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Courts & crime, 1909

7,627 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 250

Latest Sporting. Evening News" Office, 7 P.M. (A Portion of the Afternoon's News Will Be Found on Page 5 of This Issue.) Broken Sill Trouble. Question of Withdrawing' the Pickets. To-day's Conference. Transport of Provisions. Serious Riot Threatened. Police Draw There Batons. Several Arrests Made

Evening News · Saturday 9 January 1909 · page 9

BROKEN HILL, Saturday Afternoon.—A conference between the delegates from the combined unions and Mr. Delprat, with regard to the withdrawal of the pickets prior to the…

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Attempted Wife Murder

Sunday Times · Sunday 10 January 1909 · page 12

At Hamilton (N.S.W.) on Tuesday, a young married man, named Albert Leslie Randle, 26 years of age, shot his wife, Florence Margaret Randle, aged 23, in the chest, and afterwards…

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The Police Stoned

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 10 January 1909 · page 1

A scene of the wildest excitement occurred when the trolley, laden with provisions, returned to the mine. A turbulent section of the crowd hooted vigorously. Some of them…

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Inspector-general of Police

Sunday Times · Sunday 10 January 1909 · page 7

Late last night Mr. Garvin, Inspector-General of Police, said there was no additional information to make public, beyond the messages given above. As to the…

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Police Telegrams. Serious Riot

Sunday Times · Sunday 10 January 1909 · page 7

The Inspector-General of Police received the following telegrams yesterday afternoon from Superintendent Johnston. The first wire read:—…

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No More Police to Be Sent

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 10 January 1909 · page 1

Mr. Wood, Chief Secretary, stated yesterday that it was not intended at present to send any more police to Broken Hill…

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Several Police Injured. The Official Account

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 10 January 1909 · page 1

Two telegrams were received last evening by the Inspector-General of Police from Superintendent Johnson. He described the first disturbance as a serious riot, in which there…

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Cripple Murder Mystery. Jury Finds Mother Guilty. London, December 1

Sunday Times · Sunday 10 January 1909 · page 12

Two hours' deliberation by the coroner's fury at Salisbury concerning the death of Edward Richard Haskell—the crippled boy who was murdered on October 31—resulted…

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The Tennessee Night Riders. Eight Found Guilty of Murder. London, Friday Afternoon

Sunday Times · Sunday 10 January 1909 · page 7

Eight of the Tennessee (U.S.A.) Night-riders have been found guilty of murder. Six were adjudged guilty of murder…

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Thirty-nine Years in the Police Service Interesting Reminiscences

Sunday Times · Sunday 10 January 1909 · page 7

The accompanying photo is that of Mr. William John Tindall Inspector of Detectives who a few days ago commenced his six months' leave of absence prior to…

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Riots at Broken Hill. Mob Assail the Police. Troopers to the Rescue. Tom Mann and Twenty-nine Others Arrested. Many Police Injured. City Seething with Excitement

Sunday Times · Sunday 10 January 1909 · page 7

The critical situation at Broken Hill developed into a riot yesterday, which official messages describe as serious. The encounter with the police was short and sharp, the mounted men saving their comrades from the mob. Our first message…

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Divorce Court Puzzle Plight of Man Who Fell in Love with His Wife. New York, December 2

Sunday Times · Sunday 10 January 1909 · page 12

A remarkable matrimonial tangle has been revealed through the discovery that a divorce granted to Mr. James. C. Smith, a prominent New Yorker, eighteen years…

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Tom Mann Arrested and Several Union Officials Exciting Scenes at the Barrier Conflict with the Police Hustled and Stoned by an Angry Crowd Broken Hill

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 10 January 1909 · page 1

The situation at Broken Hill is becoming more critical. This afternoon there was a serious disturbance, in which the police and an…

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A Magistrate's Denial

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 January 1909 · page 8

BROKEN-HILL, Sunday.--In reference to a statement made by one of the speakers at a meeting in Central Park this afternoon, that Major Crane,P.M.,C.P.S. at Broken-hill, had…

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"Attack and Brutal Assault"

The Australian Star · Monday 11 January 1909 · page 5

Mr. J. P. Cochrane, secretary of the Sydney Labor Council, received a telegram from Mr. W. A. Nulty, president of the Amal[?]nated Miners' Association, at Broken Hill,…

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Assisting the Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 January 1909 · page 8

The Chief Secretary, on Saturday, stated that two Crown law officers left by Friday night's Melbourne express for Broken Hill, for the purpose of being on the spot to…

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Marine Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 January 1909 · page 7

Regarding the stranding of the steamer Charles Edward on the Wanganul River, the Court has held that the master and officers are free from blame. Concerning the scow…

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District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 January 1909 · page 3

Before the Registrar, in No. 2 Court.—At 10 a.m.[?] Harden v Browne…

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Difficulties of the Police

Evening News · Monday 11 January 1909 · page 5

Superintendent Johnson has sent a special report by telegraph, from Broken Hill to the Inspector-General of Police, in which he states that the police experienced difficulty in getting…

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Marine Court Inquiry

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 11 January 1909 · page 4

Regarding the stranding of the scow Ururoa, near Wanganui, the master's certificate has been suspended for three months, the Court holding that the…

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