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Courts & crime, 1911

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New Year Inebriates. Twenty Before the Central Court

Evening News · Monday 2 January 1911 · page 4

Twenty inobriates were lying in the [?]elle at the Central Police Station when the old year died and the ferry whistles heralded the entry of 1911. They were a motley lot as they filled…

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Bogus Police Sergeant Tried to Bluff a Constable. Coleman's Costly Cobar Crammer

Evening News · Monday 2 January 1911 · page 3

When the crowd was at its height on Saturday night, and Traffic Constable Conran was doing his stare in keeping the pedcsirians on the move at the corner of King and…

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A Banker's Collapse. in a New York Court. Vancouver, Dec. 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 January 1911 · page 7

Mr. Robin, president of the Northern Bank of New York, which has been closed by the State Superintendent of Banking swallowed hyocine yesterday, and,…

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The Old Year's Funeral. Scenes in the City. a Changed Order of Affairs Police Suppress All Exuberance

Evening News · Monday 2 January 1911 · page 4

"Disturbance Fires! Not a [?]stige of them. A more orderly crows could [?] be desired." Such was the reply given to [?]…

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Death of Annie King. Dr. Brownless Before the Court. Magistrate Will Not Reduce Bail

The Sun · Tuesday 3 January 1911 · page 1

Anthony Colling Brownless, 56, a medical practitioner, was brought before Mr. Love, S.M., at the Central Police Court this morning…

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Four Young Men Charged. Parramatta

The Sun · Tuesday 3 January 1911 · page 5

Four young men from Granville were yesterday remanded at the Parramatta Police Court till next Monday on a charge of assaulting Herbert Harris with intent to cause…

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Two Charges of Theft. a Delayed Prosecution

The Sun · Tuesday 3 January 1911 · page 5

George Forster, or G. K. Roberts, appeared before Mr. Payten, S.M., at the Water Police Court, to-day on two charges of theft. The charges related back to September…

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Opium Smuggling. Chinese Sailor Sent to Gaol

The Sun · Tuesday 3 January 1911 · page 1

A young Chinese sailor, Loo Wan, or You Foon, came before Mr. Clarke, S.M., at the Water Police Court this morning, charged with importing opium. He pleaded guilty…

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Gaol De Luke. Murderess with Regal Surroundings. Countess Tarnovska Going Mad

The Sun · Tuesday 3 January 1911 · page 6

Countess Tarnovska, who was condemned at Venice in May to eight years' Imprisonment for instigating Dr. Naumoff and the lawyer Prilukoff to assassinate Count…

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Story of a Skull. the Murder of Ben Boyd

The Sun · Tuesday 3 January 1911 · page 2

"Don" writes:--In the early part of 1848 Laurence Corcoran, shipwright, built the brig Maid of Erin, which he sold to a mercantile firm in Sydney. At the end of that…

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Wednesday, January 4. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 January 1911 · page 4

In Rankruptey.—Before the Registrar.—Hearing of Creditois' Petitions: Re Arthur Cecil Green, ex parte Arthur Charles Jackson Wood; re Thomas Blunt, ex parte the City Bank of Sydney; re George…

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The Court. Return to Windsor

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 January 1911 · page 5

LONDON, Monday--The King and Queen Mary, who have been spending Christmas at York Cottage, will return to Windsor at the end of the week, until the opening of…

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A Racecourse Riot. Uproarious Scene at Auckland. the Police Powerless. Auckland

The Sun · Tuesday 3 January 1911 · page 5

The restiveness of several starters in the Pony Cup was responsible for a disgraceful scene at the Auckland Trotting Club's last meeting. There were eight races on…

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The Fitzroy Mystery. Young Man's Dramatic Story. Defence of a Girl at Night. Arrested on a Murder Charge

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 January 1911 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday,--The mystery surrounding the tragedy which took place at Edinburgh Gardens, North Fitzroy, in the early hours of New Year's Day, when a young man…

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The "Black Hand." Death and Destruction Threatened. to New York Police and Offices. New York

The Sun · Tuesday 3 January 1911 · page 1

The "Black Hand" gangs in this city, who have been responsible for several outrages of late, are now doing their best to terrorise the authorities…

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Marine Court Inquiries. An English Opinion. (To the Editor "Daily Commercial News and Shipping List.")

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 3 January 1911 · page 12

Dear Sir, — Very many certificated captains and officers trading the world over — more particularly those constantly employed in Australian waters…

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£30 in a Trunk. Lift My Charged with Theft

Evening News · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 8

A [?] Police Court, Cecil Williams, or Harry Johnson, 17. was charged with having at Sydney on April 4 last. stolen £20, the property of David Wilkins…

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Six Blacks Arrested. Charged with Sheep Stealing. Peak Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 9

Six blacks were arrested at Bulgandramine on Saturday by Sergeant M'Leay and Constables Mathison and Esler, and charged with sheep stealing. The blacks came from…

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Magistrate Beams

Evening News · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 8

A lady motorist, named Katherine where of Holland-road, Kensington, London, wh[?] fined £1 at Richmond, on November 25. [?] ceeding the speed limit, offered an expla[?]…

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Sensational Burglary. Dynamite Used on Safe. Close to a Police Station. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 9

The offices of the Union Steamship Company in Morrison and Elizabeth streets were the scene of a sensational burglary between 2 and 3 o'clock this morning. It is assumed…

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