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Courts & crime, 1916

5,876 stories in Sydney's papers · page 55 of 250

Industrial Court. (Before Mr. Justice Heydon.) Cross Appeals

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

Further hearing was given to the crossappeals against the award of the No. 1 Board (Engine-drivers' Group), in the matter of wages and hours, entered by the Pastoralists'…

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The Russian set at the Police and Firemen's Carnival in Sydney

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 8 March 1916 · page 32

The section was in charge of Mr. Wassily G. Murmann, who impersonated the Emperor of Russia…

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Big Court-martial Status of Cadet Officer Matter of Procedure

The Sun · Wednesday 8 March 1916 · page 5

The general court-martial sitting in the High Court to deal with soldiers charged with offences during the period between February 13 and 21 took evidence to-day in the…

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Parramatta Court. Monday, March 6. (Before Mr. M. H. Fitzhardinge, S.M.)

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 8 March 1916 · page 1

Edward Cahill pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly on March 3. He also pleaded guilty to using indecent language at the same time and place. Fined…

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Gaol for Germans Failed to Report Three Men Sentenced

The Sun · Thursday 9 March 1916 · page 3

Three Germans were brought before the Paddington Police Court to -day on charges of having failed to report themselves at intervals as demanded by the Aliens…

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The Mutiny Sergeant- Major Charged Big Court-martial

The Sun · Thursday 9 March 1916 · page 5

The story of the mutiny at Liverpool and Casula camps recently was related from the military point of view in the High Court to- day before the General Court-Martial…

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The Art of Stealing

The Australian Worker · Thursday 9 March 1916 · page 19

There are people who regard stealing as a crime. It is not. Stealing is an art. It is an art of a nature so delicate, and…

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Acquitted on Murder Charge

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 March 1916 · page 6

BATHURST, Wednesday.--The hearing was concluded to-day, at the Bathurst Circuit Court, before Mr. Justice Sly, and jury, of the case in which James Patrick M'Cue was…

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District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 March 1916 · page 4

Before his Honor Judge Backhouse, at 10 a.m.—Pollack v bell and others: Gray v Chief Commissioner for Railways and Tramways: Cohen v Goldstein. Note.— The list will be called over punctually at 10 a.m…

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Industrial Arbitration Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 March 1916 · page 4

Industrial Court-house, Queen's-square.—Before Mr. Justice Heydon, at 10 a.m.—For hearing: Re Manufacturing Group No. 1. No. 12 Board (Machine Tent), for nomination of employers' representative; re…

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Grenfell Murder Case. Accused Acquitted. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 March 1916 · page 7

The case in which James Patrick McCue is charged with having murdered his father, Michael Joseph McCue, at Grenfell, on December 18, was continued before Mr. Justice…

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Police Courts. Gas Company Fined

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 March 1916 · page 10

The Australian Gaslight Company was charged yestterday, before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, S.M., at the Water Police Court, with allowing offensive matter to flow into the Parramatta River on February 27. Mr. F. R…

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Court House Hotel, Charters Towers

The Catholic Press · Thursday 9 March 1916 · page 38

Mrs. J. M. Connolly runs that very well-known and popular hotel, the Court House. When she took it over some time ago she laid it thoroughly renovated, and now it is…

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Court-martial. Charges Against Soldiers

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 March 1916 · page 7

The general court martial which has been constituted to deal with charges laid against soldiers for offences alleged to have been committed between February 13 and 21, continued…

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"Like to Be Nurse Cavell" Brisbane Murder Case Brisbane

The Sun · Thursday 9 March 1916 · page 5

"I would like to be Nurse Cavell, and they would take me out and shoot me," were words which had a dramatic intensity when uttered in the police court this morning in…

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Land Appeal Court. in Re Scott

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 March 1916 · page 4

This was a reference by the Minister for Lands for return to local land board for rehearing in respect of appraisement of compensation for certain improvements on…

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Court-martial. Charge Against a Private

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 March 1916 · page 5

The general court-martial sat again yesterday at the Darlinghurst Court-house, when Private Herbert Pearce, of the Embarkation Records Office, was charged with having…

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Law Notices. Thursday, March 9. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 March 1916 · page 4

Term List.—To be taken in Banco Court.—Motions generally.—Motion: Dunk v Thompson.—Certiorarl; Norton v Norton, Pannet and Burgess, interveners, Bird to respondent, for leave to appeal to the Privy…

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Industrial Court. (Before Mr. Justice Edmunds.) Ironworkers' Appeal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 March 1916 · page 4

Cross-appeals were entored by the Federated Ironworkers' Association (Lithgow branch) and G. and C. Hoskins, Ltd., against the award of the No. 12 Board, Iron and…

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