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Courts & crime, 1916

5,876 stories in Sydney's papers · page 47 of 250

In Aid of the Sydney Hospitals: Police and Firemen's Carnival. Portion of the Fire Brigades Display

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 1 March 1916 · page 14

A brilliant street pageant was the outstanding feature of Saturday's carnival, organised by the Police and Firemen in aid of the hospitals of Sydney. It was one of the finest spectacles of the kind ever seen in the city, and was witnessed by many thousands of people, who responded generously to the smiling appeals…

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Athletic Topics of Moment Carnival by Police and Firemen Seven Thousand Pounds Gathered for the Various Sydney Hospitals

Referee · Wednesday 1 March 1916 · page 10

With a monsoonal disturbance operating around Sydney during the last few days of the week, the N.S.W. Police and Fire Brigades were lucky to get a fine and cool day for their great…

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Was He a Soldier? Case of Rex Brady. Statements Before Court Martial. Complaints of Treatment When Under Arrest

Evening News · Wednesday 1 March 1916 · page 1

The District [?] Lieutenant Colonel [?] and [?]…

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Land Appeal Court. (Before Mr H. A. G. Curry, president; Mr. W. Houston, and Mr. C. E. Rennie, Commissioners.) Remitted to Land Board

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 March 1916 · page 8

The Court sat in Chambers yesterday and dealt with a reference by the Minister for Lands for the return to the Land Board for re-hearing of La[?]an Cross's application for…

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Athletics. Police and Fire Brigades' Sports St. Patrick's Day Celebration Sports. East Sydney Colts and Botany Harriers. Sydney Junior Harriers' Meeting A. C. Rogers and G. J. Willis in Splendid Fettle. Notes and Fixtures

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 1 March 1916 · page 6

There will be some doings in amateur athletic circles this week. Clubs will be on the tracks at day time and under electric light lamps. Sprinters and…

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Soldier Charged with Murder. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 March 1916 · page 8

Following on the death from a fractured s[?] of John Health a soldier, in King-street on Saturday night, detectives to-day arrested at Broadmeadown camp Arch[?]d Murchisoin,…

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Police Courts. Attempted Jewellery Stealing Charge

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 March 1916 · page 4

At the Central Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Macfarlane, C.S.M., Donald Fraser M'Pherson, 35, and Joseph Geoghegan, 31, were chergaed with having attempted to steal jewellery, valued at £1000, the…

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Stealing Charge Fails

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 March 1916 · page 3

Henry Thomas Haynes (29), a Customs searcher, was acquitted yesterday at the Water Police Court on a charge of having stolen money and jewellery to the value of £36, the property…

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Murder Mystery

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 March 1916 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The murder of William Haines, the chauffeur who was found lying dead in a motor-ear in Bulleen Road, Heldelberg, on Tuesday morning, still remains…

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Police and Bench. Breeze in Court. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 March 1916 · page 7

At the Bathurst Police Court, Sub-Inspector M'Kenzle applied for a further remand in the case of George. Peers a middle-aged man, who was charged with having in[?]cted grievous…

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Alleged Theft of a Ring

Evening News · Thursday 2 March 1916 · page 5

At the North Sydney Police Court, Mary S[?]rsheld, [?] Mary Brooks, [?] for trial on a charge of stealing a diamond ring, of the value of [?] from the house of…

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District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 March 1916 · page 4

Before his Honor Judge Backhouse.—At 10 a.m.: Campbell and another v Delmenico (to be mentioned), Wynter v Nelson, Saxton and Binns, Ltd., v Harrison. Wylie v Daniton, Murray, v Cridland, Cridland…

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Country Murder Cases Request From Executive

The Sun · Thursday 2 March 1916 · page 7

Replying to Mr. J. L. Campbell, K.C., in the Full Court this afternoon, regarding the hearing of argument in a certain appeal, the Chief Justice (Sir William Cullen) said that…

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In Hurry to Catch Train Doctor Fined for Assault

The Sun · Thursday 2 March 1916 · page 5

"If people take the law into their own hands, simply because they may be under the impression that some public official has been rude to them, then the country is likely to be…

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Fair Rents Court

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 March 1916 · page 3

The number of applications lodged with the Registrar of the Fair Rents Court by tenants, who desire to have the rent of their promises determined by the Court, are gradually…

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Industrial Arbitration Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 March 1916 · page 4

Industrial Court-house, Queen's-square.—Before Mr. Justice Heydon.—At 10 a.m.: For hearing, re Engine Drivers' Group, No. 1 Board, cross appeals by Federated Engine Drivers and Fir[?]s' Association…

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Murder on the Sea London, Wednesday Night

The Sun · Thursday 2 March 1916 · page 1

The British steamer Thornaby has been sunk. The members of the crew were either killed or drowned. The Thernaby was a steamer of 1782 tons…

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Murder of Soldier Milson Island Brawl Coroner's Verdict

The Sun · Thursday 2 March 1916 · page 7

At the City Coroner's Court to-day Mr. H. Richardson Clark, the Coroner for Parramatta, concluded the inquest on the death of Henry Joseph Brown, a soldier, who was…

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Alleged Contempt of Court. a Missioner Fined

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 March 1916 · page 4

Mr. Smithers, S.M., fined D. B. Creagh, the well-known Christian missioner and temperance advocate, £2, with the alternative of 14 days in gaol, for alloged contempt of Court at…

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Case of Private Brady. Court-martial Concluded

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 March 1916 · page 7

The adjourned district court-martial concerning the case of Private Rex Brady was resulted at Victoria Barracks yesterday. The Court was composed as follows:--Lieut.-Colonel…

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