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Courts & crime, 1902

8,422 stories in Sydney's papers · page 26 of 250

Bankruptcy Court. (Before the Registrar, Mr. Arthur Henry.) Petitions for Sequestration

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 January 1902 · page 8

Samuel Gee v. Alfred A. Lycett. There was no appearance on behalf of the petitioner, and, on the application of Mr. G. Russell Jones, who appeared for the respeondent, and adjournment was granted to…

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

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 January 1902 · page 8

Re Samuel Gee v. Alfred A. Lycett. On the application of Mr. G. Russell Jones, on behalf of the respondent, the hearing was adjourned to February 21st, there being no appearance of the…

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Law. Thursday, January 23. Court Op Marine Inquiry. Ajax-gosford Collision. (Before Judge Backhouse and Captains J. Vine Hall and H. Witherspoon, assessors)

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 January 1902 · page 8

The circumstances surrounding the collision at the entrance to Newcastle Harbor on December 25th between the Government pilot boat Ajax and the coasting steamer Gosford were inquired into…

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Law Report. Thursday, January 23, Court of Marine Inquiry. (Before Judge Backhouse and Captains John Vine Hall and H. Witherspoon, assessors.) the Collision Between the Ajax and Gosford

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 January 1902 · page 8

Mr.J. S. Cargill (of the Crown Solicitor's officer) appeared for Captain Edle, Superintendent of Navigation: and Mr. J. windeyer (of Messrs. Thompson and Windeyer, of Newcastle) for Frederick Thomas…

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Stealing

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 January 1902 · page 14

At the Central Court a joiner named Eugene O'Mura (56), was fined £5 and 5a 10d costs, or two months' imprisonment, for having fraudulently appropriated to his own use £3 12s, the proceeds of the sale of 72…

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Stealing Furniture

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 January 1902 · page 14

Thomas Moore was charged at the Newtown Court with stealing three baskets, a bedstead, and a table, value £2 10s, the property of Messrs. Marcus Clark and Co., at Newtown, between the 14th November last and the…

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Burglary in King-street

The Australian Star · Saturday 25 January 1902 · page 8

Mrs. McCathle's millinery establishment in King-street was burglariously entered in the course of Thursday night, when cash and stamps to the value of about £10 were carried…

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Sentenced for Cowardice

The Catholic Press · Saturday 25 January 1902 · page 19

Incidents occur every day to show that the English army in South Africa are utterly disheartened, and ready surrender on any pretext. No soldier in South Africa wants…

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Assault on Two Policemen

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 January 1902 · page 14

Fritz Meyer (30), a German fireman, was charged before Mr. Wilshire, S.M., at the Central Court with having assaulted Constables P. J. Woods and W. Barnes whilst in the execution of their duty. He was fined £2, or 21…

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Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 January 1902 · page 12

A the Parramatta Police Court on Friday a young man named William Joseph Barker was charged with assaulting a married woman named Rose Ann Wallington, at Clyde, on January 10…

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An Asylum Assault. Parramatta

The Australian Star · Saturday 25 January 1902 · page 8

Bernard Gibney, an inmate of the Macquarie-street Asylum, was sent to gaol for one month at the police court to-day for assaulting Chas. Ward, the gatekeeper of the…

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Penrith Police Court MONDAY. Before Mr F R Wilshire, P.M.

Nepean Times · Saturday 25 January 1902 · page 4

William Baker, licensee of the Royal Hotel, Penrith, pleaded not guilty to a charge of keeping his licensed premises open for the sale of liquor on Sunday, 5th January…

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Alleged Theft of a Bicycle and Tools

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 January 1902 · page 14

At the Newtown Court, before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.M., James Smith, alias John O'Keefe (22), was brought up on a charge of breaking and entering a workshop at the Sydney University and stealing a Rover bicycle and a…

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Burglary in King-street. New Use for a Fire Escape

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 January 1902 · page 11

By means of a fire escape which has recently been erected at Mrs. M'Cathie's premises in King-street, in conformity with the provisions of the Factories Act, burglars on Thursday night gained…

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Balmain Police Court. (Before Mr. Edwards, S.m.) Wednesday, January 22. DRUNK

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1902 · page 3

Luke Prunty, 28, and John Congdon, 24, both laborers, were fined 5s or 24 hours for being drunk, and Patrick Reilly, who failed to appear,…

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Promoting Police Contingenters

The Catholic Press · Saturday 25 January 1902 · page 19

It is a common ground of complaint in the police force that the men who went away in any of the South African contingents have been promoted on re-joining the force, over…

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Court Dresses

The Australian Star · Saturday 25 January 1902 · page 9

The minds of the Court dressmakers and of peers and peeresses were lately set at rest regarding the numerous small variations which must be conscientiously observed in…

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Parramatta Police Court. Tuesday, January 21. (Before Mr. J. W. Withers, J.P.)

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1902 · page 11

Wm. Jos. Barker charged with assaulting Rose Wellington on the 10th inst. at Clyde, was remanded till Friday on bis own application. Bail allowed—£40 and one surety of…

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Ryde Police Court. Tuesday, January 21. (Before Mr. T. E. MacNevin, P.M., and Messrs. T. G. Dole, H. E. Brigg and J. Forsyth, J's.P.) Alleged House Stealing

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1902 · page 10

Richard Beers, aged 19, describes as a laboured, and Andrew Bruce, 15, painter, were charged with having, in company, at Hornsby, on the 16th January, 1902, stolen one black…

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Boers Sentenced. London, January 24, 2.20 p.m

The Australian Star · Saturday 25 January 1902 · page 7

A Boer named Van Schelvijk and his two sons have each been sentenced to undergo one year's imprisonment and to pay a fine of £500 for having concealed horses,…

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