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Courts & crime, 1908

8,880 stories in Sydney's papers · page 58 of 250

Floods at Newcastle Many Places Under Water Some Exciting Rescues Good Work by the Police Newcastle, 2.10 p.m

The Australian Star · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 7

So rapidly did the flood waters resulting from yesterday's heavy rain rise in Steel-street and over the whole of the gas works and the old racecourse flats, that in places,…

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Equity Court. (Before Mr. Justice A. H. Simpson.) City Mutual Life Assurance Society. LTD—v Julia Alice M'cullough

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 4

The case stands part heard…

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Disappearing Leather. Traveller Charged with Stealing

Evening News · Wednesday 26 February 1908 · page 8

Charles Cardwell, 27, a traveller, was charged at the Water Police Court with having stoles a quantity of sole leather, valued at £264 12s lid, the property of Alfred Norman, between…

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Fatal Assault

The Australian Star · Wednesday 26 February 1908 · page 7

[?]in Hackett, a cabman lately residing at the Broadway, Glebe, who was admitted to the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital of Saturday night suffering from injuries received…

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Stealing by Finding

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 February 1908 · page 13

At the Central Court, George Beresford (59), a hawker, appeared to answer a charge of stealing by finding a lady's handbag, purse, and contents, valued at 5, the property of Laura M'Pberson, on February 22. Accused,…

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Stealing Is a Shop

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 February 1908 · page 13

At the Central Court, Ernest Sydney Rodgers (31), a messenger, was charged with stealing on several occasions various articles, the property of William Buckingham, of Oxford-street, Sydney, the total Value being £14 4s 6d…

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Theft of Cycling Shoes

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 February 1908 · page 13

Joseph Young (28), dealer, was at the Rodfern Court yesterday charged with stealing six pairs of cycling shoes, valued at £1 12s 3d, the property of CharlesHenry Gardiner. The accused pleaded guilty, and was…

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Alleged Theft of Leather

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 February 1908 · page 13

Charles Cardwell, manager of the leather department for Messrs. Gavin Gibson and Company, leather merchants, York-street, city, was charged at the Water Police Court with having stolen from Alfred Norman, a…

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Murder. at Fiji

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 February 1908 · page 9

News was brought to Sydney yesterday by the R.M.S. Miowera of a brutal murder at Fiji. An Indian woman named Kalapdei being hacked to death by her husband, Badal. The two…

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Ex-minister Sentenced. Misappropriation of Moneys

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 February 1908 · page 9

LONDON, Tuesday.--Signor Nasi, an ex-Minister of Education in the Italian Chamber of Deputies, has been sentenced to 350 days' imprisonment, and debarred for 50…

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Our Police Force

Evening News · Wednesday 26 February 1908 · page 3

"Probationer" writes:—The interview with the Inspector-General of Police in your issue of the 19th instant deals largely in generalities and matters of opinion. It would be night…

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Special Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 February 1908 · page 7

At 10 a.m.—The Special Court for the electorate of the Glebe will sit at the Court-house, Darlinghurst, for the purpose of determining the reduction to be made in the number of the existing licenses within the…

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District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 February 1908 · page 7

Before his Honor Judge Rogers, K. C.—At 10 a.m.: Hicks v Walters, to be mentioned: O'Brien v Plater, part heard: Jolley v Bray, Attkins and another v M' Connell, Laycock v Blackman, T[?]ynor v Calnan…

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The New Police Depot

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 26 February 1908 · page 542

FOR many years the depot for the Police Force of New South Wales was in the Belmore Barracks. There the recruits were received, and trained for both mounted and…

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Court of Arbitration

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 February 1908 · page 7

No, 2 Jury Court, Supreme Courthouse, Sydney.—Before the Deputy-President and Members—At 10 a.m. For hearing:—The Cold Storage Emplyoees' Union, claimant, and the Pastoral Finance Association,…

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Durham Court Stock

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 26 February 1908 · page 37

Machine Gun, by Hotchkiss - Rubina. Havoc, by Nordenfeldt - Frailty…

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Land Appeal Court

The Australian Star · Wednesday 26 February 1908 · page 8
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The Land Appeal Court sat at Darlinghurst yesterday. Mr. H. A. G. Currie presided,the other commissioners being Messrs. C. Brandis and W. Houston…

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Durham Court Stock

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 26 February 1908 · page 37

When the tract of land, afterwards known as Durham Court, situated within a few miles of Manilla, a railway station on the Tamworth-Barraba line, came into the…

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Local Option Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 February 1908 · page 7

The Local Option Court, consisting of Judge Backhouse (President), and Messrs. Smithers and Mac[?]arlane, S. Ms., sat this morning at Darlinghurst…

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