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Courts & crime, 1918

4,672 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 234

Coal Contract. Mr. Fuller to Mr. Simpson. Misquotation Charged

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 6

Mr. Fuller, Chief Secretory, last night charged Mr. B. P. Simpson with having misquoted from his speech on the coal contract. "Certainly Mr. Simpson's letter in 'The Daily…

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Traffic Knowledge. Increasing Police Efficiency

Evening News · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 1

With the object of increasing the [?] of members of the New South Wales police force, steps are being taken to train the whole of the metropolittan police in traffic laws. [?] covering all branches of the traffic work. It was stated this morning by Superintendent Edward that practically all the candidates…

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Convictions for Murder. Ho Body Found. Remarkable Cases

Evening News · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 6

It is a well-known principle of [?]minal law that the Courts [?] to convict a p[?] of murder [?] the [?] that there has been a death be fully proved. This must be [?]se…

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Police for Traffic Duty Good Results from Classes

The Sun · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 6

In the school of instruction inaugurated recently by the Inspector-General of Police (Mr. Mitchell) to improve the knowledge of the general police as far as the traffic laws…

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Law Notices. Wednesday, February 6. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 8

Chamber List.—Before Mr. Justice Street, in Banco Court.—At 10 a.m.: Richards v. Foreman and Son, Ltd., special case. In divorce: Carr v. Carr, campbell co-re,, remit issues to District Court; Boxer v…

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District Court. (Before Judge Backhouse.) Landlord and Tenant

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 8

Maria Williams, administratrix of the estate of Thomas Kiltorkan Prendergast, deceased, sued Ray Geddes for alleged breach of agreement. The plaintiff's case, was that she…

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Mr. Barnes of Church St. His Application and a Police Objection

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 1

At the Parramatta Police Court on Monday, before Mr. M. H. Fitzhardinge, S.M., the application of John Barnes for renewal of a dealer's licence came on for…

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Industrial Arbitration Court. (Before Judge Rolin.) Wool and Basil Workers. New Union Registered

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 8

The association which represented the wool and basil workers at the end of last year had its registration cancelled as an industrial union. Application was made by…

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Parramatta Court. Friday, February 1. (Before Mr. M. H. Fitzhardinge, S.M.) The Anzac's-Joke

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 1

Percy N. Howlett, who wore a returned soldier's badge, pleaded not guilty to a charge of behaving in a rictous manner. Constable Follent (Lidcombe) deposed…

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Coal Lumpers Charged with Stealing

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 2

Daniel Edward Quirk, 21, coal lumper, pleaded guilty at the Central Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Smithers, to stealing blankets, valued…

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Accountant Charged. Alleged Theft of £274

Evening News · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 5

Charles Bradisugh Brookshaw, 35, was charged before Mr. Burton Smith, at the Central Police Court this morning, with stealing £[?]74 16s 3d…

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Carlton Safe Robbery. Night Officer Arrested. Charged with Stealing £126

Evening News · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 5

Detectives Leary. Rankin, Robinson, and the Kogarah police, this morning, arr[?]ted William Henry Ferguson, [?]d, in connection with the robbery from a safe at the Carlton Railway…

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Prison-warder Charged

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 8

On a charge of stealing tho sum of £43 4s 8d, Francis Patrick Owens (38), appeared before Mr. M'Kensey, S.M., of the Water Police Court yesterday…

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Brandt Brothers Charged. Crown Case Fails

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 8

The remanded cases, wherein Albert Charles Brandt (32) was charged with having aided Custav Werner and Herman Scheiber to assume the names of Warner and Shirley,…

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The Final Court

The Catholic Press · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 50

"Would-be Passenger (out of breath from running): "When does the half-past live train leave?" Porter: "Five-thirty."…

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Chinese Feud. Police Seize Firearms

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 4

PERTH, Wednesday.--The police fear that the feud between the rival parties in the Chinese Chung Wah Society, which recently resulted in a Sunday evening shooting case in…

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Is Australian Uniform. Young Man Sent to Gaol. London, Wednesday Night

Evening News · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 5

[?] was [?] at [?] of an [?] in evidence that [?]…

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Short Measure. Cases at Paddington Court

Evening News · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 5

At the Paddington Police Court before Mr. Payten, the magistrate, this morning, [?] Degotard[?] of the Weights and Measures Department, pro[?]ded against several persons for [?] of the…

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Aboriginal Sent to Gaol Relative of Jimmy Governor Savage Attack Upon a Girl BATHURST

The Sun · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 6

Roy Governor, a boyish-looking aboriginal, and a relative of the notorious Jimmy Governor, appeared before Judge Scholes, at Bathurst Quarter Sessions to-day, on five…

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"Creating Disaffection." "You are charged with making statements likely to create disaffection amongst His Majesty's subjects."

The Australian Worker · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 15

This piece of verbiage has become fairly familiar to reformers in Australia. Yet, rightly understood, there is nothing in it to give any homorable man concern…

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