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Courts & crime, 1913

9,727 stories in Sydney's papers · page 38 of 250

Aspendale Motor Fatality. Driver Before the Court. Melbourne, Tuesday Afternoon

Evening News · Tuesday 4 February 1913 · page 7

As a sequesl to the fatal motor-car accident at Aspendale on Sunday night, Albert George lowis, a ch[?], appeared at the City Court to-day, charged with having caused the death…

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High Court Vacancies. Offers of Seats on the Bench. Melbourne

The Sun · Tuesday 4 February 1913 · page 7

Offers of a High Court judgeship have been made to Mr. Frank G. Duffy, K.C. of Victoria, and Judge Real, of the Queensland Bench. It is understood that Mr. Duffy has…

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Lloyd Before the Court. to Be Escorted Back to Sydney. Auckland (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 February 1913 · page 9

Francis Shorthall Lloyd appeared at the Auckland Police Court to-day, charged with forging an order for the sale of 150,000 shares in the Greater J. D. Williams' Amusement…

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Law Report. Bankruptcy Court. (Before the Registrar, Mr. F. H. Salusbury.) Hearing of Creditors' Petitions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 February 1913 · page 4

Re Hector Eustace Cooper, ex parte the North Coast Steam Navigation Company, Ltd. Mr. F. Ebsworth appeared for p[?]titioner. There was no appearance of the…

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Policeman Charged with Burglary

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 14

The policeman Remmers was before the Court, and additional charges of breaking, entering, and theft were preferred, totalling [?]ive. He was remanded, ball not being de[?]…

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Chief Industrial Magistrate's Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 9

Next Water Police Court, Phillip-street.—Before the Chief Industrial Magistrate.—At 10 a.m.: Mitchell v Adams, Henstock v Metters, Ltd. ([?])…

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Assault at Newtown. Collector Ordered to Gaol

The Sun · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 7

Henry Trusty, aged 30, a photographer's collector, was charged at the Newtown Police Court to-day with assaulting George Frederick Thorp. Mr. Maddocks Cohen appeared…

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Charges of Stealing

The Sun · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 7

Before Mr. Smithers, at the Balmain Police Court to-day, Henry Ernest Lewis, a young man, was charged with stealing, on December 27, two brooches, a gold muff chain, and…

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Theft of Mercery

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 9

On Sunday night the premises of Dodds and Watson, 179 George-street West, were entered, and mercery valued at, £40 was stolen…

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Business Man Charged

The Sun · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 7

When arrested on a charge of obtaining £4 from George Albert Shut, at Pyrmont, on January 18, by means of a valueless cheque, Launcelot Humphrey Williams, 31, told the…

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Man's Collarbone Broken. Charge of Assault

The Sun · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 7

Leslie Gallagher, otherwise "Pickle" Gallagher, appeared at the Balmain Police Court to-day charged with assaulting Patrick Brady, thereby occasioning him actual bodily…

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Police Memorial

The Sun · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 10

The police propose erecting a memorial over the grave of the late Senior-Sergeant Taaffe, who died several weeks ago, and who, during his police career, was active in…

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War Renewed. Assault on Adrianople. Chataldja Skirmish

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 9

CONSTANTINOPLE, Tuesday Morning.--It is officially stated that the Allies bombarded Adrianople at 7 o'clock last night, and that a skirmish has been opened at Chataldja…

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Bankruptcy Court

Evening News · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 9

CREDITOR'S PETITION. [?] of Camp[?]contractor ex-[?] Saxton and [?] Limited, of Pyrmont Petition to be heard on February 21…

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District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 9

Before his Honor Judge Murray, at 10 a.m.: Shaw v Marshall, Wiles v Newlyn, Shaw v Collins, Treweek v Gibbons. Note.—The list will be called over punctually at 10…

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Police Amateur Athletic Club

The Sun · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 7

The committee of the Police Amateur Athletic Club met last night and drew up the following programme for the monthly sports meeting to be held at the Police Depot on…

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Laboriton in Court

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 2

There was some Jabor Haen-washing in the Parramatta District Court on Tuesday. and the parties were at is hammer and tongs as we went to press. Mr. J. O'Nell…

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The Fitzroy Murder. Application for Bail Refused

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--In the Practice Court today, Mr. Son[?]nberg made an application to Mr. Justice Cussen for bail to be granted to Harold Thompson, who was recently…

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Marulan Tragedy. Charge of Murder. Goulburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 14

At the Marulan Police Court, William James was charged with the murder of Ralph Albert Chambers. This was the sequel to the shooting of Chambers at the navvies camp…

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Warden's Court at Queanbeyan

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 55

The Warden's Court at Queanbeyan has granted the following authorities:-- To Messrs. T. E. Woodger and William Dawes, to enter land at Brindabella, owned by Mr. T. Boulton,…

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