A Popular Police Officer
WEST MAITLAND, Tuesday.—This afternoon Mr. J. D. Meares, late superintendent of police for the north-eastern district, was presented at the courthouse, Maitland, with a handsome…
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The Cost of the Police
ADELAIDE, Tuesday.--A very large deputation waited on the Premier to-day from the city and suburban corporations, to ask him to reconsider his decision to…
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At the Central Police Court yesterday, before Captain Fisher, S.M., Robert Wipers, 37, a labourer, was charged with stealing two watches, two alberts, a hat, and £4 5s in money, from the person of John…
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William Ferguson Shaw, of Birrell- street, Waverley, and carried on business at Pyrmont Bridge-road as a grocer. Mr. Lloyd, official assignee…
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Dr. Ldmb, the medical missionary at Ambryn, New Hebrides, in a letter to a friend in Sydney, describes a horrible murder perpetrated near the station, the victim being one…
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At the Redfern Court yesterday, before MR Whittington's Johnson, S.M., nine young men, named Sidney Braun, Arthur Dives, John Hanlen, James Streeter, James Thompson…
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In a private letter received from Dr. Lamb, medical missionary at Ambrym, New Hebrides, the doctor recounts a diabolical murder of a "boy" attached to his station. The doctor's account of…
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In a private letter received in Sydney from Dr. Lamb, medical missionary at Ambrym, New Hebrides, the doctor recounts a diabolical murder of a "boy"…
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Before the Registrar in Bankruptcy.--At 10: In re Maldoon, examination under section : 30; in re Maldoon, public examination. Before the Chief Clerk in Bankruptcy.--At 2:…
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Constable Thomas Hetherington, late of the Newtown police, died on Thursday last, at his residence, No. 63 Marion-street, Enmore. The constable, who was 61 years of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Law Report. Supreme Court.—tuesday,january 14. In Diverce.—(Before Mr. Justice Cohen.) Dispensing with Personal Service
Cooper v. Cooper. Mr. Osborne appeared for the petitioner (the wife), and moved to dispense with service on the respondent. Petitioner, in her a[?]davit, stated that about October, 18[?]1, respondent…
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George Tumor, aged 45, was charged at the Glebe court this morning with being drunk and disorderly on Broadway Green, Glebe, and was fined 20s, or in default four…
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Mr. Whittingdale Johnson, S.M., presided. James Quartertnan, 30, and Bertie Jarvis, 14, were charged with stealing a gold scarfpin of the value of £1, the property of John Brogdan, on or…
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WENTWORTH, Wednesday.—The case against Brown, secretary of the fire brigade, occupied the police court for two days. The accused was charged with embedding £18, the proceeds of a…
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Mr. Delohery, S.M., presided. Caroline Burt, a middle-aged Frenchwoman, was charged, on remand, with fraudulently appropriating £5 belonging to Wm. Currie, of which…
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Captain Fisher, S.M., presided at the charge court. Mary Ann Kelly, 18, charged with vagrancy, was discharged to the Inspector of the State Children's Relief Department…
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At to-day's meeting of the Water Licensing Bench, Messrs. Johnson, Delohery, Giles and Penny presiding, a transfer of the license of the Little House Under the Hill…
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A meeting of the Water Licensing Court was held yesterday before Messrs. Johnson, Giles, and Delohery, S.Ms., and Mr. Penny, L.M. The transfer of a publican's hcense for the Little House Under the…
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PERTH (W.A.), Thursday.—News reached the police yesterday from Coolgardie that an Afghan merchant and camel owner named Tagh Mahomet had been shot dead is a small mosqoe on-Friday…
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A charge of inflicting grievous bodily harm upon a newsboy named Henry Harris was preferred aginst Constable Macdonaid, of No. 1 station, In the Summons Division of the…
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