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Courts & crime, 1902

8,422 stories in Sydney's papers · page 25 of 250

A Police Officer's Illness. Inverell

The Australian Star · Thursday 23 January 1902 · page 4

Sub-Inspector Evans is seriously ill. Thomas Riley (44), labourer, who was on Tuesday convicted of stealing a silk shawl and other property, valued at 14s, the…

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Divorce Court. Marriages Declared Dissolved

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 January 1902 · page 8

The decrees nisi granted in the following cases were made absolute by Mr. Justice Owen:-- William Charles M'Knight v. Elizabeth Wallace M'Knight. with custody of child…

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A Publican's Responsibility. Supreme Court Decision

Evening News · Thursday 23 January 1902 · page 8

His Honor Mr. Justice Owen had before him for consideration in Chambers yesterday a special case, stated by Mr. F. G. Adrian, P.M., of Lismore, and Messrs. J. Barrie and G. T. F. Butler,…

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Divorce Court. (Before Mr. Justice Owen.) Decrees Absolute

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 January 1902 · page 3

The decrees nisi granted in the following suits were made absoluto and the marriages declared dissolved: —William Charles M'Kuight v. Elizabetn Walla[?]e M'Kuight (with custody of child), James Josonh Lee…

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Marine Court. Ajax-Gosford Collision. A Christmas Morning Crash

The Australian Star · Thursday 23 January 1902 · page 5

The Marine Court, consisting of Judge Backhouse and Captain J. Vine Hall and H. Witherspoon (assessors), held an inquiry to-day into the facts connected with the…

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Probate Court. (Before Mr. Justice Owen.) Letters of Administration

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 January 1902 · page 3

Letters of administration were granted in the respective estates of W. A. B. Marklow, Charles Ergot Christensen, and Frederick Ford…

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Court of Marine Inquiry. Thursday, January 23. (Before his Honor Judge Backhouse and Assessors, at 11 a. m.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 January 1902 · page 3

Re the Ajax and Gosford…

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Law Report. Wednesday. January 22. Equity Court. (Before Mr. Justico Owen.) Dispute About a Racehorse. Nobbs v. Fielder

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 January 1902 · page 3

Mr Knox, instructed by Messrs Cur[?]ss and Barry, appeared for the defendant,[?], and moved to set aside an injunction granted by the Chief Justice on December 20 last restraining…

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A Waterloo Assault

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 January 1902 · page 8

At the Redfern Court, before Mr. Payten, S. M. Cecil Armstrong (18) and Thomas Armstrong (39) were charged with having, in company, committed an assault upon Edward Braithwaite. The evidence for the prosecution…

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A Soldier Charged

The Australian Star · Friday 24 January 1902 · page 7

At Paddington Police Court yesterday Ernest H. G. Pickering, wearing the uniform of an artillery man, was charged with stealing a sliver hunting watch and gold chain, two…

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House and Sulky. Charge of Stealing

The Australian Star · Friday 24 January 1902 · page 6

At the Central Court yesterday one Patrick Thomas, 28, labourer, was charged with having stolen a stallion, valued at £10, the property of Edward Spearman, on January…

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Police Presentation

The Australian Star · Friday 24 January 1902 · page 5

The presentation to Inspector Hyem by his brother-officers in the metropolitan district is fixed to take place at the Central Police Station to-morrow forenoon. It is stated by…

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Arming the Police

The Australian Star · Friday 24 January 1902 · page 7

The Inspector-General of Police states that the police are not, as is supposed, generally armed with obsolete pistols. There are a few old pistols still left in some of the police…

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The Police on Guard

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 January 1902 · page 7

The quarantined locality, known at Reddy's hill, comprises about 100 houses. There are three shifts, of about a dozen police in each, guarding the place night and day. Residents are…

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Another Burglary. at a King-street Establishment: the Uses of a Fire Escape

Evening News · Friday 24 January 1902 · page 4

Some members of that class of the community who .covet the goods of others, and who seek possession by forcible and unlawful means, paid a visit to the well-known millinery establishment…

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Police Courts. Drunkenness on Licensed Premises

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 January 1902 · page 8

At the Redfern Court, before Mr. Payten, S.M., Robert M'Adam Brown, then licensee of the Bellevue Hotel, Regent-street, Redfern, was convicted upon a charge of having, on the 18th inst., knowingly permitted a drunken…

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Is It Murder? Chinaman's Strange Disappearance. Clarence River Sensation

Evening News · Friday 24 January 1902 · page 4

The police authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the strange , disappearance of a Chinaman in the Clarence River district. The missing man's name is Ah Wong, and…

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Arbitration Court. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 January 1902 · page 7

Sir,--May I crave a small space in your columns to urge upon the employers of this State how necessary it is, if the Industrial Arbitration Act is to work smoothly, that they…

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White Cliffs Robbery Police Inquiry. An Investigation Ordered

The Australian Star · Friday 24 January 1902 · page 5

The singular circumstances connected with the robbery of the mail bag and opals from the White Cliffs coach formed the subject of a note addressed by the Chief Secretary to…

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Bankruptcy Court. Thursday. Hearing of Creditors' Petitions

The Australian Star · Friday 24 January 1902 · page 7

Samuel Gee v. Alfred A. Lycett. The solicitor for the respondent asked for an adjournment for a month, there being no appearance for the petitioner. Adjourned to…

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