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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1918

4,672 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 234

Police Courts. Cargo Pilfering

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 January 1918 · page 4

At the Water Police Court yesterday, Benjamin Hawison, 28, a wharf labourer, was convicted by Mr. Clarke, S. M., on a charge of having stolen 121b of white lead from a steamer lying in Sydney, on January…

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Industrial Arbitration Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 January 1918 · page 4

Indiustrial Courthouse Queen's square.—Before his Honor Judge Curlewis.—No. 3 Court.—At 10 a.m.—For hearing: Re Printing Trades Group, No. 6 (Female Printing, Cumberland and Newcastle)…

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Missing Persons. Inquiries by Police

Evening News · Tuesday 22 January 1918 · page 6

The following [?] have been reported to [?] police [?]…

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Abduction Charged. Youth and Girl Run Away. Action Taken by Father

Evening News · Tuesday 22 January 1918 · page 5

John Walker, 19. was charged at the Central Police Court this morning before Mr. M'Kenney, with [?] Bridget Hey William son 19. out of the poss[?] and…

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Fraud and Theft Registered Mail-bag Rifled at Brewarrina Bank Notes Stolen

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 22 January 1918 · page 4

Another big postal robbery occurred in New South Wales lust week, a registered mail-bag containing bank notes of a total value of £1000, the property of the Bank…

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Sinking Hospital Ships. German Allegations Refuted. Murder on Hearsay Evidence

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 22 January 1918 · page 8

It was only a few days ago that the Allied nations were again shocked when news was received that the British hospital ship Rewa had been sunk…

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Law Notices. Tuesday, January 22. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 January 1918 · page 4

Prothonotary's Office.—Before the Deputy Prothonotary: Clarke v. Davis, at 10.30 a.m. Sundstrom v Sundstrom, at 11 a.m. Before the Chief Clerk: Trembath v Trembath, at 10 a.m.; Chester v Chester,…

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What She Told the Police-woman. Annandale Palmist Fined

Evening News · Tuesday 22 January 1918 · page 5

Before Mr. [?] at the Glebe Police Court this morning [?] pleaded guilty to a charge of for[?] telling pa[?]…

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A Lost Brideqroom. Love's Blindness Leads to Court

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 22 January 1918 · page 4

Through being unacquainted wit the location of his own home-having only enjoyed married life a week-Mr. George Tyrell found himself in an awkward…

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Fixed Prices for Fruit Tasmanian Growers Court Disaster

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 22 January 1918 · page 1

The idea that price-fixing can help the producers has taken hold of a proportion of the men on the land, especially those that have a leaning towards…

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Industrial Arbitration Court. (Before Judge Curlewls.) Girl Printers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 January 1918 · page 4

The application, to amend an award for printing girls, including paper bag [?]: lope makers, is still part heard…

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Illawarra Romance Abduction Charge Young Man Before Court

The Sun · Tuesday 22 January 1918 · page 6

John Walker, aged 19, was charged at the Central Police Court to-day with fraudulently taking Hey Williamson, aged 19, out of the possession and against the will of…

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Sentenced at the Sessions

Evening News · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 5

Judge Fitsh[?] passed the following sentences at Darlinghurst Sessions:— Alfred Thomas Hall, indecent assault at [?] an December [?] six months hard labor…

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Chinaman Held Up. Two Men Charged

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 9

Frank O'Grady (20), dealer. and George Summers (28), laborer, wore remanded until Tuesday by Mr. Burton Smith. S.M., at the General Police Court "yesterday on two charges of…

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Larceny of £1376 Charged. Cleric Arrested at Inverell

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 7

INVERELL, Tuesday.--Percy Lewis Short, 34, a bookkeeper, employed by Ross Ltd., general storekeepers. Inverell, for 19 months, was arrested last night on a charge of the larceny…

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Girl Shot in the Head Charge of Murder Brisbane

The Sun · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 6

From Townsville comes a report that on Monday night a young woman, Gertrude Dillon, was found with a bullet wound in her head near the western breakwater,…

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Law Notices. Wednesday, January 23. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 9

In Chambers.—Before Mr. Justice Street, in Banoo Court, St. James's road.—At 10 a.m.: Cain v Cain, special case, Mitchell and Co., P[?]ty[?] Ltd., v Sparkes, to set aside judgment; Brooke v Lees, to…

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Red Russia. Reign of Tyranny. Plunder and Murder. Assembly's Weird End. London

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 7

The Petrograd correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" states that M. Shingoreff, an ex-Minister of the Provisional Government, and M. Kokoshkin, Cadet leader, were murdered on…

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