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Courts & crime, 1909

7,627 stories in Sydney's papers · page 43 of 250

Stealing From Horderns'

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 22

Martha Stephens, 47 years of age, was charged, at the Central Court, with Bleating a suit of clothes, valued at 45, the property of Samuel Hordern, trading as Anthony Hornern aud Sons, on February 4. Accused…

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Sentenced for Bigamy

The Australian Star · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 15

To-day at the Quarter Sessions Matilda Strahan, who had pleaded guilty to a change of bigamy, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment with light labor in…

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Theft of Jewellery

Evening News · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 15

A young Swedish sailor named Peter Anderson pleaded not guilty at the Darlinghurst Sessions to a charge of breaking and entering the dwelling of Walter Lewis Spier, at…

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Newtown Assault Case

The Australian Star · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 15

At the Newtown Police Court to-day Edward A. Fielding, 26, John M'Cord, 20. Florence Curry, 25, and Lena O'Donnell, 24, were charged with, in company, assaulting Sydney…

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Assault and Robbery

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 17

About midnight on Thursday Joseph Smith, residing at Langley-lane, Woolloomooloo, was proceeding. In the direction of his home when he met two men whom he knew. After some…

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A Cook's Assault

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 6

William Watson, 33, a cook, was fined £5, with the alternative of two months' imprisonment yesterday, at the Central Police Court on a charge of having assauited Robert Hall on February 4. It was stated…

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Fined for Stealing Fruit

Evening News · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 8

At the Parramatta Court, this morning, Paul Kiernan, 23, printer, Joseph Patrick Thompson. 19, bootmaker, and Charles Russell, 18, broommaker, all from the Westmead Orphanage, were…

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Penrith Police Court MONDAY, Before Mr Hawkins. P.M.

Nepean Times · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 4

Alfred James Craig, charged with allowing one horse to stray at Springwood, did not appear, but wrote apologising for nonattendance and asking that his case be heard…

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Murder Made Easy

Evening News · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 8

Dr. Creed, in urging the case for cremation, pointed oat recently the defects that existed in the present law in regard to the registration of death. Thirty days may elapse before a…

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Sensational Murder Case

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 5

Mr. Harry Thaw, the American Millionaire, who shot Mr. Stanford White in an American theatre. He is the brother of the Countess of…

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Bootmaker Charged with Breaking and Entering

Evening News · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 10

Frank Lawrence, 24, bootmaker, appeared before the Newtown Police Court yesterday on a charge of breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Neil Graham, at Percival-street, West…

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Alban and Alfred. An Auburn Assault Case

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 3

At the Parramatta Police Court on Monday. Alban Martineer was charged with at Auburn, on January 20, inflicting…

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District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 6

Before his Honor Judge Murray.—At 10 a.m.: Williams and another v Doyle, Keam v Garry, Jackson v Waterhouse, White v Osborue, Gouget v Williams. Note.—The list will be called over punctually at 10…

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The Carter Divorce Suit. Conspiracy Charged. Goulburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 14

At the Quarter Sessions to-day Frank Anderson Carter was charged with conspiring at Mittagong on October 30, 1907, with one Alfred Dale to pervert the due course of justice…

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Desecration of a King's Tomb, Theft of Golden Wreaths

The World's News · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 21

Burglars one night recently profaned the coffins of the late King Christian and Queen Louise of Denmark in the mausoleum' of Frederick V. in the famous Roskilde Cathedral. Holy relicn…

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Court of Marine Inquiry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 6

Before his Honor Judge Fit[?]hardinge, with Assessors, in the District Court.—At 9.30 a.m.: Re the Karuah (part heard)…

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Bankruptcy Court. Voluntary Sequestrations

Evening News · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 15

John Arthur William Endean, of "Riverview," Queen's-road, Five Dock,and carried on the business of produce merchant, at Parramatta-road, Croydon, under the style of "Endean and…

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Parramatta Police Court. Wednesday, Feburary 3. (Before Mr. E. L. Maitland, S.m.) Bad Language at Auburn

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 8

Richard Ryan, a navvy (on bail), was charged with using, indecent language in Auburn-road, Auburn, on the 1st inst., and pleaded guilty…

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Liverpool Police Court. Wednesday, February 3. (Before Mr. Hawkins, P.m.) "Not a Peaceful, Man." Sad Domestic Disclosures

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 3

Ernest Neville v. John Hanna.—Alleged indecent language. Mr. Passmore for Neville, and Mr. Burcher for defendant. Ernest Neville, a labourer, residing at…

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Hornsby Police Court. Friday, January 29. (Before Messrs. H. E. Jordan and J. R. Colls, J' s. P.

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 10

Thomas Garvan, John Wells, Charles Norton, and James Wilton, from Huwkesbury River, pleaded guilty to a charge of being drunk und disorderly, and were…

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