Privy Council Appeal. Supreme Court Decision Reversed. [By Cable. London
The Privy Council has reversed the decision of the Supreme Court of New South Wales in the appeal case of O'Rourke and McSharry v. the New…
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Courts & crime, 1890
357 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 9 of 18
The London Police. Precautions Against a Strike [By Cable.] London
The second reading of the Police Pensions Bill has been passed in the House of Commons. In consequence of the dissatisfaction existing amongst…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Horrible Murder. A Mad Man Shoots his Mate. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent) MELBOURNE
News has been received of a terrible murder, which occurred at Gembrook on Sunday evening. Two laborers named William Cunningham and Alexander…
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WILLIAMS v. SMITH.—Mr. Jhonson appeared for plaintin, and Mr. Hall for defendant. This was an action for trespass, involving the ownership of suburban…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alleged Criminal Assault. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondents.] MELBOURNE
Thomas Johns, a railway shunter, was charged at the Ballarat Police Court yesterday with criminally assaulting Eliza Toohey in a railway carriage on the 20th…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cheat Strike at Leeds. the Police Overpowered. Non-unionists Prevented From Going In. [By Cable.] London, Tuesday (midnight)
A strike has occurred amongst the gasworks employes at Leeds. In order to defeat the strikers, 500 non-unionists were taken on, and guarded to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The London Police. the Government Gives In. Pay to Be Increased. [By Cable.] London
The Government proposes to increase the pay of the London police in accordance with the demands made during the recent agitation, which threatened…
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MR. BARNETT presided in the Warden's Court this morning, when P. Hickey sued J. Bowles for trespass on lot 6, section 32, town of Alma. Mr. Hancock…
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MR. WARDEN BARNETT delivered his decision in two importent cases this afternoon. In the case of Webber v. Fisher, an action for trespass he found that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Dunlo Divorce Case. Police Court Revelations. Evidence of the Lady's Frailty. [By Cable.] London, Sunday Afternoon
A money-lender named Richardson is suing Wertheimer, the co-respondent in the Danlo divorce suit, for the recovery of the value of a cheque…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Poisoning Husbands. Four Women Sentenced to Death. [By Cable.] London, Sunday Afternoon
Four women have been sentenced to death in connection with the recent cases of wholesale husband-poisoning in Hungary…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Savage Assault. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent). SYDNEY, Monday Afternoon
At the Redfern railway station George Carlisle, on Sunday morning, made a savage attack on Samuel Green. The latter is foreman and Carlisle is a porter…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The London Police. Strike Threatened on Tuesday. [By Cable.] London
The metropolitan police intend to strike on Tuesday unless the constable recently degraded for taking part in the agitation for increased pay is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Launceston Gaol. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) HOBART
The Launceston Gaol is to be demolished, and the prisoners sent to Hobart…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Pickpocket Sentenced. [By Telegraph.] From Our Own Correspondent. SYDNEY, Tuesday Afternoon
John Clark, alias Jonea, was sentenced to six months this afternoon for pocketpicking from Emma Stevenson in Kingstreet…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Alleged Criminal Assault. [By Telegraph.] (From Own Our Correspondent.) MELBOURNE, Tuesday Afternoon
At the Police Court to-day William Norris, John Johnson, James Sinnett, John Crooke, and Thomas Gaffney, fire respectaole- looking young men, were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The London Police. the Approaching Strike. Constables Suspended. Householders Warned to Close Early. [By Cable.] London
There is great excitement in connection with the London police trouble and the imminent prospect of a strike. Ninety constables have been reported…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The London Police. Excitement Over Dismissals. 3500 Men Pledged to Come Out. Panic in London. [By Cable.] London, Monday Afternoon
The fact of constables having been dismissed for having refused to fulfil their duties has caused great excitement amongst the police. The men…
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Stewart v. Hocking, Mr. M'Carthy appeared for plaintiff and Mr. Abbott for defendant. The plaintiff sought to have it ascertained that defendant had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Police Riots. Numerous Arrests. [By Cable.] London, Tuesday Afternoon
Many of the men concerned in the police riots have been arrested, including John Williams, a well-known Socialist agitator…
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