Escaped From Gaol. Sydney, Saturday Night
John Alexander, who was awaiting trial at Orange on a charge of maliciously poisoning two horses, escaped from the gaol this afternoon. The…
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Courts & crime, 1908
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Small Debts Court
At the Lawrence Small Debts Court on Thursday, before the P.M., Moss Short gained a verdict for £16 16s for goods sold and delivered, and £1…
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Yesterday, before tile P.M. Herbert Lawrence was charged with using indecent language on 12th inst., and was fined 10s and 6s costs…
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The result of police investigations has led to the conclusion that Mrs. Robert Scott, whoso body was found in the Spring Gully Crook, at Fryerstown, near Castlemaine,…
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When the external barred gates had been opened for, and locked alter, me, I realised at last what it inoant to be "in gaol. In my profession those whom I had…
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On Friday morning a lad named Brunner reported to his employer. Mr. W. C. Cormie, lioneysuckle Point, Wee Waa, that he had seen what looked like the body of…
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The Court gave their reserved decision in the appeal by J. Sager against the disallowance of his a.c.p. application, Grafton, and against the direction of the local…
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On Monday, before the P.M. Hubert Lawrence, pleaded guilty to the use of obscene language in Prince street on the previous Saturday…
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At the inquest in Adelaide on Ah Wong, a Chinaman, who was killed on Saturday, the coroner returned a verdict of wilful murder against Thos…
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On Monday, before. Mr. A. J. Peisley, P.M. (chairman), and Messrs S. See and W. J. Hawthorne, L.Ms. Percy Neyle applied for a transfer…
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On Monday before the P.M., Wm. Wright v. John Murphy. Mr. Lobban for the plaintiff, and. Mr. Dowling for the defendant. Mr. Lobban,…
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It has been decided by the Department of Justice to establish a Court of Petty Sessions at Woolgoolga from the new year. Police…
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On Friday morning a lad named Brunner reported to his employer, Mr. W. C. Cormie. Honeysuckle Point, Wee Waa, that he had seen what looked like the body of a…
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At a sitting at Bellingen on Monday of the Special Licensing Court, Messrs. H. A. Evans, and R. M. Dowle, J's.P., on the Bench, the…
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"A[?] Grafton on Tuesday, before the P.M. Henry Charles Con, on remand, deeme[?] te he insaue, was, on certiflicates by Drs[?] Henry and M'Arthur, ordered to be for…
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On Wednesday a single meeting was held before Mr. [?] W. Fletcher, Deputy Registrar, in the estate of Ezra Gosper, of Ulmarra, Lawrence. Ti-Tree Creek, farm…
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One of the most sensational tales of the South Seas over unfolded—a tale fun of thrilling allegations, murder, piracy, treachery, and compulsory submission of an…
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At Grafton on Thursday, before Messrs. J. G. Phillips and D. M'Farlane, J.'sP. Frank Anderson, for being drunk and disorderly, was fined 5s or 24 hours…
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After the police had stopped the contest, and the referce had pointed to Johnson as the winner, Burns staggered to his corner, where he was immediately surrounded by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →JOHNSON v. Burns. Brilliant But Bitter Battle. Johnson Wins in Fourteeen Rounds. Burns Badly Bruised. Fight Stopped by Police
SYDNEY, Saturday.—What in many respects was the greatest boxing contest the world has ever seen was decided this forenoon at the Stadium, Rushcutters' Bay,…
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