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Courts & crime, 1906

8,464 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 250

Dispute About a Racehorse. Trainer Charged with Stealing

Evening News · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 2

At Redfern Police Court yesterday Zacharia Murray, 27, horse trainer, was charged with stealing a horse called Nestor, valued at £210, the property of Arthur Bancroft, at Waterloo,…

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The Men Charged

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 12

Senior-constables Whelan, Moore, and Hickcy, and Constables Cox and Whitehair arrested two men yesterday. in connection with the robbery of clothing at Winn and Co.'s, tailors, of 203…

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Stealing a Copper Boiler

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 4

At the Paddington Police Court yesterday, William Singleton, residing at Middle-street, Chippendale, was charged with stealing a copper boiler, valued at 25s, the property of Edward Bennett, of Waverley. Accused…

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The Redfern Burglary. Stolen Property Found This Morning

Evening News · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 4

the plain-clothes police of No. 7 Spent the whole of last night vainly searching in the bush and likely spots around North Botany for the £275 worth of tweeds Stolen…

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Police Patrols

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 2

In view of recent happenings, a correspondent calls attention to the mechanical regularity of the system of police patrols in Parramatta, both by day and night…

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Charge of Assault. Dairyman and Domestic Servant

The Australian Star · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 6

A domestic servant named Mary Ellen Elliott proceeded against Alfred Cooper, a dairyman's assistant at the Redfern Police Court, before Mr. Donaldson, for assaulting…

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Monday, January 15. (Before Mr. T. E. MacNevin, S.m.) the Assault on a Chinaman. Jockeys in Court

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 1

Geo. Miller, Wm. McGreat, Cecil Frank Borch and Daniel O'Neill were charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm on Yun Pun on 9th January…

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Marine Court Inquiry

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 4

The Marine Court at Auckland has suspended for twelve months the certificate of Captain Soutgate, master of the Kapanui, for improper and negligent navigation. Notice of appeal…

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Parramatta Police Court. Friday, January 12. (Before Mr. T. E. MacNevin, S.m.) Remand

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 1

Frederick Seafuss, described as a sailor, was charged with stealing a blue serge coat and a silk handkerchief, of the value of £1 12s, the property of Mr. Claude…

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Police Courts. Sly Grog-selling

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 4

At the Central Police Court yesterday, before Mr. F. S. Isaacs, S.M., Annie Mary Brown, 35, was charged with selling liquor without holding a license under the Liquor Act. It was stated…

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Police Courts. Committed for Trial

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 14

At the Paddington Court, Albert Johnson, a bootmaker, 74 Stanley-street, was committed for trial on a charge of breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Reuben J. Luke, 482 Oxford-street, Woollahra, and stealing therein…

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Sunday Trading. Open at Back, Closed in Front. Magistrate's Decision Reversed

Evening News · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 3

Before Mr. Justice G. B. Simpson in Ctambers to-day Mr. Blackett (instructed by Mr. Mant), on behalf of the Crown appealed from a decision by Mr. G. Stevenson, S.M., in a case in…

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Charge of Theft. Story of a Racehorse. Trainer Committed for Trial

The Australian Star · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 7

Zachariah Murray, 29, a horse trainer, Arabian by birth, was charged at the Redfern Police Court, before Mr. Donaldson, by warrant, with stealing a racehorse named…

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Suicide of a Prisoner. in a Police Cell

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 12

Great excitement was created at the Central Police Station yesterday afternoon, when it was found that a man named William Bernard had committed suicide in one of the cells by…

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The Foreigner in Court. Committed for Trial

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 1

The Frenchman, Andrae Bran, appeared at the Parramatta Court on Monday morning, and was charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm on Thomas Kcerin,…

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Const. Larkin's Suicide the Police Inquiry. "Not Right in His Mind."

The Australian Star · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 6

In connection with the inquiry that was held on Monday at Parramatta, into the allegations of harshness by Sergeant Nies made by the unfortunate man, Constable…

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"The Bull Ring." Policeman's Unhappy Lot. an Appeal Court Wanted

Evening News · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 2

The untimely end of young Constable Larkin, at Parramatta, on Friday, has ben the topic of conversation among the police. It is considered somewhat remarkable that a young constable…

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A Mysterious Suicide. in a Police Cell. Sequel to the Redfern Robbery

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 10

The investigations of the police Inte the robbery committed on the premises of Messrs. Winn and Co., at 203 Regent-street, Redfern, on Thursday night or early on Friday…

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A Terrible Deed. in a Police Cell. a Prisoner Cuts His Throat

The Australian Star · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 7

'A' man named William Bernard, 59, married, with a family, residing at Baddington, was arrested yesterday morning with another man in connection with the great cloth…

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Burning of the Itata. a New Development. Action by the Police. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 9

It appears that the whole story connected with the complete destruction by flre of the barque Itata early on Friday morning has not yet been told. The disaster has been the…

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