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Courts & crime, 1910

8,183 stories in Sydney's papers · page 20 of 250

Tragedy Near Newcastle Attempted Murder and Suicide. a Sad Story

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 January 1910 · page 7

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--A sad story of domestic unhappiness formed the subject of a report received by Inspector Goulder this afternoon from the police at Dudley. The climax of…

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Police Courts. Enlarged Portraits. Alleged Bo[?]us Orders

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 January 1910 · page 3

Arthur Tudor, or Tierney, 29, compositor, was charge[?] at the Water Police Court, before Mr. J. L. King, S.M., with having on September 25 falsely protended to Oscar Magauson that certain papers…

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Last Night's Storm. Lightning's Strange Freaks. Police Station "Struck."

The Star · Friday 21 January 1910 · page 4

Lightning played some strange freaks during the storm last night. Early in the progress of the electric disturbance the Granville police station was struck…

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City Coroner's Court. Sailing Accident. Last Saturday's Fatality

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 January 1910 · page 11

The circumstances of the sailing fatality which occurred in the harbour last Saturday were investigated yesterday by Mr. Hawkins, [?].M., who held an inquest at the City Coroner's Court regarding the death of…

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Court Proceedings. Against Hutton, Butler, and O'connor

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 January 1910 · page 9

The three men charged similarly with Peter Bowling trader the Industrial Disputes Act Amendment Bill, Daniel Hutton, a member of the Colliery Employees' Federation, James…

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Alleged Child Murder. Brady on Trial. Cross-examination of the Mother. Accused Committed for Trial

The Star · Friday 21 January 1910 · page 5

The trial of Peter Brady on a charge of having, on or about May 8, 1909, feloniously and maliciously murdered Roma Brady, or Mitchell, was continued at the Central Police…

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Trouble at Lake Macquarie. a Man Chased and Stoned. the Police Reinforced

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 January 1910 · page 9

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--There has been some little disturbance between the men on strike and some of those who are working at Teralba and Spiers Point, and as a consequence…

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Rescue Work by the Police. More Constables and Boats Sent to the Scene

Evening News · Friday 21 January 1910 · page 7

The flood waters at many places on the northern and north -western districts are subsiding, but at others the drainage from the higher lands adding to the floods are menacing several…

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Hot Time It Speers Point. Non-unionists Stoned. Police Protection Obtained. Newcastle

The Star · Friday 21 January 1910 · page 4

The worst features of the attack on the men who are filing coal at the collieries in the Lake district were apparent at Speers Point on Wednesday night and yesterday…

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Flying the Union Jack. What It May Cost the User. Admiralty and Police Take Action

The Star · Friday 21 January 1910 · page 6

Many private launch owners have been in the habit of flying the plain Union Jack when cruising about the harbor, and as this is a distinct breach of the Naval Discipline Act,…

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The Industrial Court. Sittings at Newcastle Asked For. Proposed Amendment of the Act

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 January 1910 · page 9

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--Recently the Newcastle Labor Council sought the co-operation of the local Chamber of Commerce in an endeavor to secure sittings of the industrial…

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Alleged Aiding a Strike Hutton, Butler, and O'connor. Before the Industrial Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 January 1910 · page 8

Yesterday, before Judge Rogers, the hearing was commenced of the case against Daniel Hutton, member of the Colliery Employees' Federation; James Butler, president…

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Industrial Awards. Suggested Amendment of the Act. Court Wanted at Newcastle. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 January 1910 · page 7

The Newcastle Labour Council has written to the Chamber of Commerce asking the co-operation of that body in an endeavour to secure the sitting in Newcastle of the Industrial…

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Charged with Murder. a Fatal Quarrel

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 January 1910 · page 16

MELBOURNE, Friday.--A fatal quarrel took place in Bourke-street to-night, a man, Gerald Hagg, being the victim. Hagg was in Richardson's public house with a man, Allan Snowden…

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Alleged Child Murder. Father Charged. Mother Cross-examined

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 January 1910 · page 6

The case against Peter Brady, 20, a barman, who was charged at the Central Police Coure with having, on or about May 8, 1909, feloniously and mali[?]iously murdered Roma…

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Charged with Murder Startling Sequel to an Exhumation. Man and Woman Arrested. Lithgow

The Star · Saturday 22 January 1910 · page 10

On Monday week a young woman, Miss Julia Nightingale, died unexpectedly in Lithgow, and was burled at the Jumpers' Fiat Cemetery…

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Finding and keeping. When It Is Stealing

Evening News · Saturday 22 January 1910 · page 11

There are even now a good many people (mostly) with elastic consciences who consider that goods which have been lost by the owner cannot form the subject-matter of a charge [?]…

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Parramatta Police Court Saturday, January 15. (Before Mr. Addison, J.p.) Drunks

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 22 January 1910 · page 10

James Hearn, 67, a native of Ireland and of tho nautical persuasion, was fined 5s, with tho alternative of being detained in the lock-up till 6 p.m., for being drunk…

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Death at a Murder Trial

The Star · Saturday 22 January 1910 · page 2

A trial for murder at the Leeds Assizes was interrupted by the sudden illness, rapidly followed by death, of the Rev. Bramwell Dutton, a well-known minister of the Unite[?]…

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Industrial Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 January 1910 · page 6

No. [?] District Courthouse, Sydney.—Before his Honor Judge Rogers.—At 10 a.m.: For hearing—G. Bradley v Peter Bowling, same v D. Hutton, same v James B[?]er, same v William O'Connor (part heard)…

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