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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1907

8,293 stories in Sydney's papers · page 55 of 250

District Court. (Before Judge Murray.) Claim for £200. Benjamin Bolton v the Borough of Newtown

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 February 1907 · page 6

Mr. Scholes, instructed by Mr. P. H. Sullivan, appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. J. L. Campbell and Mr. Pitt, instructed by Mr. J. H Clayton, for the defendant. Benjamin…

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Land Appeal Court. (Before Messrs. H. A. G. Curry, President, and C. Brandis and W. Houston. Commissioners.) Residence Conditions Case

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 February 1907 · page 11

G. Sippel appealed against the finding of the Tamworth Land Board in respect of his application for permission to fulfil the condition of residence attaching to his additional conditional…

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Police Court Record

Evening News · Thursday 28 February 1907 · page 8

The Central Police Court this morning put up a record in dealing with all cases by 10.15. A remarkable feature of the proceedings was the absence of any members of the legal…

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A Waverley Burglary

Evening News · Thursday 28 February 1907 · page 5

William White, 60, a cook, was charged at the Paddington Police Court this morning with breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Arthur Quinton, in Lelchhardt-street,…

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Horse-stealing at Leichhardt

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 February 1907 · page 11

It has been reported to the police that the livery stables of Mr. Samuel Jones, situated in Elswick-street, Leichhardt, were broken into on Monday night. Three horses, one of which…

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Alleged Theft of Sovereigns

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 February 1907 · page 11

Mr. M. S. Love, D.S.M., presided yesterday at the Water Police Court, when Patrick Manning 26, a seaman, and Lawrence Christie, 26, a seaman, were charged with stealing a box…

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Newcastle Theft of Railway Iron

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 February 1907 · page 6

At the City Police Court yesterday a carter named George Robertson pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing about one ton of cast iron, valued at £4, the property of the Railway…

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Newcastle. Theft of Iron. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 February 1907 · page 8

At the Newcastle Police Court to-day George Robinson, 52, carter, was charged with stealing about a ton of cast iron, valued at £4, the properly of the Railway Commissioners…

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Police Appointments

Evening News · Thursday 28 February 1907 · page 5

The undermentioned members of the police force nave been appointed to be sub-inspectors under the Liquor Act, 1898, for the metropolitan licensing district:—Senior-sergeant E.W…

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Alleged Horse-stealing at Leichhardt Third Horse Recovered

The Australian Star · Thursday 28 February 1907 · page 1

The third horse connected with the alleged robbery from the stables of Mr. Samuel Jones, in Elswick-street, Leichhardt, which took place during Monday evening, has been…

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Conviction of Barneveld. Sentenced to 15 Months' Imprisonment

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 February 1907 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon.--At the Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey, to-day, Alexander Barneveld, bookeeper, in the employment of Gilbert M'Cauli and Company,…

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District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 February 1907 · page 11

Before his Honor, Judge Murray, at 10 a.m.—Appeals against city assessments; Sleath v the Daily Telegraph Newspaper Co., Ltd., part heard, before a jury; Booth v Cook, part heard…

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Better Police Supervision Wanted

Evening News · Thursday 28 February 1907 · page 8

J. J. D. writes:—The case brought before the Glebe Police Court on February 26, in which a young man, aged 22, was charged with brutally assaulting an old man in the University Park,…

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Court of Arbitration

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 February 1907 · page 11

Before the President and Members, in the Probate Courthouse, Chancery-square.—At 10 a.m.: Re Sydney Wharf Labourers' Union, application by Registrar for cancellation…

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Not a Deserter a Chinese Who Was Wrongfully Charged

The Australian Star · Thursday 28 February 1907 · page 6

At the Water Police Court yesterday a Chinaman named Cham Choy, who was last week remanded on bail was again brought up, charged with being a deserter from the…

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Horse-stealing at Leichhardt Three Animals Taken Valuable Trotter Still Missing

The Australian Star · Thursday 28 February 1907 · page 6

A rather daring robbery has been reported to the Leichhardt police. During Monday evening the stables of Mr. Samuel Jones, which are situated in Elswick-street,…

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Police Courts. the Sonoma's Crew

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 February 1907 · page 8

At the Water Police Court yesterday, 11 members of the Sonoma's crew, who were imprisoned four weeks ago for refusing duty, were charged with being prohibited immigrants. All the members of the crew were…

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In an Oyster Saloon Proprietor and Waiters Found Guilty of Assault

The Australian Star · Thursday 28 February 1907 · page 6

Before Judge Backhouse and a jury, yesterday Anthony Comino, an oyster-saloon keeper, Alexander Lakis and James Carkagis, waiters, were placed on trial on an…

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Police Courts. a Series of Charges

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 February 1907 · page 11

Before Mr. M. S. Love, D.S.M, yesterday at the Water Police Court, a farmer named Thomas Eviston, 34, was charged with obtaining £2 from W. [?] Paling and Co. by means of a valueless cheque on February…

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Millionaire Murder Case. Mrs. Thaw Cross-examined. Some Damaging Admissions

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 February 1907 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon.--The trial of Harry Thaw, the millionaire, for the murder of Stanford White, another millionaire, was resumed yesterday, when Mrs. Thaw's…

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