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Courts & crime, 1916

5,876 stories in Sydney's papers · page 57 of 250

Industrial Arbitration Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 5

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

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Presentation to Police-Sergeant Lewis

The Propeller · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 2

Sergeant E. Lewis, of Sutherland, has retired owing to ill-health after 31 years' service with the Police Force, 24 of…

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Monday, March 13. Supreme Court. March-april, Sittings. Banco Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 5

Monday, March 13.—Howard v Municipal Council of Bega, same v same, Shannon and another v Commonwealth of Australia (without a jury). Tuesday, March 14.—Ashe v Commonwealth of…

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Land Appeal Court. Compensation for Improvements

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 3

The Land Appeal Court, consisting of Messrs. H. A. G. Curry president, and W. Houston, C. M. G., and C. E. Rennie, commissioners, delivered its decision on the reference by the…

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Quarter Sessions. (Before Judge Docker and juries.) Mr. A. F. Dawson, Crown Prosecutor. Attempted Stealing Charge

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 5

Henry Stowell, 35, was charged with having attempted to steal a watch, chain, and locket from the person of John Henderson at Sydney on December 31. Stowell pleaded…

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Law Notices. Friday, March 10. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 5

Term List.—To be taken in Banco Court.—For judgment: Holland v the North Bulli Colliery, Ltd. Admission of solicitors. New trial motion: Hugan v Martin and another (part heard). Motion: Ex…

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District Court-martial Cases at Victoria Barracks

The Sun · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 5

The District Court Martial sitting at the Victoria Burracks to deal with soldiers charged with various offences committed between February 13 and 21 in connection with…

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Germany's Code of Honor the Murder of a Helpless Crew, "Not Barbarians."

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 1

The German aspiration "Deutscthland uber Alies" has been readied in their code of honor, in the exclusive possession of which they are likely to remain, as it as…

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Excitement in Race Train Monte Player Before Court

The Sun · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 6

There were lively doings in a race train from Kogarah to Sydney last Saturday, in which the three-card trick and a fight were leading incidents. The story was told at the…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 5

Further hearing was given to the cross-appeals 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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Industrial Unrest Strikers Out Court the Proposed Arbitration Amendment

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 4

Among the bills discussed by the N.S.W Labor [?] on Wednesday was one providing for the [?]dment of the Arbitration Act…

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Surry Hills Two-up School Eight Men Before Court

The Sun · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 3

Inspector Nolan Informed Mr. Smithers, P.M., at the Central Police Court this morning that eight men before the court were portion of a school of about 100 gamblers who…

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The Law of Trespass. Appeal to the High Court

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 5

The case in which Arthur Sydney Garnsey, boundary rider, of the Barilda Pastoral Company New South Wales, had proceeded against Philip Whiteman…

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His War Census Card Court-martial Charges Tanner Cross-examined

The Sun · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 5

The trial by the general court-martial, sitting in the High Court, of Acting-Sergeant-Major Sydney E. Tanner, of the Instructional Staff, on charges of joining in the mutiny on…

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Land Appeal Court. in Re Executrix and Executor of Late D. Scott

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 5

This was a reference by the Minister for Lands for a docision in respect of the compensation to be paid for certain improvement, on land withdrawn from improvement lease at…

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District Court. (Before Judge Backhouse.) Fettlers' Time Allowance. Gray v Railway Commissioners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 5

A claim of a somewhat unusual nature was preferred by Reuben Leslie Gray, of Prcddy's road, Bexley, against the Chief Commissioner of Railways and Tramways. The plaintiff, a…

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Prices of Gas. Application in Equity Court Is Gas a Necessary Commodity?

Evening News · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 5

The Chief Judge in Equity had [?] him this morning an application make on behalf of Robert John Lukey, secretary of the Australian Gas Light Company, that the…

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Chief Industrial Magistrate's Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 10

Phillip-street, before the Chief Industrial Magistrate, at 10 a.m.:—For hearing; Durack v Fraser (3), same v Cohen and Sons, Ltd. (2), same v Mark Foy's, Ltd. (2), Nolan v Schahill (2), Roundfeldt v Clegg, same…

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Burglary

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 8

Early on Monday morning Mrs. Dudley, wife of Mr. Walter Clande Dudley, of Smith-street, Ryde, awoke and saw a strange man in her room. She…

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Deserters Sentenced

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 7

Private Phillp Jaffo was recently tried by district court-martial on a charge of desertion. He was found guilty, and sentenced to be imprisonod without hard labour for 60 days, and…

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