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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1916

5,876 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 250

Labor Unrest The Broken hill strike Government Charged with Cowardice

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 5

The strike position at Broken Hill (N.S.W.) remains unchanged. A number of unions throughout Australia have promised moral and financial support to…

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Wore Soldier's Uniform. While Stealing at Alex Andria. Severe Sentence For. Young Man

Evening News · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 6

Stanley [?] although only 21 years of age was [?] a bad character by the [?] at the Darlinghurst Sessions. It was stated that he was wearing a soldier's uniform at the…

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Court Scene at North Sydney

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 3

An exciting scene occurred at the North Sydney Police Court yesterday during the hearing of a case in which the sanitary inspector of the Willoughby Municipal Council was…

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Wandra Wreck Marine Court Finding

The Sun · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 3

The Murine Court (Judge Backhouse, president, and Captains Simpson and Davidson, assessors), to-day inquired into the foundering of the steamer Wandra…

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"The Undermanned Police Force." Yo the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 9

Sir.--Your leaderette of 29th instant was evidently written in complete for[?] of my troqucuit-[?], in the press and elsewhere concerning police efficiency. When, 1…

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Police and Fire Brigades' Carnival Arranging the Procession

Evening News · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 2

The official in charge of the annual carnival and art union of the police and fire brigades on February 28. the whole of the proceeds of which are to be distributed among our public…

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City Council's Hotel Licence Objected to by Police

Evening News · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 2

Messrs Macfarlane Galbraith and M'Ken[?] S.M's., held a special sitting of the Metropolitan Licensing Court yesterday afternoon to consider an application made by peter Pu[?]…

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Raid on a Gambling Den. Big Coup by Sydney Police

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 4

On Friday night the Sydney police made a raid on a two-up-school in Waterloo, and arrested fifty-seven men. These men were charged on Saturday, and each was…

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Hotel License Removal. City Council's Support. Police and Alliance Oppose

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 6

The Metropolitan Licensing Court held a special sitting yesterday at the Central Police Court to deal with an application made by Peter Puig for the removal of his license to…

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Chief Industrial Magistrate's Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 February 1916 · page 10

Phillip-street.—Before the Chief Industrial Magistrate.— At 10 a.m: For hearing—Davis v Conono (2), Perry v Victor (3), Roe v Geeves, Lynch v Cantor (5)…

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Gaol for Porter Stealing From the Railways

The Sun · Wednesday 2 February 1916 · page 5

Charles Frederick Watham, aged 23, was charged before Mr. Payten, S.M., at the Central Police Court this morning with stealing four tins of salmon and 11 packets of…

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Stone Thrower at Glebe. Sentenced to Three Months' Gaol

Evening News · Wednesday 2 February 1916 · page 2

William Francis Ernest Wilson, 18, pleaded guilty before Mr. King S. M., at the Globe [?] Court to assaulting Francis [?] at the Globe on December 10 last…

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A Daring Theft

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 2 February 1916 · page 3

An automatic chocolate machine was stolen from the Fairfield railway station on Monday night by some passengers on a lata train. The machine was broken…

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Wharf-labourer and Fireman Charged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 February 1916 · page 10

At the Central Police Court on Monday Matthew Geercke, 32, a wharf-labourer, and John Hinds, 24, a fireman, were charged before Mr. A. N. Barnett, S. M., with having 62 dinner plates in their possession…

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Soldier Killed Death After Street Assault

The Sun · Wednesday 2 February 1916 · page 1

Walter Joseph Brook, a member of the Expeditionary Forces, died at 100 Shepherd- street, city, at 4 o'clock this morning from injuries received through being attacked by…

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Police and Firemen's [?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 February 1916 · page 16

The organising committee in charge of the Police [?] Firemen's Fete and Art Union, on February 28, in [?] of the public hospitals, reports, that a feature of the procession through the city will be a model of the…

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District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 February 1916 · page 10

Before his Honor Judge Backhouse.—At 10 a.m: saxton and Binns, Ltd., v Sweetnam, Raine and another v Solomon, Wynter v Nelson, Shepherdson v Granowskl, Hatte v Croudace. Note.—The list will…

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Balmain Hospital Funds. Ex-employee Charged with Misappropriation

Evening News · Wednesday 2 February 1916 · page 5

Norman Sutor Lot[?] 25, was charged before Mr. Smithers S.M. at the Balmain Police Court with that between January 1, 1914 and December 31, 1915, he received the sum of £100…

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Police Courts. Embezzlement Admitted

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 February 1916 · page 10

At the Central Police Court on Monday Roland Henry Higgins, aged 40 pleaded guilty to a charge of embezzling the sum of 16s 4d, the property of James Afred Booth, by whom he was employed, at…

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