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Courts & crime, 1917

5,120 stories in Sydney's papers · page 28 of 250

Highway Assault Alleged

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 February 1917 · page 5

ADELONG, Monday.--Mr. Thomas Mount, an orchardist, was brought to Adelong on Sunday for medical attention. Mr. Mount states that he was the victim of an assault on Saturday…

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Alleged Theft of Fur[?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 February 1917 · page 5

At the Water Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Barnett, S.M., Henry Claude Jones, 27, wharf labourer, was charged with stealing furs valued at £1000, the property of the…

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Stealing Flowers in Hyde Park

Evening News · Tuesday 13 February 1917 · page 3

Edward [?] was this morning at the Central Police Court [?] one month's gaol, for [?] worth of flowers from a garden in Hyde Park, Sydney…

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Alleged Brutal Assault. Adelong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 February 1917 · page 8

Thomas Mouat, an orchardist, who was brought to Adelong on Sunday for medical attention, states that he was the victim of a brutal assault on Saturday night. He was…

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Hotel Burglary Cash and Jewellery Taken Adelaide

The Sun · Tuesday 13 February 1917 · page 5

A sensational burglary was committed at the Pier Hotel, Glenelg, on Monday morning. Glenelg is one of the most fashionable of South Australia's seaside resorts, and the…

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Missing Furs. Wharf Laborer Charged

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 February 1917 · page 6

At the water Police Court yesterday Claude Jones (27), a wharf laborer, was charged before Mr. Barnett, S.M., with having stolen furs to the total value of £1000, the property…

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District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 February 1917 · page 4

Before his Honor Judge Docker.—At 10 a.m.: Olive v Jones; Clifford Love and Company, Limited, v Miller; Conklin v Ogden; Downes v Coombes. Note:— The list will be called over punctually at 10 a.m…

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Police and Firemen's Carnival

The Sun · Tuesday 13 February 1917 · page 6
Also in The Daily Telegraph

The committee of the Police and Firemen's Carnival, to be held at the Agricultural Ground, on Saturday, February 24, has decided to extend the time for receiving…

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Police Blue Helmets Gone

The Sun · Tuesday 13 February 1917 · page 5

The Inspector-General of Police (Mr. Mitchell) stated this morning that the blue helmets worn by the police for many years were discarded on February 1…

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Great Austrian Assault Stemmed by Italians London, Monday Night

The Sun · Tuesday 13 February 1917 · page 1

The Rome "Messagero" says that the Austrians suffered very heavy losses in two days in their attacks on a five-kilometero (about three-mile) front north of Gorizia. The…

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Industrial Arbitration Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 February 1917 · page 4

Industrial Courthouse, Queen's-square.—Before Mr. Justice Heydon.—At 10 a.m.—For hearing: Minister for Labour and Industyr v T. Furse; same v the Australasian Meat Industry Employees' Union of New…

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"When Mugs Are About" Young Man Sent to Gaol

The Sun · Tuesday 13 February 1917 · page 3

"He is not only an ex-criminal from another State, but he is a deserter from the military forces," said Mr. Clarke, in dealing with Norman Frederick Burgess, a…

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Did They Prompt a Strike? Secretary and Union Charged

The Sun · Tuesday 13 February 1917 · page 5

Mr. Justice Heydon, in the Industrial Court to-day, was engaged in hearing summonses for penalties against the Australasian Meat Industry Employees' Union (New South…

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Police and Firemen's Carnival Entries

Evening News · Tuesday 13 February 1917 · page 4

The committee of the Police and [?] to be held at the Agricultural Ground on February 24, has decided to extend the [?] for receiving entries for the athletic and [?] events until a…

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Soldier's Home North Sydney Police Again

The Sun · Tuesday 13 February 1917 · page 6

The North Sydney police, who made such an excellent job of clearing and fencing the land, building, painting, and furnishing a cottage at French's Forest for a retired naval…

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Police Courts. Illegal Sale of Liquor

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 February 1917 · page 4

At the Central Police Court, before Mr. Macfariano, C.S.M.. yesterday, John Mack, 57, was fined £100, in default nine months' imprisonment, for selling liquor without a licence, at his residence, No. 17…

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Meat Trade. "Flouting the Court."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 February 1917 · page 4

As soon as Mr. Justice Haydon took his sent on the industrial Court Bench yesterday Mr. Coghlan (of Messrs Cecil A. Coghlan and Co.) referred to the two last…

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