Singleton Small Debts Court. Tuesday, 14th MAY, 1907
(Before Mr T. H. Wilkinson, P.M.) James Moore and Co. v. Benjamin Franklin.—Glaim far £5/5/3, goods sold. Verdict for amount claimed,…
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Courts & crime, 1907
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The Definition of Soapsuds Case Under, the Police Offences Act
The question of whether soapsudse came within the definition of-filth or rubbish was argued before the Full Court (Mr Justice Cohen and Mr…
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Felix Rodoni, alias Smith, an Italian was committed for trial for the burglary at the residence of Mr.Wertheimer…
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A charge of assaulting her late cook, Cecilia Jacobson, brought Princess Toussoun, of 3 Kent Terrace, Regent's Park, the widow of an Egyptian prince,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cessnock Police Court. [?] NEW P.M. WELCOMED
[?] the Court being opened for pub[?] business, last Saturday, Mr Geo. [?] senior honorary magistrate, [?] forward, and on behalf [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Burglary in Cessnock. Safe Destroyed with Explosives
On Monday morning [?] the town was started by the report that Mr. J. Andrews’ Commercial Stores, Main street, were burglariously entered, a…
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Senior-Constable M'Gill, who has for some time been stationed, in Singleton, has been transferred to Merewether, Newcastle, and his…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Attempted Murder a Life Sentence
James Heldir alias Smithers, was at Wellington (N.Z.) on Wednesday sentenced to imprisonment for life for attempted murder at…
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At Southwark county court, during the hearing of a case in which an omnibus proprietor was sued for damage done to a hoarding in Waterloo road,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →West Maitland Police Court. Monday, May 20
The bench at the West Maitland police Court this morning was occupied by My. T. H. Wilkinson, P.M. ALLEGED WIFE " DESERTION…
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An aboriginal named James Mooney was committed for trial by the coroner at Woodburn for the alleged murder of an aboriginal woman named Amy…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →West Ham Scandals. Guardians Sentenced
LONDON, May 18. [?]trial of certain West Ham guardians and [?] on a charge of conspiracy to defraud [?] Ham Board of Guardians was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Latest News by Wire. Press Association. Sydney. Burglary at Petersham
The residence of Mr. Patrick Boland at Petersham was entered by thieves last night and jewellery valued at £25 was stolen, 'There is no no to the thieves…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Human Remains Near Dunbible. Suspicion of Murder
In connection with the discovery of a human skeleton near the railway line at Dunbible on Wednesday, and which, it is thought, are those of a navvy, it has transpired that in 1894 a man named…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Fiendish Assault
A peculiar case of assault was reported to the police at Wolumla the other day. While after a horse about 200. yards from her home a young girl…
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Mr A. T. Cochrane,C.P.S. at Singleton Court House, received intimation, yesterday, that the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice…
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An inquest has been held at Woodburn, near Lismore, on the body, of an aboriginal woman named "Amy." The evidence was that she and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Music Has No Charm Under the Police Offences Act
It has been the custom of the Bodangora Band to frequently come to Wellington on a Saturday night, under engagement to play before…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stealing Coal on the Railway
A good many people do not know that it is an offence in the eyes of the law to pick up a piece of coal that many have fallen from a passing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Court Humors. in English Tribunals
At Southwark county court, during the bearing of a case in which an omnibus proprietor was sued for damage done to a boarding in Waterloo road, Lambeth, the plaintiff's representative…
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