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Courts & crime, 1907

8,293 stories in Sydney's papers · page 51 of 250

Arbitration in New Zealand. Court Proceedings 'Commenced. Interview with the Attorneygeneral. Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 February 1907 · page 13

The Arbitration Court was occupied the whole day. In hearing the charges against the members of the Slaughtermen's Union working near Wellington for a breach of the Act by…

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Getting the "Inside Running." Detectives' Opinions Divided. at Darlinghurst Sessions. Judge Speaks of Deplorable Police Evidence

Evening News · Saturday 23 February 1907 · page 5

At Darlinghurst Sessions yesterday, before Judge Backhouse, Nathan Samins was charged with having, on December 1 last, feloniously received twenty-one pairs of boots,…

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A Solicitor's Bill of Costs "Matter Cannot Rest Here" "Must Be Reported to the Court"

The Australian Star · Saturday 23 February 1907 · page 7

Sitting in Chambers yesterday Mr. Justice Pring had before him an application by F. B. Commins, of Parkes, for an order, under the legal Practitioners Act calling upon a…

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Hunter's Hill Petty Debts Court. Friday, February 15. (Before Messrs E. C. Davies and W. Barrett, J's.P.)

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1907 · page 5

G. C. Callaghan sued F. Wheeler to recover the sum of £5 4s 7d, for goods sold and delivered. There was no appearance on behalf of the defendant, and a…

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Court of Marine Inquiry. (Before Judge Murray and Captains Wither-spoon and Mackenzie, assessors.) the Mishap to the Rosedale. Two Months' Suspension

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 February 1907 · page 11

In the matter of the striking of the steamer Rosedale on a sunken rock off Port Stephens on January 6 last, Mr. T. Marshall (Messrs. Marshall and Marks) appeared for the…

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Man Fatally Stabbed Woman Charged with Murder

Sunday Times · Sunday 24 February 1907 · page 12

The Coroner, at the inquest on the bely of Jolm Herbert McCormack, at Mullaley, near Gundagai, returned a verdict of wilful murder against Frances Ann Borns and committed her to take…

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Chinese Murder

Sunday Times · Sunday 24 February 1907 · page 12

The police have gained further evidence connecting Ah You with the murder of Wong Ah Cheong at Eureka (Vic.) on February 9. The work of pumping out the shaft in which the…

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Boer Raiders Sentenced to Death

Sunday Times · Sunday 24 February 1907 · page 12

The trial of the Boers who raided Bechuanaland from German South-West Africa less concluded at Eimberley. Piet Ferriera, the leader and four others, were sentenced to death…

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Murder and Suicide

Sunday Times · Sunday 24 February 1907 · page 12

The Coroner held an inquest concerning the deaths of Samuel Joseph Leith, a laborer, 45 years of age, and Henry Albert Medhurst, 60 years of age, who lodged at Mrs. Leith's house…

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What the Spirits Said As Revealed in the Police Court

Sunday Times · Sunday 24 February 1907 · page 12

At the Paddington Police Court, before Mr. W. M. Maclarlane, S.M., the complainant was an elderly gentlemen named Edward Henry Power, who had seen service as a captain in the New…

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Arbitration Court a Failure

Sunday Times · Sunday 24 February 1907 · page 12

A case in which the Arbitration Court was held to have exceeded its Jurisdiction was decided by the State Full Court, which set aside the order imposing penalties upon the Haberfield…

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Turkish Corruption. Chief of Police Disgraced

Sunday Times · Sunday 24 February 1907 · page 12

Fehim Pacha Chief of the Secret Police at the Yildiz Kiosk, has been exiled from Turkey, on account of his extortion and corrupt acts. The immediate cause of exite was a complaint…

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Murder in a Jungle. Indian Official, Shot in the Back by His Orderly. Bombay, January 11

Sunday Times · Sunday 24 February 1907 · page 11

Mr. Hobday, extra assistant conservator of forests for Cnandera, in the Control Provinces of India, has been murdered by his orderly while on a hunting trip in the…

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Fruit Stealing at Ryde

Evening News · Monday 25 February 1907 · page 6

At the Ryde Police Court three youths, William Tyrrell, George Phelps, jun., and Michael Carroll, were charged on summons, with having, on January 26, in company, stolen a…

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Supposed Murder

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 February 1907 · page 8

Early on the morning of February 16 M. Bon-Pierre in passing the back of the Infantry Barracks Noumea, discovered a man on the ground, apparently dead, covered with blood. He bad a large wound in the throat, and…

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Police Cutter Missing

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 February 1907 · page 8

THURSDAY ISLAND, Saturday.--The wife of Sub-Inspector Brett and two children left in the police cutter yesterday afternoon to visit Friday Island. The native police who were in charge…

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District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 February 1907 · page 4

Before his Honor Judge Murray, at 10.30 a.m.—Rigden v Rowan (for judgment). Before a jury: Bolton v the Council of the Municipality of Newtown (part heard)…

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Wanted a Sanitary Police

Evening News · Monday 25 February 1907 · page 4

WITH all kind's of sumptuary laws which harass the citizens with a thousand petty annoyances, there is a striking apathy on the part of the people and a lack of…

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Police Courts. Assaulting a Policeman

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 February 1907 · page 4

At the Water Police Court on Saturday William M[?]skey, 23, fireman, and Valentine Kerr, 24, fireman, were fined £5 and £3, respectively, for assaulting Constable Sinclair whilst in the execution of his…

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Revival of Larrixinism a Batch of Convictions Magistrate Takes Strong Measures

The Australian Star · Monday 25 February 1907 · page 5

Quite a small host of young fellows came before Mr. Smithers, S.M., at the Central Police Court this morning on various charges of larrikinism, most of which took…

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