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crime law and punishment

Income tax: Pays double and a fine [two items, September 1903]

2 December 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: Reproduced below are two items regarding a man being fined for an income tax violation.] Income tax. Pays double and a fine. At the Brunswick Court this morning Phillip Hellyer was proceeded against for having failed to furnish the Income Tax Commissioner with … [Read more...] about Income tax: Pays double and a fine [two items, September 1903]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, crime law and punishment, income tax, legal judgments, multiple items, SourceTrove, year1903

Domestic Intelligence [13 August 1844]

2 December 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: These news items are extracts from the “Domestic Intelligence” section published in the Colonial Times (Hobart Town, Van Diemen’s Land), 13 August 1844.] Domestic Intelligence THE “COMET” COACH. — Anxious at all times to advance the interests of the colony, more … [Read more...] about Domestic Intelligence [13 August 1844]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, alcoholic beverages made in Australia, coaches, convicts, crime law and punishment, economic competition, ferries, hangings, news items, roads, roads needing improvement, SourceTrove, year1844

News and notes [14 May 1873]

2 October 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: These news items are extracts from the “News and notes” section published in The Ballarat Star (Ballarat, Vic.), 14 May 1873. Some of the news items came from other newspapers.] News and notes. A Chinaman named Ah Yuck was arrested on Tuesday evening by Constable … [Read more...] about News and notes [14 May 1873]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, accidents, crime law and punishment, fire brigades, fire incidents, SourceTrove, tenders, theatre review, tragedies, unions, wandering cattle, year1873

The commutation of the death sentence on M’Crow [27 May 1892]

15 August 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This untitled article was published in the news section of the Evening News (Sydney, NSW), 27 May 1892.] [The commutation of the death sentence on M’Crow] The commutation of the death sentence on M‘Crow to imprisonment for life will, it is to be thought, do no … [Read more...] about The commutation of the death sentence on M’Crow [27 May 1892]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, capital punishment, crime law and punishment, SourceTrove, year1892

A clergyman fined: Wanted to “cut it out” [20 August 1915]

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[Editor: This article was published in The Gosford Times; Woy Woy and Wyong District Advocate (Gosford, NSW), 20 August 1915.] A clergyman fined. Wanted to “cut it out.” Rev. J. P. Penman, Methodist minister at Katoomba, and his wife were summoned before Mr. T. B. … [Read more...] about A clergyman fined: Wanted to “cut it out” [20 August 1915]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: crime law and punishment, petty application of the law, SourceTrove, year1915

Monday, July 3, 1865 [news items, 3 July 1865]

28 March 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: These untitled news items, extracts from a general news section, were published in The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 3 July 1865. These include reports regarding commemorations of Victoria’s separation from NSW, introduced species, crime reports, manufacturing, squatters and … [Read more...] about Monday, July 3, 1865 [news items, 3 July 1865]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Australian Aborigines, crime law and punishment, dummying, extracts, introduced species, manufacturing, separation of Victoria from NSW, SourceTrove, squatters, theatre review, tragedies, volunteer military, weather, workplace accidents, year1865

The School of Gately [The Bulletin, 28 March 1903]

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[Editor: This article, about hangmen in Victoria, was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 28 March 1903.] The School of Gately. [For The Bulletin.] When Victorian hangman Gately disappeared beyond human ken, the choice of the experts fell upon John Upjohn, a … [Read more...] about The School of Gately [The Bulletin, 28 March 1903]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: crime law and punishment, hangmen, publication The Bulletin (Sydney), SourceTrove, year1903

“Scribo” on a forgotten murder [28 March 1903]

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[Editor: This article, about a possible wrongful conviction for murder, was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 28 March 1903.] “Scribo” on a forgotten murder: Reported for a Melbourne daily at Castlemaine in ’66 the trial of David Young, the alleged Daylesford … [Read more...] about “Scribo” on a forgotten murder [28 March 1903]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: crime law and punishment, murder, publication The Bulletin (Sydney), SourceTrove, wrongful convictions, year1903

[Crimes and court cases] [25 June 1901]

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[Editor: These extracts, concerning crimes and court cases, were taken from the general news section of The Benalla Standard (Benalla, Vic.), 25 June 1901.] [Crimes and court cases] Police Court. — At the Benalla Police Court yesterday, before Mr Blackburne, J.P., F. C. … [Read more...] about [Crimes and court cases] [25 June 1901]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: crime law and punishment, SourceTrove, year1901

Australiana [15 January 1936]

1 November 2020 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: These items are from the “Australiana” column published in The World’s News (Sydney, NSW), 15 January 1936.] Australiana The hairless horse Whenever I try to tell the truth about the hairless horse of Queensland the audience walks away without a word — politely, … [Read more...] about Australiana [15 January 1936]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: anecdote, crime law and punishment, humorous anecdote, Louisa Lawson, SourceTrove, year1936

[An amusing incident] [26 April 1887]

15 November 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: An extract from the news section of The Age, 26 April 1887.] [An amusing incident] An amusing incident which happened at the King-street police station last week is the subject of conversation amongst the city force, and is to be enquired into at … [Read more...] about [An amusing incident] [26 April 1887]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: crime law and punishment, humour and humourous stories, police, SourceGoogleNews, SourceTrove, year1887

Johnson, alias Crow [news reports, 1891]

14 September 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: These are reports on an incident which was the basis for Henry Lawson’s poem “Johnson, alias Crow”; being extracts from the general news sections of The Brisbane Courier, regarding the death in custody of H. Johnson in 1891. A further extract has been included, related … [Read more...] about Johnson, alias Crow [news reports, 1891]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: crime law and punishment, reference, SourceTrove, year1891

Benalla Police Court [trials for furious riding and vagrancy, 29 October 1869]

22 May 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: These are extracts from reports on trials at the Police Court in Benalla; a report on the trial of Ned Kelly for assault, reported in the longer article, has been included elsewhere. Published in The Benalla Ensign and Farmer’s and Squatter’s Journal, 29 October … [Read more...] about Benalla Police Court [trials for furious riding and vagrancy, 29 October 1869]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: crime law and punishment, SourceTrove, welfare, year1869

[News items] [9 September 1851]

22 May 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: These brief news items, extracts from the news section of the The Sydney Morning Herald of 9 September 1851, are indicative of the harsh sentencing and working conditions in Australia’s early years; although they were probably little different to those in other countries … [Read more...] about [News items] [9 September 1851]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: crime law and punishment, SourceTrove, working conditions, year1851

[Convicts made to attend church by law] [6 November 1823]

11 May 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: An extract from the news section of The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (6 November 1823), regarding the rule in New South Wales that all convicts were to attend church services every Sunday.] [Convicts made to attend church by law] In consequence … [Read more...] about [Convicts made to attend church by law] [6 November 1823]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: convicts, crime law and punishment, SourceTrove, year1823

[News items] [10 January 1829]

11 May 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: Extracts from the news section of the The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser of 10 January 1829, including news on the coming celebration to commemorate the founding of the colony, two “bushranger” children, and deaths from whooping cough.] [News … [Read more...] about [News items] [10 January 1829]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Anniversary (Australia Day), Australia Day, crime law and punishment, medical issues, SourceTrove, year1829

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