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Courts & crime, 1913

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Law Notices. Monday, February 24. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 February 1913 · page 8
Also in The Daily Telegraph

Term List.—To be taken in Banco Court.—At [?] a.m.— For judgment: Plowman v Maybury and another. At 10.30 a.m.—Equity motion: The Attorney-General on the relation of Cocks and others v…

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Boundaries Dispute. Before High Court. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 February 1913 · page 23

The case in which the Mount Bischoff Tin Mining Company is appealing against the Judgment of the Full Court of Tasmania, given in favour of the Mount Bischeff Extended…

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Penrith Police Court MONDAY. Before the P.M., Mr T B Clegg, and Messrs L C Tennant and T D Clissold J's.P. Drunks

Nepean Times · Saturday 22 February 1913 · page 4

Henry Hilton, drunk in Station-St., Penrith on the 16th, pleaded guilty was fined 5s or the rising. Cutting timbe on Government Reservo…

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Tired Suffragette. Court Proceedings Wearied Her. London

The Sun · Saturday 22 February 1913 · page 9

Five suffragettes who were before the police court to-day charged with, window wrecking were each sentence to six months imprisonment in the second division…

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this maa court, " Appeals in Tasmania. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 February 1913 · page 8

In the High Court judgment was given in the Bischoff case. Three Justices agreed that the respective leases were undisputed.The only question, at the trial was whether the…

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A Sordid Grime. Aristocratic Russian Officials. for and Murder a Woman. London. Friday Evening

Evening News · Saturday 22 February 1913 · page 2

A sordid story of murder and robbery has come to light, the victim of which was a young woman, Mile. Times, who was done to death for her money and jewellery…

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Lndustrial Court. (Before Mr. Justice Heydon.) Appeal by Firemen

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 February 1913 · page 8

Mr. R. Croft, representing the Fire Brigade Employees' Union, moved tor leave to appeal against the recently-issued award covering permanent and partially-paid employees of…

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Gold and Silver. Court at Buckingham Palace. London

The Sun · Saturday 22 February 1913 · page 8

At their Majesties second court held at Buckingham Palace last night, the King wore the uniform of a colonel of the Royal Horne Guards, while the Queen was dressed…

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Law. Friday, February 21. the High Court. Appeals at Hobart

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 February 1913 · page 11

HOBART, Friday. -- In the High Court of Australia yesterday judgment was given in the Bischoff case. The three justices agreed that the respective…

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Parramatta Court. Wednesday, February 19. (Before Mr. E. L. Maitland, S.M.)

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 22 February 1913 · page 10

Theresa Flood was fired 5/-, or two hours' imprisonment, for drunkenness. William Johnston, 65, for drunkenness, was fined 5/-, or two hours' imprison…

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Loans and Love-letters. Mrs Clement Scott's Admirer Romance Ends in Law Court

The Sun · Saturday 22 February 1913 · page 10

Mrs. Margaret Clement Scott, widow of Mr. Clement Scott, the dramatic critic, sued Mr. Henry Burton, managing director of Messrs. Partington's Advertising Company. Limited…

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Marine Court. (Before Judge Murray and assessors, Captains Davidson and Simpson.) the Brundah Collision

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 February 1913 · page 11

An inquiry was held into the stranding and subsequent striking of Sugar-loaf Point by the North Coast Steamship Company's steamer Brundah on January 15…

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Appeal Court. The Value of Rookwood Land Government Against the Council. Contradictory Export Evidence

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 22 February 1913 · page 4

At the Parraamatta Police Court on Monday, before Mr. K L. Maitland, S.M., The Government appealed against the assessment by Rookwood Council of 23…

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Law Report. Supreme Court. in Banco. (Before Sir William Cullen, C.J., Mr. Justice Gordon and Mr. Justice Ferguson.) Government House Case. Hearing Arranged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 February 1913 · page 8

The case of the action brought by members of the Citizens' Committee against the State Government, asking for a prohibition regarding the use of Sydney Government House, was…

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Marine Court. (Before Judge Murray and Captains Davidson and Simpson, Assessors.) Stranding of the Brundah. Neglect of the Captain. Three Months' Suspension of Certificate

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 February 1913 · page 8

The stranding and the subsequent striking of the North Coast Steamship Company's Brundah at Sugarloaf Point on January 21 formed the subject of an inquiry…

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Barons Confess to Murder

Sunday Times · Sunday 23 February 1913 · page 9

ST. PETERSBURG, Friday Night.—Baron Heismar and Baron Dolmatoff, Government officials, have been arrested on a charge of murdering Mile. Tunes. They have confessed to…

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Alleged Arson. Chemist's Shop Wrecked. Railway Booking Clerk Charged

Truth · Sunday 23 February 1913 · page 10

On Wednesday night an extensive explosion occurred in a chemist's shop in Oxford-street, the place being rather extensively wrecked. As a consequence…

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Bananaland Burglary. Diamonds and Precious Stones. Hardiman Harpoons Horatio. Youth to Be Sent North

Truth · Sunday 23 February 1913 · page 2

In the early days of June, two years ago, there wag a big burglary at Rockhampton, Q., when diamonds and other precious stones, net and unset, to the value of about…

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The High Court Appointments

The Sun · Sunday 23 February 1913 · page 18

It is fifteen years since Mr. Powers was the leader of the extreme Radical party in Queensland But as Crown Solicitor be has been under the immediate direction of the…

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