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Courts & crime, 1909

7,627 stories in Sydney's papers · page 17 of 250

Latest Edition. "Evening News" Office, 4.5O p.m. Strife at the Barrier. Harassing the Police. Carpenters Refuse to Build Shelter. Business People Terrorised. a Miner Fined £5. Magistrate Speaks Advisedly

Evening News · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 5

BROKEN HILL, Thursday Afternoon.—There is a small but influential body among the Socialist wing of the miners, who are propagating with success the doctrine of the International…

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Law Notices. Thursday, January 14. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 3

Prothonotary's Office.—Before the Chief Clerk.—Stokes v Stokes, 10. 15 a.m.; Spies v Paix, 10.30 a.m. In Equity.—Before the Deputy Registrar.—At 11 a.m.; West v Maher, to settle minutes of order. At 11.15:…

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City Coroner's Court. a Victim of Insomnia

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 9

The Acting City Coroner held an inquiry yesterday into the circumstances attending the death of Olive Matthews, a married woman, who died at 6 o'clock on Sunday from a revolver shot in the head…

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"Starving the Police." Grocery Supplies Suspended. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 7

The animosity against the police took a new phase to-day, when the Co-operative Company, which has been supplying the police barracks with groceries for a couple of years,…

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The Barrier Troubles. Conflict with the Police. the Arbitration Efforts

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 29

War between the miners and the Broken Hill Proprietary Company has been in strong evidence. The mines have been picketed and all its approaches well guarded. The…

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Horse Straying in Paddington. Complaints by Aldermen. Police Asked for Assistance

Evening News · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 8

At the Paddington Council a petition was received from 48 ratepayers bringing under its attention the prevailing and dangerous nuisance caused by the racing of horses that…

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The Fiji Boat Hove-to in a Gale for 10 Hours. Native Murder at Suva

The Australian Star · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 7

The A.U.S.N. Co.'s Fiji steamer Suva got a severe "dusting" in a big gate on her way to Sydney, She arrived this morning, when Captain M'Lettan reported that after…

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Hawkers in the Streets Grievance Against the Police, Appeal to the Lord Mayor

The Australian Star · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 7

The licensed street hawkers have a grievance, against the police for prosecuting them for loltering in the streets, and this morning they formed a deputation to try and invoke the assistance of the Lord Mayor…

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Miss Kelly, the Victim of the Armidale Tragedy. the Failure of the Police

The Catholic Press · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 25

The Armidale murder is still a mystery. The police muddled the case, and they have no trace whatever of the criminal who cut the throat of the unfortunate girl while she…

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Lively Female Encounter Contest in Campbell-street. Constable Assailed in Court

The Australian Star · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 6

As Constable Thorsnley was coming on duty yesterday he observed two women in a vicious fistic combat in Campbell-street, near Ellizabeth-street. A glance at their pose…

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Indignation Meeting. Police Denounced. "Ruffians From This Slums of Sydney." Resolutions of Protest. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 7

An indignation meeting was held in the Town Hall this afternoon for the purpose of discussing "the brutal action of the police to-wards peaceful citizens on Saturday."…

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Broken Hill Trouble. the Combined Unions. Ask Government to Call Out Militia. to Defend Citizens Against Police

Evening News · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 6

BROKEN HILL, Thursday Morning.—The combined unions met last night, and unanimously carried the following resolution:—"That the Prime Minister and Minister of Defence be…

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Indignant Miners. Meeting on the Barrier. Charges Against the Police. Hard Words for Mr. Wade. "Law-abiding Citizens Disgusted."

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 7

BROKKN-HILL, Wednesday.--An indignation meeting, convened by the Mayor (Aid. Ivey), in response to a petition, was hold in the Town-hall this afternoon, to protest, against the…

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The Barrier Crisis. Another Quiet Day. Abortive Meeting of Protest. Harrytng the Police. Block 10 Closes To-morrow. (From Our Special Reporters.) Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1909 · page 7

The quiet that marked yesterday continued throughout to-day. A harmless explosion took place in some undiscovered spot on the line of lode during the night, but from morning till…

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Assault

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 10

At the North Sydney Court, Allen Frost proceeded against John Coleman on a charge of unlawful assault, at Lindfield, on January 3. Prosecutor slated he was passing the Club-house at Lindfiehl, on Sunday night,…

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"The Magistrate."

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 2

The New Year's number of this ex-cellent little monthly comes to hand, full of good things, as usual. It ought to be in the hands of all the…

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Assaulting the Police. Police Court Case. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 8

The man Thomas Payne, 27, trucker, who was arrested during the disturbance in front of the police court on Monday, was brought before Mr. Barnett, S.M., this morning, on…

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Pouce Courts. Theft of Clocks

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 3

At the Water Police Court yesterday, before [?] J. L. King, S.M., Frank Duncan Cooper, 40, canvasser, was charged with having in December last stolen seven clocks, valucd at £14, the property of Messrs…

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The Armidale Murder

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 9

ARMIDALE, Thursday.--The young man suspected of lunacy, and who affirmed that he was the murderer of Hannah Kelly, the victim of the recent hotel tragedy, was released to-day,…

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Fortune in Sidney. Police Court Prosecutions. a King-street Establishment

Evening News · Friday 15 January 1909 · page 5

At the Central Police Court, this afternoon, the bearing was resumed of the case in ?which Sub-inspecter Sobye proceeded against a woman, whose surname is Newman, and known as "Mme…

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