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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1918

4,672 stories in Sydney's papers · page 56 of 234

Dramatic Arrest. Postal Sorter Charged. Detectives Hide in Goods Lift

Evening News · Thursday 21 March 1918 · page 5

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Quarter Sessions. (Before Judge Hamilton.) Mr. F. S. Boyce for the Crown. Receivers Sentenced

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 March 1918 · page 4

Horace M'Allister and Charles Jackson, who were found guilty on the previous day of receiving a quantity, of goods, the property of Grace Brothers, were sentenced. M'Allister…

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Law Notices. Thursday, March 21. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 March 1918 · page 4

Cause List,—In Banco Court, St. James's-road.—At 10 a.m.: Luttrell v Bulli Colliery and Coke Works, Ltd. (part heard). At 12.15 p.m: Wilson v Sharpe. Notice to jurors: The jurors engaged in the above…

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Bankruptcy Court. (Before the Registrar.) Certificate Applications

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 March 1918 · page 4

Re Joseph Henry Noble: Mr. M. A..H. Fitzhardinge appeared for the applicant. Adjourned to May 8 next. Re Sarah Jane. Lucas. Mr. H. Utz (Messrs…

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Morgan Ford Charged Alleged False Statement. a Butcher and His Business. T. A. Field Gives Evidence

Evening News · Thursday 21 March 1918 · page 5

Before Mr. Macfariane, in the Central Summons Court this morning on a charge of willfully making a false statement on oath was preferred against Morgan Ford. The…

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Divorce Court. (Before Mr.Justice Harvey.) SHERIDAN v SHERIDAN

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 March 1918 · page 4

Beatrice Maude Sheridan, (formerly Hordern) petitioned for a dissolution of her marriage with John Patrick Sheridan on the ground of his desertion by failing to comply…

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Waverley Wants a Courthouse Minister and Police-General to be Approached

Evening News · Thursday 21 March 1918 · page 4

It is considered by business people of Waverley and Bondi that the [?] has arrived when the locality should have a courthouse of its own. At present all court matters are dealt…

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Law Report. Banco Court. (Before Mr. Justice Pring and jury.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 March 1918 · page 4

The action Luttrell v Bulli Colliery and Coke Works, Limited, still stands part heard…

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Plucky Woman Fight with Burglars One Man Shot Police Make Arrest Fremantle

The Sun · Thursday 21 March 1918 · page 5

Fremantle was yesterday the scene of a robbery the circumstances surrounding which were sensational in a high degree. Mrs. Stewart White, who lives in…

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Central Criminal Court. (Before Mr. Justice Gordon and juries.) Jury Disagree

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 March 1918 · page 4

In the case of Jacob Flenberg, who was charged with being the receiver of the proceeds of the burglary "from the jewellery shop of Maurice Goldberg, the jury which…

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Equity Court. (Before the Chief Judge, Mr. Justice Street.) KNOPP v GRAHAM

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 March 1918 · page 4

This suit, for specific performance of an agreement to purchase land is still part heard. * A QUEENSLAND PROPERTY…

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NO. 1 Jury Court. (Before Mr. Justice Sly and Jury.) Farmer v Honan and same v Dunne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 March 1918 · page 4

His Honor refused an application for a non-suit in these actions, which arose out of an alleged agreement inspecting the sale of a property known as Mornngorell, in the…

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Husband and Wife Charged

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 March 1918 · page 3

Lillian Gray (31) was convicted, before Mr. Smithers, S.M., at Redfern Court yesterday, on a charge of knowingly having in the custody of Frank Vidcon, at Regent Street, Redfern, a…

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Alleged Theft of Postal Matter

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 March 1918 · page 4

Hugh Robert Riddell, 80, a postal sorter, was charged at the Central Police Court yesterday with having tampered with 12 postal articles, the property of the Postmaster-General. Accused was further charged…

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Charge of Murder

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 March 1918 · page 7

Before Mr. Love, S.M., at the Central Police Court yesterday, Eric Hylton Glasson, 31, a soldier, was charged with having on November 28, 1917, at Falma, in the British…

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Alleged Stealing in Bank Customer Loses £100

The Sun · Friday 22 March 1918 · page 6

Vincent Cook, 30, a laborer, who was arrested yesterday afternoon by Detective Leary and Plain-clothes Constable Kelly, at Surry Hills, and charged with stealing £100…

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Postal Sorter Charged Story of Arrest

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 March 1918 · page 9

Hugh Robert Riddell, postal sorter, was committed for trial at the Central Police Court yesterday on a charge of (1) having stolen a letter sent by post, and (2)…

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Death of Native. Soldier From Solomons Charged

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 March 1918 · page 5

Eric Hylton Glasson. aged 31, a gunner in camp at Liverpool, was charged at the Central Police Court yesterday afternoon with having murdered a native known as Bute, in the…

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District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 March 1918 · page 4

Before his Honor, Judge Backhouse.—At 10 a.m.— In Chambers, in No. 2 Court.—In the matter of the Wo[?]kmen's Compensation Act, 1916, and in the matter of the application of Elizabeth Jean Tyson;…

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Industrial Arbitration Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 March 1918 · page 4

No. 2 Court-house, Queen's-square.—Befo[?]e his Honor, Judge [?]olin.—At 10 a.m.—For hearing: Re Government Railways Group No. 1 (Per. Way Wages Staff) Board, application by Australian Workers' Union…

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