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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1902

8,422 stories in Sydney's papers · page 29 of 250

Police Courts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 January 1902 · page 7

Assaulting a Constable.—At the Central Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Edwards, S.M., Francis Glynn, 28, plumber, was charged with, in company, assaulting Constable A. Leary whilst in the execution…

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Burglary in Pitt-street. "No Admittance Except on Business."

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 January 1902 · page 5

The premises of Thompson, Gates, and Co., 185 Pitt-street, were entered by burglars between Saturday night and Monday morning, and the sum of £2 9s stolen. An entry was gained by…

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A Police Incident

Evening News · Tuesday 28 January 1902 · page 6

Constable Arthur Leary informed the bench at the Central Police Court yesterday that he had been rudely assaulted fay Francis Glynn, 28, plumber, on Thursday night. The officer's teeth…

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Assault and Robbery. Arrests at the Revolver's Point

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 January 1902 · page 7

Jeremiah Sullivan, an elderly man, was the victim of a cowardly assault and robbery in Elizabeth-street shortly before 11 o'clock on Sunday night. Sullivan slates that he was…

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Murder of Natives. London, Jan. 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 January 1902 · page 5

Two of the Yeomanry assert that Bo[?]rs in December captured a small convoy at Phillippolis and murdered eight drivers, several of whom were tied to wheels of…

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Assault and Robbery in Elizabeth-street. Three Arrests Made

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 January 1902 · page 6

Shortly before 11 o'clock on Sunday night a man named Jeremiah Sullivan was assaulted and robbed in Elizabeth-street, near Bathurst-street. He had just left the footpath with the intention of proceeding…

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Western Australia. Murder at Perth. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 January 1902 · page 5

A serious assault, which terminated fatally, was p[?]rpetrated in the [?]usiest portion of Hay-street on Friday night. About 10 o'clock a man named John Gray was set on by several others, and was much…

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Wyalong Revision Court. Wyalong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 January 1902 · page 3

At the Municipal Revision Court, which opened on Saturday night, about 80 applications were received for enrolment on the municipal list. Many legal points were raised. Mr. Walter Francis Sully…

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The Yang-tse Viceroys. Summoned to Court

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 January 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--Liu-kunyi and Chang-chih-tung, the progressive Yang-tse Viceroys, of Nankin and Hankow respectively, have been summoned to an…

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The Fate of Wong. Police Theory. Arrest in New Zealand

Evening News · Tuesday 28 January 1902 · page 6

MACLEAN, Monday.—The police engaged in endeavoring to solve the mystery regarding the disappearance of the Chinese market gardener Wong, in the Clarence River district, have…

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Natal Rebels. To be Court-Martialled. January 27, 2.46 p.m

The Australian Star · Tuesday 28 January 1902 · page 4

It has been decided that in future all Natal rebels shall be tried by court-martial instead of by a special civil court…

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Birmingham Riot. Anti-Wap Meeting Broken Up. the Town Hall Stormed. Police Baton Charges. An M.P. Escapes Disguised as a Policeman

The Australian Star · Tuesday 28 January 1902 · page 3

There were some exciting scenes at Birmingham as the result of an attempt to hold a pro-Boer meeting it the Town Hall. The principal speaker at the meeting was Mr…

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Stealing Hens

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 January 1902 · page 10

At the Water Police Court, before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.M., Thomas Smith (37), laborer, charged with stealing three hens, valued at 7s 6d, the property of Vernon Henry Burgess, was sent to gaol for one month…

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Burglary at Surry Hills

The Australian Star · Wednesday 29 January 1902 · page 5

It was reported to the police to-day that in the course of last night the Standard Hotel, kept by Mrs. E. Burkitt, in Cooper- street, near Riley-street, Surry Hills, was…

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A Cowardly Assault

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 January 1902 · page 10

At the Paddington Court, before Mr. M'Farlane, D.S.M., Arthur Jamieson, alias Ernest Hay (20), gardener, was charged with assaulting Eva Stannard on Saturday night last in the bar of a Paddington hotel. The evidence…

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An Unprovoked Assault

Evening News · Wednesday 29 January 1902 · page 6

At the Paddington Court yesterday, Arthur Jamieson, alias Ernest Hay, 20, described as a gardener, pleaded guilty to a charge of having assaulted Eva Stannard on January 25. The…

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Alleged Theft by a Soldier

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 January 1902 · page 10

At the Paddington Court, before Mr. M'Farlane, D.S.M., Ernest Henry George Pickering (22), a private in the R.A. Artillery, was charged with stealing a silver watch, gold chain, two gold medals, and a rolled gold sovereign…

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Vehicular Collision. the Driver Charged

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 January 1902 · page 10

At the Water Police Court yesterday before Mr. C. N. Payten. S.M., Samuel Galbraith Alexander (22), licensed bus-driver, was charged with negligently driving two horses…

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Alleged Assault at Manly. a Further Remand

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 January 1902 · page 10

At the Water Police Court yesterday, before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.M., Eugene Michel (47), commission agent, on remand, was charged with, in company inflicting grievous bodily harm upon…

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Licensing Court

Evening News · Wednesday 29 January 1902 · page 6

At the Central Licensing Court yesterday, the following transfers of publicans' licenses were granted: Mary Griffin to Thos. Woolley, Trades Union Hotel, Harbor-street, Darling Harbor;…

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