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Courts & crime, 1899

7,595 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 250

Norfolk Island. The Position of Resident Magistrate

The Australian Star · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 6

The Minister for Lands, who is in charge of Norfolk Island affairs, has still the question of appointing a resident magistrate under consideration. A number of applications…

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The Ultimo Assault Case. the Accused Convicted

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 8

At the Central Police Court yesterday afternoon, before Mr. Love, S.M., William O'Connor, William Mooney, and William Dalzell, all youths of 18, were further charged, on remand, that they did, in company, assault one Charles…

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Second Edition. Scene in a Police Court. a Solicitor Imprisoned. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 7

At the Geraldton Police Court this afternoon, the Hon. F. Whitcombe, M.L.C., solicitor, at the conclusion of a case in which a vordict was given against the defendant, his client,…

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Water Police Returns

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 5

The following convictions under the Drunkards and Licensing Acts took place at the Water Police Court during the year 1898:—Convictions for drunkenness only 2369, previous year 2878; other…

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Alleged Assault in Quaystreet. Resumption of the Inquest

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 5

The inquest concerning the death of Robert Crooks, who died in Sydney Hospital on the 3rd instant from injuries received during a disturbance in Quay-street, Ultimo, on New Year's morning,…

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What the Police Hear

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 5

BRISBANE, Tuesday.--The following telegram has been received by the police from a person residing at Swan Bay, New South Wales:--"To the Chief Constable, Gatton.--Examine suspected…

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Ryde Licensing Court

Evening News · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 6
Also in The Daily Telegraph

The quarterly licensing court was presided over by Messrs. T. E. MacNiven, P.M., R. Hilliard, and H. D'Araier, at Ryde yesterday. Wine licences were renewed to G. Anderson, Gladesville. and…

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Police Courts. a Cool Thief

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 8

Thomas Harvey (35), gardener, was charged, before Mr. Love, S.M., at the Glebe Court yesterday, with stealing a number of door locks and keys, valued at £2 10s, the property of John Spiers. The circumstances were…

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The Queensland Tragedies. Further Arrests Anticipated. Purchase of a Revolver Traced. Burgess Before the Police Court. BRISBANE

The Australian Star · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 7

There is reason to believe that the man Wilson, who is wanted on suspicion for the Ipswich offences, will be arrested shortly either in Melbourne or Adelaide. He left Brisbane…

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Bankruptcy Court. Examination Under Section 30

The Australian Star · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 7

Re Albert John Fisher. Mr. Howarth, solicitor, appeared for the official assignee. The bankrupt was examined, also William Lyons and Walter Herron, arid on the application of…

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The Quay-street Assault. Evidence at the Inquest. What Some of the Witnesses Saw

The Australian Star · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 7

The Inquest regarding the death of Robert Crooks was continued this afternoon at the Coroner's Court. Mr. Charles Bull and Mr. Otto Kong Sing…

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The Quay-street Assault. Continuation of the Inquest. Detective Keatinge's Interview With the Deceased

The Australian Star · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 5

The death of the young man Robert Crooks, from Injuries said to have been sustained during the progress of a row in Quay-street, Darling Harbour, last Sunday week, was…

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Parramatta Police Court. Monday, January 9. (Before Mr. T. E. MacNevin, P.M., and Messrs. S. J. Pearson and J. J. Taylor, J's.P.)

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 3

John McKay was fined 5s (alternative, "the rising ") for drunkenness at Granville. A LITTLE NEW YEAR'S EVE SPREE. Thomas Michael Reilly, on bail, was…

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Court of REVIEW.—Wednesday, January 11. (Before Judge Murray, in No. 2 District Court, at 10 a.m.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 5

Appeals Against Land Tax Assessments: Elizabeth Macarthur Onslow (part heard)…

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Suppression of Shop Betting. a Police Case that Broke Down

Referee · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 3

The suppression of betting in shops has been a prominent matter for a long lime. Occasionally we hear of It In Parliament, when some member asks the Colonial Secretary how it is that a few shops are…

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Bankruptcy Court. (Before Mr. Arthur Henry, Registrar.) Creditors' Petitions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 5

Saxton and Binns, of Pyrmont Bridge-road, timber merchants, versus Wilkins and Fewster. Mr. Mark Mitchell appeared for the petitioning creditors, and moved for the order of sequestration. There…

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The Dreyfus Case. the Court of Cassation. London, Jan. 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 7

M. de Beaurepaire, who recently resigned the office of president of the Civil Chamber of the Court of Cassation, complains that irregularities have taken…

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The Gatton Tragedy. The Man at the Sliprails. Investigations of the Police. GATTON

The Australian Star · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 5

It was exactly a fortnight yesterday since the bodies of the three young Murphys were discovered in Moron's paddock, under conditions which showed that there had been…

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Police and Detective Investigations. the Methods of Procedure. European and English Systems. (By Our Special Reporter.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 5

At the present juncture, when an awful crime that has cast a gloom over the whole community baffles all police investigation, the question naturally arises in the public mind whether the methods of procedure…

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