscences
"Non-drinker, non-smoker," are two entries on the list of Sergeant Adair,' who has entered on six months leave prior to retirement, in September from the police force…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Diary of the War the Track of the Hun. Arson, Murder, and Rape. Terrible Tales of Savagery "What Do You Expect? It Is War." London, Tuesday, January 19
"Blast the Kaiser, blast his Huns, blast his ships; and blast his suns! Blast them day and night as well, blast the,blasted lot to Hell!" I will not go,bail for my French…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Case of the Dacia French Court Declares Capture Legal the Point at Issue Is Not Yet Finally Decided. Paris, Friday Night
It is officially stated that the Maritime Prefect at Brest has pronounced the capture of the Dacia by a French cruiser perfectly legal. [The quesiton may be assumed not yet to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Clergyman Charged. Wellington (N.z.)
At Christchurch, William George Maslin, a Methodist clergyman, was committed for trial at the Supreme Court on a charge of indecency. Accused is stationed at Foxton, and…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Law Report. Court of Criminal Appeal. (Before Mr. Justice Pring.) "Frivolous Application." Rex v George Cochrane
Mr. C. A. White appeared for the Crown. Prisoner was not represented. This was an application by George Cochrane (Grant Hervey) for leave to appeal against his sentence…
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Walter Gordon, fireman at the Sydney Glans Bottle Works. Waterino, on the 6th instant new Alfred John Sho[?]sby taking battles from under the fence. Soon afterwards [?] was seen…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MISDEMEANORS Police and the Third Degree a Year in Gaol for False Registration
A case with distressing features was heard at the Sydney Quarter Sessions last week, when Hector Ernest Crelin pleaded guilty to wilfully making a false…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Townsville Murder
In the Supreme Court, Townsville (Q.). on Thursday. before Mr. Justice Shand, a man named John Herbert Walker appeared on a charge of murder in connection…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Volunteer Sentenced. Judge's Severe Comments. How Atrocities Occur
David Haggart, a member of the Military Expeditionary Force camped at Liverpool, who had seen long service in the navy, and whose bravery was responsible for the saving…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Charge of Stealing. "Scion of a Noble Family." Perth
Frederick Charles Algernon Seymour was the name given by a young man who appeared at the City Court. He was charged with stealing £34, the property of Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Full Court
The fact that two State Appellate Courts have been sitting almost continuously since the opening of the term has resulted in the practical disposal of all the cases on the list…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.—The hearing was continued to–day before the High Court, of the special case stated by the inter–State Commission against the injunction granted by the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fraud and Theft An Aristocratic Criminal Confidence Trickster Robs a Gullible Woman
Mr. Rebecca Ebsworth, of Randwick, was tricked out of £5/10/ on Friday afternoon, while she way in a drapery establishment in Sydney. The story told…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The "Third Decree." Sydney Police Torture Suspects
The reprehensible police practice of trying to extort confessions from suspected persons by what are known as "third degree" methods came in fer…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Case of the Altona. Prize Court Application
MELBOURNE, Monday.—An application was made to Mr. Justice Hood in the Practice Com", to–day on behalf of the owners of the Altona, one of the German ships which was seized- and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →N.S.W. Land Appeal Court. Appeals Dismissed
Two appeals were before the N.S.W. Land Appeal Court on behalf of A. B. F. Zlot[?] against (1) the recommendation of the moree land Board in respect of travelling stuck and camping reserve…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wheat Seizuer. Argument Before the High Court. Melbourne
The hearing was continued to-day before the High Court of the special case stated by the Interstate Commission against the injunction granted by the commission against the taking…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Appeal Court. (Before Judge Backhouse.) Selling Liquor Without License
Mary Bunch appealed against a conviction by Mr. C. N. Payten, S.M., at the Redfern Police Court on January 21, on a charge of selling liquer without a license. The fine…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Recaptured From the Enemy. a Prize Court's Salvage Award
The prize court at Brisbane has awarded the officers and crew of the steamer Southport £2,100 as salvage for recapturing the vessel from German custody in…
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