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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1912

9,832 stories in Sydney's papers · page 62 of 250

Scaffolding Accident. District Court Judgment

The Sun · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 6

Judgment was delivered by Judge Backhouse in the District Court this morning in the action for £400 damages under the Employers' Liability Act, brought by Alfred…

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Bankruptcy Court. Meetings and Examinations

Evening News · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 5

Re samuel Cavin Young bankrupt was examined by the official [?] on whose application the matter was adjourned to march 19. Re Alfred Ashworth: The meeting was closed, and…

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Police Courts. Monday, February 19. False Pretences

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 6

At the Water Court, Nellie Johnson (33) was charged with falsely pretending to John Robertson that certain household furniture and effects in premises situated at No. 9 Egan-street, Woolloomooloo, were her own…

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Marine Court Inquiries. Hygeia and Cutter

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 15

An official investigation into the circumstances surrounding the collision between the P.S. Hygeia and a cutter from the training ship John Murray,…

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Ready to Marry Her. Incident in Court

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Monday.--When Eva Davidson and Maud Wilson (who was stated to have lived a respectable life in Sydney) appeared before Judge Eagleson for sentence on a charge of…

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Choir Girl's Murder. Death Sentence for Parson. Rev. C. Richeson Confesses Crime

The Sun · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 3

In words of dramatic Intensity the Rev. Clarence Richeson, the Boston (U.S.A.) Baptist minister, has written, from his prison cell, a full confession of the murder of Miss…

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Industrial Registrars Court. (Before Mr. G. C. Addison.)

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 6

John Henry Stephenson's appeal for the cancellation of the registration of the New South Wales Amalgamated Railways and Tramways Association, on the ground that he had been…

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Industrial Court. (Before Judge Scholes). Iron Trade Apprentices

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 5

The apprentices employed in the avocations controlled by the Iron Trades (Boilermakers) award, asked tor a variation of the award, in so far as it related to apprenticeship…

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Industrial Court. (Before Judge Scholes.) Period of Apprenticeship

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 6

Mr. Croft, on behalf of the apprentices engaged in the trades under the Iron Trades (Boiler-markers) award, applied for an alteration as to the period of apprenticeship. He…

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The Land Appeal Court. "Warrigal" Answers Mr. Trofle

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 2

Connecting upon the statement made by the N.S.W. Minister for Agriculture ragarding Mr. Rean[?] appartment to the Land Appeal Court,…

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Divorce Court. (Before Mr. Justice Gordon.) WALLACE v WALLACE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 5

In this matter, which was a petition by Christina Wallace for a divorce from Joseph Cecil Wallace, on the ground of desertion, the petition was withdrawn…

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Bankruptcy Court. (Before the Registrar.) Hearing of Creditor's Petition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 5

Re Frederick Langworthy, ex parte Robert Meredith Farrell. Mr. H. Brown appeared for the petitioner, and Mr. Sanders for the respondent. By consent the matter was…

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Three Homeless Boys. Journey From Tamworth to Sydney. Pathetic Letter to Police

Evening News · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 5

Three small children, almost starving, stepped from the Tamworth mail as it arrived in Sydney at 6.30 on Monday night. and looked round in search of their brother or some person they…

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Wearing of the Badge. the Court Proceedings. Mr. Badger Gives Evidence

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Monday.--Further evidence in the tramway badge case was given before the Federal Arbitration Court to-day. In support of the men's claim to wear the…

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The Full Court. Opening of Term. Tributes to Late Judge Cohen

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 8

The formal opening of the Hilary Term did not arouse much interest yesterday. Some half-dozen ladies and about double as many male members of the public occupied the gallery. The…

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Industrial Registrar's Court. (Before Mr. G. C. Addison.) Railway and Tramway Association

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 5

Application was made by John Henry Stephenson for the cancellation of the registration of the New South Wales Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Service Association…

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The Badge Question. Arbitration Court Inquiry. Mr. Badger Gives Evidence. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 9

Before the Federal Arbitration Court, in the tramway badge case, Lionel Hill, secretary of the South Australian Tramway Employees' Association, declared that a man who…

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New Phases. the Collapse in Brisbane. Unwise Policy of Silence. Federal Court Proceedings. Mr. Badger Explains His Attitude. a Secret Ballot

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 10

BRISBANE, Monday.--There are no marked developments in the general strike, which appears to be steadily degenerating into something very much less dignified. No doubt there…

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Law Report. Supreme Court. in Banco. (Before Sir William Cullen, Chief Justice, and Justices Sly and Ferguson.) Damages Questioned. Pendlebury v O'Neill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 5

Mr. Armstrong and Mr. Breckenridge, instructed by Mr. W. Arnott, appeared for the appellant (defendant), John O'Neill; Mr. Piddington and Mr. Curtis, instructed by Mr. H…

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Equity Court. (Before Mr. Justice A. H. Simpson, Chief Judge in Equity.) a Company Case. Question of Dividends. Miles v Sydney Meat Preserving Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 5

Mr. Langer Owen, K.C., and Mr. Harvey, instructed by Messrs. Leibius and Black, appeared for the plaintiff; Mr. Shand, K.C., and Mr. Maughan, instructed by Messrs…

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