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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1905

8,785 stories in Sydney's papers · page 39 of 250

Law Notices. Wednesday, February 8. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 February 1905 · page 5

Prothonotary's Office.—Before the Chief Clerk.—Taylor and others v Railway Commisioners, 11 a.m.; Hampden v Perpetual Trustee Co., Ltd., 11.30 a.m.; Thomson et uxor. v Gordon, 12 noon…

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Betting at Randwick. Police Urged to Take General Action

Evening News · Wednesday 8 February 1905 · page 2

The recent police court proceedings against fourteen persons for betting on a piece of private land in King-street. Randwick, was referred to at last night's meeting of Randwick…

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The Round House. Oldest Police Station Demolished. Its Early History

Evening News · Wednesday 8 February 1905 · page 7

Day by day, as our city increases, as it spreads itself gradually over lands that but a few years previously we remembered as orchards and meadow lands, the old landmarks…

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Kuropatkin's Irresolution. His Recall Desirable. Seriously Compromised at Court

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 February 1905 · page 7

LONDON, Monday Afternoon.--General Gadke, the correspondent of the "Berliner Tageblatt," states that Kuropatkin's irresolution and reluctance to accept…

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Lady Attacked. Assaulted Kicked and Robbed. Alleged Assailant Before the Court

The Australian Star · Wednesday 8 February 1905 · page 6

At the Central yesterday George Harris, a young man, was charged with assaulting Ida Linklater, in the City-road, on the night of the 28th ult., and robbing her of a handbag…

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District Court. (Before Judge Heydon.) Dispute As to Bricks. Moore v Stringer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 February 1905 · page 5

Mr. H. C. G. Moss appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Carter Smith for the defendant. This was an action brought by Ellen Moore, of Manly Vale, Manly, wife of James Arthur…

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Law Report. Tuesday, February 7. Equity Court. (Before Mr. Justice Owen.) a Settlement

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 February 1905 · page 5

J. N. Richardson and others v Brierley. Mr. Bethune appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. J. Stuart Thom (of Messrs. J. Stuart Thom Brothers and Co.), for the defendant,…

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District Court. (Before his Honor Judge Heydon, K.C., at 10 a.m.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 February 1905 · page 5

Smith v Harrington. Cooper v Inch, Moss v Morfoot and another. King v J. H. young and Co., Ltd. Note.—The list will be called over punctually at 10 a.m…

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Pragmatical Police. Pounce Upon Athletes. They Accuse Them of Obscenity a Jury Triumphantly Acquits the Accused

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 8 February 1905 · page 8

A remarkable case of alleged exposure of the person was heard before Judge Fitzhardinge at the Goulburn Quarter Sessions on the 1st inst. The [?]…

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Hon. T. M. Slattery, M.l.c. at the Water Court To-day. Case Postponed

Evening News · Wednesday 8 February 1905 · page 6

The Hon. Thames Michael Slattery, M.L.C., appeared at the Water Police Court this morning, before Mr. Macfarlane, S.M., to answer the charge that at Sydney, between September 6…

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Shopwalker Charged. With Stealing From Hatte's Committed for Trial

The Australian Star · Thursday 9 February 1905 · page 6

A rather well-dressed man named Joseph Artis, who was described as a draper and who until recently was employed at Hatte's in King-street Newtown as a shopwalker,…

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The Newtown Burglary

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 February 1905 · page 8

At the Newtown Police Court yesterday before Mr. Isascs, S.M., Alfred Conn, aped 50, and James Crawford, aged 32, were charged with being concerned with others in burglarlously breaking and entering the…

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Charge of Burglary

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 February 1905 · page 8

Alfred Conn (50), hairdresser, and James Crawford (32). painter, were brought, up at the Newtown Court, charged with being concerned with others in burglariously breaking and entering the tobacconist's shop of…

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Alleged Stealing

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 February 1905 · page 8

At the Water Police Court, Agnes Jones, a married woman, wag committed for trial on a charge of stealing, in company, the sum of £4 10s and a silver watch, the property of James Curry Black…

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Sentenced at the Sessions

Evening News · Thursday 9 February 1905 · page 3

At the Darlinghurst Quarter Sessions, Charles Robert Brady, 'who had pleaded guilty of breaking and entering a dwelling-house, was sentenced to two years' hard labour in Bathurst…

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Theft of a Purse

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 February 1905 · page 8

John Mitchell, a sailor, was chargen of the [?] Police Court yesterday with, having stolen from Lucy Wilson, who resides with her husband in Palmerstreet, a purse and its contents,(4s 3d). Accused, who…

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Bogus Subscriptions. Sullivan Sent to Gaol

The Australian Star · Thursday 9 February 1905 · page 6

"This is one of the meanest kind of offences," commented Mr. Macfarlane at the Water Police Court, when a man named Cornelius Sullivan, a coal lumper, was…

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Dislike of Food. Gets Sailors Into Gaol

Evening News · Thursday 9 February 1905 · page 3

The sailor's lot, especially at meal time on board a sailing ship is not always a happy one. Fresh meat has been discovered inside the regulation ships' biscuit before now, and…

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The Police Revolver

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 February 1905 · page 4

The revolver which the police, were Armed with mainly for self-protection threatens to come into disagreeably frequent use. A Victorian constable, who was jeered at last…

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District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 February 1905 · page 8

Before his Honor Judge Heydon, K.C.—At 10 a.m.: Pecholseh v Mutual Life Insnrance Company of New York, for judgment; Ryan v King (to be cnentioned), Cooper v Inch (part beard). Moss v Morfoot and…

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