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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1866

3,328 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 167

Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1866 · page 3

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, with Mr. R. A. Hunt, and Mr. E. Wrench. Johu Morgan, 11, who among other boys was found damaging one of the ornamental trees in the Domain, was…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1866 · page 3

BEFORE their Worships the Police Magistrate, Messrs. Armitage, Raper, and Bossley. Fourteen prisoners were brought before the Court, four of whom wore discharged, and two were remanded…

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Insolvency Court. Tuesday. Schedule Filed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1866 · page 3

THOMAS M'Keown, 673, George-street, wholesale and retail grocer. Liabilities, £2027 10s. 1d. Assets, £1537 1s. 2d. Mr. Mackenzie, official assignee…

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Law. Insolvency Court.—tuesday. Schedule Field

Empire · Wednesday 10 January 1866 · page 5

Thomas M'Keown, of 673 George-street, Sydney, wholesale and retail grocer. Liabilities, £2027 10s. ld. Assets, £1637 1s 2d. Deficiency, £490 8s. lld. Mr. Mackenzie, official "assignee…

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Central Police Court.—wednesday. (Before the Police Magistrate, and Mesrs. Pinhey, Chapman, Dangar, Bossley, and Day.)

Empire · Thursday 11 January 1866 · page 5

John Green, for riotous behaviour in King-street and Elizabeth Lowis, for making use of obscene languate in York-street, were each fined 10s., or forty-eight hours' imprisonment…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 January 1866 · page 3

BEFORE their Worships the Police Magistrate, Messrs. Day, Dangar, and Chapman. Nineteen persons were brought in custody before the Court: of these, three were remanded, and six were…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 January 1866 · page 3

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate and Mr. E. Raper. Donald Cargill, of Manly Beach, was brought before the Court by constable Hogan, charged with hanging himself with intent to commit suicide. He was remanded for…

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Water Police Court.—wednesday

Empire · Thursday 11 January 1866 · page 5

A man, named Donald Cogill, was brought up on a charge of attempting to commit suicide, by hanging himself. He was remanded for the production of further evidence…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 January 1866 · page 3

SCHEDULE FILED.—John Gough Waller, of Sydney, merchant. Liabilities, £8757 3s. 11d., of which £1801 11s. 7d. is secured, and £5633 0s. 4d. is disputed, Assets, £340…

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Central Police Court.—thursday. (Before the Police Magistrate, and Messrs. Levey, Smithers, Burdekip, Birrell, and Ross.)

Empire · Friday 12 January 1866 · page 5

Henry Benjamin was fined 10s., or forty-eight hours' imprisonment, for riotous behaviour in Liverpool street. John Frazer was sent to gaol for three months as an…

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Water Police Court.—thursday

Empire · Friday 12 January 1866 · page 5

(Before the Water Police Magistrate, and Mr. G. Hill) Donald Corghill brought up on remand, charged with attempting to kill himself, was remanded until Monday next…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 January 1866 · page 4

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate and Mr. G. Hill. Robert Hoy, for drunkenness and making uso of absence language on the South Head Road, was fined 10s., or to be imprisoned three days. Thomas Webb, for using obscene…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 January 1866 · page 4

BEFORE their Worships the Police Magistrate, Messrs. Smithers, Birrell, Levy, and Ross. Nine prisoners were brought before the Court, of whom two were remanded…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 January 1866 · page 4

SURRENDER.—James George Davidson, of Yass, esquire. Liabilities, £1606 11s. 1d., of which £825 is secured. Assets, £3709. Mr. Humphrey, official assignee. SCHEDULE FILED.—Thomas Stiles, of Newtown…

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Law. Insolvency Court.—thursay. Sureender

Empire · Friday 12 January 1866 · page 5

James George Davidson, of Yass, Esquire. Liabilities, £1606 11s. 1d., of which £825 is secured. Assets £3709. Mr. Humphery, official assignec. SCHEDULE FILED…

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The Shooting of Mr Alexander Mussen, and the Execution of "Paddy Tom" for That Murder. to the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Friday 12 January 1866 · page 5

Sir,—As I have been a constant reader of the Empire for years, and am, therefore, acquainted with the broad base of its political liberality, and the great fairness with which its columns are open to all honest…

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Police. Central Police Court. Before the City Magistrates

Sydney Mail · Saturday 13 January 1866 · page 3

George Drew, who was on Saturday summarily convicted of having stolen a box of tea from the store of Mr. Mills, was this morning charged with having, on Friday, stolen a case of brandy. George Moses, clerk in the…

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Water Police Court. Before the Water Police and other Magistrates

Sydney Mail · Saturday 13 January 1866 · page 3

Thomas Collins, a seaman of tie steamer Madras, was sentenced to six weeks' hard labour in gaol for continued wilful neglect of duty. Thomas Bennett, a seaman of the barque Wave, was…

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Water Police Court. Before the Water Police and other Magistrates

Sydney Mail · Saturday 13 January 1866 · page 12

William Green, for a common assault upon Etiene Pascal, at the Old White Swan Inn, was fined 40s., and for wilfully damaging a constable's waterproof cape was ordered to pay 2s. 6d., the amount of damage…

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Central Police Court. Before the City Magistrates

Sydney Mail · Saturday 13 January 1866 · page 12

Paul M'Farlane was brought before the Court by detective Elliott, charged with having obtained money by false pretences. James Follas, of King-street, boarding-house keeper, deposed that prisoner, on the 28th last month, was…

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