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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1926

8,105 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 250

Man Charged. Police Secure Remand

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1926 · page 1

There was a sequel to the Auburn sensation at Parramatta Police Court on Monthly when Harry Cloag (27, described as a moulder was formally charged…

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Theft of Wine

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 January 1926 · page 8

William Bratt, aged 25 years, a clerk, who appeared before Mr. Giles Shaw, [?].S.M., at the Central Police Court yesterday, pleaded guilty to a charge of having stolen a bottle of wine valued ot 6/, the property of…

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Assault Victims Condition Still Serious

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 January 1926 · page 9

Late last night the condition of Mrs. Emma Carroll, who had her head battered in a house in Milford Street, Huristone Park, and George…

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Malvern Robbery. Three Persons Charged. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 January 1926 · page 8

Myrtle Morris, factory worker, aged 21 years, Leslie French, and George Marshall, were committed for trial at the Malvern Court this morning on a charge of having broken…

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Head Under Cliffs Damaged Statue Four Men Charged

The Sun · Tuesday 12 January 1926 · page 19

The statue of the late Lieutenant Grieve at South Head was mutilated and the convent fence at Vaucluse damaged on or about New Year's…

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Grieves' Statue Smashed Head Over Cliffs Four Men Charged

Evening News · Tuesday 12 January 1926 · page 12

"THE STATUE, we allege, was broken by the accused, and the head portion thrown over the cliffs," remarked Sergeant Dennis,…

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Blamed the Police Christmas Episode

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 12 January 1926 · page 1

"I had a piece out of my car, my lip was butted. my jaw was bruised, and I had tumps all over my head."…

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Here and There Police Conference

The Sun · Tuesday 12 January 1926 · page 16

The annual conference of the heads of the police of the different States will be held in Sydney in the second week of February. The…

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Strangled Girl Verdict of Murder London, Monday Evening

Evening News · Tuesday 12 January 1926 · page 1

Eugene de Vere, alias John Stichell a cripple, was to-day committed for trial by the St. Pancras Coroner on a charge of murder, the fury having…

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"Murder" Brewarrina Inquest Verdict Black for Trial Brewarrina

The Sun · Tuesday 12 January 1926 · page 11

The aborigine arrested after a ten days' hunt in the Brewarrina district (following the death of the half-caste child, Robert Burns), was committed…

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Law Notices. Tuesday, January 12. District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 January 1926 · page 7

Before his Honor Judge Cohen.—In Chumben, in No. 1 Court, at 10 am.: Pert v The Municipal Council of Sydney, in the matter of the application of Mary Pert. in the matter of the Workmen's…

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This Morning's Gallops Tiny's Court in Form

Sydney Sportsman · Tuesday 12 January 1926 · page 2

WEATHER and track conditions were made to order at headquarters this morning when mentors had no less than three rinks to choose from—the tan and "B" grass were available for ordinary use, and the course proper for specials. The…

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Rich Indians Mysterious Deaths After Insurance Murder Suspected GUTHRIE (Oklahoma), January 11

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 January 1926 · page 1

The mysterious death of nine wealthy Osage Indians has prompted a Federal inquiry into an alleged murder ring, reputed…

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Shop-lifter Sentenced

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 9

At the Central Police Court yesterday, John Sheedy, aged 49 years, was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment. Mr. Giles, C.S.M., directed the Clerk of the Peace to make an…

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General News Cattle-stealing Charge

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 4

PENRITH. -- Thomas Nelson, a young man, appeared before Mr. Chippendall P.M., at the local Police Court, and was charged with stealing 19 head of…

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Alleged Theft of Motor Cars

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 9

Cyril Brownly, aged 26 years, appeared at the Central Police Court yesterday to answer a charge of having stolen a motor car, valued at £210, the property of Sadie Jane Davis on…

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Racecourse Theft Francis Haron's £15

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 3

AFTER he had picked my pocket, and I accused him, he come back with a punch on the jaw. It was a decent punch, and it stunned me for…

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Remanded Again Coogee Assault Charge

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 2

William Henry Curtis, 43, musician, charged with having wounded, with intent to murder, Mrs. Annie Louisa Timson at Coogee, on November 30,…

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Man Shoplifter Nearly Went to Gaol

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 1

Sydney McGregor, aged 44, a motor mechanic, had a narrow escape at the Central Court yesterday from being sent to gaol. He…

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Struggle [?]On Racecourse. Alleged Theft of Money

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 9

At the Central Police Court yesterday Thomas Richard Carpenter, aged 33 years, was committed for trial at the February Quarter Sessions on a charge of having stolen the sum…

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