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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1909

7,627 stories in Sydney's papers · page 35 of 250

Police Court Cases. End of the Prosecutions. Broken-hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 13

The hearing of individual charges against the men arrested on January 9 was continued before Mr. Barnett, S.M., this morning. As was the case yesterday, the evidence for the…

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Police Courts. Shoplifting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 6

At the Central Police Court yesterday, before Mr. G. H. Smithers, S.M., Mary Bolton, 40, widow, was charged with stealing two blouses, valued at £1 6s 8d, the property of Mark Foy. Evidence was…

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Appeal Court

Nepean Times · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 4

On Monday last a special appeal court was held at Penrith before Mr Hawkins, P.M., in connection with the Blue Mountains Shire. James Lawson appealed against an…

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District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 6

Before his Honor Judge Murray.—At 10 a.m.: All undefended actions, and afterwards the following defended actions:—Jury v Abbott, Thompson v Cameron, Kean v Reid…

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Unlawfully on Premises. Alleged Theft of Billard Balis

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 6

Charles Clark, 20, a cook, was charged at the Water police Court yesterday, before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.M., with having been found on January 24 on the premises of Commercial Travellers' Association, 173…

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Hindu Students Sentenced. Manufacturers of Bombs. London, Jan. 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 13

Three Hindu students of Kolhapur, a native state of Bombay, have been sentenced to four years' imprisonment for stealing explosives and making bombs…

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Murder and Suicide. Tragedy at Portland

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 14

PORTLAND, Friday. -- A terrible tragedy took place here about 10.30 to-night. Edward James John Curtis, who, with Mrs. Shankland carried on business as bakers, under…

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Policemen and Prisoner. Charges of Assault, Against Two Constables

The Australian Star · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 15

At the Central Summons Court this morning, before Mr. Love, S.M., Alfred Palldore proceeded against Constables James Michael Toohey and Edmond Jones, charging them…

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Metropolitan Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 6

Messrs. G. H. Smithers and J. L. King, S.M., presided. Transfers of publicans' licenses were granted as follow:—Ernest Albert Moore to James Delaney, Waverley Family Hotel, Waverley; Ka[?]e M'Council to…

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Illegal Gold Buying. Gaol Without the Option. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 13

At the Eaglehawk Court to-day three men were sent to gaol for buying gold without a license. W. Ashman, a tailor, was sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment, and ordered to…

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Parramatta Police Court. Monday, January 25. (Before Mr E. L. Maitland, S.m.) the Girls Fine

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 8

After the resumption of the police court proceedings on Monday afternoon the S.M. altered the punishment in the case of Eliza Jones. The girl was fined…

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New South Wales Mounted Police

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 15

SPLENDID MEN AND SPLENDID HORSES. Visitors to Australia have been impressed with the fine force of mounted police in New South Wales. The mounted branch possesses special attractions for recruits, and so large is the number of candidates that the tests applied are most severe. The horses, too, are all cleanly bred. No force in the world is better mounted than the New South Wales police…

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Court of Marine Inquiry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 6

Before his Honor Judge Fitzhardinge, with assessors (in No. 2 District Court).—At 10 a.m.: Re the Karuah…

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North Sydney Court Returns

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 17

The annual returns in connection with the business transacted at the North Sydney Police Court for the year ended December 31 last showed a slight increase on the total for the previous period. The greatest difference…

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The Rushworth Murder. Missing Head Recovered. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 13

Baling operations at the Rushworth mine were successfully concluded to-day. The missing head of the murdered woman was recovered from the slush in which it was…

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A Custodian of Stamps. Alleged Theft From David Jones, Limited. Restitution Made

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 11

John Archibald Green 22, a clerk, was charged at the Water Police Court yesterday, before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.M., with having, between August 1, 1906, and January 25,…

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Italian Earthquake. Crowds Cry for Shelter. Charged by Troops. London, Jan. 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 13

Crowds parade the streets in Delianueva, Calabria, shouting, "We want shelter." Troops charged them, killing and injuring several…

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The Phillipino Sacrifice. Horrible Murder and Gruesome Conduct. An Australian Case

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 7

Mr. Walker, Governor of Davao, Motoland, in the Phillipines, has described the carefully planned slaughter of a native child, which…

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Leeds Suffragists Flying a "Votes for Women" Kite Over the Armley Gaol, to Cheer Mrs. Baines

The World's News · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 19

The suffragists of Leeds have been endeavoring to cheer Mrs. Bainess, who was sent to prison as a result of the disturbances on the occasion of Mr. Asquith's visit to that city. The means adopted to convey the message to the prisoner was the flying of a kite, from which hung a "Votes for Women" banner, over the prison…

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Bboken Hill Disturbance. Another Case Before the Court

Evening News · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 9

BROKEN HILL. Saturday Afternoon.—At the Police Court to-day, before Mr. Barnett, S.M., John Stephen Flynn, 28, miner, was charged with having on the night of December…

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