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Courts & crime, 1867

3,292 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 165

Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 January 1867 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Caldwell, Macdona, Dangar, Cohen, and D[?]). Of six drunkards (mostly women) brought before the Court, four were discharged and two were fined 10s. or to…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 January 1867 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. J. Evans and Mr. E. Raper. Phiness Beavan, as tho principal porson in charge of the steamer Ysabel, appeared on summons to answer the information of Daniel Camaron Dalgleish, which charged him…

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Cattle Stealing: the Police Resisted and a Settler Shot. (From the Wagga Express of 19th January.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 January 1867 · page 5

LATE on Wednesdey night somee excitement was created in to[?]n by a report that a man named Douglas M'Gregor, formerly landlord of the Bridge Hotel, in this town, but now a settler on the Junee road, had been shot by the…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 January 1867 · page 2

SURRENDER.—Thomas Christian, seaman, Spring-street, Glenmore Road, Paddington, Liabilities, £69 5s 1d. Assets, £12; Deficit, £57 5s. 1d. Mr. F. T. Humphrey, official assignee…

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Law. Deniliquin Circuit Court. (Abridged from the Deniliquin Chronicle.) Monday, January 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 January 1867 · page 2

BEOFRE Mr. Justice HARGRAVE. The criminal business was opened at 10 o'clock a.m., by the reading of the usual proclamation and commission. Mr. Isaac, Solicitor-General, prosecuted, and the Bar was…

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Central Police Court.—wednesday. (Before the Police Magistrate's and Messrs. Caldwell, Dangar, and Macdona.)

Empire · Friday 25 January 1867 · page 4

Walter Dempsey, convicted of stealing a suit of clothes of the value of £2 10s, the property of Cohem Brothers, was sentenced to three months' hard labour in gaol…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 January 1867 · page 5

BEFORE their Worships the Police Magistrate, Messrs. Armitage, Lovey, Oatley, and Birrell. Six prisoners were brought in custody before the Court, and were all discharged…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 January 1867 · page 5

BEFORE Mr. G. Hill, Mr. S. H. Pearce, Mr. G. R. Elliott, and Mr. J. B. Smithers. Elien Kinsela, found drunk in Eesex-street, was fined 20s., or to be imprisoned seven days…

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Water Police Court.—wednesday. (Before Messrs. Evans and Raper.)

Empire · Friday 25 January 1867 · page 4

James M'Dade, seaman of the ship Orwell, for drunkenness and disorderly conduct on board, was fined 10s., or twenty four hours gaol. Thomas Stanton, for unlawfully assaulting and…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 January 1867 · page 5

SURRENDER.—William Griffin, of Carroll, publican. Liabilities, £50 2s 11d. Assets, £26 12s. Mr. Humphery, official assignee. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS…

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Law. Insolvency Court.—wednesday. Surrender

Empire · Friday 25 January 1867 · page 4

Thomas Christian, Paddington, seaman. Liabilities £69 5s. 1d. Assets, £12. Deficiency, £57, 5s 1d. Mr. F. T. Humphery, official assignee. THURSDAY…

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Central Police Court

Sydney Mail · Saturday 26 January 1867 · page 9
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

On the summons paper were eleven cases, of which one was dismissed, another was postponed, and six were not prosecuted. Bridget Hunt was found guilty of having in a public place made use of words calculated to cause a breach…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 January 1867 · page 5
Also in Sydney Mail

BEFORE Mr. H. Armitage, Mr. H. C. Burnell, and Mr. W. Day. Catherine Campbell and John Peterson, found drunk in public places, were fined 5s., with the alternative of…

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Central Police Court.—friday. (Before the Police Magistrate, and Messrs. Oatley, Pinhey, Dargan, G. Hill, and Evans.)

Empire · Saturday 26 January 1867 · page 5

Hannah Thompson, a vagrant, was sent to gaol for one month, as an idle and disorderly character. Ellen Webb, for being drunk in George-street, was fined 5s., or forty-eight hours in gaol…

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Cattle Stealing: the Police Resisted and a Settler Shot

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 26 January 1867 · page 7

Late on Wednesday night some excitement was created in town by a report that a man named Douglas M'Gregor, formerly landlord of the Bridge Hotel, in this town, but now a settler…

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Cattle Stealing : the Police Resisted and a Settler Shot

Sydney Mail · Saturday 26 January 1867 · page 3

LATE on Wednesday night some excitement was erected in town by a report that a man named Douglas M'Gregor, formerly landlord of the Bridge Hotel, in this town, but now a settler on the Junee road, had been shot by the…

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Water Police Court. Before the Water Police and other Magistrates

Sydney Mail · Saturday 26 January 1867 · page 11

Peter Fernie, 38, described as a seaman, was brought up by constable Higgins, into whose custody he was given yesterday on a charge of obtaining money under false pretences. It appeared in evidence that on Saturday night…

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Central Police Court. Before the City Magistrates

Sydney Mail · Saturday 26 January 1867 · page 11

Henry Clegg was committed to take his trial at the Quarter Sessions for steeling 250 soda water bottles, the property of Mr. Wolfen. Prisoner lived at the back of prosecutor's store. Several crates of soda water bottles branded…

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