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Courts & crime, 1918

4,672 stories in Sydney's papers · page 22 of 234

Court of Review

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 3

Before his Honor Judge Backhouse,—Appeals against Income Tax Assesments.—The list will be called over immediately after the District Court list has been called, and, where the appellant does not answer…

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Industrial Arbitration Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 3

Industrial Court-house, Queen's-sqaure, No. 2 Court,— Before his Honor, Judge Rolin,—At 10 a.m.—For Hearing: Re Schwepps Mineral Waters Employees' Union. Application for registration as an industrial…

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Parson Insults Soldiers. Three Months' Gaol. London, Sunday Night

Evening News · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 1

The Rev. George Peet, a Wesleyan minister at Castletown, in the late of Man, was sentence to three months' hard labor for [?] many soldiers as [?] and…

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Right to Practice. Medical Man Charged. Detective Details Interview

Evening News · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 5

[?] con[?] of [?] under [?]…

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Police and Pire Brigade Sports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 4

Entries for the Police and Fire Brigade sports to be held on March 2 will close Saturday, the 16th inst. A mile walk handicap for members of the N.S.W. A.A.A has been added to the programme…

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Thought Her a Widow Story of Two Marriages Woman Charged with Bigamy

The Sun · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 5

Florrie Johnson, or Allen (34), a care-worn-looking woman, of respectable appearance, appeared before Mr. Payton, S.M., at the Paddington Police Court this morning,…

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Charge of Receiving Chinese Shopkeepers in Court

The Sun · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 6

Two Chinese shopkeepers appeared at the Central Police Court this morning, and were remanded till February 13, each on £200 bail, on a charge of feloniously receiving wearing…

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Law Notices. Monday, February 4. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 3

In Chambers.—Before the Protbonotary, in Prothonotary's Public Chambers.—At 2 p.m.—Chaffer v Chaffer. Application under Married Women's Property Act…

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Prize Court Appeals. N.S.W. Cases Dismissed. London

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 3

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council dismissed, with costs, the consolidated appeals from the New South Wales Prize Court regarding the Germania, the Tiberius, the Osnabruck,…

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Chief Industrial Magistrate's Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 4

Phillip-street.—Before the Chief Industrial Magistrate.— At 10 a.m.: For hearing: Kirk v Court, King v Johnson (2), same v Smith, Wells v Hing[?]f (2), Rose v Saxton and Sons, Ltd. Note.—Defended cases…

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Brisbane Burglary

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 6

BRISBANE, Monday.--At the criminal sittings of the District Court to-day, before Judge O'Sullivan. William New, Joseph Alfred, and Alfred Bibby pleaded guilty to burglariously…

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Theft From Cathedral

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 6

BRISBANE, Monday.--Kate O'Donohue (43) was sentenced to one month's imprisonment at the City Police Court this morning for stealing a glass vase from St. Stephen's Cathedral…

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Assault On Ferry Steamer

The Sun · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 7

A fight occurred on the Manly steamer Burra Bra at about 7.30 p.m. yesterday, with the result that Enock Patrick Jones (23) and Colin Currie Drummond (24) were each fined…

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Lost Articles. Stealing by Finding

Evening News · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 8

There has been quite a number of cases in court lately where persons have been charged with the offence known as "stealing by fining." If a person finds any article…

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The Healing Art. Practitioner Charged

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 5

The hearing of evidence in the proceedings against Percy G. Carte on an Information alleging that while not registered he practised as a medical doctor in Elizabeth Street, city, was…

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Soldiers Insulted. Clergyman Sent to Gaol

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 7

The Rev. Groege Peet, a Wesleyan minister, at Castletown, in the isle of Man, has been sentenced to three months' imprisonment with hard labour for denouncing meny soldiers us…

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Clergyman Sentenced. Denounced the Army. London

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 5

George Peet, a Wesleyan minister, of Castleton. in the isle of Man. was sentenced to three months' hard labor for denouncing many soldiers as "drunken, Immoral, and profane…

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District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 4

Before his Honor Judge Backhouse.—At 10 a.m.: Price v Mitchell, Williams v Geddes, Eslick v Easson, Morley v Jones, Beardmore v Gifford, Bennett and Wood, Ltd., v Speight, Carroll V Berkeley…

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W.A. GAOL-BREAKERS. Another Escape from Fremantle

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 4

Escapes from the Fremantle (W.A.) goal are becoming unpleasantly numerous. On Sunday last, a young Russian named John Feldman, who was serving…

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Civilian and Mtlitary Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 4

Mr. Smithers, S.M., at the Central Police Court yesterday, heard evidence in the case of John Chaimeis, charged with unlawfully interfering with Peter Cairns, a member of the military police. There was a second…

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