The End of a Career of Piracy and Murder
The German submarine U20, which recently ran aground at Harbore, on the west coast of Jutland. She was blows up forward and aft, as the photograph shows, before being abandoned…
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5,120 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 250
Westmead War Words The " Captain" Again in Court
The parties in a Police Court case at Parramatta on Monday were Alfred Douglas and Patrick McMahonâpersons identical with those in the case a few…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Parramatta Court Monday, January 22. (Before Mr. M. H. Fitzhardinge, S. M.)
Edgar Langham (24), for drunkenness and disorderly conduct at Railway Place. Lidcombe, on Saturday at 7.15, was fined 10s; alternative, seven days'…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Six O'clock Closing Makes Police Work Harder Hobart
Regarding the working of the Six O'Clock Closing Act, the Acting Commissioner of Police says: "The new Act and new conditions have undoubtedly made the work of the police more…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Enemy Attack at Verdun Strong Assault on Hill 304 Some Trenches Captured After Heavy Losses Allies Successful in Aerial Hghting London, Friday Night
A French communique says :— Yesterday evening the Germans attacked at four points from Avocourt Wood to east of Mort Homme. Our fire drove them back to their trenches. Only some of the enemy attacking parties succeeded in penetrating our…
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No. 45 P. M. Ball, of the Garrison Military Police, has been tried by District Courtmartial, and sentenced to 28 days' detention on charges of (1) accepting £5 from…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Smuggled Goods. a Magistrate's Interpretation. Amsterdam, Jan. 28
A magistrate at Bentheim, in Hanover, in imposing a fine of 50 marks on a man for smuggling butter and margarine into Germany, stated that while compelled to inflict…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Industrial Court Work
It was intimated by Mr. Justice Edmunds at [?] Court this morning that Mr. Ju[?] would return to the city this week, would be able to take up and matter of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tuesday, January 30. Supreme Court
Prothonotary's Office.—Before the Chief Clerk.—Conroy v Conroy, at 10.15 a.m.; Twigg v M'Kay, at 10.30 a.m. In Equity.—Before the Master in Equity.—At [?] a.m.;…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Matrimonial Ad. and What Came of It. Three Persons Charged with Conspiracy
A curious case of alleged conspiracy to de[?] was [?] at the Central Police Court, [?] Mr. Macfarlane this morning, three [?] being charged…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Angry Lawyers Swap Punches in Court
The bellicose spirit which animated counsel for the prosecution (Mr. W. G. Manchester) and for the defence (Mr. M. Lazarus) respectively during the hearing of a case in Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Law Notices. Monday, January 20. Industrial Arbitration Court
Industrial Court-house, Qucen's square.—Before Mr. Justice Edmunds.—At 10 a.m.—For hearing: Re Dressmaking. Board, for nomination of employer[?]' representatives: re Transport Group, No. 13 (Wood…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Woman Charged with Theft
A charge of stealing is money and two gold rings, beterg[?]ing to Fr[?], was prefered Cos[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Woman Charged with Murder
MELBOURNE. Monday.--Caroline Styles (21) was arrested at Hamilton on Saturday night on a charge of the wilful murder of her child…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Woman Charged with Housebreaking
Eithel Violet May Bean was charged, before Judge Docker, at the Darlinghurst Beesins wild having broken and entered the dwelling house of Eliss Scott, and [?] on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Matrimonial Ad. Case, Charge of Stealing
[?] women and men who were comm[?] on monday on a charge of [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →News of the Day From the Four Quarters. Fraud and Theft Army Pay Scandals Lt. Howell-price Charged Again
In addition to the charge of having illegally drawn the pay of Lieutenant Downs, two separate charges of forging and uticring have been laid against Lieutenant…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Supreme Court
Prothonotary's Office.—Before the Chief Clerk—Conroy v Conroy, at 10.15 a.m.; Twigg v Twigg, at 10.30 a.m…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Vicious Assault Policeman's Adventure Roughly Handled by Crowd
At the Redfern Police Court this morning before Mr. Barnett, S.M., William Stokes was charged with hav[?] assaulted Constable Edwards, in Redforn-street, Redfern,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Noted Police Officer Dead
BRISBANE, Monday.--Mr. Thomas King, ex-sergeant of police, died at Fraser Island on Sunday night. He was 65 years of age, and was one of the best-known figures in the…
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