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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1918

4,672 stories in Sydney's papers · page 59 of 234

Convicts' Dash Attempt to Break Gaol Exciting Recapture Melbourne

The Sun · Sunday 24 March 1918 · page 4

For some time James Henry Townley, aged 31, who is serving a sentence of nine years for receiving, had been an inmate in the hospital ward, and a little before 10…

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Gaol-breakers Fail After Sensational Attempt Rapid Drama in Melbourne Melbourne

Sunday Times · Sunday 24 March 1918 · page 2

An unsuccessful attempt made by two longsentence prisoners to break from Pentridge early this morning contained incident enough for a picture show. The two were James…

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Guarding the President Precautions at the White House Police Soldiers and Secret Service

Sunday Times · Sunday 24 March 1918 · page 24

Washington betrays every symptom of having at last awakened to a sense of interest in the President of the United States, says the New York Herald. The averaged…

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Drummoyne Burglary Two Men Charged

The Sun · Monday 25 March 1918 · page 7

At the Quarter Sessions to-duy, Stephen Doyle and William Cosgrove were charged with having entered the dwelling of Alfred Samuel Loveridge at Drummoyne on April…

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Burglary at Drummoyne. Two Men Charged, Police Dig in Back Yard

Evening News · Monday 25 March 1918 · page 5

At the Darliaghurst Sessions, before Judge Docker and a jury Stephen Doyle and William Co[?]grove pleaded not guilty to breaking and entering on [?] the [?]ing of…

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Chief Industrial Magistrate's Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 March 1918 · page 4

Phillip-st.—Before the Chief [?]dustrial Magistrate.— At 10 a.m.: For hearing—Macpherson v Gl[?]son, same v O'Connor, same v C[?]il…

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Attempted Escape From Gaol. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 March 1918 · page 8

Two long-sentence convicts, James Henry Townley and Joseph Richard Gilmour, attacked a warder in the hospital corridor at Pentridge prison in the early hours of Saturday…

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Alleged Murder Young Woman Acquitted

The Sun · Monday 25 March 1918 · page 2

Margaret Daisy Young was charged at the Central Criminal Court to-day with having murdered her child. She was defended by Mr. Coyle (instructed by Mr. Bland)…

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District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 March 1918 · page 4

Before the Deputy Registrar.—At 10.30 a.m.: Co[?]on v Nielsen. At 10.55 a.m.: Ellis v Stiles and another. At 11.10 a.m.: Stiles and another a[?] Ellis…

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Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 March 1918 · page 4

Cause List.—In Banco Court, St. Jamea's-road.—At 10 a.m.: Wilson v Sharpe (part heard). At 11.15 a.m.: Pren[?]ce and others v Schrader, Westhoven v Murray and another. Notice to Jurors.—The jurors engaged…

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Commonwealth Police. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 March 1918 · page 4

The headquarters of the Queensland Commonwealth police have been transferred to Sydney…

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Industrial Arbitration Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 March 1918 · page 4

No. 1 Court 'House, Queen'[?].—Before Mr. Justice Heydon.—At 10 a.m.: To be struck out.—Re Food Supply and Distribution, No. 1 Group, No. 3 (Country Bakers') Board; application by E. Heath, of…

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The High Court

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 March 1918 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Saturday.--The members of the High Court, which has been sitting in Melbourne, have gone to Sydney…

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Central Criminal Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 March 1918 · page 4

Margaret Young murder; Robert Joseph Davis. inciting to commit crime…

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Court Martial at Sea Two Years Imprisonment

The Sun · Monday 25 March 1918 · page 5

At a Field General Court Martial held at sea on February 25, Private E. A. Oxley, No. 2 Company, 5th Pioneers, A.I.F., was found guilty of drunkenness, striking a sentry while…

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Law Notices. Monday, March 25. Commonwealth Arbitration Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 March 1918 · page 4

Before the Deputy President (Mr. Justice Powers), at Darlinghurst Courthouse.—At 10.30 a.m.: In the matter of the Australian Commonwealth P[?]st and Telegraph Association v the Acting Public Service…

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Chif Industriel Magistrate's Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 March 1918 · page 4

Phillip-street.—Before the Chief Industraial Magistrate.— At 10 a.m.—For hearing: Fuller v Rivett (2), Whitley v [?]ton. At 10.30 a.m.: Her v Railway Commissiononers fo New South Wales…

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Drummoyne Burglary

The Sun · Tuesday 26 March 1918 · page 2

The jury in the case in which Stephen Doyle and William Cosgrove were charged with having been concerned in the Drummovne burglary failed to agree yesterday…

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Burglary Charge. the Drummoyne Case

Evening News · Tuesday 26 March 1918 · page 7

After having been locked up all night [?] in which Stephen Doyle and [?] from Cosgrove were charged at [?]erst Sessions with breaking…

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The Drummoyne Burglary. Hidden Treasures

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 March 1918 · page 9

At Darlinghurst Quarter Sesslens, before Judge Docker Anil n Jury yesterduy tlio circumstances arising out of the Drummoyne burglary were investigated. Mr. J. N. Mason…

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