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Courts & crime, 1910

8,183 stories in Sydney's papers · page 58 of 250

Bankruptcy Court. (Before the Registrar, Mr. F. H. Salusbury.) Certificate Applications

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 February 1910 · page 5

Re William Allison Clarke. The order was granted, subject to the condition that the bankrupt pay out of earnings or income or property not less than £4 10s per mouth until…

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Law Report. in Banco. (Before the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Pring. and Mr. Justice Sly.) Magistrate's Decision Upset. Sunday Selling on Wharfs. M'Donough v Rowlandson

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 February 1910 · page 5

Mr. Pickburn, instructed by the Crown Solicitor (Mr. J. V. Tillett), appeared for the appellant, Sub-inspector Joseph M'Donough; and Mr. Harry Stephens, instructed by Messrs…

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Toctor and Patient. What Is "Confidential" Evidence? Interesting Life Assurance Case. Before the High Court

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 February 1910 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The hearing was continued in the High Court to-day of the appeal by the National Mutual Life Association of Australasia in the case in which Edward W…

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Land Appeal Court. (Before Mr. H. Curry, president; and Messrs. C. Brandis and W. Houston, commissioners.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 February 1910 · page 5

Mr. Hanbury Davis appeared for the Crown. A. Thrift appealed against the finding of the local land board in respect of his additional conditional purchase application No. 1908-19,…

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Equity Court. (Before Mr. Justice A. H. Simpson, Chief Judge in Equity.) Improvement Leases Cancellation Act, 1909. Hogan v Ochiltree

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 February 1910 · page 5

Mr. Langer Owen, K.C., and Mr. Bethune, instructed by the Crown Solicitor, appeared for Henry William Hogan, plaintiff; Mr. Whitfeld and Mr. T. R. Bavin, instructed by…

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Land Appeal Court. (Before Commissioners H. A. G. Curray, president, C. Brandis, and W. Houston, C.M.G.) Mr. Hanbury Davies appeared for the Crown. Conditional Purchase Leases

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 February 1910 · page 5

In the matter of appeals by A. Thrift (Alexander Dean's mortgagee) against the finding of the local land board, in respect of his additional conditional purchase application No. 1908-19, Coonabarabran, and against the…

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Anti-militarist Sentenced. Glorification of Murder. London, Feb. 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 7

Gustave Herve, anti-militarist, has been sentenced to four years' imprisonment for publishing in the "Guerre Sociale" a glorification of the Apache, who murdered a…

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Sentenced at Melbourne. Melbourne

The Star · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 5

Allen Snowdon, who was found guilty of the manslaughter of Gorald Agg, was today sentenced to two years' imprisonment. James Connolly, found guilty of attempted…

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Theft From Sacred Heart Hospice

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 10

A widow, Army Williams, 37 his charged at the Water Police Court on Monday, before Mr. G. [?]. Smithers, S.M., with stealing nine [?]ases, valued at 30s, the property of Cecilia Bruton. The evidence of…

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District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 5

Before his Honor Judge Hurray, at 10 a.m.—Examinations of judgment debtors (in Chambers, in No. 2 Court): Clayton v Morgan, Furness y King, Bardsley and another v King and Co, the Commissioners of…

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Industrial Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 5

Probate Court, Queen's square, Sydney.—Before his Honor Judge Heydon, at 10 a.m.:—For hearing: Summonses for penalty, Drake v Budge, Greenfield v Budge (port heard), Cannington v Riley (2), Lyons…

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Young Boer Sent to Gaol. a Bad Case

Evening News · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 4

Thomas Valk, the young Boer, alias Harris, who pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing a purse from a woman, was, at the Glebe Police Court yesterday, sentenced to three…

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Police Courts. Two Beers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 10

On Wednesday night the licensee of the United Au[?] tralia Hotel had an unenviable experience with a would be customer. As a result a series of assaults were committed, and the aggressor was heavily fined. At the…

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Land Appeal Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 5
Also in The Star

Mr. Hanbury Davis appeared for the Crown. The appeal by T. P. J. Bell against the appraised annual rental of conditional lease No. 24,298, Walgett; the appeal was…

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Glorification of an Apache. an Editor Sent to Gaol

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 7

LONDON, Thursday.--M. Gustave Herve, a well-known French journalist, editor, and publisher, has been sentenced to four years' imprisonment for publishing in the "Guerre…

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Rifle Shooting Police Miniature Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 11

The third annual report of the New South Wales Police Miniature Club, which was adopted at the yearly meeting, shows that the past year had been rather a slack one owing to a great extent to…

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Scarcity of Police Recruits. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 7

As considerable difficulty has been experienced for some time past in securing a sufficient number of good recruits for the police force, the Premier has decided to extend from…

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Excitement at Clifton. Phillips Assaulted in the Colliery. Miners' Lodge Secretary Charged

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 8

CLIFTON, Thursday.--Williamson and Phillips--the two men who for five months defied the local Miners' Union, ultimately gaining a victory--resumed work with the other employees…

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Position at Clifton. Alleged Assault on Phillips. Searching Men for Firearms. Clifton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 8

The rumour circulated last night to the effect that Phillips had been assaulted in the South Clifton colliery yesterday, proved to be correct, for Phillips laid an information against…

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