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Courts & crime, 1919

5,632 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 250

Missing Persons Reported to the Police

Evening News · Monday 6 January 1919 · page 4

The following persons have been reported to the police as missing, and any information concerning them should be forwarded to Sergeant Hickey, of No. 1…

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Law Notices. Monday, January 6. District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 January 1919 · page 5

Before the Registrar.—At 10.30 a.m., Gallen [?]ts. Page; at 10.50 a.m., Street sts. King…

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Turf Prosecutions Case in Summons Court Adjournment Granted

The Sun · Monday 6 January 1919 · page 6

A case was mentioned in the Central Summons Court to-day in which Alfred Vockler, of Gibbs' Chambers, Moore-street, and. C. W. Hopkins,…

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Turf Tipsters in Court Charges Against Vockler and Hopkins Preliminary Proceedings

Evening News · Monday 6 January 1919 · page 4

Two well-known turf [?] were de[?]endants in cases which were mentioned in the Central Summons Court this morning. They were Alfred Vockier, of…

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Sardinia Trouble Soldiers' Allegations Conditions on the Vessel Evidence Before Special Court

Evening News · Monday 6 January 1919 · page 5

The [?] military authorities to [?] made by the [?] recently returned to Australia [?] the…

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Barefaced Theft

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 4

While in the bar of a Sydney hotel on Saturday last. James Coody, of Burwood, was robbed of a watch and chain, valued at £20. In his statement…

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Here and There Suburban Theft

The Sun · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 7

Between 10.30 last night and 5.20 this morning thieves entered, the home of John Hutchinson, in Huntley Point road Gladesville, by an open window,…

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In a Locked Room Alleged Theft at Petersham

Evening News · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 5

At the Newtown Police Court the morning. Ruby May [?] 24, married was charged with stealing goods [?] valued at £130 including a…

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Careless Use of Fire. Campers Arrested and Charged

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 4

As a result of the bush fires last week at Albion Park (N.S.W.)—fires that were racing for days, breaking out again and again as the wind blew…

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Veteran Police Officer's Death

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

There passed away on Saturday last at his residence. Chelsea, King-street, Ashfield, ex-Superintendent Charles Allen Sanderson, at the advanced age of 94. As far back as 1848…

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Smart Capture by Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 8

Early on Saturday morning Constable Paske, of Redfern Police Station, and a night watchman, noticed three men standing in Elizabeth-street. As the constable approached…

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Irish in Gaol Demand for Release LONDON, Monday Night

The Sun · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 1

The Sinn Fein has announced demonstrations in every village and town in Ireland on January 5 to demand the release of the Sinn Feiners. Mr…

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Tasmanian Murder. Evidence of an Expert. Hobart

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

The inquest on John Duncombe, of Pelham, who was shot dead through the window of his bush hut on Monday, December 9, having been shot on the previous Saturday, was…

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Unrest in Ireland a Sinn Fein Outbreak in a Belfast Gaol. Discovery of a Plot

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 4

An extraordinary outbreak occurred in the Belfast gaol on December 30th. The Sinn Fein prisoners, by breaking staircases and erecting barricades,…

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A Touching Appeal a Loving Wife Pleads for Her Husband's Honor. an Alleged Murder Charge

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 8

"Farmer and Settler" readers will remember the story, published recently, of an Australian named Percy Dargin, who was tried at Capetown,…

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On Boxing Night Unusual Assault Case Mr. Mutch and the Police

The Sun · Wednesday 8 January 1919 · page 5

At the Central Court to-day John Irvine, 19, a carpenter, was charged with assaulting Constable Valentine Henry Gobert, and William Baillie, 29,…

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Courts-martial. Soldiers Sentenced

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 January 1919 · page 12

District Orders show that the following soldiers who were tried by District Courts Martial at Victoria Barracks, Sydney, have been convicted and sentenced:--…

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Parramatta Police Court Thursday, Jan. 2. (Before Mr. L. W. Broughton, J.P., C.P.S., and Chamber Magistrate.)

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 8 January 1919 · page 2

Roy Terry (26), on a charge of using indecent language in Station-street, Parramatta, was remanded on bail till Monday…

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Duncombe Murder

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 January 1919 · page 9

The inquest into the murder of John Duncombe, near Hamilton, Tasmania, on December 7, concluded yesterday, and resulted in an open verdict…

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District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 January 1919 · page 9

Before the Registrar.—At 10.30 a.m.: In the matter of the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1916, and in the matter of the application of F. W. Walker…

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