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Courts & crime, 1909

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Marine Court Inquiry

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 12

The Marine Court—Judge Backhouse and Messrs. J. H. Berry and G. Cromack (assessors)—held an inquiry in the Sydney District Court on Friday…

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Escaped Prisoners. Break Castlemaine Gaol. Cleverly Planned. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 6

Three prisoners have escaped from Castlemaine Gaol, which was recently converted into a reformatory prison. There were six prisoners in the gaol yesterday, and they were…

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Police Courts. Inciting to Resist

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 10

Harry Green, 18, a labourer, pleaded not guilty yesterday, at the Central Police Court, to a charge of Inciting a prisoner to resist a constable. The evidence of Constable Hamilton was that when he had…

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Court of Marine Inquiry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 10

Before his Honor Judge Backhouse, with Assessors, in No. 1 District Court, at 10 a.m.—Re the Dunmore and a sailing pinnace in tow of a steam launch (part heard)…

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Cruelty by a Father. a Threat of Murder

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 10

At the Newtown Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Donaldson, S.M., Edward James Cummins, a labourer, aged 36, was charged with having assaulted Ruby Cummins, on January 9, at Petersham. The accused…

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The Barrier Trouble. Alleged Riots. Cases at the Police Court. Charges Against Tom Mann and Twenty-seven Others

Evening News · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 6

BROKEN HILL, Tuesday Morning.—The scene outside the police court yesterday, when the hearing of the charges against Tom Mans and 27 others was resumed, was…

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Latest Edition. "Evening News" Office, 4.50 p.m. Barrier Trouble. Police Court Proceedings. the Case Against Tom Mann. Superintendent Johnston's Opinion. Police Might Have Had Their Heads Smashed

Evening News · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 5

BROKEN HILL, Tuesday Afternoon.—At the police court the hearing of the riot cases against Tom Mann and 27 others was continued. Superintendent Johnston gave evidence, and…

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Divorced Man's Troubles. "Chiddy" Ryan in Court

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 10

Sydney James Ryan (known as "Chiddy" Ryan), who appeared with a bandaged head and battered face, hobbled into the Paddington Police Court on a walking stick yesterday morning to answer a charge of…

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Law Notices. Tuesday, January 19. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 10

Notice.—Mr. Justice Sly will be in Chambers to-day to take contentious and non contentious matters. Prothonotary's Office.—Before the Chief Clerk.—McGroder v McGroder, 10.15 a.m.: Dowell v Dowell, 10.15…

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Action Withdrawn. by Combined Unions. From Federal Arbitration Court

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Monday.--The legal advisers in Melbourne of the combined unions at Broken-hill to-day received instructions not to continue the action in connection with the interim…

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The Naval Disaster. Dunmore and Pinnace. Marine Court Inquiry. a Judicial Warning

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 10

The Marine Court began yesterday its inquiry into the collision which occurred in the harbor on January 6 between the steamer Dunmore and a sailing pinnace from H.M.S…

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The Naval Disaster. the Dunmore and Encounter's Pinnace. Inquiry by the Marine Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 8

White naval uniforms were plentifully sprinkled about the vicinity of the Court of Marine Inquiry yesterday, when an investigation was commenced into the circumstances…

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Law Report. Bankruptcy Court. (Before Mr. F. H. Salusbury, Registrar.) Examinations Under Section 30

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 10

Re Edmund Burdett. It was stated that this examination had been settled, and it was struck out of the list. Re Rowland Edmund Lenthall. The…

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The Naval Disaster. Inquiry by the Marine Court. Evidence of the Coxswain of the Pinnace

The Australian Star · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 5

The Marine Court, consisting of Judge Backhouse and Captains John Vino Hall and Frederick Bracegirdle (assessors), resumed this morning the inquiry into the collision…

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The Broken Hill Riot. Accused Again Before the Court. Inspector Roche's Evidence Broken Hill

The Australian Star · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 7

The preliminary hearing of the charges of riot, rout, and unlawful assembling which were together preferred against Tom Mann and 27 others, who were arrested on…

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The Naval Disaster Further Evidence in the Marine Court. Encounter Men in the Witness-box

The Australian Star · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 7

The inquiry into the naval disaster of January 5, when the lives of 15 bluejackets were lost in consequence of a collision between the steamer Dunmore and a launch…

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German Socialists. Try to Storm the King of Saxony's Palace. Severe Fighting with Police London, Monday, 3.10 p.m

The Australian Star · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 1

Socialists and police came into conflict in Dresden on Saturday, and a lively encounter resulted. According to the correspondent of the…

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Tee Naval Disaster. in Sydney Harbor. Marine Court Inquiry. the Coxswain's Story. Expected Other Boats to Get Out of the Way

Evening News · Tuesday 19 January 1909 · page 4

The inquiry into the circumstances attending the collision, on January 5, between the steamer Dunmore and a pinnace in tow of a steam launch belonging to H.M.S. Encounter, by…

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Sentenced for Theft

The Australian Star · Wednesday 20 January 1909 · page 7

Wm. Leah, 19, who said he was a barman by choice but a harness and saddle hand by trade, appeared at the Central Police Court this morning charged with stealing a gold…

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Police Courts. a Thief Sentenced

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1909 · page 6

William Leah, a young ma[?], described as a barmen was charged at the Central Police Court yesterday with having stolen a silver watch and a gold bangle, valued at £3, the property of…

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