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Courts & crime, 1905

8,785 stories in Sydney's papers · page 62 of 250

Murder of Attaches

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 7

In regard to the murder of Captain C[?]verville, the French Attache, and Captain Gilgenheim, the German Attache at Port Arthur, it is stated that the crew of…

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Theft of Lead From a Building

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 3

At the Water Police Court yesterday, before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.[?], Henry Thomas, alias Bryant, alias Harris, 28, labourer, was charged with stealing a quantity of lead, valued at 7s 6d, fixed in a building,…

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Murdered His Sweetheart. Young Man Sentenced to Death

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--After three days' trial at Ballarat, James Rouhan was to-night found guilty of murdering his sweetheart, Kate Beachley, in October last. His companion,…

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Probate Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 3

The following probates and administrations were granted by the Registrar on the 17th inst:- Probates.—Mary Ann Mahler, Harriett…

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Theft of a Tankard. How Publicans are Robbed

The Australian Star · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 7

The disposition of idle persons to thieve and the easy facilities of disposing of stolen property are jointly responsible for hotelkeepers and others being daily robbed of…

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Court of Arbitration

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 3

In the matter of an industrial dispute between the Sydney and Manly Ferry Employees' Union, industrial union of employees, claimant, and the Port Jackson Co-operative Steamship Company, Ltd.,…

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Beyond the Court's Power

Evening News · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 3

The powers of the Arbitration Court, as we have seen, are limited. The Port Jackson Co-operative Steamship Company, Limited, a respondent in an industrial dispute with the…

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The Case Against Mr. T. M. Slattery, M.l.c. Proceedings in the Water Police Court. Evidence of the Prosecutrix

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 3

The hearing of the charge against Thomas Michael Slattery, M.L.C., preferred by Mary Ellen Scanlon, was begun in the Water Police Court yesterday. Mr. Slattery was lying ill…

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Police Courts. Breach of the Liquor Act

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 8

Ashur Hart, licensee of the Grand View Hotel, Paddington, was charged at the local court with keeping his premises open on Sunday, February 12. The police stated that they saw two men in…

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About a Cheque. Solicitors in Court

Evening News · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 5

The attention of the Chief Judge in Equity (Mr. Justice A. H. Simpson) was again occupied to-day with the matter in which Robert Minter and Edward Percy Simpson, solicitors, were…

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Counterfeit Coin. a Celestial in Court

The Australian Star · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 6

Lum Lip was up at the Quarter Sessions yesterday afternoon. The charge was having in his possession five pieces of counterfeit coin, resembling half-crowns…

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Arbitration Court. the Manly Ferry Trouble

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 3

Mr. P. H. Sullivan appeared for the claimant union, the Sydney and Manly Ferry Employees' Union; Mr. Kelynack, instructed by Messrs. Sly and Russell, appeared for the…

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Police Courts. Breach of the Noxious Trades Act

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 3

At the Redfern Police Court yesterday, before Mr. King, D.S.M., Thomas Elliott and Co., Limited, was charged with having at Botany carried on the noxious trade of a fat extractor, in the process of which…

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Law Notices. Friday, February 24. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 3

Term List.—Motion: Ex parte Charles Spencer, prohibition (part heard). Special cases: In re Andrew Coventary and Crown Lands Acts of 1884, 1889, 1895, 1899, and 1902 (Minister for Lands…

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The Milk Crusade. Analyst Not in Court

The Australian Star · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 6

More prosecutions for milk adulteration occupied the attention of Mr. Isaacs, S.M., at the Paddington Court yesterday, when Allan Carmichael, the local council's…

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More Betting Appeals. Full Court Reserves Judgment

Evening News · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 5

The Full Court was engaged to-day determining other appeals from betting convictions. In December last, John Dunn, Charles Spencer, Herbert Etherington, and Samuel Etherington…

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Domestic Drama. Husband and Wife in Court

Evening News · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 5

"Can't you live with your husband?" asked the magistrate in the Summons Division of the Central Police Court to-day of a neatly-dressed young woman, Mrs. Maria Dawson by…

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Bankruptcy Court. (Before the Registrar, Mr. A. Henry.) Certificate Application

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 8

Re Frederick William Tolhurst.--Notice not served on the official assignee. Adjourned to March 15. MOTION FOR RELEASE OF ESTATE…

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The Root of All Evil! Expressions in the Arbitration Court

Evening News · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 4

"I can see by your cross-examination that it is all a question of money with you," exclaimed Mr. P. H. Sullivan, M.L.A., in the Arbitration Court to-day, when Mr. Kelynack was…

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Betting Cases Series of Prosecutions. Appeal to the Full Court

The Australian Star · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 4

The Full Court had again before it to-day some appeals against convictions under the Betting Houses Suppression Act. It will be remembered that towards the…

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