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Courts & crime, 1918

4,672 stories in Sydney's papers · page 37 of 234

Father Charged with Poisoning

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 February 1918 · page 7

Before Mr. Love, S.M., at the Central Police Court yesterday, Peter Montscrrott (23), described as a teacher, was charged with administering poison to his infant son, Feter Moutserrott, so as to endanger…

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Indecent Letter. Music Teacher Sent to Gaol

Evening News · Saturday 23 February 1918 · page 1

Stanley Martin Moctlock, 29, [?] as a music teacher, living at North Sydney, pleaded guilty at the Central [?] Court this morning to a charge of sending through the post a…

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District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 February 1918 · page 9

Before his Honor Judge Backhouse.—At 10 a.m.: Craig v. Peadon and another, Button v Cork. Note: The list will be called over punctually at 10 a.m Before the Registrar.—At 10.30 a.m.: Price v Mitchell,…

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Industrial Arbitration Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 February 1918 · page 9

No. 1 Court house, Queen's-square.—Before Mr. Justice Heydon.—At 10 a.m.—For hearing. Re Newcastle Crane Employees' Union, application for registration as an industrial union (part heard) re Government…

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Fair Rents Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 February 1918 · page 9

Applications for determination of the fair rent of the following premises were dealt with by Mr. Jamieson, P.M., at the Fair Routs Court, Circular Quay:…

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Parramatta Police Court. Wednesday, February 20. (Before Mr. M. H. Fitzhardinge, S.M.) The Friend?

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1918 · page 12

A respectably dressed old woman named Lucy Whiteland was charged with hawking goods at Granville without a license. The police evidence showed that the…

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Kogarah Police Court. Wednesday, 20th February. Before Mr. C. N. PAYTEN, S.M. Offence Against Decency

The St George Call · Saturday 23 February 1918 · page 6

For offending against decency on 6th February, in Victoria Avenue, Penshurst, Sidney Edward Barden Cox was fined £3, with 6/- costs, in default one month…

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Police Force. No Assistant I.-g

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 February 1918 · page 10

During the last few weeks, reports have been current in police circles that the appointment of an Assistant-Inspector-General of Police was contemplated, and that…

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Law Notices. Monday, February 25. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 February 1918 · page 9

Term List.—In Banco Court, at 10 a.m.—Motions generally.—District Court appeal: O'Neill v Whittaker (part heard); Humphreys and others v McLeish. New trial motion: Wenbain v the Council of the…

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Murder—Not War, Germans Leaving Traps in Books and Pictures for Pursuers

The World's News · Saturday 23 February 1918 · page 19

TT was Lord Kitchener who said that the Germans had disgraced the honorable…

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District Court. (Before Judge Backhouse.) Action for Dogbite

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 February 1918 · page 9

Alfred Samuel Crawford, ice carter, of Bay-street, Croydon, sued George Woods, artist, 321 Pitt-street, Sydney, for the recovery of £100 damages for injuries alleged to have…

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Industbial Arbitration Court. (Before Mr. Justice Heydon.) Registration Granted

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 February 1918 · page 9

His Honor confirmed the registration of the New South Wales Government Railways Permanent Way Association as an industrial union. Registration of this body was granted…

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Comedy in Court. "I Can See it in his Eyes."

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1918 · page 2

At Liverpool Court on Monday, John Robert Long, a resident of Keir's-road, Lidcombe, and recently of Cabramatta, charged Surah Vose, of Cabramatta-road…

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Tote Tickets Thief. Sleuth Robson's Hobart Capture. a Weak Tale in Court

Sydney Sportsman · Saturday 23 February 1918 · page 5

At the Hobart Police Court, before Mr. E. W. Turner, P.M. William O'Brien was charged with attempting to steal two totalisator tickets,…

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Criminal Appeal Court. (Before Sir William Cullen, C.J., Mr. Justice Pring, and Mr. Justice Gordon.) REX v PULSKI

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 February 1918 · page 9

William Pulski, a Russian, applied for leave to appeal against his conviction and sentence on a charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm. The case was tried at the…

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Land Appeal Court. (Before Messrs. H. A. G. Curry, President and W. Houston, C.M.G., and C. E. Ronnie.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 February 1918 · page 9

The Minister for Lands submitted a reference for determination of the capital value of Ernest John Blackman's homestead farm No. 1915-15, Dunedoo Contral. Mr. Hanbury…

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Police and Firemen's Carnival

Sunday Times · Sunday 24 February 1918 · page 7

The sale of tickets and the repeat orders, coming from most of the districts of the State, have ensured the success of the Police and Firemen's Carnival in aid of the hospitals…

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In the "Busy Beetle" Kaiser's Can-openers Defied "Cross Between Armadillo and Steel Gaol"

The Sun · Sunday 24 February 1918 · page 13

"We expect every tank to do its damnedest." This was the order said to have been issued by the commander of the British…

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