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Courts & crime, 1906

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Strange Procedure. a Customs Matter. Application to the High Court

The Australian Star · Friday 19 January 1906 · page 4

'A' matter that disclosed some rather remarkable circumstances came before the Federal Chief Justice at the High Court this morning, when Mr. Harvey, instructed by…

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Interesting Customs Case. the Controller-general Ignores State Court. a Question of Duty

Evening News · Friday 19 January 1906 · page 4

Sir Samuel Griffith, Chief Justice of the High Court, had before him, at Darlinghurst, to-day, an application for leave to serve short notice of motion for an injunction in the case…

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Stealing From the Person

The Australian Star · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 11

Annie Hawkes was charged at the Water Police Court yesterday with stealing the sum of 10s 3d from the person of John David Mills on the 12th inst…

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"Beauty Parlour," Not Gaol

Evening News · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 6

Missouri (U.S.) negroes are almost breaking their necks to-get into the county gaol. The explanation offered is that the damp condition of the gaol, which has been…

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Penrith Police Court MONDAY. Before Messrs F R Wilshire, P.M., J H B Noble and J Blaikie, J's.P. ASSAULT

Nepean Times · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 4

Eliza Cochrane was charged that she did, on tho 6 th January, unlawfully assault May Thompson. Mr Evans appeared for complainant, Mr…

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Charge of Assault and Robbery

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 18

At the Central Police Court, Pony Lathum, alias Perry Howard, a young man, was charged with having assaulted Florence Gray, a resident of Volume, in a goulburn-street, on June 24th last, and robbed her of a purse…

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The Linerpool [?]. Published Evert Saturday Morning. Liverpool Police Court. Tuesday, 16Th January, 1906. (Before the P.M. and Mr. Chapman, J.p.) Assault

Liverpool Herald · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 5

BASIL Wrenford was charged with assaulting Charles Hull, at Liverpool, on the 17th December last. Mr. Marsden appeared for complainant, and Mr…

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Revision Court

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 5

Wednesday, the 24th inst., was fixed for holding the Revision Court. MOTIONS…

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Revision Court, &o

The Mosman Mail · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 7

It is announced by advertisement in other papers that “ an open for the purpose of revising the municipal lists for [?]906-7 will…

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Tales of Sahib Land. No. VIII. — the Assault-at-arms

The Arrow · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 4

There was an enormous attendance of soldiers from all parts of India at Bundook on the day of the great assault-at-arms. Not only was every regiment in the…

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Balmain Police Court. Wednesday, January 17, 1906 (Before Mr. King, D.s.m.) Drunk and Disorderly

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 3

Thos. May, 41, laborer, for being drunk and disorderly in Mullens treet was fined £1 or 14 days. INDECENT LANGUAGE…

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Police Courts. Alleged Obscene Pictures

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 7

At the Central Police Court yesterday Mr. F. S. Isaacs, S.M., made an order for the detention of a series of pictures, postcards, and photographs for the purpose of obtaining evidence. The cards, etc.,…

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Parramatta Police Court. Wednesday, January 17. (Before Mr. T. E. MacNevin. S.m.) Betting Outside Rosehill

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 6

Fk. Johnson was charged with frequenting and using a public thorough fare (Tramway Avenue), which is outside the Rosehill racecourse, for the purposes of…

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Hunter's Hill Police Court. Friday, January 12. (Before Messrs. W. D. Armstrong and T.J. Chapman, J's.I.)

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 7

John O'Grady, jun., was charged with being drunk in Church-street. The defendant, for whom Mr. Mark Williamson, appeared, pleaded not guilty…

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Police Courts. Alleged Obscene Post-cards

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 18

Acting under a special warrant, Inspector Hinds, having reason to believe that obscene pietures were kept on certain premiers for sale, and that on Tuesday, at premises in George-street. an obsence picture was actually…

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Voice of the People. a Police Tyranny

Evening News · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 3

"Iquirer" writes:— I noticed in an issue of your paper last week that "a 70-year-old woman (S. G. Smith) was charged at the Central Police Court with vagrancy. She was when arrested,…

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Liverpool Police Court. Tuesday, January 16. (Before Mr. F. R. Wilshire, P.M., and Mr. Chapman, J.p.) a Liverpool Bombardment

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 3

Charles Hull v. Basil Wren ford.—Alleged unlawful assault. Mr. J. H.Marsden.for complainant, and Mr. Levion for defendant, who pleaded not guilty…

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Employees' Representative. on the Arbitration Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 13

In pursuance of the Industrial Arbitration Act and the regulations thereunder, a ballot was taken at the new Masonic Hill, Castlereagh-street, last night for the purpose of…

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Influential Offenders. Do the Police Wink? Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 14

George Ethelbert Lawson, secretary of the Melbourne Cab Drivers and Owners' Protective and Benefit Society, giving evidence before the Victorian Police Commission on…

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Constable Larkin's Death. The Police Enquiry.—The Official Finding

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 3

The Inspector-General of Police lias received the report of Superintendent Brennan with regard to the suicide of Constable Larkin at Parramatta. No…

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