Two-up School Raided. a Clever Police Trick
At the Sydney Central Police Court on Friday eight men, all military age, were charged with playing two-up on a vacant piece of ground in Sur[?]y Hills…
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Grimes of Violence An Aboriginal Romance Love, Jealousy. Murder, and Punishment
In the criminal court at perth (W.A.), an aborigine. Toola, was convinced of the murder at Meekatharra, East June, of a native named Jimini. Evidence showed…
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An unusual case of death was reported to the City Coroner yesterday About 12.20 p.m. on Sunday Isaac Bain, 54 years of age, a confectioner, lately living at 48 Renny-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Law Notices. Supreme Court. Tuesday, March 14
Cause List.—Banco Court, St. James's road.—Howard v the Municipal Council of Bega (part heard), Notice to Jurors.—The jurors engaged in the above partheard case are required to attend at 10 a.m.; the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Misdemeanors a Notorious Criminal Escapes From Sydney Police Station
The man, Donald M'Pheison, alias Fraser, who was under committal fir trial in connection with a robbery at Surry Hills, and on a charge of shooting at a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Industrial Court. (Before Mr. Justice Heydon.) Employees' Representative
In the matter of Labourers' Group, No. 1 Board, Mr. Cornelius Hogan, 41 Edward-street, Redfern, was nominated as the employees' representative in place of Mr D. A. O'sullivan…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fair Rents. a New Court. Opened by the Attorneygeneral
The Fair Rents Court, set up by the State Government to deal with disputes between tenants and landlords in regard to house rents, was officially opened yesterday in the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Divorce Court. (Before Mr. Justice Gordon.) TAYLOR v TAYLOR
In this suit Annie Christina Taylor (formerly Thomson) sought a divorce from James Taylor, on the grounds of desertion and misconduct. The marriage was celebrated at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Slingsby Case. Appeal Court's Decision. London, March 13
The Appeal Court has decided that the Slingsby child is illegitimate. [On February 3 of last year Mr. Justice Hargrave Deane delivered judgment in favour…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fair Rents. First Case in Court. M.l.a. Gets 2 Reduction
The Fair Rents Court commenced operations yesterday. The first case called was that of Fingleton v. Donald, and it occupied nearly the whole of the day. The petitioner was James…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Whose Son? Slingsby Case Again. Appeal Court Reverses Decision. London, Monday Evening
The Appeal Court gave its decision to-day in what is called the [?] in which the ownership of large estates de[?] on the legitimacy of a child known as Te[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Central Criminal Court. (Before the Chief Justice, Sir William Cullen, and jury.)
Mr. Herbert Harris Crown Prosecutor. SHOOTING CASE. Carl James Sharpe, 33, was charged with having, at Glebe, on December 6, wounded…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Jockey Conway Back Appearance in Court Would Like to Be on Goree
Hugh Leo Conway, the apprentice jockey who was arrested in Melbourne on a provisional warrant, and charged there with having broken his apprenticeship to Irvine…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District Court. (Before Judge Backhouse.) Goods, Supplied. Malcolm, Preston, and Co. v Knox
James Malcolm and John Charles Proston, trading as Malcolm, Preston, and Co., of 222 Clarence-street Sydney, lighting engineers, sued Alexander Knox, of Sydney, merchants…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Price of Gas. Application in the Equity Court. Gas Declared a Necessary Commodity
Mr. Justice Simpson, Chief Judge in Equity, yesterday delivered his reserved; judgment in the application by the Australian Gaslight Company for an injunction to restrain the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Joining in a Mutiny Court-martial at Darlinghurst. Tanner's Case Concluded. What Was Said This Morning
Acting Staff-Sergeant Major Sydney Edward Tanner, was again before the General Court-martial, sitting in the High Court at Darlingburst, this morning, when [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Law Report. Banco Court. (Before Mr. Justice Pring; and a jury of 4.) Action for a Nuisance. Howard v Bega Municipality
Mr. Garland. K.C., and Mr. Flannery, instructed by Mr. J. J. Carroll, appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. J. L,. Campbell, K.C., and Mr. Pickburn, instructed by Messrs. Bland and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Court of Criminal Appeal. (Before the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Pring, and Mr. Justice Sly.) Appeal From Conviction. Rex v S. C. Gosney
Mr. Bignold, instructed by Mr. Ernest W. Warren, appeared for the prisoner in support of the appeal; and Mr. C. A. White for the Crown, in support of the conviction. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →NO. 1 Jury Court. (Before Mr. Justice Sly and a jury of 4.) Port Kembla Harbour Works. Claim for Resumption of Land. Waldron v the Minister
Mr. A. A. Lysaght, of Wollongong, appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Pike and Mr. Bavin, instructed by Mr. J. V. Tillett (Crown Solicitor) for the defendant. This was an action…
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