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Courts & crime, 1908

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Police Courts. Heavy Frontal Attack

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 18

Mrs. Mitchell, of Harbord, Warringah, wag proceeded against by Ernest Cresswick, sanitary inspector for the Board of Health, for obstructing him in the discharge of his duty. The inspector had received complaints about…

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Police Courts. a Woman's Violence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 11

At the Water Summons Court yesterday, [?] Mr. Macfarlane, S.M., Mrs. Joseph P. Mitchell, [?] Borbord, Waringa, was proceeded against for obstruc[?] ing Sanitary-inspector Creswick. It was stated tha[?]…

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Island Savages. Treacherously Murder Trader. Pinioned and Tomahawked. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 13

The steamer Moresby arrived from the Solomons to-day. She brought news of the murder of Captain M'Kenzie, of the ketch Minota…

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Parramatta Land Court. Friday, January 3

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 12

The members of the Board sitting were Mr. J. Vernon (chairman), and Messrs. R. W. Laidley and S. Phillips. Mr. Surveyor H. F. Hall was present…

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Murder in the Solomons. Captain M'kenzie Tomahawked. by Two Bushmen

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 10

BRISBANE, Friday.--News of the murder of Captain M'Kenzie, of the ketch Minota, has been brought to Brisbane by the steamer Moresby, which arrived at Pinkenba from the Solomon…

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German Scandals Herr Harden Convicted and Sentenced to Four Months London, Friday, 3.5 p.m

The Australian Star · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 1

The trial of Herr Maximilian Harden, the Berlin socialist editor, on the charge of having criminally slandered General Count Kuno Moltke, formerly Military…

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"The Supreme Court of N.s.w."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 9

is a most successful picture, showing the Court in full session. This and other interesting work is on view in the vestibule of the NEW FALK STUDIOS,…

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Rebel Gramophones. Curious Action of the Police in Prussian Poland

The World's News · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 2

Another curious case of police action against the Poles is reported from the old episcopal city of Gnesen. Some time ago several gramophones were confiscated by the authorities, and…

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The Rookwood Mystery. the Police Theory. Accidental Fall From Cart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 14

Recent developments tend somewhat to strengthen the police theory that the man John Tidswell was not the victim of an assault. On Thursday evening Tidswell made a…

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Hunter's Hill Petty Debts Court. Paying for the Cab

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 10

At the Hunter's Hill Petty Debts Court on Friday, before Messrs. W. Barrett and E. C. Davies, J's.P., Peter Page proceeded against J. T. P. Marsh, J.P., for the…

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Law Report. Bankruptcy Court. (Before Mr. F. H. Salusbury, Registrar.) Creditor's Petition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 11

George Thomson v William M'Intyre. Mr. W. D. Schrader appeared for the petitioning creditor, and asked for a postponement on the ground that a settlement was pending…

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New Year's Eve Scandal Astounding Reports by the Police. "Crowds Orderly." Members of the Force Terrorised

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 13

The disclosures made in the "Herald" regarding the conduct of larrikins in the city on New Year's Eve were laid before the Inspector-General of Police by the Minister for…

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Murder by Islanders

Sunday Times · Sunday 5 January 1908 · page 12

The steamer Moresby arrived at Brisbane on Friday from the Solomons. She brought news of the murder of Captain M'Kenzic, of the ketch Minota…

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Alleged City Assault Immigrant's Critical Condition

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 5 January 1908 · page 1

Edward Balley, the young immigrant who was admitted to Sydney Hospital on Thursday night, suffering from a fractured skull, is in a very critical-condition, and little hope…

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The Berlin Scandals. Herr Harden Sentenced London, Friday Afternoon

Sunday Times · Sunday 5 January 1908 · page 7

Herr Maximilian Harden, editor of "Zakunft," has been found guilty of criminally libelling Count Kuno Moltke in the columns of that paper…

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Supposed Murder by Black Melbourne. Sat[?]

Sunday Times · Sunday 5 January 1908 · page 7

Charles Webster, whose [?] on Bradshaw's Run, [?] style in on December 14. had bee ality station [?] the mas[?] 6/6…

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German Officer's Murder. Arrest of Widow. London, Saturday Morning

Sunday Times · Sunday 5 January 1908 · page 7

The widow of Major Von Schoenbeck, who was shot dead by Captain Von Gochen, of the German Army, on the former's staircase at the Allenstein…

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Remarkable Tragedy. Woman Tells of Husband's Murder. After Long Silence New York, December 2

Sunday Times · Sunday 5 January 1908 · page 12

After several weeks of silence, Mrs. Todd has finally decided to make public the information given the officials, which led to the arrest of Ralph W. Steele for…

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Rebel Zulus Surprised by a Police Patrol LONDON, Saturday, 6.30 a.m

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 5 January 1908 · page 1

A police patrol yesterday surprised a small party of rebel Zulus in some caves at the junction of the Black and White Unvolosi Rivers…

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Police in Armor. Four Hours' Battle with Trapped Conspirators. St. Petersburg, November 13

Sunday Times · Sunday 5 January 1908 · page 12

A force of police wearing armor raided the headquarters of a branch of a revolutionist organisation at Riga on Saturday night…

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