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Courts & crime, 1905

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Judge Rogers. to Preside Over District Court

Evening News · Friday 10 February 1905 · page 5

Judge Rogers was, at a meeting of the Executive to-day, appointed to preside over the Metropolitan District Court, during the absence of Judge Murray, who is holding a…

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Police Station or General Store? Extraordinary Collection of Goods

Evening News · Friday 10 February 1905 · page 5

The yard of the Central Police Station had the appearance of a general store this afternoon. Piled up in one corner were cases and parcels of goods, which formed portion of a…

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Customs Court. (Before the Acting-Collector, Mr. Baxter.)

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 February 1905 · page 8

Evidence was heard in two cases, which will be forwarded to the Minister in Melbourne. Re H. Moore (manager of the Port Hunter and Sydney Steam Packet Service) and C. F…

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Treatment of Aborigines. Was the Evidence Reliable? a Police Defence

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 February 1905 · page 5

PERTH, Thursday.--In the course of a recent interview on Dr. Roth's report as to the treatment of aborigines Mr. Hare, Commissioner of Police, said Dr. Roth bad approached the riff-raff…

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A Schooner's Foundering. The Violet Doepel. Marine Court Inquiry

The Australian Star · Friday 10 February 1905 · page 4

The Court of Marine Inquiry (Judge Backhouse, with Captains Boldchild and M'Gibbon as assessors) inquired to-day into the foundering of the schooner Violet Doepel off…

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What Happened to O'reilly. Amusing Scene at the Central Hooting a Police Sergeant

Evening News · Friday 10 February 1905 · page 5

Inspector Duncan proceeded against Thomas O'Reilly, a well-known street speaker, at the Central Summons Court to-day, on the information that he had attracted a number of…

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Metropolitan District Court. (Before Judge Heydon.) Malicious Prosecution. a Case Concerning Flowers

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 February 1905 · page 8

The action brought by Eva Cooper, wife of William Cooper, of Dulwich-strect, Dulwich-hill, against James Stephen Inch, of Ingleburn, for alleged malicious prosecution, evidence was…

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Redfern Sensation. Man Loses Lobe of Ear. Missing Portion Produced in Court

The Australian Star · Friday 10 February 1905 · page 6

The loss of a portion of an ear was responsible Tor an Indian named Allum Dean, a shirtmaker, being brought' before Mr. Isaacs, S.M., at the Redfern Police Court…

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Russian Crisis. Attempt to Ruin Gapon. Russian Police Story. London, Thursday, 2.45 p.m

The Australian Star · Friday 10 February 1905 · page 1

In order to ruin Father Gapon and destroy his influence over the workers the Russian police are circulating a story to the effect that Father Gapon has appropriated 18,000,000…

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Unrest in Russia. Action by the Police. Dismissal of Strike Leaders Urged. Fresh Strike at Putiloff. Further Trouble in Poland. the Siberian Strikes. Soldiers Go on Strike

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 February 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--No Russian home news is allowed to reach Manchuria, since the recent despatches concerning the rising in St. Petersburg…

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District Court. (Before Judge Heydon.) Eight to Surrender Value of a Policy. an Interesting Point. Pechotsch v Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 February 1905 · page 4

Mr. Curtiss, instructed by Mr. A. Deery, appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Ralston, instructed by Messrs. Pigott and Stinson, for the defendant company. This was an…

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Goulburn-street Assault. Found Guilty and Sentenced

Evening News · Saturday 11 February 1905 · page 6

The bearing of the charge against James Bernard Gaffney. Frank Connor, James Henry Connor, and Harry Thomas, of having assaulted and inflicted grievous bodily harm upon…

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Police Courts. Charge of Stealing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 February 1905 · page 8

At the Water Police Court yesterday a young girl named May Biggs was charged with having stolen a number of articles of clothing from the residence of Mrs. Elizabeth Knox, of 105 Palmer-street. The…

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Charge of Theft

The Australian Star · Saturday 11 February 1905 · page 8

A middle-aged woman named Agnes Ferguson was charged at the Metropolitan Quarter Sessions, before Judge Backhouse, yesterday, with having stolen £3 7s, the property…

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On a Bar[?]ue. An Intruder is Sentenced

The Australian Star · Saturday 11 February 1905 · page 8

Cecil Beerling, second officer on board the barque Caithness-shire, lying at a Darling Harbour wharf, saw a man named Thos. Barton in the captain's cabin on the night…

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Police Magistrates' Examinations

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 February 1905 · page 11

The following regulation has been adopted by the Public Service Board: -- "Each candidate, before being admitted to the examination, shall pay into the Treasury, or to a clerk of petty…

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District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 February 1905 · page 8

Before his Honor Judge Rogers.—At 10 a.m.: Martyn v Martin; Martyn v same; Smith v Carter-Watson. Note.—The list will be called over punctually at 10 a.m…

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Balmain Police Court. Wednesday, Feby. 8, 1905. (Before Mr. Smithers, S.m.) Drunk

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 11 February 1905 · page 4

Frederick Bernard, for being drunk in Lyons-road, was fined 5s., or the rising of the Court. ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE…

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Police Courts. Doubtful Fruit

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 February 1905 · page 18

At the Balmain Court three boys, Herbert Byrnes, Bernard Gildea, and Frederick Wilkins. were charged with having fruit in their possession supposed to have been stolen. The ownership of the fruit could not to…

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Arbitration Court Sittings

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 February 1905 · page 9

The Arbitration Court will sit on Monday next, when a number of applications will be heard before the President (Mr. Justice Cohen). The cases listed are all brought under section 12 of…

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