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Courts & crime, 1864

3,707 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 186

Law. Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 January 1864 · page 8

BEFORE the Registrar. In the estate of Henry Machen, a special meeting. Two debts were proved…

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Police Magistrates. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 January 1864 · page 5

SIR,—I must confess to some surprise at the opinion, rather insinuated than expressed, of "An Ex C. P. S. from the Bush," in your Saturday's issue, that Police Magistrates are "not necessary in places like sydney." There can be no doubt that, the…

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Supreme Court.—in Banco. Wednesday, December 23. BEFORE the Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Boothby. (From the S. A. Register, December 24.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 January 1864 · page 8

IN THE MATTER OF ARCHIBALD MICHIE, [?]. C. Mr. Justice Boothby gave his written judgment relative to the admission of Archibald Michie as a practitioner of the Supreme-Court as follows:—"Iam of opinion that the true construction…

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Central Police Court.—thursday

Empire · Friday 8 January 1864 · page 4

BEFORE Messrs. H II, Levey, Oatley, and Birrell. There were fifteen cases on the police sheet, six of which were discharged, and one remanded. George Roberts, on suspicion of stealing a watch and…

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Water Police Court.—thursday. Before the Water Police Magistrate; and Messrs. F. North, R. P. Raymond. and Lynch

Empire · Friday 8 January 1864 · page 4

Elizabeth Andrews, arunkard; Jane Matthews, prostitute, obaged with stealiog an umbrella from the Australian Club; and Toomas Slunger, taken into custody for protection, were discharged…

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Water Police Court. Thursday. Before the Water Police Magistrate with Mr. E. J. C. North, Mr. Lynch, and Mr R. P. Raymond

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 January 1864 · page 3

John Schofield, on remand from yesterday, charged with [?]ting an instrument of gaming known aa a wheel of fortune in a public place at Manly Beach, was found guilty and sentenced to twenty-four hours' imprisonment. The…

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Central Police Court. Thursday. Before Messrs. Smithers, Lovey, Birrell, Callen, G. Hill, and Peden

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 January 1864 · page 3

Sixteen prisoners (two being romands) were brought before the Court, Six were discharged, and three were reminded. John Williams was, on the 31st December, brought…

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Central Police Court.—friday. Before the Police Magistrate, and Messrs. Laughton and Sp[?]ce

Empire · Saturday 9 January 1864 · page 3

There were sixteen ca[?]es on the police sheet, six of which were discharged and one remanded. George Crosby, was brought before the Court, charged with feloniously altering a cheque from £8 to £[?]0, with…

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Water Police Court.—friday. Before the Water Police Magistrate, with Mr. M. M. Cohen

Empire · Saturday 9 January 1864 · page 3

Paul Keho[?], a de[?]arter from the ship Dore, was sentenced to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for four weeks. Thomas Stringer, charged with being illegally on the…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 January 1864 · page 8

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate and Mr. M. M. Coben. Themas Stringer, apprehended for being illegally on the premises of Mr. Watson, Spring-street, was sent to gaol for…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 January 1864 · page 8

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Spence, M. M. Cohen, Cullen, and Louden. Fifteen prisoners were brought before the Court. Five were discharged and three were remanded. One of…

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Water Police Court. Before the Water Police and other Magistrates

Sydney Mail · Saturday 9 January 1864 · page 11

John Johnson, and Robert Thomas, seamen of the ship Dora, were convicted of desertion, and sentenced to four weeks' hard labour in gaol. MONDAY…

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Central Police Court. Before the City Magistrates

Sydney Mail · Saturday 9 January 1864 · page 11

George Anderson was charged by Thomas Sweetman with having stolen one silver dump, of the value of 1s., his property. Sweetman deposed that he was in conversation with the "Flying Pieman," and allowed him the…

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Police

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 9 January 1864 · page 3

A SPIRTITUAL GUIDE.—A lady named Charlotte Gorgon, or Gormon, over whose head sixty summers had passed, and who was poetically described in the columns of our "Sydney Morning infallibility" as a "notorious…

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Law and Police. Insolvency Court. Before the Registrar

Sydney Mail · Saturday 9 January 1864 · page 11

In the estate of Henry Machen, a special meeting. Two debit were proved…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 January 1864 · page 8

THE undermentioned estates were surrendered:— James Boscawen Duff, of Botany-street, Sydney, late of Cook's River, writing clerk. Liabilities, £710 5s. 7½d. Assets, £100. Defloit, £610 5s. 7½d. Mr. Morris, official…

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The Bushrangers' Weekly Gazette. and Police Intelligence!!!

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 9 January 1864 · page 2

I'M ONLY AIRING MY HORSE."—A member of the Fighting Blues stationed in the Maitland District, while out on horseback last week with the ostensible purpose of bushranger-hunting, accidentally stumbled over one…

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Law. Insolvency Court.—friday. New In[?]

Empire · Saturday 9 January 1864 · page 3

James B.Daff of Botany street, Sydney, late of Cook's River, writing [?]. Liabili[?], £710 [?]. 7[?] As[?]. £100. D[?], £610 5[?]. 7[?]d. Mr. Morris, official assig[?]…

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New Zealand. the Murder of Mrs. and Miss Thompson. (From the Southern Cross, December 31.)

Empire · Saturday 9 January 1864 · page 3

AT the Auckland Police court, on the 2[?]th December[?] Euarangi, an aboriginal native of New Zealand, was charged with the murder of Matilda Ann Thomson, by striking her on the back of the neck with an axe, and…

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South Australia. Supreme Court.—in Banco. Wednesday, December 23. BEFORE the Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Boothby. (From the S. A. Register, December 24.) in the Matter of Archibald Michie, Q C

Sydney Mail · Saturday 9 January 1864 · page 11

Mr. Justice Boothby gave his written judgment relative to the admission of Archibald Michie as a practitioner of the supreme Court as follows :—"I am opinion that the true construction of the Ordinance No. 6, 1845, to regulate the profession of the law…

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