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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1899

7,595 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 250

The Attempted Burglary at Rydalmere. Three Shots Fired

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 5

A considorablo amount of oxcitomont was occasioned by the attempt, early on Sunday morning, to break into the premises of Mrs. Weekes White It, appears that the…

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The Yarra Murder. The Work of the Police. Collecting Connecting Links. MELBOURNE

The Australian Star · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 9

There have been no further important developments of the Yarra tragedy to-day. The detectives are busily engaged piecing together evidence, which naturaly, in a case…

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Police Courts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 12

Charge of Assault.—At the Water Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Edwards, S.M., Robert Gray, alias Squib Grace, aged 18, a messenger, was sentenced to one month's imprisonment for assaulting…

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The Queensland Police

The Catholic Press · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 14

The Queenaland police are deserving of a little sympathy just now because the have been, at least up to the time of writing this paragraph, unable to detect the perpetrators…

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The Police Annoyed

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 9

BUNDABERG, Friday. -- There was a persistent report in town to-day that an old resident in the Gatton district had volunteered a statement to the police in reference to the Gatton murder,…

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Bankruptcy Court

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 112

The following voluntary sequestrations were filed:— The estate of Carl August Eggere, deceased, late of Oxford-street, Sydney, watchmaker and…

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Parramatta Police Court. Thursday, December 12. (Before Mr. S. J. Pearson, J.P.)

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 3

John Kelly, locked up for protection, was discharged. William Kirk, 67, was before the Bench charged with drunkenness; but, as he was…

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Penrith Police Court. SATURDAY. (Before Messrs J D Single and A Colless, J's. P.)

Nepean Times · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 5

Arthur Joseph Macanally, alias Marden, [?]lias Batty (18) and George Honry Box (20) were charged with stexllng, in company, one canvas water-bag, valued at 2s 6d, the property of John Cornell, of…

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Water Liceasing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 7

The adjourned meeting of the Water Police Division of the Metropolitan Lieeusing Court was hel'l yesterday for the purpose of hearing an application by John M'Namee for a conditional publican's…

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Our Licensing Court

Nepean Times · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 6

SOME months ago we drew attention to the serious public and private inconvenience arising from the fact that two out of three of the gentlemen who compose the Licensing…

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Court of Review

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 12

(Before Judge Murray, in No. 2 District. Court.) At 10 a.m.: Appeals against land tax assesments: Elizabeth Macarthur Onslow (part heard)…

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Ryde Licensing Court

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 7

At the sitting of the Ryde Licensing Court on Tuesday, before Mr. T. E. MacNevin, P.M., and Messrs. K. Hilliard and D'Ardier, J's.P., renewals of colonial wine licenses were grunted…

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A Lamp Wrecker. Winter's Way of Getting Into Gaol

The Australian Star · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 8

John Winter's method of getting into gaol is as simple as it is effective. Whenever he is seized with a yearning to "get into quod," to use his own phraseology, he merely picks…

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Liverpool Police Court. WEDNESDAY, 11th JANUARY. (Before Messrs. C. A. Scrivenor, F. Chap-man, and A. Vallance, J's.P.)

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 3

Margaret Fullagar v. Eber Fullagar— Maintenance Defendant, having neglected to comply with an order of the court for a payment of 10s weekly was sent to gaol…

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In the Lion's Den. No Trouble to the Police

The Australian Star · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 7

"Your Worship, I was going home, and couldn't find the street," said Mary Cleary, at the Central Police Court this morning, in answer to a charge of being drunk in…

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Following Up Clues. Alleged Movements of Burgess. What He Knew of the Murder

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 9

GATTON, Friday. -- Inquiries in this neighborhood settle the question that the man Burgess was within three miles of Helidon on the 29th December. He called at Hamlyn's place and got food,…

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Court of REVIEW.—Monday, January 16. (Before Judge Murray in No. 2 District Court, at 10 a.m.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 12

Appeals against land tax assessments.—Elizabeth Mac arthur Onslow (part heard)…

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The Children's Pages. (Conducted by Dame Durden). Court Entertainers

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 37

King Highondmighty, whose word is final, and whose sword is sharp. Queen Youngheart, who loves everyone not grown up, and does exactly as she pleases…

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The Boot Trunk Tragedy. Latest Details. the Police Investigations. on the Verge of Discovery

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Friday. -- The boot box horror is still the sensation of the day, and fresh developments are eagerly sought after by the public As an indication of how close the police were to…

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A Charge of Forgery. Against a Young Englishman. Frank M'bride Before the Court

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 12

At the Water Police Court yesterday forenoon, before Mr. Edwards, S.M., Frank M'Bride, alias Maurice J. Lothian (20), was charged on a provisional warrant with having committed forgery at Handswath, near…

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