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Courts & crime, 1911

9,904 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 250

Penrith Police Court MONDAY. Before Mr T B Clegg, P.M.

Nepean Times · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 7

Hawkears' licenses were granted to the following, the necessary sureties being forthcoming:—Molla Box, Caroline Lee, Henry Robinson, Lahood, Allah Box,…

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Kogarah Police Court. Wednesday January 11. Before Mr. Smithers, P. M.

The St George Call · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 8

"I see your Editor," said Constable Flanbranigan, 000 A, to the newspaper man, " has taken to using law Iatin. He wrote about obiter dicta, when he…

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Police Courts. License Transferred

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 6

The Licensing Court, sitting at the Central Police Court, granted the following application for the transfer of hotel Heenses:—Union Hotel, Union-street, Newtown, Elizabeth Herbert (execntrix of the will of…

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St. George Court

The St George Call · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 3

In this issue of "The Call" are published the first official statistics of the business which has occupied the attention of the St. George Court of Petty…

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Law Report. Probable Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 6

The following probates and letters of administration were granted during the week:- M. Kisbey, F. F. Blitchford, C. R. Meyer, W. M. Cabe, G.R. Potter, J. Foskett, J. Blanch…

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Automatic Pistols. Selection for Police Service

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday Night.--Mr. Winston Churchill, the Home Secretary, and Sir Edward Richard Henry, Chief er of the London Police, have witnessed the…

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Wife Lands Hubby in Court

The Sun · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 4

"I'm your lawful wife, and you know you have no right to marry this other woman. You will never live with her if--" Mrs. "Rachel Drobins, or, at least, a woman…

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Kogarah Court. Returns for 1909

The St George Call · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 8

Since the opening of the Court (October 1, 1910) the following cases were dealt with : (1) Vagrancy Act and Drunkards…

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Bootmaker's "Wireless." Dominion Police Find Mare's Nest

The Sun · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 4

The severest critics of the New Zealand police force has never accused it of lack of zeal, says a New Zealand exchange. It may have been accused of lack of discretion, but…

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Law Notices. Saturday, January 14. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 6

In Vice-Admiralty, in No. 1 Jury Court.—At 10 a.m. —Before the Deputy Judge Commissary—For judgment; Brown v Ship Lighter No. 6 and ship Britannia…

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The "Court of Cupid." Strange Chicago Tribunal

The Sun · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 7

A new court which will be devoted exclusively to the unravelling of domestic tangles, the reuniting of estranged couples, the settlement of lovers' quarrels, and the righting of…

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Police Called in. Scenes in the W.A. ASSEMBLY

Evening News · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 8

PERTH, W.A. Friday.—Unprecedented [?] occurred in the Legislative Assembly last night on the passage of the Redistribution of Seats Bill, when the entire Opposition left the…

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The London Police. Proposed Service P1stol. London. Jan. 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 13

Mr. Winston Churchill, Home Secretary, and Sir Edward Henry, Metropolitan Commissioner of Police, have witnessed the testing of 30 types of automatic pistols, with…

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French Trunk Murder. Assassin Wheels Mutilated Remains in a Barrow Through a Fair

The Arrow · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 3

A TERRIBLE CRIME has been committed at the vilayet of Ponts de Co, near Angers, France, recalling in some of its gruesome details the famous…

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The Plot That Failed. How a Plan to Murder the Mikado Was Frustrated

The Arrow · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 3

IN the Spring of last year a number of arrests were made in Japan. It was given out that the prisoners were Socialists, charged with plotting to assassinate…

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Happy New Year. Granville Greetings. Related in Court

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 2

At Parramatta Court on Wednesday, a Granville brawl-case, cropping up in the early days of the New Year, was discussed…

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Inconvenience to the Public Ferry Jetties Lit with Hurrican Lamps. Police and Footpads

The Sun · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 1

The failure of the gas supply, last night began to get most troublesome after 8 o'clock. At that hour, the light went out in hundreds of shops in the city and suburbs…

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Collision in Sydney Harbor. Tugboat and Lighter. Vice-admiralty Court Judgment

Evening News · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 5

Mr. Justice Street, sitting as Deputy Judge Commissary in Vice -Admiralty Jurisdiction, delivered his reserved decision in No. 1 Jury Court this morning in the claim of John Brown, owner…

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In a White-washed Cell. Where a Police Station Staff Sleep. Disgraceful Accommodation at North Sydney

The Sun · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 10

A white-washed cell, its only sources of ventilation an iron-barred aperture high in the wall and the doorway, two iron bedsteads, a chair chiefly used as a stand for a…

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Parramatta Licensing Court Wednesday, January 11. (Beforo Mr. E. L. Maitland, S.M., and Mr. C. J. Byrnes, J.P., Licensing Magistrates.)

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 2

Elizabeth Richardson applied for a renewal of a colonial wine license for Granville Granted. James S. Drowning (Royal Hotel,…

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