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3,328 stories in Sydney's papers · page 49 of 167
Henry Douglass, taken into custody on a charge of stealing a gold watch, value £25, from George Bannerman ; plaintiff deposed that on Friday morning, about 1 o'clock, when he was a fishing on the wharf at Woolloomooloo, he fell…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Edward Davis, alias Edward Barr, a half-caste, was charged with having, on the 28th November, 1854, at Young, attempted to murder one Ah Loo, by throwing soil into a hole where Ah Loo then was. A second count…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Michael Gallagher was indicted for that he did, on the 26th Way last, at Marylasd, in the colony of New South Wales, murder one Andrew Drammond. The prisoner pleaded not guilty, and was undefended…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →William Smith, Margaret Daniels, and Charles Nixon, charged with stealing 1000 ounces of gold, were brought up pursuant to remand. Their 'Worships, before proceeding with the inquiry,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →His Honor proceeded to pass the following sentence:—William Hartley, for obtaining goods nader false presence from Mr. Jacob, storekeeper, of Goulburn, to imprisonment in Goulburn gaol for twelve months…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →AN official inquiry respecting the late murderous assault by prisoners on the police under whose charge they were being brought from Berrima gaol to Sydney, took place yesterday afternoon, in the debtors' prison of Darlingburst gaol, before Captain…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BEFORE the Chief Commissioner. The information of Robert Napier, manager of the Commercial Bank, charging Charles Britchwerwith having committed fraudulent insolvency, was proceeded with. Mr. S. C. Brown conducted…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →A REPORT reached Sydney on Saturday evening last that some prisoners, while being escorted by police from Berrima to Picton, had suddenly risen against the escort, and that one constable lost bis life, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →BEFORS his Honor Sir Alfred Stephen, Chief Justice. ESTATE OF SPYER—APPEAL BY THE OFFICIAL ASSIGNEE AGAINST ALLOWANCE OF PROOF OF DEBT TENDERED BY SOLOMON SPYER…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →In the estate of Theodor Degelo, a single mooting. Five was debits were proved. Insolvent was allowed his household furniture and wearing apparel. In the estate of William Hardy, a single meetings Six…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →In the estate of William English, a single meeting. Two debts were proved, and insolvent was examined. Insolvent vas allowed his wearing apparel; respecting his furniture tie creditors were equally divided, so that no direction was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—To whom the blame of having placed three armed men inside a coach with eleven felons, of the very worst character, may be due, I do not pretend to say; but this much I will assert, that a more egregious piece of folly was never perpetrated than…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Our readers will remembers that eleven prisoners were concerned in the desperate meute at Bargo Brush on Saturday last. One of these. James Crook well, was committed, on Monday, by the Coreoner, at Pictor, to take his trlst at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →James West, a labourer on Forster and Roberta" railway contract, was charged with having, on the 31th day of January, at Sutton Forest, committed a rape upon the person of one Christiana Frederica Getzsch. Prisoner…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →BEFORE their Worships Messrs. Murphy and Bray. Of fifteen prisoners, seven were discharged, and one was remanded. Lucy Shannon, 16, was found guilty of having stolen a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →John Vereraw, for refusing to pay his market dues was fined 10s., and costs 6s. 6d. Mrs. McMurray, for Assaulting W. Page, the younger, was fined. 10s., with costs 6s. 6d.; and for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bernard Stern and Michael Purchell, for being drunk and riotous, were each fined 20s. or the alternative of forty-eight hours gaol. The former prisoner was charged with three additional offences, and fined £2, or…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Three-drunkards were discharged. William Herring alias Clarke, charged on suspicion of stealing £50, from the person of William Henry Leder, Mary O'Neill, charged with stealing a shawl,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In the insolvent estate of Alfred Holden, a special meeting. Adjourned to 4th May next, for further in vestigation. (Before the Chief Commissioner.)…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →BEFORE Mr. Justice CHRKKE. Robert Stone pleaded guilty to a charge of burglarioualy entering the house of one Charles William Hughos, and stealing therefrom certain articles, the property of the…
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