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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1905

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Hon. T. M. Slattery, M.l.c. Again Before the Court. Case Further Adjourned

Evening News · Thursday 16 February 1905 · page 4

The Hon. Thomas Michael Slattery, appeared at the Water Police Court to-day, before Mr. Isaacs, S.M., to answer the information that, between September 16, 1901, and December…

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Special City. "Evening News" Office, 4.15 P.m. Another Arbitration Matter. Full Court Grants Prohibition

Evening News · Thursday 16 February 1905 · page 5

No sooner had the Full Court reserved its decision in the appeal of the Master Carriers' Association, in which the jurisdiction of the Arbitration Court was challenged in respect of…

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District Court. (Before Judge Rogers and a jury.) Action Against the Railway Commissioners. £25 Damages Awarded

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 February 1905 · page 8

The case was resumed in which Martha Napier, a married woman, residing at Ryde, sought to recover from the Railway Commissioners the sum of £200 compensation for…

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Equity Court. (Before the Chief Judge, Mr. Justice A. H. Simpson.) Disputed Claim to Land. Crawley v Donnelly

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 February 1905 · page 7

This suit, which dealt with a dispute in regard to a Crown grant of 300 acres in the parish of Borambola, was further heard. The suit stands part heard…

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District Court. (Before Judge Rogers and a Jury of four.) a Tramway Accident. Napier v the Railway Commissioners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 February 1905 · page 7

This was on action by Martha Napier, of Ryde, to recover £200 compensation for injuries alleged to have been received through the careless handling of a tramcar by…

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Arbitration Court. (Before the President, Mr. Justice Cohen, and Messrs. J. Wright and S. Smith, Members.) the Laundry Trade Award

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 February 1905 · page 8

The-hearing of the application made on behalf of the Laundry Employees' Union for a rule nisi for an injunction against the proprietors of two laundry establishments in the city, to restrain…

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Preference to Unionists Appeal Against an Award. Master Carriers Apply for Prohibition. 'Argument Before the Full Court. When Labor Is Required. Should Unionists Receive "Beforehand Notice."

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 16 February 1905 · page 7

The question to what extent preference must be given to unionists over non-unionists by employers was argued before the Full Court yesterday afternoon in a case in which the Master…

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Stealing Harness

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 February 1905 · page 8

A young man named Thomas Johnson pleaded guilty at the Glebe Court to stealing two sets of buggy harness and two lamps, the property of Percy Lawson, of Annandale. The property was taken from the premises…

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Prisoners Sentenced

Evening News · Friday 17 February 1905 · page 7

The following prisoners have been sentenced by Judge Backhouse at the Darlinghurst Sessions:—Daniel O'Dea, found guilty of stealing in a…

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Theft of Eggs

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 February 1905 · page 8

At the Central Court, Charles Curtis, a kitchenman, and Agnes Parker, were charged with, in company, stealing a quantity of eggs, valued at is the property of Walker Bros., of the park-street Restaurant, the eggs…

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SENTENCED. Warning to Park "Touts."

The Australian Star · Friday 17 February 1905 · page 7

Joseph Hickey, who was found guilty of assault, with intent to rob on the University Park, has received a sentence of four years' imprisonment, with hard labour…

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Theft From the Lord Mayor's Stable

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 February 1905 · page 4

At the Glebe Police Court yesterday, before Mr. King D.S.M., Thomas Johnston, aged 20, was charged with having, at Annandale, on February 8, stolen two sets of buggy harness and three buggy lamps,…

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Cocky and the Court. At the Quarter Sessions. a Bottle Boy Charged. Sensational Development

The Australian Star · Friday 17 February 1905 · page 1

Judge Rogers relieved Judge Backhouse at the Quarter Sessions this morning. His Honor smiled on taking his seat. A red-haired boy had the dock to himself, and a grey parrot…

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Stealing Sheep From Butchers. Meeting at Homebush

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 17 February 1905 · page 12

Scrupulous care is taken by the selling agents at Homebush to prevent any possible loophole for sheep-stealing. The sheep are counted out of the trucks as they…

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Committed for Trial. a Charge of Theft

The Australian Star · Friday 17 February 1905 · page 6

Andrew Joseph Dettmer (33) was charged at the North Sydney Court with having stolen on October 17 last a pair of boots, valued at 16s 6d, the property of Albert…

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Charge of Theft. The Lord Mayor's Harness

The Australian Star · Friday 17 February 1905 · page 6

A young man named Thomas Johnston appeared before the Glebe Police Court yesterday on a charge of stealing two sets of buggy harness and three buggy lamps,…

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Bankruptcy Court. (Before Mr. Justice Walker.) an Obstreperous Bankrupt. Committed to Darlinghurst Gaol for Twelve Months

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 February 1905 · page 8

Re James M'Lean. Motion for writ of assistance. Mr. R. K. Manning (instructed by Robinson and Raff, of Forbes and Sydney) appeared for…

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Bankruptcy Court

The Australian Star · Friday 17 February 1905 · page 6

The Registrar in Bankruptcy (Mr. Arthur. Henry) yesterday disposed of the following matters: -- CERTIFICATE APPLICATIONS…

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District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 February 1905 · page 4

Before his Honor Judge Hockhouse.—At 10 a.m.: Booker v Clarke, Gentle, v Ryan, Mutch v Coghill, Finekh v Spendley, Hethcy v Daley, Taylor v Foley, Solomon v Isaacs, Penrson v M'Donnell,…

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The Wrongs of a Year. Their Detection and Punishment. Metropolitan Police and Court Work

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 February 1905 · page 3

Criminologiats base their standards on comparisons. Conceded that there must be crime in a community, they fix a normal level. Judged by such a measure, the…

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