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Courts & crime, 1906

8,464 stories in Sydney's papers · page 17 of 250

Court-martialled. Jews Shot. London. Thursday. 2.55 P.m

The Australian Star · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 1

Six Jews belonging, to the Warsaw committee of anarchists have been count-martialled arid shot…

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Spanish King's Pranks. Attends a Slum Ball. Scandalising the Court

The Australian Star · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 3

The King of Spain likes to have his own way, and some strange rumours are abroad. Some of his pranks are taken to prove that the young monaroh is a victim to a dlscased…

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Bank-note Comedy the Old Gentleman and His Debt Dramatic Scene in Court

The Mosman Mail · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 4

To the carious and the enterprising Mr Justice Philllmore’s court on 17th November presented a picture [?] of a novel by Mr W. W…

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Parramatta Small Debts Court. Wednesday. January 17. (Before Mr. T.E. MacNevin. S.M.)

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 8

W.S. Buckely v. Anes [?] paned to February 14. Board of Water Supply and Sewerage Robert Smith.— Rates. Verdict for…

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A Haul. The Shopkeepers' ".Hard Luck." Raid by the Parramatta Police. Arrests and Rumours of Arrests. A Sensation

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 4

Parramatta has had its fill of tragedie; and thrills within the last Seven or ten days, but the sensation which startled everyone in tho district on Tuesday…

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Licensing Court MONDAY. Before Mr P R Wilshire, L.M., Dr. Barber, and Mr W C Fulton, Js.P

Nepean Times · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 4

Eliza Jane Davison, Mount Druitt, was granted a renewal of her wine license. Dana Elisabeth Wintle applied, on beha[?]f of her husband, for a renewal of the…

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Law Report. Friday, January 19. High Court of Australia. in Chambers. (Before the Chief Justice, Sir Samuel Griffith.) Proceedings Against the Customs. Preliminary Step for an Injunction. Charge of Ignoring the Decision of the Court. Markell and another v Wollaston

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

Mr. Harvey, instructed by Messrs. McLachlan and Murray, appeared for the plaintiff[?] and moved, ex parte, for leave to serve shor[?] notice of motion on the defendant, Dr. H. N…

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Liverpool Small Debts Court. Tuesday, January 16. (Before Mr. F.R. Wilshire, P.M., and Mr. F. Chapman. J.p.) a Horse Case

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

Lyons v. Simpson.—This was a case in which Lyons sued Edward Simpson for £10, for an alleged breach of agreement as to the care taken of a mare and foal…

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Parramatta Licensing Court. Wednesday, January 17. Before Mr. T. E. MacNevin, S.M. and Mr. C. J. Byrnes, J.P., Licensing Magistrances

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

The license of the Star Hotel was transferred from Geo. B. Thornton to Adam Beers (of Waterloo, and who, when advised by the Bench to keep up the high…

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Law. Friday, January 19. High Court of Australia. in Chambers. (Before the Chief Justice, Sir Samuel Griffith.) Concerning- Ely-paper. Markell and Another V. WOLLASTON

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 18

A special sitting of the Court was held in Chambers, In order to deal with a Customs matter. Mr. Harvey (Instructed by Messrs. M'Lachlan…

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Beautiful Spy Sentenced. Russian Lady Sent to Gaol. Society Sensation

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 21 January 1906 · page 5

Mile. Zinalda Smollaninoff, a beautiful young Russian, who has been a prominent figure in the most fashionable society in Berlin for several years, was sentenced to 15…

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The Dynamite Explosion Thorough Police Investigation

Sunday Times · Sunday 21 January 1906 · page 5

Inquiry at the police headquarters yesterday by a "Sunday Times" representative with reference to the explosion in the quarters of men who took the place…

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Jews Court-martialled and Shot. London, Friday Afternoon

Sunday Times · Sunday 21 January 1906 · page 5

Six Jews belonging to a committee of Anarchists at Warsaw were arrested. They were court-martialled and…

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Serious Riots. Police Use Their Sabres. LONDON, Thursday, 2.55 p.m

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 21 January 1906 · page 1

In connection with the Hamburg riots 90,000 men are implicated. Shops have been plundered and destroyed. Twenty policemen were injured…

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Stealing by Trick

Evening News · Monday 22 January 1906 · page 4

"This is a case .of stealing by trick," observed Mr. King. D.S.M, at the Central Police Court to-day. : Alfred Wylie, 36, a dealer, was the person…

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Music "Pirates" Sentenced. London, Jan. 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1906 · page 7

James Frederick Willetts, a music "pirate," was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment at the Old Balley yesterday on a charge of conspiring to infringe music…

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Two Dealers Imprisoned. Stealing Chaff and Corn

The Australian Star · Monday 22 January 1906 · page 5

John Hawson, 27, a dealer, and Morris Rosenberg, 21, also a dealer, were charged at the Newtown Police Court this morning with stealing a bag of chaff, valued at 4s,…

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Peculiar Mixed Marriage. an Unwilling Bride. Police Court Proceedings. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1906 · page 8

A peculiar case was heard before the local police court yesterday. A dark-skinned girl, aged 18, whose mother is a Hindoo, and her father English, was brought up on a charge…

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The Police Slate

Evening News · Monday 22 January 1906 · page 5

It is necessary for people who obtain summonses against persons whom they may have a grievance to pay up. Occasionally, as in the case of a wife proceeding for maintenance…

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Father and Son. a Police Court Incident. "I Did Not Want to Prosecute."

The Australian Star · Monday 22 January 1906 · page 5

A venerable-looking man, with long, white hair, stepped into the witness-box to-day at the Central Police Court. This was when a burly young man had…

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