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Courts & crime, 1910

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Suburban Robberies. a Young Man Charged

The Star · Thursday 6 January 1910 · page 5

At the Parramatta Police Court to-day the attention of Mr. S. Loye, S.M., was taken up almost the whole of the day with the hearing of five charges--three of alleged…

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Assaulting the Police

The Star · Thursday 6 January 1910 · page 5

An important case of assaulting the police came before the Redfern Police Court to-day. the defendant being Richard Scowen, for whom Mr. P. H. Sullivan appeared…

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Disturbance in a Hotel. Three Miners Charged

Evening News · Thursday 6 January 1910 · page 4

CLIFTON, Thursday Morning.—Geo. Burrows, Frederick Smith, and Enoch Jackson, miners, were charged at Clifton Police Court with being drunk and disorderly on licensed premises of…

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The Police Commissionership

Watchman · Thursday 6 January 1910 · page 4

The new State Fusion Government, as one of its earliest acts, has appointed Inspector Raymond to succeed Colonel Madley, who retired from the Commissionership at the…

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Licensing Court

The Star · Thursday 6 January 1910 · page 6

At the weekly Licensing Court, held at the Central Police Court to-day, Messrs. Smithers, Barnett, and Clarke, stipendiary magistrates, presided. The following renewals of…

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Just Out of Gaol. "Give Me Another Chance."

The Star · Thursday 6 January 1910 · page 7

"Give me a chance. I've only just come out of gaol," said Nellie Moore at the Central Police Court this morning, when called on a charge of being an idle and disorderly…

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Troubles of Showmen a Broken Nose. Charges of Assault

Evening News · Thursday 6 January 1910 · page 3

At the Paddington Police Court, this morning, Mr. Macfarlane, S.M., was engaged for some time, hearing evidence in charges of assault against persons who figured prominently at…

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Stealing Butter Brands. Margarine As Australian Butter. London, Jan. 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 January 1910 · page 7

Mr. T. A. Coghlan, Agent-General for New South Wales, has discovered that empty butter boxes, branded with Australian marks, are collected in London and…

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Alleged Baby Murder. a Young Man Arrested

The Star · Thursday 6 January 1910 · page 1

A most sensational story of a baby murder was told to Sergeant O'Dea, of No. 2 Police Station, yesterday. The informant stated that a young man…

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Police Courts. "You're the One!"

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 January 1910 · page 10

At the Newtown Court, before Mr. King, S.M., Gordon Simmons (19), a wharf laborer, was charged with behaving in an offensive manner in King-street, Newtown, on December 27, also with assaulting Constable Thompson…

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The Tamworth Tragedy. Husband Helps Police

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 January 1910 · page 9

TAMWORTH, Wednesday.-- The fatal wounds inflicted on Mrs. Annie Power with a butcher's knife by her husband, James Power, on Monday afternoon, were on examination of the body by…

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Old Man's Lonely Death. Discovery by Paddington Police

Evening News · Thursday 6 January 1910 · page 4

Richard Johnson, 60 lately employed in the furniture department of Anthony Hordern and Sons, was found dead in his bedroom at 13 Brodie-street, Paddington, on Wednesday night…

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Trades Unionism. Its Interesting History. Iii Striking Regarded As Akin to Murder

The Star · Thursday 6 January 1910 · page 4

There can be no doubt that some unprincipled persons did occasionally attach themselves to the trades organisations. Such men professed to adopt a principle in order to…

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The Industrial Court. Deputy-judge to Be Appointed

Evening News · Thursday 6 January 1910 · page 4

The Government has given consideration to the hope expressed by Judge Heydon that a Deputy Judge be appointed, during the vacation, in the Industrial Disputes Court. His Honor…

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A Serious Charge. Soliciting to Commit Murder. Not Guilty on the Ground of Insanity

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 January 1910 · page 9

At the Central Criminal Court yesterday, before Judge Docker and a jury of 12. Harry Ainsworth was charged for that, on October 24 last, at Leichhardt, he did solicit Amy…

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Shop Assistants. Annual Conference. Federal Court to Be Approached

Evening News · Thursday 6 January 1910 · page 5

The annual conference of the Shop Assistants' Federation of Australia is in progress in the Queen's Hall, Pitt-street, Sydney. The delegates attending are as follows:—New South…

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A Mysterious Death. Old Man's Body Found. Investigations by the Police

The Star · Thursday 6 January 1910 · page 1

The Paddington police are investigating the circumstances attending a mysterious death which was discovered in Brodie-street, Paddington, at an early hour this…

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Criminal Court. (Before Judge Docker and a Jury of 12.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 January 1910 · page 9

Mr. C. A. White prosecuted for the Crown. PLEADED GUILTY. Joseph Lynch pleaded guilty to a charge of having, while a member of a certain…

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Two Fiji Heirs and Their Faith. a Supreme Court Action

The Catholic Press · Thursday 6 January 1910 · page 11

In the Supreme Court of Fiji, before his Honor the Chief Justice, a few weeks age, the adjourned application for the appointment of a guardian of two children…

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Law. Wednesday, January 5. Central Criminal Court. (Before W. Acting-Justice Docker and a jury.) Mr. C. A. White prosecuted for the Crown. "Not Guilty-- Temporarily Insane."

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 January 1910 · page 10

Harry Ainsworth, a young married man, was charged with having, on October 24 last, solicited Amy Catchpote to murder a child. There was a second count of proposing and endeavoring to persuade Amy Catchpole…

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