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Courts & crime, 1867

3,292 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 165

Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 March 1867 · page 2

BEFORE the REGISTRAR. In the estate of George Willson and Charles Sweetland, a first meeting. No appearance. In the estate of Wicks Norton, a first meeting. One debt…

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Metropolitan District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 March 1867 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. District JudgE MACFARLAND. MALONEY V. PAGE This was an action to recover £30 damages, for the loss of a horse and injury to a cart, alleged to have been caused…

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Law Proceedings, This Day. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 March 1867 · page 2

TERM LIST.—Rutherford v. Gorrick and another; O'Neil and others v. Kilpatrick; Davison v. Dignam and others; Lyons v. Wright; Morrison v. Lloyd and another. MASTER'S OFFICE.—At 10.30; Shepherd and others v. Goodey…

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Law. Supreme Court.—wednesday. Sittings in Banco

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 March 1867 · page 2

BEFORE their Honors Sir ALFRED STEPHEN, Chief Justice, Mr. Justice CHEEKR, and Mr. Justice FAUCETT. NEW TRIAL MOTION. LOWE AND ANOTHER V. JOSEPHSON AND ANOTHER…

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Insolvency Court.—wednesday. (Before the Chief Commissioner.)

Empire · Thursday 21 March 1867 · page 5

In the estate of Richard John Kimber, adjourned single meeting. Insolvent allowod his furniture. In the estate of John Muir, third meeting. Report road by official assignee and no directions were given…

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Law. Supreme Court.—wednesday. Sittings in BANCO:(Before their Honors Sir Alfred Stephen, Chief Justice; Mr Justice Chook[?], and Mr. Justice Faucett.) New Trial Motion

Empire · Thursday 21 March 1867 · page 5

LOWE AND ANOTHER V. JOSEPHSON AND ANOTHER. This was a motion upon a rule nisi, for new trial, or for reduction of damages in an action for 1045 head of cattle, sold and delivered, at twenty-five shillings…

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Central Police Court.—thursday. (Before his Worship the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Levey, Day, and Dangar.)

Empire · Friday 22 March 1867 · page 5

George Edwards, for being drunk, was fined 5s., or forty-eight hours' gaol. Margaret Smith, an idle and disorderly character, was sent to gaol for a month…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 March 1867 · page 2

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, with Mr. G. Hill, Mr. S. H. Pearce, and Mr. J. Oatley. Ellen Hart and William Jardine were fined 10s. each, with the alternative of twenty-four hours' imprisonment,…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 March 1867 · page 2

BEFORE their Worships the Police Magistrate, Messrs. Levey, Pinhey, Murphy, Dangar, and Day. Of fourteen prisoners brought before the Court, three were discharged, and other three were romand[?]d…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 March 1867 · page 2

BEFORE tho CHIEF COMMISSIONER. RE JAMES ATKINSON. Application for a certificate of conformity was made by Mr. Fisher, as counsel for the insolvent; and it was opposed…

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Metropolitan District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 March 1867 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. District Judge MAC[?]LAND. O'DOUD V. DENT. The plaintiff was a timber merchant, and the defendant a ship[?]wner. A quantity of timber consigned to the plaintiff…

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Law Proceedings, This Day. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 March 1867 · page 2

In EQUITY.—Before his Honor the Primary Judge, at 11 a.m.— Motions and Petitions: H[?]gham v. Hellyer, further direction and costs. TERM LIST.—Motions Generally.—Demurrers: Oriental Bank…

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Law. Supreme Court.—thursday. Sittings in Banco

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 March 1867 · page 2

BEFORE their Honors Sir ALFRED STEPHEN, Chief Justice; Mr. Justice CHE[?]KE, and Mr. Justice FAUCETT. NEW TRIAL MOTION. RUTHERFORD V. GORRICK AND ANOTHER…

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Sydney District Court Sittings. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 March 1867 · page 5

SIR,—May I venture to trespass on your kindness by collating the insertion of the following in your columns, so as to draw the attention of their Honors the Judges of the Sydney District Court to the late alteration in the sittings…

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Insolvency Court.—thursday. (Before the Chief Commissioner.) [?]E James Ar[?]inson

Empire · Friday 22 March 1867 · page 5

Application for a certificate of conformity was made by Mr. Fisher, as counsel for the insolvent, and it was opposed by Mr. S. C. Brown, on behalf of the petitioning creditor upon several objections lodged against its…

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Law. Supreme Court.—thursday. Sittings in Banco. (Before their Honors Sir Alfrdd Stephen, Chief Justice; Mr. Justice Cheeke, and Mr. Justice Faucett) New Trial Motion. Rutherford V. Gorrick and Another

Empire · Friday 22 March 1867 · page 5

The was a motion for new trial in an action for broach of covenant in neglecting to keep certain buildings in good repair, in which a verdict had been returned for the defendant…

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Central Police Court.—friday. (Before his Worship the Police Magistrate, with Messrs Dangar, Day, and Lovey.)

Empire · Saturday 23 March 1867 · page 5

James Don[?]on, Mary Ann Simpson, and James Scott, drunkards, were each'fined 5s., or to be imprisoned for forty-eight hours; Joseph W. Johnston, and Samuel W[?]llington, for being drunk and discrderly,…

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Water Police Court

Sydney Mail · Saturday 23 March 1867 · page 9

Benjamin Pincott, greengrocer, Palmer-street, appeared on summons to answer the information of the inspector of weights and measures, wherein he was charged with having an incorrect weighing machine. The machine in question,…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 March 1867 · page 3
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BEFORE their Worships the Police Magistrate, Messrs. Oatley, E.Campbell, G. Hill, Lovey, Dangar, and Day. Of fifteen prisoners brought before the Court, five were discharged…

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