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Courts & crime, 1903

8,645 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 250

Assault Gasps

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 January 1903 · page 8

John Kenny, a ship's fireman, appeared before Mr. L. S. Donaldson. S.M., at the Water Police Court, on a charge of assaulting Michael Norris, licensee of the Port Jackson Hotel, George-street. The prosecutor was…

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Stealing From Hordern's

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 January 1903 · page 8

At the Central Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Macfarlane. S.M., Thomas R. Dawson (32), decorator, was charged with stealing three electric funs, valued at £10, the property of Anthony Hordern and Sons, between…

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A Pickpocket Sentenced

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 January 1903 · page 8

James Henderson (30), laborer, was charged at the Central Police Court, before Mr. Maefarlane, S.M., with stealing from the person of Mary Ann Thomas a purse containing £4 19s 3d, a cheque for £2 13s 6d, seven…

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Police Courts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 January 1903 · page 4

Breaches of the Liquor Act.—In the Summons Division of the Water Police Court yesterday, before Mr. G. H. Smithers, S.M., Robert Weare, licensce of the Northam Hotel, Woolloomooloo and…

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Divorce Court

Evening News · Thursday 8 January 1903 · page 6

Mr. Justice Cohen sat in Divorce Juridiction yesterday, and dealt with a number of miscellaneous applications. He pronounced absolute the decrees nisi granted in suits of Eliza Ann…

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Alleged Shooting with Intent to Murder

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 January 1903 · page 5

Bert Osborn, one of the three alleged comers, was charged at the police court to-day with having shot at Constable Murphy at Unley on December 20, with intent to murder. Constable…

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Water Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 January 1903 · page 4

At the weekly meeting of the Water Licensing Court yesterday a transfer of license was granted from Charles Donford to Herbert Lest[?]r, Unity Hull Hotel,.Darling-street, Ba[?]…

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Bailed Up by the Police

Evening News · Thursday 8 January 1903 · page 2

In consequence of a telephone message from Parramatta, where a robbery had been committed, Constable Coombes, of Balmain, watched the Ryde-road on Wednesday afternoon. While…

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The Police and the Electoral Rolls

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 January 1903 · page 6

On Friday next the police will begin to check the census returns of the adult population in the metropolitan districts Afterwards the country districts will be similarly treated. The federal rolls will then…

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Police Courts. Cruelty to a Horse

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 January 1903 · page 8

Daniel O'Brien (23), carter, was fined 20s or, in default, seven days' imprisonment, at the Central Police Court yesterday for cruelly ill-treating a horse by working it whilst suffering from a sore back and…

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City Firms Victimised. by Means of Forged Cheques. a Domestic Servant Charged

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 January 1903 · page 7

In connection with the alleged victimising of several leading city firms by means of cheques purported to be signed by clergymen, a young woman (34), described as a domestic servant,…

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A Sensational Rumour. the Gatton Murder. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 January 1903 · page 7

A sensation has boen caused in Wellington by a rumour that the Gatton (Queensland) murderer has been discovered near the city. As far as can be gathered at present, a telephonic…

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Divorce Court. (Before Mr. Justice Coh[?].) Decrees Absolute

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 January 1903 · page 4

His Honor made absolute the decrees nisi in the following suits, and declared the marriages dissolved:—Eliza A[?]n Campbell v. Charles Catmpbell, James Carter v. Margnret Carter, Ada Ford…

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

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 January 1903 · page 8

His Honor made absolute the decrees nisi in the following suits and declared the marriages dissolved:--Eliza Ann Campbell versus Charles Campbell. James Carter versus Margaret Carter,…

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The Wreck of the Inverlochy. Evidence in the Marine Court. Shoreward Set of a Current. the Captain and His Solicitor Leave the Court

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 January 1903 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--At the resumed inquiry into the wreck of the Inverlochy to-day, Mr. M'Lean, engineer of ports and harbors, explained that the white light to which previous…

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The Southern Coal-miners and the Arbitration Court. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 January 1903 · page 8

Sir,--In your issue of to-day appears a number of remarks from a prominent trades-unionist dealing with the recent award of the Arbitration Court in the dispute between the southern…

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The Gatton Murders. a Station Hand's Story. Accuses a Mate of Being the Murderer. and Ties Him Up Until the Police Arrive

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 January 1903 · page 5

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Wednesday.--A man working on a station some distance from here has denounced his mate as the author of the murders at Gatton, Queensland…

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Theft

The Australian Star · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 5

Before Mr. Donaldson, S. M., at the Water Police Court this morning, Edwin J. Crawle, 23, a printer, was charged with stealing a revolver, two razors, and two gold rings, valued…

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Post -Office Burglary

The Australian Star · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 7

The police authorities yesterday received a telegram from Capertee intimating that the post -office there had been entered by burglars and robbed of postal notes to the…

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Stock Stealing

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 6

ONE of the most important matters dealt with at the monthly meeting of the Stockowners' Association, which was held on December 24. was that of…

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