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Courts & crime, 1916

5,876 stories in Sydney's papers · page 39 of 250

Barrier Miners. Claims Before the Court

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 February 1916 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Monday.--The hearing was commenced in the Arbitration Court to-day of the plaint, in which the Barrier branch of the Amalgamated Miners' Association and others…

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Law Notices. Tuesday, February 22. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 February 1916 · page 4

Term Lists.—To be taken in Banco Court.—Divorce appeal: Norton v Norton, Pannett and Burgess inter veners, Bird co-respondent (part heard). To be taken in No. 1 Court.Equity appeal: [?]…

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Court—martial. Question of Identity. Alleged Desertion

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 February 1916 · page 4

A District Court-martial was held at Victoria Barracks, when Private Rex Brady of the A.I.F. was charged with having committed the following offences:—(1) In deserting…

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District Court. (Before Judge Backhouse.) Fortey v Norton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 February 1916 · page 4

James Frank Fortey, grocer and hardware merchant, of Belmore-road, Coogee, sued John Norton, of 112 King-street, newspaper proprietor, for the recovery of £68 for…

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Industrial Court. (Before Mr. Justice Heydon). New Board Constituted

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 February 1916 · page 4

Mr. J. B. Moffatt, on behalf of the Railway Workers and General Labourers' Association (Atesten) district), applied for the constitution of a board for certain employees of…

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Ladies' Hose and Panama Hats. What the Police Found at a Barrer's

Evening News · Tuesday 22 February 1916 · page 7

At the Water police Court Edward [?],31 was charged with knowingly having in his custody at Argyle-street, sydney, four pairs of men's socks three pairs of lady's stockings…

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Court of Revision. (Before Judge Murray.) A.M.P. Policy-holder's Appeal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 February 1916 · page 4

In regard to a number of appeals in this Court against the assessments on reversionalry interests under life assurance policies, two test cases were cited in which policy-holders…

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Probate Court. (Before Mr. Justice Street.) Adjourned for Settlement. Public Trustee v Wade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 February 1916 · page 4

Mr. D. S. Edwards said he appeared for the Public Trustee, the executor of the disputed will. A notice had been received from the other side that they intended to take no…

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Was He a Soldier? Alleged Deserter Court-martialled. Conflicting Evidence. Worked on the Flagship

Evening News · Tuesday 22 February 1916 · page 6

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Bango Court. (Before Mr. Justice Sly.) Costs of Taxation Appeal. Busby v Deputy Federal Commissioner of Land Tax

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 February 1916 · page 4

His Honor, in delivering his reserved judgment on the question of costs, said that the Commissioner assessed the unimproved value of appellant's Cassilis Station, Cassills, at…

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Chief Industrial Magistrate's Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 February 1916 · page 6

Phillip-street.—Before the Chief Industrial Magistrate, at 10 a.m.: For hearing, Clarence v Guest; same v Morrison…

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Police Courts. Blind Man Charged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 February 1916 · page 6

James Thomas Pettengell, 53, a blind man, was charged, before Mr. Aubrey Mowle, chamber magistrate, at the Paddington Police Court yesterday, with having inflicted grievous bodily harm upon Agnes Marjory…

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Balmain Burglary

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 February 1916 · page 12

Some time between Saturday evening and Monday morning thieves broke into the premises of George E. Mercier, tailor of 638 Darling-street, Balmain. They secured about…

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Fewer Police Court Cases

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 February 1916 · page 10

There was again a big falling off in the number of persons charged at the Central Police Court yesterday, but 32 names appearing on the charge sheets. Only seven cases…

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Murder of an Infant. Youth Sentenced to Death. [?]

Evening News · Wednesday 23 February 1916 · page 1

Ambrose Bur[?], a [?] yesterday sentenced to death by [?] for the murder of his infant daughter Butwell and Florence [?]…

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Murder of a Child. Young Man, Sentenced to Death. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 February 1916 · page 12

The hearing was concluded before Mr. Justice Real and a jury. In the Criminal Court, at a late hour to-night, of the case in which Ambrose Butwell and Florence Caroline…

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Charge of Horse Stealing

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 February 1916 · page 13

At the Glebe Police Court yesterday, James Thomas Doherty.(22) was charged with stealing a horse, valued at £35, tho property of Suitor Bros. Leichhardt…

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Murder Case. Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 February 1916 · page 12

At an inquest held concerning the murder of Horatlo Ramsden, who was found stabbed in several places on the slopes of Mount Eden on January 22, the coroner returned…

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A Queensland Murder Case

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 February 1916 · page 10

BRISBANE, Tuesday.--In the Supreme Court to-night the jury was in retirement till 11 o'clock on the case In which Ambrose Bitwell and Florence Caroline Stephens were charged…

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District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 February 1916 · page 6

Before his Honor Judge Backhouse and juries.—At 10 a.m.—Barrie v S. T. Leigh and Co., Ltd., Flemming v Mauri Brothers and Thomson, Ltd. Note.—The list will be called over punctually at 10 a.m…

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