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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1900

6,560 stories in Sydney's papers · page 60 of 250

Equity Court. (Before Mr. Justice A.H. Simpson.) an Injunction Matter. Qust v. Irwin and Others

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 March 1900 · page 7

Mr. T. Robin appealed for the plaintiff, Christian Ludwig Quist, and Mr. Lawrance (Messrs. Lawrence and M'Lachlan) appeared for the defendants, Frederick Charles Edward Irwin, Mary Sarah…

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NO. 2 Jury Court. (Before Mr. Justice Stephen and a jury of four.) Alleged Breach of Promise. Howell v. Neeld (part heard)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 March 1900 · page 7

Mr. Gannon, with, him Mr. W.A. Walker, instructed by Messrs. [?] and Mainwaring, for the plaintiff. Mr. P[?]her, Q.C., with him Mr. J. N. Mason, instructed by Mr.M.A.H. Fitzhard[?]…

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Law Report. Wednesday, March 14. Banco Court. (Before the Chief Justice and a jury of four,) Action by a Journalist. Low v. Fairfax and others (part heard)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 March 1900 · page 7

Mr. Hold, Q.C., and Mr. Ferguson, instructed by Messrs. Che[?]hall and Eddie, appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Want, Q.C., and Mr. H. W. Fairfax, instructed by Messrs, Cape, Kent, and…

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Sheep Stealing Prevention

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 16 March 1900 · page 2

The Cootamandra people appear to ba very much alive. Last Monday night the provisional committee of the Sheep and Cattle Stealing Prevention…

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A Daring Theft

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 March 1900 · page 8

At the Central Court yesterday, before Mr. Smithers, S.M., Wm. Johnson (29), seaman, a native of Denmark, was charged with stealing a quantity of wearing apparel and sundries, value £2 5s, the property of the New South Wales Railway Commissioners. William Sheridan,…

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A Cool Assault

Evening News · Friday 16 March 1900 · page 3

While Constable Barnes was in duty in Pitt-street about 8.20 on Wednesday night, he saw a man named William Flanagan, employed as a carter at the Victoria Coffee Palace, struggling…

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Sheep and Cattle Stealing

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 16 March 1900 · page 5

Rules have been drawn up and adopted by the provisional committee of the Cootamundra Sheep and Cattle Stealing Prevention Association, and the reward for information leading to…

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Police Courts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 March 1900 · page 3

Charge of Thelf.—At the Water Police Court yesterday before Mr. C. Delobery, S.M., John O'Hen, 43, a labourer pleaded gmlty to stealing a case coutaining seven razore, of the value of £1, the…

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Murder of a Jewish Lawyer

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 16 March 1900 · page 10

The murder of a Jewish lawyer named Aaron Smorguner, editor of the Russkij Turkestan, is just reported from Taschkent, Russia. From the facts to hand, it appears…

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Divorce Court

The Australian Star · Friday 16 March 1900 · page 6

Nearly the whole of the day was taken up in the Divorce Court yesterday with the case Raynord v. Raynord (Featherstone co-respondent), in which the husband sought a…

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The Australian Magistrate. Important to New J's. P.

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 16 March 1900 · page 8

When a man in made a J.P. his first duty is to make himself acquainted with his duties. As a matter of solid fact, very few men are fully aware of what they ought to…

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Affairs at Mafeking. Stealing Rations. a Home-made Gun

Evening News · Friday 16 March 1900 · page 5

LONDON, March 16, 3.38 p.m.—Sergeant Major Looney, of the Commissariat Department, has been publicly degraded at Mafeking, and sentenced to five years' imprisonment, for stealing…

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Swimming. Police Championship Carnival

Evening News · Friday 16 March 1900 · page 2

At the St. George's Baths, Cleveland-street, on Wednesday night, the sixth annual championship carnival of the New South Wales Police Swimming Club took place. There was a fairly large attendance, which…

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Police Courts. Cleansing Hyde Park

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 March 1900 · page 8

At the Central Court yesterday, before Mr. Smithers, S.M., John Williams (32), laborer, and Jas. Clark (29), farmer, were charged with being suspected persons frequenting Hyde Park with intent to commit a felony…

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Disgraced and Imprisoned. For Stealing Rations. LONDON, March 15, 3.38 p.m

The Australian Star · Friday 16 March 1900 · page 4

News from Mafeking states that Sergeant Major Loony, of the Commissariat Department, has been publicly degraded and sentenced, to five years' imprisonment for…

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Bankruptcy Court. (Thursday). Voluntary Sequestrations

The Australian Star · Friday 16 March 1900 · page 7

David James Baxter, of Devlin-street, Hyde, labourer. Mr. W. H. Palmer, official assignee. Philip Francis, of No. 2 Wentworth-street, Glebe, groom. Mr. N. F. Giblln, official…

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Divorce Court. (Before Mr. Justice Simpson.) BANYARD V. RANYARD

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 March 1900 · page 8

Evidence was continued in the suit in which Arthur Ranyard, a carpenter, of Kiama, petitioned for the dissolution of his marriage with Lavinia Ranyard (formerly Sandburgh), on the ground of her adultery with…

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District Court. (Before his Honer Judge Backhouse.) DUNFORD v. ANDERSON

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 March 1900 · page 3

Mr. Veech, instructed by Mr. J. B. Frawiey, ap peared for the plaintiff, and Mr. E. J. Loxton, instructed by Mr. A. J. Reynolds, appeared fot[?]…

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Divorce Court. Wednesday, March 14, (Before Mr. Justice Simpson.) MITCHELL v. MITCHELL

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 March 1900 · page 3

Sabina Jane Mitchell, formerly Burgass, asked for a [?] of her marriage with Ernest Bugh Mitchell for desertion. Petitioner stated aho was married to respondent in l891. He left her a year…

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Bankruptcy Court. (Before Mr. Justice Walker.) Application to Set Aside Bankruptcy Notice

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 March 1900 · page 8

Re James Frederick Carson exparte the Bank of New Zealand. The application was one to set aside a bankruptcy notice issued by in bank in respect of a judgment…

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