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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1910

8,183 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 250

Two Men in a Boat. Police Chase at Lane Cove. Arrested and Fined £400

Evening News · Tuesday 15 February 1910 · page 3

At the Water Police Court this morning, before Mr. Payten, S.M., Benjamin M'Leod and Albert Cooper were proceeded against on an information charging them with importing opium into the…

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Bankruptcy Court. (Before the Registrar, Mr. F. H. Salusbury.) Creditors' Petitions Heard

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 February 1910 · page 5

Laurence Kirby v William Archer. Adjourned to March 1, pending a settlement. Sargood Bros v T. J. Bloomer. Adjourned to March 7…

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Law Report. High Court of Australia. (Before Mr. Justice O'Connor.) Cases Postponed. Price v Price

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 February 1910 · page 5

Mr. George Martin, instructed by Messrs. M'Lachlan and Murray, appeared for the defendant to move for a postponement of the trial for six months; and Mr. Windeyer,…

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Law. Monday, February 14. High Court of Australia. (Before Mr. Justice O'Connor.) a Wife's Maintenance

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 February 1910 · page 10

Rosalie Blanche Price was plaintiff in an action against her husband, Edward Graham Price, for maintenance moneys. Mr. Windeyer (instructed by messrs…

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District Court. (Before Judge Backhouse.) Accident on the Steamer Age. Meston v Howard Smith Company, Ltd

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 February 1910 · page 5

This was an action instituted by Samuel Meston, trimmer, of Pyrmont, to recover from the Howard Smith Company, Ltd., £200, as compensation for injuries received through…

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Equity Court. (Before Mr. Justice A. H. Simpson, Chief Judge in Equity.) the Burrawang Station. Edols v Wilcox

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 February 1910 · page 5

Further consideration was given by the Court to questions concerning the disposal of certain real estate of the late Thomas Edols, of Burrawang station, near Forbes. The assets…

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Supreme Court of New South Wales. in Banco. (Before the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Cohen, and Mr. Justice Pring.) an Old Land Dispute. O'Keefe v Williams

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 February 1910 · page 5

Mr. Canaway, instructed by Messrs. Villeneuve Smith and Dawes, appeared for the plaintiff, and moved for a rule nisi calling upon the defendant (who is nominal…

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An Impostor Sentenced

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 February 1910 · page 15

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Tuesday. -- Leo Boranoff, who masqueraded some months ago as a Russian exile, lecturing on Socialism and Siberia, has been sentenced to three years'…

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Prince Ito's Murder. Assassin Sentenced to Death. London, Tuesday, 4,30 p.m

The Star · Wednesday 16 February 1910 · page 1

The korean native, by whom prince Ito, the distinguished Japanese, statesman, was assassinated at Harbin railway station, in October last, has been condemned to death…

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Stealing From the Warrimoo

The Star · Wednesday 16 February 1910 · page 6

At the Water Police Court this afternoon John Woods, 25 a printer, was sentenced to three months hard labor by Mr. Smithers, S.M., on a charge of stealing from the…

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Burglary in the City. Tobacconist's Shop Raided

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 February 1910 · page 10

When Mr. Arthur Shying, tobacconist, opened up his premises at 422 Pitt-street, City, yesterday morning, he found that the establishment had been raided during the night and was in a…

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Pitt-street Burglary. £50 Worth of Goods Taken

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 February 1910 · page 8

The tobacconist's shop of Mr. Arthur Shying, 422 Pitt-street, near Campbell-street, was broken into on Monday night or early yesterday morning. The burglars got off with about…

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The Family Shooting. Death of Small. A Desperate Encounter in a Room. Smith Charged With Murder

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 16 February 1910 · page 2

Henry Small, one of the participants in the shooting affair at the residence of George Smith, of Ingleburn, on the 6th instant, died in the Parramatta District…

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Frauds on English Banks. Four Men Sentenced

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 February 1910 · page 9

LONDON, Tuesday. -- At the Old Bailey yesterday Charles Wellings was sentenced to five years' imprisonment for fraud upon the Burlington Gardens branch of the Bank…

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Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 February 1910 · page 6

Term List.—Motion nisi for new trial: Kinnear v Jones (part heard). New trial motions: Battery v Russell, McFadyen v Measures, Attorney-General v Begley. Prothonotary's Office.—Before the Prothonotary.—Wilson…

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District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 February 1910 · page 6

Before his Honor Judge Backhouse.—At 10 a.m.: Hayes v Prior, Harper v Russell, Clarke v Innes. Before the Registrar, in No. 2 Court, at 10.30 a.m.: May ats. Carroll…

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Convicted of Conspiracy. Strike Leaders Sent to Gaol

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 16 February 1910 · page 15

Peter Bowling, William Brennan, Albert, Burns, Amram Lewis, and Andrew Gray were on Thursday convicted of conspiracy in connection with the coal strike, at the Central…

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Body Found at Sea. Murder Suspected

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 February 1910 · page 10

The chief officer of the White Star liner Suevic noticed a corpse floating near the entrance to Port Melbourne, as the steamer was leaving port for Sydney on Tuesday last. He…

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Police as Rifle Shots

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 16 February 1910 · page 54

The third annual report of the New South Wales Police Miniature Rifle Club was read, it the club's annual meeting on February 11, and recorded a successful year's work…

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Police Courts. Tuesday, February 15. Did Not Like the Police

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 February 1910 · page 14

Patrick Clancy (25), laborer, was charged at the Central Court with having assaulted Consta ble Farrell and having made, use of had language. It was stated that at an early hour in the morning Farrell noticed Clancy…

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