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Courts & crime, 1905

8,785 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 250

Theft From an Hotel

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 January 1905 · page 6

Whilst the inmates of the Baker's Arms Hotel. Riley and Lansdowne streets, Surry-hills, were engaged in the bar on Friday evening, entrance was effected to an upstairs bedroom, and money…

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Police Assaulted. An Affray at Ultima

The Australian Star · Monday 16 January 1905 · page 5

A powerfully-built man, who answered to the name of William Kline, appeared at the Central this morning to answer to two serious charges arising out of some trouble in…

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Pushes at the Corners Gaol Without the Option. Mr. Macfarlane, S.M., Comes Down

The Australian Star · Monday 16 January 1905 · page 4

One of the worst matters the police in No. 2 Division have to deal with is the congregation of pushes of young men at the corners, particularly on Sundays and at nights…

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Law Notices. Monday, Jan. 16. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 January 1905 · page 5

Chamber List— 11.45 a.m.—At Chancery-square, before Mr. Justice A. H. Simpson.—Port Stephens Hardwood Company, Limited, v Perrett; Roberts v Tucker, Robinson garnishee…

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Police Courts. Seamen in Trouble. Selling a Mate's Clothes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 January 1905 · page 5

At the Water Police Court on Saturday, before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.M., Michael Crowley, 24, William Long, 23, and Carl Finn, 20, seamen, were charged with in company stealing a suit of clothes, of the…

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All Over a Sovereign. The Landlady and the Lady Lodger. Police Called In

The Australian Star · Monday 16 January 1905 · page 1

Certain persons have been watching for some time a quarrel that has been taking place between a landlady and her lady, boarder. Finally the dispute came to a climax…

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Assault on the Police

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 January 1905 · page 8

At the Central Court, William Kline, a powerfully built young man, was charged with having, in company, inflicted grievous bodily harm upon Constable Hennessy. He was remanded for eight days. Hennessy…

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Parramatta District. Parramatta Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 January 1905 · page 9

At the Parramatta Police Court yesterday, before Mr. T. E. MacNevin, S.M., James Sheridan was charged with refusing to sell food (milk) to the local health officer. E. J. Love, inspector, of Parramatta, stated…

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Alleged Assault

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 January 1905 · page 9

At the Central Police Court yesterday, William Klein, or M'Grath, who was arrested in connection with an affray at Ultim[?] on Saturday, was charged with having in company inf[?]cted grievous bodily harm…

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Stealing From a Slot Gas-meter

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 January 1905 · page 8

Sydney Francis Edward Gardiner (14) was convicted at the Newtown Court of stealing 5s 10d from a slot gasmeter in Kent-street, Newtown, on January 9, the property of the Australian Gaslight Company. Instead of…

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Charge of Attempted Murder. the Regent-street Sensation. Gardiner Before the Court

The Australian Star · Tuesday 17 January 1905 · page 5

Percival John Gardiner (18), a tinsmith, was charged at the Central Police Court this morning, before Mr. W. M. Macfarlane, S.M., with feloniously wounding by shooting, Amy…

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One-thousand Pounds for an Assault

Evening News · Tuesday 17 January 1905 · page 6

Because he declined to put out a lighted cigar, when riding in a Liverpool Corporation electric tramway car, Dr. Hall, Medical officer of Health for Prescot, was seized by the…

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Police Reports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 January 1905 · page 4

The following are extracts from additional police reports received by the InspectorGeneral of Police relative to bush fires:- Carcoar, Jan. 12.—Since last report only…

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A Disorderly House. Chinaman Sent to Gaol

The Australian Star · Tuesday 17 January 1905 · page 7

Inspector Hinds, at the Central Summons Court yesterday proceeded against a Chinaman named Jimmy Ah Foo on a charge of keeping a house, frequented by persona of…

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Bankruptcy Court

The Australian Star · Tuesday 17 January 1905 · page 6

The Registrar in Bankruptcy, Mr, A. Henry, yesterday disposed of the following matters:--HEARING OF CREDITORS' PETITIONS…

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Theft From Gas Meter Boy Sent to Reformatory

The Australian Star · Tuesday 17 January 1905 · page 6

'A 14-year old lad named Sydney Francis Edward Gardiner was charged, before Mr. G. H. Smithers, S.M., at the Newtown Court yesterday, with stealing about 6s 10d from…

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Police Courts. Alleged Bogus Jewellery

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 January 1905 · page 8

Thomas Hargreaves, a carpenter, was remanded at the Central Court yesterday on a charge of endeavoring to impose upon Constable Surridge by offering him for sale a brass chain as gold. The officer was on duty in plain…

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Police Widows' Fund. Satisfactory Financial Position

Evening News · Tuesday 17 January 1905 · page 3

At the fifteenth annual meeting of the committee of management of the N.S.W. Police Widows' Fund, an exceedingly healthy state of affairs was divulged by Constable John Wallace…

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Police Widows' Fund. In a Satisfactory Condition

The Australian Star · Tuesday 17 January 1905 · page 6

The annual report and balance-sheet of the New South Wales Police Widows Fund just published discloses a very satisfactory state of affairs. During the year six new…

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Police Courts. Breaches of the Licensing Act

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 January 1905 · page 7

At the Central Summons Court yesterday, Inspector Sherwood proceeded against a number of persons for breaches of the Licensing Act Niel Ferry, licensce of the Shellbourne Hotel, Market and Sussex streets,…

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