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Courts & crime, 1909

7,627 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 250

Instructions to Inspectors. Unions Not to Be Recognised. Officials Must Trust to the Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 January 1909 · page 8

The attention of the Chief Secretary, Mr. Wood, was drawn to the fact that a mining inspector at Broken Hill had applied to the un on for a pass to enable him to carry out…

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How the Boy Was Saved. (Judge of the Juvenile Court of Denver.)

Watchman · Thursday 7 January 1909 · page 3

Shameful to relate, he was in jail. A strange place for a twelve-year-old boy with a soul and heart. The jailer had telephoned me one cold…

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Burglary for a Hat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 5

At the Redfern Police Court, before Mr. Payte[?] S.M., Arthur Beal, 18, dealer, appeared, on a writ of habeas corpus, and was charged with having on December 11, burglariously broken into the dwelling…

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Assault at Homebush

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 5

At the Burwood Police Court yesterday, before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M., Wallace Cooper, 21, a drover, was charged with haing on January 2 at Parramatta [?] road, Homebush, assaulted Constable T. Forman in the…

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Four Months for Stealing

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 10

Arthur Beal (18), dealer, was at the Redfern Police Court charged with burglariously breaking into the dwelling-house of Louis Glaves, 61 Darlington-road, Darlington, and stealing therein a felt hat valued at 5s on…

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Theft From a Shop

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 5

At the Glebe Police Court, before Mr. Barnett, S.M., Jane Moore, 29, was fined £2 or 14 days for having at Leichhardt on January 6 stolena pair of boots, the property of Frank E. Cluett…

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Redfern Sensaion Proceedings in Police Court Two Men Committe

The Australian Star · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 7

As a result of the clever and plucky work of Constables Watkins and Gilbert, at Redfern, in the early hours of Saturday morning, two men, one Michael Montague, alias…

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Alleged Child Murder

Evening News · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 4

His Honor Mr. Justice Sly had before him in Chambers this morning an application by Mr. Schrader (of Messrs. Sly and Russell, agents for Mr. E. B. Reymond, of Forbes), that…

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Police Courts. Protecting the Police

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 10

John Murphy, dealer, was charged at the Glebe Court with using indecent language at Camperdown, on December 18, and also with assaulting Constable Michael Conroy, while the latter was in the execution of his…

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The Redfern Sensation "Stand, or I'll Fire" an Early Morning Police Catch. Evidence at the Police Court

Evening News · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 7

At Redfern Police Court, Michael or Montague Carney, 32, laborer, and Walter Murrridge, 26, machinist, were charged with, breaking and entering the shop of Michael Power…

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The Water Police

The Australian Star · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 4

Captain Fyler, of H.M.S. Encounter, has expressed to Inspector M'Vane, of the Water police, his high appreciation of the excellent work performed by the waterside…

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Protecting the Police

The Australian Star · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 7

Mr. Barnett, S.M., never minces matters. To-day, In the Glebe Police Court, a young man, John Murphy, appeared before him on a charge of assaulting Constable Michael…

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"Valuables Taken Care Of" [?]rf-Bathers at Coogee a Curious Police Court Case

The Australian Star · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 7

At the Paddington Police Court this morning John Hutchison, Alfred Sinclair, and EdWard B. Smith proceeded against Benjamin page, on summons, charging him with…

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Dangerous Negro. Attempts to Murder Warder

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--A desperate negro convict, William King, was charged at Peotridge with having assaulted Warder Sharp whilst in the execution of his duty within the prison on…

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Prison Assault Case. King to Be Tried Outside. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 11

The visiting justices to the Pentridge penal establishment held a court to-day, when the negro convict, William King, was brought up on a charge of assaulting Warder Sharp…

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The Armidale Tragedy. a Man's Strange Statement. Charged with Insanity

Evening News · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 6

ARMIDALE, Friday.—The man who was arrested here on Wednesday was charged at the local police court with being of unsound mind. Constable Coleman said he saw the accused on…

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Police Courts. Breach of Railway Regulations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 5

Robert Davies, chief ticket collector of the Government railways, proceeded yesterday at the North Sydney Summons Court against Ja[?]es Clinton, upon an information alleging that on November 21 last he did…

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Coroner's Court. a Jockky's End

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 3

The acting City Coronel, Mr. Stephen Murphy, co[?] ducted an inquiry at the Coroners Court yesterday afternoon into the cause of the death of George Howard, 33, a jockey, who died in St. Vincent's…

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A Charge of Burglary. Two Men Committed for Trial. One of the Accused Shot by a Constable

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 10

Before Mr. Payten, at the Redfern Police Court yesterday, Michael Montague, alias Carney (32), laborer, and Walter Murridge (36), machinist, were charged with breaking and entering the shop of Micheal Power, 95…

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The Police Administration and the Barrier Trouble

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 6

For the present supersession of law at Broken-hill, with the personal violence and destruction of property resulting from it, the Chief Secretary declares that the police,…

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