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Courts & crime, 1919

5,632 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 250

Police and Firemen's Hospital Carnival

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 January 1919 · page 14

Officially launched last Monday, the Police and Firemen's Carnival and Hospital Art Union is now in full swing, and the energetic organisers, under the…

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Police and Firemen Hospital Art Union

The Sun · Sunday 26 January 1919 · page 19

Officially launched on Monday by Mr. Fuller (Chief Secretary) was the rolled and Firemen's Eighth Carnival and Hospital Art Union…

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Wilful Murder of Major Secton Jury's Verdict Against Col. Rutherford—Evidence that Seton Visited Mrs. Rutherford LONDON, Friday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 January 1919 · page 2

The continued inquest on Major Seton, the Australian Medical Corps officer, who is alleged to have been shot by Lieut.-Col. Rutherford, a British officer, was…

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Strikes Spreading Fast Through Great Britain Police, Engineers, and Miners in Ferment Railway Men Demand Complete Nationalisation, All Workers Claiming Shorter Hours and Greater Privileges—York-shire Miners Return to Work LONDON, Friday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 January 1919 · page 1

A massed meeting of the railway-men in London discussed the National programme. Several speakers declared that the…

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Midnight Assault Annandale Resident Injured

Evening News · Monday 27 January 1919 · page 3

John Thomas Smoothey, of [?] Young-street. Annandale, has reported a strange occurrence to the police. He states that he was leaving his back gate at about…

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Verdict of Murder. London

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 January 1919 · page 5

At the inquiry into the killing of Major Miles Seton, the Coroner read a letter written by Mrs. Rutherford last October, bogging her husband to divorce her. A verdict of wilful…

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At His Own Gate Assault and Attempted Robbery

The Sun · Monday 27 January 1919 · page 6

John Thomas Smoothey, who lives in Young-street, Annandale, has reported to the police that as he was entering the back gate of his home early…

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Wilful Murder. Major Seton's Death. London, Jan. 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 January 1919 · page 8

The inquest regarding the death of Major Miles Challes Seton, of the Australian Army Medical Corps, was concluded to-day. Mrs. Rutherford, who is a handsome woman,…

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"Seton Is Dead" London Murder Inquiry Rutherford's Note to Wife Maid's Evidence LONDON, Sunday Night

The Sun · Monday 27 January 1919 · page 6

The Kensington court was crowded at the adjourned. inquiry into the death of Major Miles Seton. Colonel Rutherford was not present…

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Naughty Children State as Benevolent Despot Work of Special Court

The Sun · Monday 27 January 1919 · page 4

The Children's Belief Department of New South [?] has a way of its own of [?]ing with naughty boys and girls, and this…

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Law Report. Industrial Court. (Before Mr. Justice Edmunds.) Railway and Tramway Officers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 January 1919 · page 5

Eight applications have been lodged by the Railway and Truniwny Officers' Association for awards for the different sections of the salaried staff of the service. The matter came…

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The Pacific Hughes Arches the Case Court of the Great Powers Clash of International Opinion Paris, Sunday Night

The Sun · Monday 27 January 1919 · page 1

The Supreme Council yesterday afternoon spent two hours and a half hearing the Dominion delegates' arguments for the retention of the…

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Inoculating the Police

The Sun · Tuesday 28 January 1919 · page 8

Members of the police force not inoculated, together with their families, will have the opportunity almost immediately of being treated by Dr…

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Industrial Arbitration Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 January 1919 · page 5

Court-house, Newcastle.—Before his Honor Mr. Justice Edmunds.— At 10 a.m.—For hearing: Re Iron and Shipbuilding Trades Group. No. 19 (Broken Hill Proprietary Steel Works) Board, application by…

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Police on Borders Assisting Federal Officials

The Sun · Tuesday 28 January 1919 · page 7

Mr. Mitchell (Inspector-General of Police) said this afternoon that he had interviewed the Chief Secretary (Mr. Fuller), and as a result the police on…

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Seton Murder Case. Revelations at Inquest. London, Jan. 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 January 1919 · page 7

The Inquest regarding the death of Major Miles Charles Seton, of the Australian Army Medical Corps, was concluded to-day. The court was crowded, many people being…

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Wednesday, January 29. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 January 1919 · page 5

In Chambers.—Before Mr. Justice sty, in Banco Court, St. James's, road.—At 10 a.m. Ex parte London Bank of Australia, Ltd., re Miles and ors, and re War Precautions Act, 1914-1916—to exercise powers…

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