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Courts & crime, 1912

9,832 stories in Sydney's papers · page 56 of 250

In Open Court. Trial of Miss Malecka

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 7

WARSAW, Wednesday.--The trial of Miss Malecka--whose nationality was disputed between Russia and Great Britain, the latter Power abandoning its claim--has begun. Owing…

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Law Notices. Thursday, February 15. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 7

In Admiralty.—Before Mr. Justice Street, in No. 1 Court, at 10 a.m.: The Union Steamship Company of New Zealand, Limited, v Messageries Maritimes (by consolidation) (part heard)…

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Martyrs Wanted. Socialists and the Police. Free Speech Committee

The Sun · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 12

As a result of a letter sent to Balmain Municipal Council and handed by the council to the police, the names of tho speakers at the Sociallst meeting held at Rowntree-street…

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Police Courts. Wednesday, February 11. Building Without a Permit

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 5

For erecting a building without a permit from the municipal council, W. A. Dettman was lined £1, in default seven days, at the Balmain Court. On behalf of the council it was stated that the defendant had,…

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Police Courts. an Offensive Man. Insults Women and Assaults Protecto[?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 7

Martin Edward Bowden, 28, was churged at then Wa[?]er Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr. G. H. Smithers, S.M., with unlawfully assaulting Arthur Henry Davies on the 13[?] inst…

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The Court Case. Preliminary Mention Before Mr. Justice Higgins

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The President of the Federal Arbitration Court heard an application in Chambers to-day by the Perth Tramway Company to fix a time and place for the…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 7

Re A. H. Thorsby, of Tamworth; exparte Thomas Wightman, Adam Campbell, and Neil Bradley, trading at Bradley Bros., of Wee Waa, New South Wales. Petition to be,…

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Arbitration. Application to Court. Hearing Next Week. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 9

The President of the Federal Arbitration Court heard an application in Chambers to-day by the Perth Tramway Company to fix a time and place for the hearing of the plaint…

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Admiralty Court. (Before Mr. Justice Street.) the Taviuni Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 7

The consolidated action in respect to the Collision between the Union Steamship Company's Taviuni and the Messageries Maritimes Company's mail steamer Nera, which…

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Escaped Prisoners. Dash From 'Frisco Prison. Sydney Police Advised. Thug and Pickpocket

The Sun · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 6

The Acting-Inspector-General of Police. (Mr. Sherwood) has received information from the Commissioner of the San Francisco Police stating that on the night of January…

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Work for the Full Court. First Law Term. Moir's Appeal Listed

The Sun · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 6

The First Law Term of the present year opens on Monday next. A number of cases are down for argument before the Full Court, including the appeal…

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Wreck of the Brooklyn S. Marine Court Finding. Master to Show Cause

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 5

An Inquiry concerning the circumstances attending the grounding of the steamer Brooklyn S. (one of the fleet of the Nowra and Jervis Bay Steamship Co.) on the reef outside…

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The Clergy, the Laity, and the Civil Court: That Papal Decree Another Mare's Nest!

The Catholic Press · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 5

The Archbishop of Dublin has rendered a notable service to the public, both Catholic and non-Catholic, by his clear and masterly explanation of the Papal Decree, "Quantavis…

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Brisbane Strike. Men Still Out. Firm Police Action. a Drastic Law. Dynamite on the Line. (From Our Special Reporter[?]) Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 9

There is a world of meaning behind the proclamation in regard to unlawful assemblies which the Government issued on Monday. An examination of it reveals to-day much that…

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Industrial Court. (Before Judge Scholes.) Wages of Women and Boys. Meat Trade Appeal. Canning and Preserving Award. Judgment Delivered

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 7

This was an appoal by the New South Wales Canning Factory, the Cumberland Packing Company, the Union Meat Company of Australia, and the National Packing Company…

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Marine Court. (Before Judge Backhouse and Captains Dakin and Bracegirdle, assessors.) Vessel on a Reef. Grounding of the Brooklyn. Master to Show Cause

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 February 1912 · page 7

This was an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the foundering of the steamer Brooklyn S., one of the vessels of the fleet of the Nowra and Jervis Bay Steamship…

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Albert Park Murder. Pfeffer Sentenced to Death. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 7

Joseph Victor Pfeffer, 32 years of age, a butcher, was placed on trial in the Criminal Court to-day on a charge of wilfully murdering Florence Whiteley, aged 23 years, his…

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Alleged Burglary. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 9

As a sequel to the Little Collins-street burglary, Edward Parke[?] aged about 35 years, appeared at the City Court to-day to answer a charge that between February 3 and 5 he…

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A Petty Theft

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 5

John Turner (21), appeared at the Glebe Court charged with stealing the sum of £1 from the purse of Ada Maud Neilson, residing at Trafalgar-street, Annandale, on February 13. The accused and prosecutrix, it appeared from…

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Charge of Assault

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 5

Benjamin Fuller (23) was charged at the Central Court with having unlawfully assaulted Clarence William Mitchell on February 3. Prosecutor, who is a furniture Manufacturer at…

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