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Courts & crime, 1901

7,451 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 250

Central Revision Court

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 January 1901 · page 6

Mr. Isaacs, S.M., presided at the Central Revision Court yesterday. The list for Denison Division, on which there were 2141 names, was produced by Mr. C. A. H. Redgrave, Acting Chamber Magistrate. There were no…

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The Revision Court

Granville Independent and Parramatta Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1901 · page 5

[?] was held, the same number attending Them were no objections to the [?] already upon the municipal [?] for the different wards of the [?]…

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Re-distribution of Police Districts

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 January 1901 · page 4

In consequence of the recent alterations of the boundaries of some of the police districts, and the establishment of additional central stations, a redistribution of the numbers of the divisions has…

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Parramatta Police Court. Monday, 21St January. (Before Messrs Ma[?]Nevin, P.M., and Braine, J.p.) Attempted Su[?]e

Granville Independent and Parramatta Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1901 · page 5

T[?] man William Paul who [?] Severe Previous occasions herd le[?] brought before the court on a charged of attempted [?] the Rock[?]…

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Revision Court at Waterloo. an Elector's Claim

Evening News · Friday 25 January 1901 · page 4

A Revision Court was held at the Waterloo Town Hall on Thursday evening. The Mayor (Alderman Parry) presided, and Mr. W. Allen (council clerk) presented the…

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Law Notices. Supreme COURT.—Tuesday, January 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 January 1901 · page 3

Master's Office.—Before the Deputy Registrar, at 11 a.m.: Webb v. Webb, to tax costs; same v. same, to tax costs, all day appointment…

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The Grenfell Bank Teller. Woodfall Before the Court

Evening News · Friday 25 January 1901 · page 6

BRISBANE, Thursday Afternoon. - At the police court to-day William Heron Wood-fall, 26, a native of Victoria. was charged with the larceny of £4109, the…

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Grenfell Bank Affair. Accused Before the Court. BRISBANE

The Australian Star · Friday 25 January 1901 · page 6

At the police court to-day William [?] Woodfall (26), a native of Victoria, was charged with the larceny of £4100, the property of the Union Bank at Grenfell, New South Wales…

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Law Report. Thursday, January 24. Bankruptcy Court. Voluntary Sequestrations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 January 1901 · page 3

Walter Andrew Baird, of Mary-street, Glebe Point, theatrical manager. Mr. L. T. Lloyd, official assignee. Henry Correll, of Urana, farmer. Mr N. F…

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The Grenfell Bank Robbery. a Man Arrested at Toowoomba. £1835 in His Possession. Accused Before the Court

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 January 1901 · page 6

BRISBANE, Thursday.--At the Police Court to-day. William Heron Woodfall, aged 26, a native of Victoria, was charged with the larceny of £4000, the property of the Union Bank, at…

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Liverpool Police Court. Tuesday, Jan. 22, 1901. (Before Messrs. F. Chapman and P. Smith, J'sP.) ASSAULT

Liverpool Herald · Saturday 26 January 1901 · page 6

H. Stringfellow pleaded guilty to a charge of assaulting W. A Anderson on the night of the 12th instant, and was fined 10s, and ordered to pay 7s costs of court and £1 1s professional costs…

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Alleged Assault and Robbery

The Australian Star · Saturday 26 January 1901 · page 5

Shortly before 12 o'clock last night a foreigner was proceeding through Hyde Park, when he was set upon by two men. One seized him by the throat and prevented him…

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Police Courts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 January 1901 · page 7

Municipal Summons.—At the Central Summons Court yesterday before Mr. F. W. Edwards, S.M., A. Riveci was proceeded against on the information of Inspector Blackwell (City Council) for having…

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Penrith Police Court MONDAY. Before Mr F. R. Wilshir[?], P.M.

Nepean Times · Saturday 26 January 1901 · page 6

Annie Johnstone, for being found drank and disorderly and for using obscene langnage at Springwood, was fined for each offence 105, in default 48 hours' look up…

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Assault and Robbery. Arrest in Hyde Park

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 January 1901 · page 9

The necessity' for exercising care in proceeding through the reserves in the late hours of the night was demonstated shortly before midnight, when a foreigner was garrotted in Hyde Park. He…

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The Martin-place Stabbing Case. Police Court Proceedings. Accused Committed for Trial

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 January 1901 · page 12

At the Water Police Court yesterday, Joseph Baker (33), wheelwright, of Queensland, was again arraigned before Mr. G. H. Smithers, S.M., on the charge of wounding, with intent…

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Shopkeepers and the Police

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 January 1901 · page 8

The Mayor (Dr. Graham) intends to suggest to the Colonial Secretary a way out of the difficulty with reference to the display of goods on the footways. While recognising that the law…

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Strange Murder of a Child. the Inquest

Evening News · Saturday 26 January 1901 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Friday .-An inquest was held to-day on the body of Frederick Gladstone Geach, aged 2½ years, who was killed last week in a strange manner by Edward Charles Holland. The…

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A Fourteen-year-old Murderer. Laughs When Sentenced to Twenty Years

Evening News · Saturday 26 January 1901 · page 7

One of the most remarkable sentences on record (says the New York correspondent of the London "Dally Mail," writing on December 14) was imposed by Judge Fursman, of the New York…

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Police Courts. Cruelty to Horses

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 January 1901 · page 12

At the Newtown Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Macfarlane, D.S.M., David Curtin (22) was convicted of cruelly ill-treating two horses by working them in an unfit state on January 25th. One of the animals had a…

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