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Courts & crime, 1901

7,451 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 250

The Donohue Case. Full Court's Judgment. Religious Education of Children. Paternal Rights Limited a Letter to the Full Court

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 February 1901 · page 7

Judgment was given by the Full Court yesterday in the case of Donohue v. Donohue, in which a Judicial separation had been granted, the wife appealing against an order of Mr Justice G. B…

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The Donohue Case. Letter to the Bench. Decision of the Court

The Australian Star · Wednesday 13 February 1901 · page 5

The Donohue case was referred to by Mr. Justice Stephen in the Banco Court this morning, before the hearing was resumed of the action Cooper v. Sparke…

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DISTRICT COURT.—Wednesday, February 13. (Before his Honor Judge Gibson, at 10 a.m.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 February 1901 · page 4

Shirley v Carlyle, Gorton und another v. Mornington Oil Proprietary), Limited, Burnett v. Cornes, M'Curty v Lynas, Fulton v. Taylor, Fulton v. Taylor. Note.—The list will be called over punctually at 10 a.m…

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Central Criminal Court. (Before Mr. Acting Justice Pring and juries.) Mr. C. G. Wade, Crown Prosecutor

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 February 1901 · page 4

Francis Cummings, Percy Endicott, and Frederick Gardner were arraigned on a charge of having on January 28, at Newtown, about the hour of 12 at night, outered the dwelling-house of Cuthbert…

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Central Criminal Court. (Before Mr. Acting-Justice Pring and Juries.) Mr. G. G. Wade prosecuted for the Crown. Attempting to Steal

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 February 1901 · page 8

Three youths, Francis Cunnings, Percy Endicott, and Frederick Gardiner were charged with entering the shop of Cuthbert M. Fremlin, at Newtown, on January 28 last, with intent to commit a felony. Cummings pleaded…

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Equity Court. (Before the Chief Judge, Mr. Justice A. H. Simpson.) Rates with Regard to Mines. Neeld and others v. the Municipal District of Wyalong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 February 1901 · page 4

On the previous day Mr. Longer Owen, instructed by Messrs Pigott and Stinson (agents for Mr. G. P. Evans, of West Wyalong), appealed for the plaintiffs, Frederick Neeld…

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The Donohue Divorce Case. (Some of the Items in the appeared in our Latest Edition yesterday.) Before the Full Court. the Judgment. (Continued from yesterday's first edition.)

Evening News · Wednesday 13 February 1901 · page 6

Continuing his Judgment, Mr. Justice Stephen went on to say: Another witness Bald that she heard him threaten to kill her, and that he used to get into bad…

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Battles of the Past Enormous Strength of Caunt. Bendigo's Second Match with the Giant. Disgraceful Scene in the Ring. "The Great Chuckle-headed Navvy." Provoking Interference of the Police-"Thou Big Ugly Tooad ; Dust Thou Call that

Referee · Wednesday 13 February 1901 · page 1

After much difficully, and hot without several interruptions by the mounted police, they finally cross a bridge over the Ouse, which divides the East from the West…

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Battles of the Past Enormous Strength of Caunt. Bendigo's Second Match with the Giant. Disgraceful Scene in the Ring. "The Great Chuckle-headed Navvy." Provoking Interference of the Police— "Thou Big Ugly Tooad; Dust Thou Call that Foight-in?—"By God! He Shan't Have the Colors." (No. [?]8-Continued.)

Referee · Wednesday 13 February 1901 · page 1

After much difficulty, and not without several interruptions by the mounted police, they finally cross a bridge over the Ouse, which divides the East from the West…

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Police Courts. Theft of a Saddle and Bridle

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 February 1901 · page 8

A lad named Charles Mischke (18), was charged at the Central Court, before Mr. G. H. Smithers, S.M., with stealing a saddle and bridle, the property of James Robert O'Brien, carcase butcher, of Leichhardt, on the 6th…

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Unprovoked Assault

The Australian Star · Thursday 14 February 1901 · page 5

According to evidence tendered at the Central to-day two youths were in the bar of Prince's Hotel, Market-street, last night, drinking. One of them was taken ill and the…

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A Thief Sentenced

The Australian Star · Thursday 14 February 1901 · page 5

At the Quarter Sessions thsi morning Judge Rogers imposed a sentence of two years' hard labour on Maximilian Meyers, who was found guilty the previous day of stealing a bicycle…

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Theft of Bags

The Australian Star · Thursday 14 February 1901 · page 6

John M'Donald, aged 17 years, and described as a labourer, was charged at the Central Police Court yesterday with having broken into the store of Mr. George Dickman. 259…

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A Brutal Assault

Evening News · Thursday 14 February 1901 · page 4

On Wednesday night a youth named Cecil Hamilton created a scene in the public bar of Prince's Hotel, Market-street, and seriously assaulted two barmaids employed there. It appeared, from…

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Stealing in a Bond

Evening News · Thursday 14 February 1901 · page 3

Four little fellows named respectively Robert Jamieson, 8, Thomas Mills, 12, David Mannix, 12, and William Sturton, 8, were proceeded against at the Water Police Court on Wednesday on a…

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Police Courts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 February 1901 · page 3

Flaying Cards.—In the Sammons Division of the Balmain Police Court yesterday, before Mr. E. H. Wilshire, S.M., Jasper Johnson and William M'Donald were charged with having, on February 3,…

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Licensing Court

Evening News · Thursday 14 February 1901 · page 6

At the Water Licensing Court yesterday the following transfers of publicans' licences were granted: William Greig to Thomas Thompson, the A.S.N. Hotel, George-street North; R. W…

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Water Licensing Court

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 February 1901 · page 8
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The Water Licensing Court further considered the application of Herbert Henry Phegan, contractor, of Oxford-street, Randwick, for a conditional publican's license for a house situated at the corner of Macpherson…

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Russia. the Haunted Czar. Another Murder Plot

Evening News · Thursday 14 February 1901 · page 5

LONDON, February 13.-Reuter's Agency states that a son of a member of the secret police at Moscow committed suicide when selected by a group of conspirators to attempt the Czar's life…

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