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Courts & crime, 1909

7,627 stories in Sydney's papers · page 41 of 250

The Lopukhin Affair. Great Excitement in Russia. Police and Terrorists. Duality of Leading Suspects

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 7

LONDON, Wednesday.--There is great excitement in Husk in and Prance over the Lopukhin affair. In the Domini, which has re-assembled,…

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Russian Revelations. Warfare in Police Force. Detective a Revolutionary. Revolutionary a Detective. London, Feb. 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 7

Great excitement has been aroused in Russia and France by the arrest of M. Lopukhin, formerly chief of the Russian detective service…

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Advance Disaster. Blame Thrown on the Tug's Master. Decision of the Marine Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 10

The Marine Court yesterday found that the cause of the collision between the tug Advance and the four-masted barque Iverna, on Christmas Day, was the reckless act of the…

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Loss of the Advance. Marine Court Decision. Iverna Entirely Exonerated. the Recklessness of Tugboats

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 9

The Marine Court inquiry into the circumstances of the collision between the barque Iverna and the steaming Advance off Newcastle on Christmas Day, which resulted in the…

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Jam Making. Case for the Employers. Mr. H. E. Pratten Gives Evidence. "A Matter for the Federal Court."

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 4

The Jam industry Board continued the taking of evidence at the Central Police Court last night, Mr. G. C. Addison presiding. Mr. H. A. Mitchell conducted the case for the union, and Mr. R. Windeyer (instructed by…

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The Barrier. Arbitration Court Opens Judge's Demands. Will Not Act Academically. (From Our Special Reporter.) Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 8

The long-looked-for arbitration proceedings were opened this morning before Mr. Justice Higgins in the City Council-chamber, which was placed at the disposal of the Court, and…

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Loss of the Advance Finding of the Marine Court. Captain of the Advance to Blame. Iverna "Did Everything Reasonable."

The Australian Star · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 7

The Marine Court inquiry, before Judge Murray and Captains J. B. Carpenter and A. Hay (assessors), into the circumstances of the collision between the barque Iverna…

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The Broken Hill Trouble. Arbitration Court Proceedings. Would an Award Be Observed? Mr. Justice Higgins Wants Assurance. Broken Hill

The Australian Star · Thursday 4 February 1909 · page 7

The Federal Arbitration Court, which is to adjudicate on the issues raised in the industrial dispute between the Combined Unions (claimants) and Broken-Hill…

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Parramatta District. Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 5

At the Parramatta Police Court on Monday, before Mr. E. L. Maitland, S.M., William C. Pittock, at the instance of the Auburn Municipal Council, was charged with selling…

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Stealing Clothes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 3

Waiter, Raynor, 37, deseribed as an advance agent, was charged at the water Police Court before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M., with stealing a coat and vest valued at 15s, the property of Henry…

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Alleged Stealing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 3

A young girl named Annie Dawson was charged at the Central police Court with having stolen a cash box containing about £11 and other articles, valued in all at £12, the property of John…

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Gordon Stealing Case

Evening News · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 9

Mary Miller, 19, was charged at the North Sydney Police Court with, stealing in the dwelling of Mrs. A. C. Everett, of Gordon, a gold watch and various articles, valued at £25…

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Stealing Postal Notes

The Australian Star · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 6

Before Judge Backhouse at the Darlinghouse Quarter Sessions this morning Robert Leslie Poulton pleaded guilty to a charge of having stolen a letter and postal note for…

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Burglary at a Draper's Shop

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 9

The drapery establishment of Mr. P. J. Wilson, at the corner of Devonshire and Elizabeth streets, was entered during Wednesday night, and £1 10s in money taken from the till. The…

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A Country Burglary. Murrumburrah

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 6

A robbery was committed at Hargreaves Albion Hotel last night and £140 were. taken from a safe in the bar. Being race night, Mr. Hargrcaves slept in the room adjoining the…

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Servant Girl Charged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 3

At the Burwood Police Court yesterday, before Mr. E. h. Maitland, S.M., Lily Ruth Annesley, l8, servant, was charged with having stolen from a dwelling-house clothing valued £5 10s. Accused was committed for…

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Alleged Theft of Goats

The Australian Star · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 6

At the Burwood Police Court today a young man named Shadrac Amor, 21, a laborer, was committed for trial on a charge of stealing a goat, valued at 7s 6d, the…

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Charge of Stealing a Goat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 3

Shadrae Amor was charged at the Burwood Court yesterday, before Mr, E. L. maitland, S.M., with having on January 28 last stolen a goat, valued at 7s 6d, the property of William H. Teagle, at Concord. Mr. Rose,…

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Assault on a Constable. a Mosman Incident

The Australian Star · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 6

I have been nearly 30 years in the force your Worship," said Senior-constable Daisley, "and I never was more cowardly assaulted, There was not the slightest…

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New Years Morn Incident. Two Policemen Charged

Evening News · Friday 5 February 1909 · page 5

At the Central Summons Court this afternoon, Mr. Love, D.S.M., gave his reserved decision in the case in which Alfred Polldore proceeded against James Michael Toohey and…

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