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Courts & crime, 1906

8,464 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 250

Prohibited Immigrants Sent to Gaol

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 8

Mooloo (26) and Mah Mood (25) both described as Indian hawkers, ware before the Water Police Court yesterday morning to answer charges of being prohibited Immigrants in the…

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Arbitration Court

The Australian Star · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 2

In his half-yearly report to the Sydney Labour Council the secretary (Mr. J. P. Cochrane) referred to the Arbitration Court., After a long delay, and not until an…

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Daring Street Theft. a Conviction and a Committal

The Australian Star · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 4

No fewer than four prisoners mode their appearance at the Central. Police Court today under writs of habaes corpus. They were all witnesses in a case in which James…

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At the Cell Door. Assault on a Constable

The Australian Star · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 6

James Ryan, a sailor, came before, the Central Bench yesterday on quite a variety of charges. His most serious offence' however, was an assault, of which he had made…

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Big Burglary at Redfern. Tailor's Shop Looted. Goods Valued at £250 Stolen

Evening News · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 4

Burglars were again in evidence at Redfern during the night, the tailor shop of Winn and Company, 203 Regent-street, having been entered, and goods to the value of £250 stolen…

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Arbitration Court. Employees' Representative

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 8

At the meeting of the Sydney Labor Council last night, Mr. Bavister submitted a motion that the council re- endorse the candidature of Mr. E. W. Riley as employees'…

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Police Make a Haul. Fifty Pounds Worth of Clothing. Awaiting Owners at Annandale

Evening News · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 6

A standing source of complaint in the Leichhardt and Annandale districts lately has been the mysterious persistence with which articles of domestic linen and clothing have…

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Tragedy at Parramatta. Police Constable Shoots Himself. Alleged Unfair Treatment by Superior Officer

Evening News · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 4

Constable George Larkin, aged 23 years, of Parramatta, shot himself with a revolver early this morning, and died In Parramatta Hospital about an hour later…

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Charge of Conspiracy. M'nair and Hoskins Before the Court. a Further Remand

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 5

Before Mr. Wilshire S.M., yesterday, at the Water Police Court, George M'Nair, 42, a clerk, and Bernard Hoskins, 41, a station manager, again appeared on remand to…

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Alleged Assault on a Girl

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 5

Considerable excitement was created on Sunday afternoon in the vici[?] of the baths, Elkington Park. On a portion of the beach…

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Romance in a Police Court. a Secret Marriage, and the Result

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Friday.--A romantic story of a youthful secret marriage was unfolded at the South Melbourne Court today during the hearing of a claim for maintenance by a…

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Police Widows' Fund

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 12

The annual meeting of members of the New South Wales Police Widows' Fund was held at the Newtown Police Station on Thursday night, Sergeant J. F. Meyers presiding…

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Penrith Police Court SATURDAY. Before Mr F R Wilshire, P.M. a Dear Ride

Nepean Times · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 4

On Wednesday night someone on duty at Clyde found that the tarpanlin of one of the trucks on a train, proceeding from Clyde to Penrith, had been disturbed; he had a…

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Parramatta Police Court. Wednesday. January 10. (Before Mr. T. C. MacNevin, S.m.) Adjourned

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 6

Mary Handcock summoned Geo. Brien on a charge of using indecent language. Mr. H. A. Richardson, for complainant, applied for an adjournment, on account…

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How the Police Help Themselves

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 8

The phrase, "How the police help themselves," must not be accepted in the sense in which some people of mischievous mind might be inclined to regard it. On the contrary, it…

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Police Courts. Pak-a-pu Prosecutions

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 18

Two Chinese, named George Sang and Ah Sing, pleaded guilty, at the Central Court, to having sold pak-a-pu tickets at 420a Pitt-street and 314 Castlereagh-street respectively. Each of the accused was sentenced…

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Shocking Cruelty to a Servant. a Clergyman and His Wife Sent to Gaol

Evening News · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 3

At Eastbourne, England, on December 4, the Rev. James Dudman, 39, of Guys-road, Upperton, Eastbourne, and his wife, Beatrice Dudman, 32, were each sentenced to a month's…

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Parramatta Court. Record of Business for 1905

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 8

The following return of business transacted by the Clerk of Petty Sessions, Registrar of the District Court, etc., etc., Parramatta (exclusive of land agency…

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Divorce Court Wealthy Idlers. How They Pass Their Time

The Australian Star · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 6

The subject of Christian marriage was discussed at the Church Congress at Weymouth, the tone of the meeting being in a marked degree in favour of the doctrine of the…

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Parramatta Tragedy Police Constable Shoots Himself. Alleged Unfair Treatment by Superior Officer

Nepean Times · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 3

Constable George Larkin, aged 23 years, of Parramatta, shot himself with a revolver early on Friday morning, and died in the Parramatta Hospital about…

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