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Courts & crime, 1903

8,645 stories in Sydney's papers · page 51 of 250

Central Criminal COURT.—Thursday. February 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 February 1903 · page 3

Alexander Johnstone, murder: John Sullivan, and Harberts Young, breaking and entering a dwelling-house and stealing; Richard Dowling, burglary…

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Metropolitan Quarter Sessions. (Before Judge Rogers.) Mr. H. Harris prosecuted for the Crown. ASSAULT

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 February 1903 · page 8

A youth named Charles Affleck pleaded guilty to a charge of having on November 25, at Alexandria, assaulted a girl aged 3 years and 7 mouths. The prisoner was released, but was hound over, himself in £50 with…

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Bankruptcy Court. (Before the Registrar.) Motion for Release

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 February 1903 · page 8

Re Joseph Smith. After the report of the official assignee and the bankrupt's affidavit had been read in reply, the estate was ordered to be released from sequestration…

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An Arbitrator's Findings. Appeal to the Full Court

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 February 1903 · page 8

Argument was heard by the Full Court in the case of O'Donoghue v. Oliphant, in which the defendant appeared to show cause why a verdict found in his favor by Mr. Justice Cohen at…

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Central Criminal Court. (Before Mr. Justice Simpson and juries.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 February 1903 · page 3

Mr. Hugh Pollock (Solicitor-General) Crown Prosecutor. ALLEGED MURDER. VERDICT FOR MANSLAUGHTER…

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Classification of Queensland Lands. Intentions of the Land Court. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 February 1903 · page 8

In dealing with the classification of pastoral holdings which the Land Court is requited to make in terms of the Land Act, it is the intention of the Court to make a preliminary classification of each…

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Custody of Infants. Question of Religion. Application in the Equity Court

Evening News · Thursday 19 February 1903 · page 6

In the Equity Court, before the Chief Judge (Mr. Justice A. H. Simpson) yesterday, an application was made on behalf of John Richard Sparrow, Margaret Adele Sparrow, Johanna Sparrow,…

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Indigent Old Age. the Exposure of Fraud. Police Investigations Inadequate. Invalidity Provisions. the Necessity Limit. V.

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 February 1903 · page 5

On this question of administration, referred to at length yesterday, it must now be apparent that until an Amending Pensions Act is passed the same old abuses must continue to creep into…

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Court of Marine Inquiry. (Before Judge Backhouse, and Captains John Vine Hall and Henry Wetherspoon, assessors.) Guthrey-alexandra Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 February 1903 · page 3

In No. 1 District Court an inquiry was held into the circumstances attending the collision between the steamship Guthray and the tug Alexandra, which occurred in Darling Harbour, off Jones' Point, on…

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Jewels. a Barmaid Charged with Theft

The Australian Star · Friday 20 February 1903 · page 5

Una Vance, described as a barmaid, came before, the Water Police Bench this morning charged with the larceny of two gold brooches, a gold Maltese cross, and a lady's…

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At the Police Court

Evening News · Friday 20 February 1903 · page 4

At the Central Police Court to-day. Ah Gun, 50, descrbed as a gambler, was charged with being the keeper of a common gaming house, situate cat 48 Campbell-street, which was entered by…

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Alleged Assault

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 February 1903 · page 6
Also in The Australian Star

James Kerr, 30, living at Devonshire-street, Redfern, was admitted to St. Vincent's Hospital last night, suffering from a compound frature of the right leg. Kerr is employed at Resch's Brewery, in…

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Chakgkd with Stealing

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 February 1903 · page 8

At the Puddington Court, Richard Hodges, 34 was charged with having stolen a gold watch and chain, on February 14, from the person of Percy Jolly. The evidence of the prosecutor was to the effect that he and…

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Damages for Assault

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 February 1903 · page 8

In the Metropolitan District Court, before Judge Backhouse, John Cnllaghan, 126 Pitt-street, Sydney, brought an action against Micbuol Bugler for £50 damages for assault…

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Auburn Tragedy. Grand and Jones. in the Dock. Charged with Murder. Not Prepared

The Australian Star · Friday 20 February 1903 · page 5

To-day, before Mr. Justice Simpson, at the Central Criminal Court, Digby Grand and Henry Jones were placed in the dock, and charged that they did feloniously and…

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Mother, or Gaol, Which ?

Evening News · Friday 20 February 1903 · page 6

"Will you go home to your mother, or will you go to gaol?'' That was the question put to a good-looking, becomingly-dressed girl of 19 years, by Mr. Wilshire, .S.M., at the Water Police…

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Stealing in Shops. "Poor, Weak Woman."

Evening News · Friday 20 February 1903 · page 3

At the Glebe Police Court, Magdalene Ward, 30, a married woman, was charged with stealing two collarettes, value at 5s, the property of Grace Brothers, on the 17th instant. The accused,…

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Police Courts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 February 1903 · page 7

A Prohibited Immigrant.—At the Water Police Court yesterday, before Mr. E. H. Wilshire, S.M., Leo Bazile, 32, cook, aud a native of Mauritius, pleaded guilty to being a deserter from the G.M.S…

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A Prohibited Immigrant. Sentenced on Two Charges

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 February 1903 · page 3

At the Water Police Court yesterday, before Mr. E. H. Wilshire, S.M., Leo Bazile (320, cook, a native of Mauritius, was charged with being a prohibited immigrant sound within the commonwealth, in contravention…

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