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Courts & crime, 1905

8,785 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 250

Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 January 1905 · page 7

At the Central Licensing Court yesterday, an application was granted for the transfer of the license of Ellen Ward, Boundary Stone Hotel, Cleveland and Bourke streets, Redfern, to Patrick Fagan…

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Revision Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 January 1905 · page 6

A Court of Revision of the municipal rolls of the borough of Parramatta was held on Monday morning. In the cass of applications of new owners to have their names placed on, the Mayor, after taking legal…

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Charge of Theft. Carpenter Committed For Trial. a Marrickville Case

The Australian Star · Tuesday 24 January 1905 · page 6

Milford Burgess, a young carpenter, was again before the Newtown Court yesterday charged with breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Robert Mercer, 27…

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Police Courts. Alleged Breaking and Entering

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 January 1905 · page 7
Also in The Daily Telegraph

At the Newtown Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Wilshire. S.M., Milford Burgess, aged 18, was charged with having broken into and entered the dwellinghouse of Robert Mercer, trances street, Marrickville,…

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The Special Arbitration Court Proposal

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 January 1905 · page 4

The communication of the Sydney Labor Council to the State Premier urging that a special sitting of the Arbitration Court be held to deal with the Newcastle strike…

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Assaults on Police. Another Arrest at Ultimo

The Australian Star · Tuesday 24 January 1905 · page 5

The police have arrested another man in [?]onnection with the assault committed upon Constable Farley some time ago. This morning Constables Leary and Farley…

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The Newcastle Strike Police Court Prosecutions. To-day's Proceedings. Important Representative From the Miners to the Wheelers. [By Telegraph.] NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Tuesday 24 January 1905 · page 5

The prosecutions against wheelers and others for an alleged breach of the Arbitration Act, by leaving their work at the collieries before reasonable time had elapsed…

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Bankruptcy Court. (Monday,) (Before the Registrar,)

The Australian Star · Tuesday 24 January 1905 · page 7

HEARING OF CREDITORS' PETITIONS, T. D. Oxley and S. J. Oxley v. Mary Ana Johnson, of Peak Hill. Order made, Mr. L, T. Lloyd, official assignee…

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Law Notices. Supreme Court.--tuesday, January 24

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 January 1905 · page 8

In Equity.--(Before the Deputy-Registrar.) At 11 a.m.: V. N. A. Wiseman, an infant, to tax costs; same, ditto…

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Probate Court. (Before Mr. Justice A. H. Simpson.)

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 January 1905 · page 8

Probates were granted of the wills in connection with the following estates:--George Horatio Johnston, late of Stanmore: Michael Joseph Daly, of Concord: Charles Larcombe, of…

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Newcastle Trouble. Strikers Before the Court. More Committals

Evening News · Tuesday 24 January 1905 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.—The hearing of the charges against the strikers for alleged acts in the nature of a strike, was resumed this morning at the police court, before Mr. G. F…

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Probate Court. (Before Mr. Justice A. H. Simpson.) PROBATES

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 January 1905 · page 7

Probates were granted in respect of the w[?]ls of the following deceased personsd:— Michael Joseph Daly (late of Concord), George Horatio Johnston (late of Stanmore), Charles…

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Bankruptcy Court. (Before the Registrar, Mr. A. Henry.) Sequestration Petition

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 January 1905 · page 8

Re Thomas David Oxley and Samuel James Oxley against Mary Ann Johnson. The sequestration order was made, and Mr. L. T. Lloyd appointed official assignee…

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Request From the Labor Council. Sitting of the Court at Newcastle. Mr. Carruthers on Contempt of the Law

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 January 1905 · page 6

A communication in the following terms has been received by the State Premier:-- "Sydney Labor Council, "Trades-hall, Sydney, January 21, 1905…

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Special City. "Evening News" Office 4.30 P.m. Mr.t. M. Slattery, M.l.c. Before the Adelaide Court. Remanded on Light Bail. Say He Is Suppressed at Mrs. Scalnon's Action

Evening News · Tuesday 24 January 1905 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.—Mr. T. M. Slattery, M.L.C., appeared at the police court this morning, charged, on the information of Detective Priest with having, at Sydney, on December 11…

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Stealing From a Gas-meter

The Australian Star · Wednesday 25 January 1905 · page 6

A french-polisher named Claude Randall or Harris, was sentenced to six months' hard labour at the Redfern Police Court yesterday on a charge of stealing the sum of 8s 9d…

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Stealing From a Gas Meter

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 January 1905 · page 10

At the Redfern Court Claude Randall, or Harris, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment for stealing the sum of 8s 9d from a slot gas meter…

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Stealing Timber. Three Boys Dealt With

The Australian Star · Wednesday 25 January 1905 · page 6

Three boys named Andrew Anderson, Albert Ernest Ogg, and William Armour were before the Glebe Police Court yesterday charged with stealing. The two firstnamed…

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Police Courts

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 January 1905 · page 10

BOGUS SUBSCRIPTION LIST. Recently Detective Harry Brown hod his attention drawn to a man named William Walton, who was collecting money with a subscription list for a man who was…

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