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Courts & crime, 1901

7,451 stories in Sydney's papers · page 39 of 250

Parramatta District. Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 3

At the Parramatta Police Court on Monday, before Mr. T. E. MacNevin, P.M., William Hackett, for using indecent language, was find 20s, with the option of 14 days' imprisonment. Henry Mahony…

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Strange Child Murder. Hollands on Trial

Evening News · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Monday Afternoon.-Edward Chas. Hollands was tried at the Criminal Court to-day for the murder of Frederick Gladstone Geach, aged 2 years. The prisoner lived at the…

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Central Licensing Court

The Australian Star · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 7
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The Central Licensing Court sat yesterday, the bench being occupied by Messrs. Smithers, S.M., and Penny, L.M. The following transfers of publicans' licenses were granted:…

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Penrith District Court

Evening News · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 6

PENRITH, Monday.-At the District Court held on Saturday before Judge Backhouse, a large number of cases were disposed of, among which were the following: Margaret Ann Coyle v…

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A Full Court Appeal

Evening News · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 3

The suit of Herbert Henry Brennan against Pitt, Son, and Badgery, Limited, and George Henry Burcher, was before the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Owen, and Mr. Justice Walker, in Banco…

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The Central Licensing Court

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 8

The Central Licensing Court was held yesterday, Messrs. Smithers, S.M., and F. Penny, L.M., on the bench. The following transfers of publicans' licenses were granted:--Patrick Ryan Larkin to Harry H. Walters,…

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North Melbourne Murder. Holland Adjudged Insane. MELBOURNE

The Australian Star · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 4

The trial of Edward Charles Holland for the murder of a little boy named Frederick Gladstone Geach was concluded yesterday, afternoon. Mrs. Geach's evidence showed that…

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Bankruptcy Court. Monday. Estate Sequestrated

The Australian Star · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 7

James Gillies v. John S. Lane. An order was made sequestrating the estate, the act of bankruptcy being fixed as at January 22. Sir. L. T. Lloyd was appointed official…

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North Melbourne Murder. Squalid Domestic Tragedy. Trial of the Accused. MELBOURNE

The Australian Star · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 7

The trial of Edward Charles Holland for the murder of the boy Frederick Gladstone Geach at North Melbourne on January 19 was opened in the Criminal Court this morning…

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Sunday Trading. Deputation to the Premier. Police to Use Discretion

Evening News · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 3

A representative deputation from the Evangeli­cal Council, W.C.T. Union, the Redfern and Eastern Suburbs Presbyterian Ministers' Associa­tions, the Sunday Closing Association, and other…

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Bankruptcy Court. (Before the Registrar, Mr. A. Henry.) Creditors' Petitions

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 8

James Gillies versus John S. Lane. Order made. Mr. L. T. Lloyd appointed official assignee. James Dalgleish Inglis and Cornelleus…

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Bankruptcy Court. (Before the Registrar, Mr. A. Henry.) Creditors' Petition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 8

Re James Dalgleish Inglis and Cornelius Australia Wilson v. Jeromiah Wilson. Hearing adjourned to April 1. Re James Gillies v. John S. Lane. An order was…

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Trouble on H.m.s. Barfleur. Three Seamen Court-martialled

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 6

The trouble on board H.M.S. Barfieur, one of the China Squadron, which was referred to in a recent cable to "The Daily Telegraph," was dealt with at a court-martial on board H.M.S…

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China. Warlike Arrangements. Allies Preparing to Move. the Imperial Court Threatened

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.--Marshal von Walder see, Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces in China, has issued a general order for the troops to prepare for a march to…

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Central Criminal Court, (Before Mr. Acting-Justice Pring and a jury.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 8

Mr. C. G. Wade Crown Prosecutor. SENTENCE FOR MANSLAUGHTER. Isabella Widgery and James Stanley M'Gifford, who had been convicted of the manslaughter of Edith…

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The Dapto Smelting Case. a Charge of Conspiracy Proceedings at the Criminal Court

Evening News · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 4

The trial of George Axam, Thomas Mooney, Alfred Faulder, and James Harvey, on a charge that they did among themselves, on September 1. 1880, conspire together to cheat and defraud the…

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Central Criminal Court. (Before Mr. Acting Justice Bring and juries.) Mr. C. G. Wade prosecuted for the Crown. MANSLAUGHTER

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 6

Isabella Widgery and James Stanley M'Gifford, who had been convicted of the manslaughter of Edith Eva May Short, were brought up for sentence. Mr. E. H. Gardner appeared for the female accused,…

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Banco Court, No. 2. (Before Mr. Justice Stephen, Mr. Justice Simpson, and Mr. Justice A. H. Simpson.) Mr. Barton, K.C.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 8

Mr. Barton announced that he had received a commission appointing him King's Counsel, to take precedence after Mr. Want. Mr. Justice Stephen congratulated Mr. Barton…

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Law Report. Monday, February 18. Banco Court. (Before the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Owen, and Mr. Justice Cohen.) a Land Tax Appeal. The Question of Interest on Mortgages

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 8

Re Commissioners of Taxation (appellants) and B. and W. Armstrong (respondents), (part heard). Sir Julian Salomons, K.C., Mr. C. B. Stephen, and Mr. J. L. Campbell, instructed by the Crown…

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