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Courts & crime, 1861

3,239 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 162

Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 January 1861 · page 5

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate and Mr. T. Spence. Patrick Mullins, labourer, Cambridge-street, appeared on summons to answer the complaint of Terence M'Mahon, that he unlawfully detained a violin (value £3),…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 January 1861 · page 5

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. Oatley. Eleven drunkards (nine being females) were ordered to pay 10s. each, or to be imprisoned twenty-four hours. Mary Smith, for disorderly conduct in George-street,…

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Water Police COURT.—Thursday

Empire · Friday 18 January 1861 · page 5

EFORE the Water Police Magistrate. Charles Thaw, of the ship Stewart Wortley, was brought before the Court, charged with being drunk on board. Ha was fined 10s., or twenty-four hours'…

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Insolvency Court Meetings for February

Empire · Friday 18 January 1861 · page 5

Friday, February L—Willam Briggs, second, at Maitland, John Davis. single, at Maitland, 12. Edward Henry Flatman, adjourned single, and for examination, 11. Hugh. Max. well, adjourned examination. 11 (all witnesses ordered to…

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Water Police Court

Empire · Saturday 19 January 1861 · page 5
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BEFORE S. North, Esq. James Hill was arrested and brought before the Court for being absent without leave from the ship Norns. It appears that James Crawford, the captain,…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 January 1861 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Asher, Williams, Ronald, and Peden. Seven drunkards were fined 10s. each, and two others dealt with (on account of their frequent offences) under…

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Water Police Court. Before the Water Police and other Magistrates

Sydney Mail · Saturday 19 January 1861 · page 8

Thomas Porter, master of the steamboat Black Swan, was charged under the Steam Navigation Act, with having on the 26th December last, proceeded on an excursion—having on board an [?] number of passengers…

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Central Police Court. Before the City Magistrates

Sydney Mail · Saturday 19 January 1861 · page 8

Samuel [?] for obstructing constable Gibbons to the [?] of his duty, was fined [?] or in default of payment to be imprisoned seven days. Arthur George [?] a boy of about fourteen years of…

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The Road Murder

Empire · Saturday 19 January 1861 · page 5

FURTHER DISOLOBURNES.—Frome, Sunday Evening. November 25th. —Some further details of an important character have come out in connection with this crime within the last two or three days, which it is confidently…

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Murder at Jamberoo

Empire · Saturday 19 January 1861 · page 5

THE Kiama Examiner reports an inquest held at Jamberoo, on the 7th instant, on the body of a child named Ellen White:— Ann White, of Minnamurra, stated: I am the wife of…

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The Undiscovered Murder at Road

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 19 January 1861 · page 3

One of the evils of a high.degree of civilisation is the power and knowledge it gives to vice and the greater consequent struggle,in the "battle of life"between bad and good:Murders have become so rife among…

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Water Police Court —Saturday

Empire · Monday 21 January 1861 · page 5

BEFORE Messis. North and Hill. Four persons were brought before the Court of being drunk and disorderly. They were each flued 10., or Swouty. four bourns imprinonment…

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Central Polic[?] Court. —Saturday

Empire · Monday 21 January 1861 · page 5

In consequence of the review of the volunter corps, and the leves at Government House, previous to the departure of his Excellency.Sir W. Dension, there were nt, onues of any Importance heard at the Central Police…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 January 1861 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. Ronald, Spence, and Peden. Sixteen drunkards were severally sentenced to pay 10s., or to be imprisoned twenty-four hours; and one was remanded to the military authorities…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 January 1861 · page 2

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate and Mr. J. Shoobert. Of four persons charged with having been found drunk in the streets, two were fined 10s. each, with the…

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Water Police COURT.—-Monday. —

Empire · Tuesday 22 January 1861 · page 2

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate and Mr. James. Shoobert. Four cases of drunkenness were disposod of in the usual way,…

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Central Police Court. —-Monday

Empire · Tuesday 22 January 1861 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. Sponce, Oatley, R. Ronald, and D. Peden. Sovontoon drunkarda were fined 10s. each. Corfoty Cronquest, compositor, was charged with…

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Insolvency Court. —-Monday. — — New Insolvents

Empire · Tuesday 22 January 1861 · page 2

James Tyrrel, master mariner, of 233, Susex-street. Debts, £08 ls. 2d. Assets, £0, Doficionoy, £07 ls. 2d. Mr. Sempill, offloial assignee. John Goodenough, of Araluen, formerly a bucher and…

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Wollongong District Court. Friday and Saturday, January 18 and 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 January 1861 · page 2

BEFORE Henry Cary, Esq., Judge. TAYLOR V. CLEVERDON. Claim, £18 16s. 4d, for store goods and rent of a dairy. The defendant flied a set-off, amounting to £24 3s. 6d. Most…

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