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Courts & crime, 1911

9,904 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 250

Law Report. Bankruptcy Court. (Before the Registrar.) Creditors' Petitions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 4

Nasur Abdullah, Stanton Melick and Aziz Melick, of Sydney, merchartts, versus George Abraham Howlie (commonly known as George Howlie), of South Grafton, general dealer…

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Latest Cables. London Murder Mystery. a Miser's Tragic End. Supposed Victim of a Secret Society. Strange Facial Mutilation. London

The Sun · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 7

The mysterious death of the French Jew, Joseph Boron, whose mutilated body was found on Clapham Common, was investigated by the London Coroner to-day…

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Trans" Atlantic. Vigorous Anti-trust Effort. Suits in Newyork Court. an Octopus Shipping Combine

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 7

VANCOUVER, Thursday.--Suits seeking a dissolution of the Atlantic Conference under the terms of the Sherman Anti-Trust Law, will shortly begin in the United States…

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Hunting for Anarchists. London Police Busy. 200 Men Scouring the East End Another Spectacular Fight Promised. London

The Sun · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 1

No fewer than 200 armed officers are still scouring the East End of London in the hope of running to earth other members of the anarchists gang whose destruction was…

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Attempted Burglary

The Sun · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 10

The detective department has been informed of the burglarlous entry, this morning, of the house of Mr. Prank Challoner, in Carlisle street. Ashfield. The burglar was seen…

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Police Court. Returns. Ashfield

The Sun · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 1

Mr. H. S. Beveridge clerk of petty sessions has prepared the following returns in connection with business transacted at the Ashfield Police Court:--…

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Alleged Theft

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 8

At the Central Police Court on Thursday, Arthur Lynch was committed for trial on a charge of stealing from a dwelling house a watch and chain, valued at £20, the property of Robert Henty, at…

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Tantanoola Sheep Stealing

The Sun · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 3

The man arrested in connection with the wholesale sheep stealing and slaying at Tantanoola (S.A.) is Robert Charles Edmondson, a local resident, who made a…

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Charge of Stealing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 8

Violet Pearl Jacobs, 18, was charged at the Water Police Court on Thursday, before Mr. W. Clarke, S.M., with stealing a gold ring, two gold neckleis and two gold pendants, valued in all at £7, the…

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Theft with Violence

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 21

At the water Court. [?] brown (32) was charge with having on January 5. stolen a pair of boots, the property of Jeremiah O'Connor, a bootmaker, of William-street. Two other charges.--one of assulting…

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Theft of Magazines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 8

John Erickson, 47, charged at the Water Police Court on Thursday, before Mr. Clarke, S.M., with stealing six magazines, the property of charles Clark, on January 4, valued at 3[?].The evidence for the…

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"An Incorrigible Rogue." Sentenced at Southampton

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 13

LONDON, Friday.--An alien who was sentenced to four months' imprisonment at Southampton in July, and then deported, was sentenced at Southampton yesterday to…

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Sheep Stealing. Extraordinary Discoveries. Suspect Before the Court. Further Revelations Expected. Millicent (S.a.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 13

Sheep-stealing revelations at Tantanoola provided the biggest sensation the district has known for many jears it is believed that the arrest of Robert Charles…

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Happy in Gaol. Curious Prison Systems

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 10

Cettinje, the capital of Montenegro, Posseses the most remarkable prison system in the world. The gaol presents little to indicate that it is a place of…

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To Court

The Arrow · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 9

Blobbs : "So he broke off the engagement, eh ? Did she take it to heart ?" Slobbs : "No; to court…

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District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 8

Before his Honor Judge Backhouse, at noon.—O'Brien v the Metropolitaur Board of Water Supply and Sewerage (for judgment). Before the Registrar.—At 10.30 a.m.: Englehardt, [?]…

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Redfern Court Returns

The Sun · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 8

The return of business put through at Redfern Police Court during the past year is as follows:--Petty Sessions Court transactions. 2, 17, including 755 cases of vagrancy;…

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The West End. Highwaymen and a Daring Theft by Chloroform

The Arrow · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 2

A HIGHWAY robbery close to Piccadilly has resulted in the capture of £191 in gold and silver by thieves, who have left no clue to their identity, says a…

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Police Dog Hero. Official Funeral

The Sun · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 10

The seventeenth brigade of the Paris city police organised a special funeral for the police dog Leo, shot dead by an Apache. Leo, who was the pet of the brigade, was…

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Birched in Court Building

Evening News · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 11

Three English schoolboys—Samuel Smith aged 13, James Hook aged 10 and William Hilton aged 10 were charged at Peuge Poll[?] Court on November 30 with being concerned…

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