These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.
3,091 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 155
SIR,—Allow the a space in your journal to expose a most glaring insult, offered to my wife in the public street, this day, and no police at hand to interfere; my wife having occasion to go into the city this morning, after crossing the Pyrmont Bridge, and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →What vivid visions' of cracked craniums, sanguinary sneejors, eclipsed optics, and even murder, does that region of run and rufflenism recall. From time immemorial have Bacchus and Mars divided the empire of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →BEFORE Messers. Warburton, Shoobert, J. H. Hopkins, Asher, J. Campbell, Armitage, Williams and Lenehan. Twelve persons were convicted of drunkenness, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate and Mr. G. Eliott. Thomas S. Keefe, found drunk in Kent-street, was fined 10s., or to be imprisoned for twenty-four hours. John Parker, an old man apprehended as a vagrant, was sent…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BEFORE Mr. Warburton, Mr. Shoobert, Mr. J. Campbell, Mr. G. Hill, Mr. Armitage, Mr. Williams, Mr. Hopkins. Nine drunka[?]nds were convicted and fined, some 10s. and others 20s., with the usual alternative…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, and Mr. G. Elliott. One person was fined 10s. for intemperance. James Clark, who had been looked up for protection, was discharged with a recommendation for admission into…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Before Mr. Justice Wise, and a jury of four. WEST V. GARTY. This was an action for work and labour &c., by a builder, such work having been performed in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BEFORE Henry Cary, Esq., Judge. CUTTER V. BRANO. Tried by a jury of four. Trover for ten head of cattle—damages £100. Plaintiff failed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BEFORE the Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates. In the estate of John Dickson, an adjourned special meeting for examination. Dr. Dickson was examinod by Mr. Darvall in reference, chiefly, to the disposal of moneys drawn out of bank, in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BEFORE the Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates. In the estate of John Dickson, an adjourned examination. Insolvent, having been sworn, was examined by Mr. Darvall respecting the disposal of moneys drawn out…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →BEFORE Chief Justice Dickinson and a special jury of twelve. HOOD V. THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF SYDNEY. The trial of this case was resumed and concluded…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The trial of this action, which had been postponed to enable certain pleas to be added, was resumed. The action, it will be remembered, was to recover compensation for injuries su[?]tained in consequence of water…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In this action the plaintiff sued the defendant for money payable for work and labour, for money paid by the plaintiff for the use of the defendant, and on accounts stated. The defendant pleaded that he was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →BALLS V. ARCHER AND WIFE— This was an action to recover possessice of a diamond ring value £125 Mr Serjeant Parry, in stating the case to the jury, observed that the plaintiff was an omnibus couductor asd…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BEFORE the Water, Police Magistrate. John Johnstone, a deserter from the ship AEtos, was sentenced to 12 weeks' imprisonment. Another deserter was discharged; one case was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BEFORE MESSRS. Watburton, Cook, and Cullen. There were sight persons convicted of drunkenness and sentenced to pay penalties varying from 10s. to 20s. or be imprisoned for twenty-four and forty-eight hours…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BEFORE Mr. Cullen and Mr. Cook. Eight drunkards were severally sentenced to pay 10s., or to be imprisoned twenty-four hours. Margaret Mitchell, convicted of having in a public…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BEFORE the Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Estates. In the estate of James Nicholls, adjeurned examination, Judges order. The Rev. W. Schofield, baing sworn was examined by Mr. Hellyer, respecting certain cast[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →JURY COURT.—Hewitt v. Collie; Siems[?]e[?] v. Manning and another; Croxon v. Field; Dunphy v. White; Gilchrist and others v. Peters; Connor v. Thurlow. BANCO COURT.—Mackenzie, official assignce v. Smith;…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BEFORE Mr. Holroyd, chairman; Messrs. George Hill, Peden, Ontley, and North, J.P.'s Before the appeals were entered upon, the Court made a rule, that in future no appeals will be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →