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Courts & crime, 1902

8,422 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 250

The Cape and the War. Speech by the Premier. Legislators in Gaol

The Australian Star · Thursday 16 January 1902 · page 7

At the banquet of the Caledonian Society of Capetown, in celebration of St. Andrew's Day, Sir Gordon Spring, in responding to the toast of the "Land We Live In,"referred to…

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In Chinatown. Another Police Raid. Effected This Morning

Evening News · Thursday 16 January 1902 · page 4

"Ee-yar-gar," or some sound which is nearly approximated by these syllables, burst from the affrighted, lips of a Chinaman at the door of No. 38 Campbellstreet this morning as he darted…

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Divorce Court. (Before Mr. Justice Owen). Marriages Declared Dissolved

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 January 1902 · page 8

The decrees nisi granted in the following cases were made absolute: -- Elizabeth Agnes O'Neill v. Michael O'Neill, with custody of children; Sarah Amour v. William Amour, with…

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Goulburn Circuit Court. the Retford Park Cases. One of Accused Acquitted

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 January 1902 · page 6

GOULBURN, Wednesday. -- The Quarter Sessions were continued to-day, before Judge Fitzhardinge. The jury, in the case against Arthur Chapman, charged with indecent assault at…

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Law Report. Wednesday, January 15. Divorce Court. (Before Mr. Justice Owen.) Decrees Absloute

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 January 1902 · page 7

His HOnor made absolute the decrees nisi in the following suits, and declared the marriages dissolved: Elizabeth Agnes O'Neill v. Michael O'Neill; Sarah Amour v. William Amour; William…

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Daring Burglary

Evening News · Friday 17 January 1902 · page 3

SINGLETON, Thursday Afternoon.—An impudent and daring burglary was committed yesterday at the residence of Captain Ticehurst, merchant. While the family was at lunch a tramp…

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A Sheep-stealing Case

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 January 1902 · page 6

An extraordinary sheep-stealing case is reported from Northam. It appears that a young man went to the local stationmaster on Monday afternoon and engaged three trucks to send…

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Assault on a Constable

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 January 1902 · page 8

A laborer named George Lancasier (28) was, at the Central Court, sentenced by Mr. Smithers, S.M., to six months' imprisonment with hard labor for having assaulted Constable A. B. Travers whilst in the execution…

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Alleged Stealing of Cattle. Goulburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 January 1902 · page 5

At the Quarter Sessions to-day the charge against James Patrick Griffiths of stealing at Bowral on July 1 one cow, the property of Samuel Hordern, and on November 1 two cows and a calf, the property of…

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Police Courts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 January 1902 · page 3

Assaulting a Constable.—George Lancaster, 28, labourer, was, at the Central Police Court yesterday[?] sentenced to six months' imprisonment with hard labour on a charge of assaulting Constable A. E…

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Assaulting the Police

The Australian Star · Friday 17 January 1902 · page 6

A young man named George Lancaster was charged at the Central Court yesterday with having assaulted Constable Travers by striking him with portion of a…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 January 1902 · page 8

At to-day's meeting of the Newcastle Licensing Court, an application by Messrs. Earp Brothers and Co., merchants and importers, for a wine and spirit merchant's licence, was granted. The license of the Belle Vue Hotel,…

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The Hunter-street Robbery. Alleged Theft of Razors

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 January 1902 · page 3

Before Mr. J. L. King, D.S.M., yesterday, in the Charge Division of the Water Police Court, George Merrigan, or Robinson, 32, a labourer, appeared to answer a charge of breaking and entering the…

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Irish Troubles. an M.p. Sent to Gaol

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 January 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--Mr. John O'Donnell, Nationalist M.P. for South Mayo, has been-sentenced to two months' imprisonment for taking part in an unlawful assembly at Rabella…

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Action of the Police

The Australian Star · Friday 17 January 1902 · page 5

The water police were informed that the bodies were recovered, and therefore no men were sent down, and the launch and a skiff of men proceeded to the Parramatta River,…

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Bowral Cattle Stealing Cases Sentence on Schofield. Twelve Years' Imprisonment

Evening News · Friday 17 January 1902 · page 5

GOULBURN, Friday Morning.—At the quarter sessions yesterday, tie case against James Patrick Griffiths, for stealing, at Bowral, cattle belonging to Samuel Hordern, was continued…

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Police Courts. Committed for Trial

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 January 1902 · page 8

At the Redfern Court yesterday, before Mr. Macfarlane, D.S.M., John Walker (23), laborer, was charged with having on October 25 last at Cleveland-street, Redfern, stoles in company four canaries and 50 pigeons, value £20, the…

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Bankruptcy Court. Estates Sequestrated

The Australian Star · Friday 17 January 1902 · page 4

C. D'Arcy and Co. v. Sarah Mullane. An order sequestrating the estate was made. Mr. L. T. Lloyd being appointed official assignee…

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Retford Park Cases. Charge of Cattle Stealing. Trial at Goulburn. GOULBURN

The Australian Star · Friday 17 January 1902 · page 6

The trial of James Patrick Griffith, charged with stealing three cows and one calf, belonging to Samuel Hordern, and valued at 43 guineas, was continued at the Quarter…

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Bankruptcy Court. Thursday. Voluntary Sequestrations

The Australian Star · Friday 17 January 1902 · page 6

James Alfred Basford, of Melrose-street, Rosedale, Croydon Park, canvasser. Mr. L. T. Lloyd, official assignee. Theodore Edward Cregan, of Cootamundra,…

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