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Courts & crime, 1906

8,464 stories in Sydney's papers · page 48 of 250

Land Appeal Court. (Before the President. Mr. H. A. Curry, and Commissioners Brandis and Houston.)

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 11

Mr. F. L. V. Coffey appeared for the Minister for Lands. APPEALS. Mr. Augustine Carlton appealed against the…

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DIVORCE. (Before Mr. Justice G. B. Simpson.) the New District Court Act. a Serious Omission

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 13

Mr. Windeyer (instructed by Messrs. Pigott and Stinson) moved for a decree nisi in the case of Winifred Evans Gaskill v. Jonathan Harling Gaskill (a suit for divorce on the around…

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Land Appeal Court. (Before the President, Mr. H. A. G. Curry, and Commissioners Brandis and Houston.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 6

Mr. F. L. V. Coffey appeared for the Minister. DECISION RESERVED. Augustine Carlton appealed against the…

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Equity Court Appeal. the Trequair—willis Case. (Before the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Walker,' and Mr. Justice Pring.)

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 479

Mr. Langer Owen, K.C., and. Mr. Cecil White, instructed by Messrs. Minter, Simpson, and Co., appeared for the plaintiff in support of an appeal from the decision. of Mr. Justice A. H. Simpson, Chief…

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Arbitration Court. (Before Judge Heydon. President, and Messrs. J. P. Wright and E. Riley, membors.) the Fellmongering Dispute. No Jurisdiction

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 6

Wool and Basil-workers' Association v Woolscouring and Fellmongoring Employers' Association. Mr. G. S. Beeby (Messrs. Brown and Beeby)…

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District Court. (Before Judge Backhouse and juries of four.) Accident on a Steamer. Matts v General Agency German Steamship Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 February 1906 · page 6

Mr. D. R. Hall, instructed by Messrs. Brown and Beeby, appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. A. Boyce, instructed by Messrs. Lane and Roberts, for the defendants…

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Potemkin Mutineers Sentenced

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 February 1906 · page 7

The mutineers of the Russian battleship Kniaz Potemkin have been convicted. The sentences imposed ranged from one to 20 years' imprisonment…

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Girl's Pathetic Story. Told in the Police Court

Evening News · Thursday 22 February 1906 · page 3

"Can I say a word to your Worship," pleaded Lily Evers a girl, not yet 17 years of age, whom M. payten, S.M., at the Water police Court, to-day, has just fined 10s, with 10s cosos,…

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Police Bravery

Evening News · Thursday 22 February 1906 · page 3

Mr. Nat lewis, Newtown, Writes:—Will you be good enough to grant me a small space in your valuable columns to draw public attention to bravery displayed by the officers of the…

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Poisoned by Alcohol. Mother Charged with Manslaughter

Evening News · Thursday 22 February 1906 · page 5

MELBOURNE. Thursday.—The Coroner (Mr. Candler) to-day inquired into the death of Phillip Oppen, 6 weeks old, which, according to medical evidence, was largely attributable to…

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District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 February 1906 · page 5

Before his Honor Judge Backhouse.—At 10 a.m.: Small v Cameron and another, Sudholz v Rose and another. Goldring v De Alba. Note.—The list will be called over punctually at 10 a.m…

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Queensland. Cquitted of Murder. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 February 1906 · page 7

At the criminal sittings of the Supreme Court to-day the trial of the Hindoo, Wallum Nabby, charged with the murder of Johnnie Do, at Nanango, was concluded. The jury…

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Police Courts. Fraudulent Appropriation

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 February 1906 · page 5

At the Dalmain Police Court yesterday, before Mr. E. H. Wilshire, S.M., John Cherry, labourer, was fined £3, with the alternative of a month's imprisonment, with hard labour, on a charge of [?]raudulently…

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Newtown Tragedy. Police Promotions

The Australian Star · Thursday 22 February 1906 · page 7

The Inspector-General of Police has pointed Constable Peter Chariton to the rank or senior-constable from March 1. Senior-constable Daniel Maunsell, who had…

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Land Appeal Court

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 February 1906 · page 9

(Before the President, Mr. H. A. G. Curry, and Commissioners Brandis and Houston.) Mr. F. L. V. Coffey appeared for the Minister for Lands…

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Court of Arbitration

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 February 1906 · page 5

Before the President and Members, in the Probate Court. Chancery-square.—At 10 a.m.—To be struck out—Re painters' award: Application of S. Mongor for exemption under S. 38. Re Sydney and Manly…

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A "Cabby" Charged. Case at the Central Accused Discharged

The Australian Star · Thursday 22 February 1906 · page 5

At the Central Police Court to-day Joseph Henry Handcock, a cabman, was charged with stealing £10 on the night of the 17th instant…

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Alleged Conspiracy. Concerning a Certificate of Title. Three Men Charged

Evening News · Thursday 22 February 1906 · page 5

The three men-Phillip Ruble, John Benson, and Peter Joseph Ruble, who have appealed before on a charge of stealing a valuable security, to wit, a certificate of titie, teh property of the…

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"Stop the Cab!" an Old Man's Folly. Cabby and Woman Charged

The Australian Star · Thursday 22 February 1906 · page 7

The attention of Mr. Isaacs, S.M., at the Central Police Court yesterday was occupied with a case in which Joseph Hancock, 42, a cabman, and Alice Anderson, 28,…

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Police Courts. Assaulting a Tram Conductor

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 February 1906 · page 10

For assaulting a tram conductor named Albert Tame while in the execution of his duty, clerk named Herbert Clifton (26) was at the Central Court ordered to pay a fine of £2, or go to prison for a month. It was…

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