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Courts & crime, 1899

7,595 stories in Sydney's papers · page 53 of 250

Vexed France. Serious Anti-clerical Riots a Charge of Murder

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 February 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--Severe anticlerical riots are reported from Lille, an important manufacturing town in the south of France…

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Central Criminal Court. Pleas of Guilty

The Australian Star · Monday 13 February 1899 · page 5

The sittings of the Central Criminal Court were commenced this morning, at Darlinghurst, before Mr. Justice Cullen, when the following prisoners, upon arraignment, pleaded…

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Court of Review. An Appeal Dismissed

The Australian Star · Monday 13 February 1899 · page 5

Judge Murray, in the Court, of Review today, gave Judgment on the appeal of George and Charles Binnie respecting the land tax assessment on 4D Station, Liverpool Plains…

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A New Manly Attraction. the Hampton Court Maze

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 February 1899 · page 2

The Hampton Court Maze, a new place of amusement erected by a company facing the ocean beach at Manly, was opened officially on Saturday by the Mayor. Alderman F. C. Passau…

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Fire at Newcastle. R. Hall and Son's Warehouse Destroyed. Damage Estimated at £12,000. Good Work by Firemen and Police. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Monday 13 February 1899 · page 2

At about a quarter past 8 o'clock on Saturday night the firebells of the city pealed forth their alarm. In less time than it takes to write it there was a hurrying of firemen and…

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Police Courts. a St. Peters Assault

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 February 1899 · page 2

At the Newtown Court yesterday, before Mr. Edwards, S.M., John Waters proceeded against Edward Jordan for assault. The parties are neighbors, residing at Mary-street, St. Peters and it appeared had an old-standing…

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A Deliberate Assault

The Australian Star · Tuesday 14 February 1899 · page 7

Samuel Spratt preferred a charge of assault at the Central Police Court this afternoon against one Alfred James Spence, a boilermaker, aged 30 years. A matter in…

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Assault in Belmore-street

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 February 1899 · page 2

Alfred James Spence (30), a boilermaker was yesterday at the Central Court charged with assaulting Samuel Spratt. According to the prosecutor's evidence, he was walking along Sussex-street with a friend on the…

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Assault at St. Peters

The Australian Star · Tuesday 14 February 1899 · page 6

John Waters summoned Edward Jordan, at the Newtown Police Court to-day on a charge of assault alleged to have taken place at St. Peters on the 4th last. Mr. J. Herbert…

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Assault on a Night-watchman

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 February 1899 · page 2

Patrick Kelly is a young man with pugilistic proclivities. He was seen hanging about the Adelaide Wharf premises one night last week and when arrested by Special constable Wyalt showed fight. A melee ensued,…

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Police Courts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 February 1899 · page 6

Assault. —At the Central Police Court yesterday, before Mr. M. S. Love, D. S. M., Alfred James Spence (30), deseribed as a boilermaker, was charged with assaulting Samuel Spratt near the Belmore Markets…

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Charge of Theft. a Detective on the Scene

Evening News · Tuesday 14 February 1899 · page 3

As Detective Clough was quitting the detective office, Phillip-street, at 11.30 p.m. on Sunday, he saw two young men straggling together on the footpath on the opposite side of…

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To-day's Quarter Sessions Charge of Assault and Robbery

Evening News · Tuesday 14 February 1899 · page 5

A young man named Arthur Lamont was placed upon his trial before Judge Gibson at tie Darling hurst Quarter Sessions to-day on a charge of having, on January 7, assaulted John Mackey and…

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Central Licensing Court

The Australian Star · Tuesday 14 February 1899 · page 6
Also in The Daily Telegraph

The weekly meeting of the Central Licensing Court was held to-day, the bench being occupied by Messrs. C. Delohery, S.M., and F. Penny, L.M…

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Western Australia. the Claremont Murder. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 February 1899 · page 5

An inquest on the body of Mrs. Fox, the victim of the Clarement murder, was continued today. John Alexander Fox, the husband, was present in custody. Formal evidence was given…

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Bankruptcy Court. Voluntary Sequestrations

The Australian Star · Tuesday 14 February 1899 · page 5

Richard William Hunt, farmer, lately residing ut. Yarra, near Goulburn, and at present at the People's Palace Hotel, Pitl-street, Sydney. Mr. N. F. Glblin, official assignee…

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Court of Review. Land Tax Appeals

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 February 1899 · page 3

Judge Murray, sitting as a Court of Review, delivered judgment on the appeal og George Binnie and Charles Binnie against the assessment of the pastoral land known as "4 D," situated 30 miles from Quirindi…

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Bankruptcy Court. Hearing of Creditors' Petitions

The Australian Star · Tuesday 14 February 1899 · page 6

Feldheim, Gotthelf and Co. and David Cohen and Co. v. William Abrahams. Adjourned to February 24 on the understanding of a pending settlement…

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To-day's Criminal Court. Charge of Shopbreaking

Evening News · Tuesday 14 February 1899 · page 5

Archibald Freeman, a young man, pleaded not guilty, before his Honor Mr. Justice Cohen, to a charge of haying broken into the shop of Ernest Guille and another, at Newtown, and…

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