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Courts & crime, 1895

8,272 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 250

Bankruptcy Court

The Australian Star · Monday 14 January 1895 · page 5

The Registrar in Bankruptcy (Mr. Henry) will sit to-morrow at 11 o'clock to deal with the following matters:--Certificate applications: Kenneth Hugh…

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Central Licensing Court

Evening News · Monday 14 January 1895 · page 5

The weekly meeting of the Central Licensing Court was held to-day, present, Captain Fisher, S.M. Mr. Smithers, S.M., Mr. Penny, L.M…

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Police Courts. Remanded to Parramatta

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 January 1895 · page 2

Senior-constable M'Lean and Constable! Bannan, of Redfern, on Friday night arrested a man named Alexander M'Leilan (36), who described himself as an engineer…

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Police Courts. Un[?]eliable Evidence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 January 1895 · page 6

The young man, John Vockler, who on Thursday last was remanded on a charge of stealing a gold watch, chain, diamond ring, and £5 from Arthur Richter, by means of the confidence trick, was…

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A Cattle Dealer in Court

The Australian Star · Monday 14 January 1895 · page 5

A cattle dealer named Michael Thomas Kelly, aged 56, figured at the Water Police Court this morning, charged with obtaining the sum of 17s 6d from William Tanner by…

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At the Central. The Police Duty. Reckoning With Rioters--The Betting Houses Act

The Australian Star · Monday 14 January 1895 · page 5

Mr. Smithers, S. M., dropped like a ton of steam bricks on a solicitor who, in a fit of petulance at the failure of an application, said that the action of the police looked…

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The Bank of South Australia. Public Examination Of, Directors. Application to the Court

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 January 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Friday Evening.--Mr. C.J Stewart, who was nominated by the shareholders of film Rank of South Australia as liquidator, has made…

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Cowra Police Court. Welcome to New Magistrate

Evening News · Tuesday 15 January 1895 · page 3

COWRA, January 15.-At the local police court, before Mr. Badham, P.M., on Monday, Denis Shanahan, charged with stealing and destroying a letter, the property…

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Glebe Police Court

The Australian Star · Tuesday 15 January 1895 · page 6

Thomas Jones, a suspicious character found frequenting Glebe-road, was sentenced to one month's hard labor. Kate Duff, for a few very unrefined…

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Redfern Police Court

The Australian Star · Tuesday 15 January 1895 · page 6

A NICE BOY.--James Blythe, a youth of 19, who, when being arrested for obscene language, savagely attacked the apprehending constable, was fined £3, or two months,…

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Stealing Pigeons

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 January 1895 · page 3

Alfred Broderick was charged at the Parramatta Court yesterday, before the P.M., Mr. J. N. Brooks, and Messrs. R. Harper, W. H. Windsor, aud F. Beames,…

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Water Police Court. To-day's Cases

Evening News · Tuesday 15 January 1895 · page 4

Before Mr. Addison, S.M., this morning, George Smith, seaman, was charged with having combined frith, others to disboy lawful commands on board…

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Alleged Assault by a Constable

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 January 1895 · page 3

At the Newtown Court yesterday, James Slade, who had earlier in the day been fined 5s and costs or seven days' gaol for loitering, proceeded against Constable John…

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Fellow Lodgers. Theft in a Bedroom

Evening News · Tuesday 15 January 1895 · page 5

Francis Joseph Kennedy and Matthew Hey were charged before Mr. Smithers, at the Central to-day, with having stolen £3 10s, the property of Thomas…

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An Assault Case. Appeal Against the Decision

Evening News · Tuesday 15 January 1895 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, January 16.-The first step was taken on Monday in appealing against the sentence of three months passed in the police court last week upon Lewis…

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Assaulting the Police

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 January 1895 · page 3

James Blythe (19). laborer, was making the night hideous with foul language in Wilson-street. Redfern, about 1.30 a.m. on Sunday when he was detected by…

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Alleged Fraudulent Appropriation. a Newspaper Manager Charged

The Australian Star · Tuesday 15 January 1895 · page 6

Following close upon a charge of assault preferred against him by one of the directors of the DAILY POST, Matthew Douglas Aikman, manager of the…

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A Police Van Grievance

Evening News · Tuesday 15 January 1895 · page 3

The arrival of the police Van at the Paddington Police Court for the prisoners almost daily causes considerable excitement. Sometimes hundreds of children…

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Central Licensing Court

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 January 1895 · page 3
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The Central Licensing Court was held yesterday, when the following transfers of publicans' licenses were granted:--A. S. Watson to William H. White, Hope and…

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