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Courts & crime, 1915

5,681 stories in Sydney's papers · page 54 of 250

Land Appeal Court. (Before Mr. H. A. G. Curry, President, and Messrs W. Houston and C. E. Ronnie, Commissioners.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 March 1915 · page 4

Mr. Hanbury Davies appealed for the Crown. APPEALS DISMISSED. A. B. F. Zlotkowski appealed against the…

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Sent to Gaol

Evening News · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 3

At the Newtown Police Court, John Joseph Kelly, 20 and William Ernest Schuman, 26, were charged with being unlawfully in the enclosed grounds of the Salvation Army, Bellevue-street,…

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Charge of Stealing a Horse

Nepean Times · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 7

At the Penrith Police Court on Tuesday last, before Mr T B Clegg, P.M., William Douglas McAllister aud Dorrie Irwin (aged 21 and 18…

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Man and Wife Charged

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 15

James Quinn and Dorothy Leila Quinn, his wife, were charged with offences relating to their marriage, which took place at Sydney on November 9 last. The charge against the…

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St. George Police Court. Wednesday, March 3. BEFORE Mr. KING, S.M.

The St George Call · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 6

" I see that Judge Hamilton has been giving pritty stiff sintinces to perjurers and has had something to say on the prevaliancy of perjury," said P.C…

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Woman Sent to Gaol. Convicted of Arson

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Friday.--In the General Sessions to-day, Agnes Bennett, a married woman, was presented on a charge of arson at Port Melbourne, on November 20 last…

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Probate Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 10

The following Probates and Letters of Administration were granted by the Registrar of Probates during the past week:— Probates: Charles Walker, D. J. Maher,…

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Khaki in Court

Evening News · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 6

A VERY dreadful thing happened at the Quarter Sessions other day. Some witness appeared in military uniform! This, to the layman, may not seem as awful…

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Police Officer Fined. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 16

Charles Henry Hall, the owner of a motor car plying for public hire, was recently fined for an offence against the Motor Traffic Act, a previous information having been dismissed…

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Bankruptcy Court. Creditor's Petition

Evening News · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 1

Re S. Whitton, ex-parte Fong and Company. Order made, Mr. Palmer, official assignee…

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-Baulkham Hills. a Court Case

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 8

A case was heard at the Parramatta-Court, on Wednesday, in regard to rent, said to be due. The case was listed: Mrs. J. E. Bowerman v. Mary Olive…

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Wheat Seizure. High Court Argument

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Friday.--The hearing was continued to-day, before the High Court, of the special case stated by the Inter-Stale Commission in regard to the appeal from the…

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Industrial Court. (Before Mr. Justice Heydon.) Labour Daily Levy. Complaint to Industrial Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 10

Re the matter of the imposition of a levy upon members of unions towards the inauguration of a labour daily newspaper. The question before the Court was an…

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Arbitration Court Congestion. Judge's Plain Talk

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 10

Mr. Justice Edmunds yesterday made some pointed remarks with regard to one of the causes of congestion of business in the Arbitration Court. The matter before the Court…

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Germans Court-martialled for Unspeakable Crimes

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 11

The recently-published preliminary report by the French Foreign Office upon the German atrocities in France, as already summarised by cable in "The Daily Telegraph," is a…

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District Court. (Before Judge Rogers.) Alleged Slander and Libel. Horsfield v Clark

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 10

Arthur Horsfield, brewer, of the Kent Brewery, Sydney, sued H. J. Clark, labourer, of Flavelle-street, Concord, for the recovery of £400 damages, for alleged slander and libel…

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Parramatta Court. Wednesday, March 3. (Before Mr. M. H. Fitzhardinge, S.m.). a Noisy Defendant Remanded

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 9

Against Thomas McMahon (alias McGann, alias Shannon) there were two charges of (1) drunkenness and (2) indecent language. As the man was plainly…

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Land Appeal Court. (Before Mr. H. A. G. Curry, President; and Messrs. W. Houston and C. E. Rennie, Commissioners.) Appeal Sustained

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 10

W. H. King appealed against the decision of Warialda Local Land Board in respect of his claim against John Archibald McGregor for contribution towards the cost of erection…

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Court of Criminal Appeal. (Before the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Pring, and Mr. Justice Gordon.) Question of Habitual Criminal. The King v Gibson

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 10

Mr. Browning, instructed by the Crown Solicitor (Mr. J. V. Tillett), appeared on behalf of the Crown. The prisoner, Roger Benjamin Gibson, was not represented. He was…

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Law Report. Supreme Court. in Banco. (Before Mr. Justice Pring, Mr. Justice Sly, and Mr. Justice Ferguson.) Question of Drainage Rates. Grahamstown and Camp Vale Swamps Drainage Trust v Windeyer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 10

Mr. Flannery, instructed by Mr. T. A. Hill, of West Maitland (by his agents, Messrs. Weaver and Allworth), appeared for the plaintiff trust in support of an appeal against a…

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