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Courts & crime, 1902

8,422 stories in Sydney's papers · page 37 of 250

A Fall From a Window. a Remarkable Story. Alleged Assault

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 February 1902 · page 10

At the Central Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Macfarlane, D.S.M., a laborer named Peter Davis (33) was charged with having assaulted Elizabeth F. Russell on January 21, thereby…

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Bankruptcy Court. Voluntary Sequestrations

The Australian Star · Wednesday 5 February 1902 · page 4
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Frank Halncourt Delamere, of South Broken Hill, labourer. Mr. L. T. Lloyd, official assignee. Frederick Stolweather, of Shepherd- street,…

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Bankruptcy Court. Voluntary Sequestratioins

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1902 · page 9

Joseph Charles Douglas, of Carr's Greek, near Grafton, labourer. Mr. L. T. Lloyd, official assignce. Benjamin James Long, of Broken Hill, mason…

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Police Courts. A. Pitt-street Collision

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 February 1902 · page 10

At the Wafer Police Court, before Mr. G. H. Smithers, S.M., Samuel Galbraith Alexander (22), licensed 'bus- driver, was charged with negligently driving two horses attached to a 'bus in Pitt-street, so as to endanger the…

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Law Notices. Supreme Court.--wednesday, February 5

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 February 1902 · page 10

Chamber List (to be taken in Divorce Court).--At 10 a.m.: Re Joint Read man and the Employers Liability Act, for leave to proceed; exparte P. J. Hennesy, prohibition; re Robert G. Kennedy and the Employers…

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A Serious Assault. Schoolgirl Waylaid by a Tramp. the Assailant Armed. a Systematic Search. Junee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1902 · page 7

News reached Junes this morning of a serio[?] assault having been made on a schollgirl, aged 12 years, by a tramp, at Mitta Mitta, 16 miles from here, yesterday afternoon…

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Law Report. Tuesday, February 4. District Court. (Before Acting District Court Judge Harris.) Claim for Commission. Ferguson v. M'Mahon and others

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1902 · page 9

Mr. James, instructed by Mr. A. H. Jones, appeared for the plaintiff: and Mr. C. J. M'Donell (of Messrs. M'Donell and Moffit), for the defendants. This was an action brought by James Ferguson, of…

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Outrage at Junee. a Schoolgirl Assaulted. by a Swagsman. Police and Civilians in Chase

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 February 1902 · page 7

JUNEE, Tuesday.--A shocking outrage was committed yesterday at Mitta Mitta, a bush place, 16 miles from Junee. In details it much resembles the Ramsay's Bush outrage…

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Return of the Court to Pekin. Scene of Barbaric Splendor. Important Innovations

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 February 1902 · page 4

PEKIN, January 7.--The arrival of the Imperial Court at the Forbidden City was the most brilliant scene Pekin has ever witnessed. The procession consisted of a thousand gorgeously,…

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The Ship Port Patrick. Case Before the Marine Court. Conclusion of the Evidence. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1902 · page 8

The Marine Court inquiry into the charges of careless and improper navigation preferred against Captain John Gallowny, master of the ship Port Patrick, which was abandoned off Cleft Island, Bass Straits,…

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Industrial Arbitration. the Coming Sittings of the New Court. Both Sides Preparing. Some Probable '"Cases."

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 February 1902 · page 7

There is considerable activity among metropolitan, trades unions in revising rules to bring them into conformity with the Industrial Arbitration Act. Many of the unions have not yet…

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Police Court Returns. Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 February 1902 · page 3

The following is the return of business transacted by the clerk of petty sessions, registrar of the small debts, &c., at the Water Police Office (exclusive of land agency business), and of monoys received by…

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Water Police Court Returns

The Australian Star · Thursday 6 February 1902 · page 3

The annual Water Police Court returns are as follows:--Number of cases under the vagrancy and drunkards' punishment provisions of Police Offences Act. 4190: number of cases…

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Burglary at Bethungra

Evening News · Thursday 6 February 1902 · page 3

JUNEE, Wednesday Afternoon.—Last night the Bethungra-Hotel, occupied by Michael Cullane, was entered by a burglar, who stole £3 in notes, some loose silvsr, boots, socks, and a soft brown…

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Stealing Harness

The Australian Star · Thursday 6 February 1902 · page 6

Before Mr. King, D. S. M., at the Central Police Court yesterday, "Wm..Dubber, a dealer, was charged by Senior--constable O'Dea with having stolen a saddle-- and a set of cart…

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Theft of Gunpowder

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 February 1902 · page 7

A powder-magazine, belonging to the Tramway Department, at the new cemetery, Botany, wits broken into on Tuesday night and robbed of eight boxes of compressed gunpowder, valued at…

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An Assault Case

The Australian Star · Thursday 6 February 1902 · page 5

Mark Davis (30), canvasser, was charged at the Water Police Court to-day with assaulting Beatrice Booth. The evidence of Beatrice Booth, the complainant, who resides…

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A South African Soldier. a Police Officer. Tried at Deniliquin. and Sent to Gaol

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 February 1902 · page 7

DENILIQUIN, Wednesday.--In connection with the recent assault on Senior-constable Hurst at Mathoura, Albert Prentice pleaded guilty, and James Steele, one of the Fifth Contingent, not…

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Burglary at Bethungra. a Strange Robbery. JUNEE

The Australian Star · Thursday 6 February 1902 · page 6

Last night the premises of Michael Cul[?]ane; of the Bethungra Hotel, were entered by a burglar, who stole £3 in notes, some loose silver, a pair of boots, a pair of socks,…

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