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Courts & crime, 1905

8,785 stories in Sydney's papers · page 29 of 250

Parramatta District Court. Wednesday, January 25. (Before Judge Docker)

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 12

Hart, Hitchcock it Co. v. John Burnett.— Goods £52 0s 8d. Mr.H. A. Richardson for the plantiffs. The defendant did not appear. Geo. Folkard…

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The Japanese Court. Ceremonies at New Year the Old Regime and the New

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 37

As the Emperor of Japan lived in great retirement before the Revolution, little occurred at his court. Her Majesty the Empress took no part in the affairs of the…

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District Court. (Before his Honor Judge Backhouse.) Taylor and Others v Rafton (Hodgson, Claimant.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 6

Mr. Davidson (instructed by Messrs. Altken and Aitken) appeared for the plaintiffs, J. W. Taylor and J. H. Taylor, produce merchants, of Pyrmont; and Mr. Parry for the…

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Escaped From Gaol. Goulburn

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 29 January 1905 · page 2

A young man, 21 years of age, named Roy Wood, escaped from Goulburn Gaol on Friday afternoon, and had not been recaptured at 11 a.m. to-day. It appears that while…

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Escaped From Gaol, Goulburn Prisoner Breaks Away

Sunday Times · Sunday 29 January 1905 · page 5

The Inspector-General of Police yesterday received information that a prisoner named Roy Wood, 24, had escaped from the yard at Goulburn Gaol during Friday…

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Steyne Court, Manly

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 29 January 1905 · page 2

Steyne Court, Manly, the Brighton of New South Wales, still retains its popularity as a pleasure resort. Shooting the chutes and tobogganing continue to form the principal…

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Contempt of Court. Adelaide, Saturday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 29 January 1905 · page 5

In the Supreme Court this morning the case of Robert Lewis was called on. On January 20 Lewis, who is accountant in a leading solicitor's office, was committed to…

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T.M. Slatteryin Court Remanded to Sydney. Law Points Raised. ADELAIDE

Sunday Times · Sunday 29 January 1905 · page 5

At the Police Court this morning, Mr. T. M. Slattery, M.L.C., appeared on remand on a charge of fraudulently converting to his own use and stealing £6127, the property…

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Anti-british Placards On Moscow Walls. Chief of Police Defies the Government. London, Saturday Morning

Sunday Times · Sunday 29 January 1905 · page 5

The Chief of the Police in Moscow, in defiance of the Government's orders to remove the anti-British placards, informed the British Consul that they…

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Assault and Robbery

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 January 1905 · page 6

Edwin John Gardiner, a horse dealer, residing at Balmain, has complained to the police authorities that ho was assaulted and robbed by two men near the Epping Racecourse early yesterday…

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Burglary at Marrickville. Attempt to Rob Railway Safe

Evening News · Monday 30 January 1905 · page 4

An attempt to rob the safe at Marrickville Railway Station was made on Saturday night. The station master left the premises securely locked, on retiring for the night. At 8 o'clock…

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District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 January 1905 · page 3

Before the Registrar, in No. 2 Court.—At 10.30 a.m.: Lucas and another v W. T. Henley's Telegraph Works Company, Limited…

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Savage Assault on a Ch1naman. by City Larrikins

Evening News · Monday 30 January 1905 · page 5

A Chinaaman named Ah Fook, a market gardener, at Waterloo, was treated at Sydney Hospital to-day for a severe lacerated wound on the head and an injury to one of his eyes…

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Assault and Robbery. Man Brutally Attacked at Forest Lodge

Evening News · Monday 30 January 1905 · page 3

A brutal case of assault and robbery took place at Forest Lodge on Saturday night. Mr. E.J. Gardiner, a member of Tattersall's Club, missed the last tram to Balmain, and…

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George and Barney. Lost Him in the Bush. and Found Him in the Police Court

The Australian Star · Monday 30 January 1905 · page 6

Bernard Hinds was a youth of susceptible and tender years, and when he was in London he met Mr. George Michelson, At least he told the D.'s that, and he ought to know…

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Mr. Shearer: Shorn. Young "Parson" Charged With False Pretences

The Australian Star · Monday 30 January 1905 · page 3

The picturesque Berkshire village of Swallowfield is in a state of great excitement over a sensational event in church circles. Recently a young man has been gaining…

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Cheaper to Move. Than Go to Gaol. or Even Chance It

The Australian Star · Monday 30 January 1905 · page 1

There is a story just now, not told in detail, but in condensed form, and with smothered laughter, about a society man of Sydney who played cards for money in his club…

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Law Notices. Tuesday, January [?]. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 January 1905 · page 3

Before Mr. Justice Owen, in Banco Court.—At 11 a.m.: Wearne v Heale (special case), Bruce [?] Reed (W. Oliver garnishee), for attachment; Lawrence v Peachey and another, to set aside injunction;…

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Chasing an Escaped Prisoner Shot at by the Police

Evening News · Monday 30 January 1905 · page 5

Roy Wood, who escaped from Goulburn Gaol on Friday, was seen, by the police on Saturday, night at Barber's Creek, near Bundanoon. The officers got within range, and fired at the man…

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Brutal Police Suffer

Evening News · Tuesday 31 January 1905 · page 6

While brutally illtreating workmen at Czentochan, Poland, a bomb was thrown among the police, many of them being injured…

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