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Courts & crime, 1869

3,399 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 170

Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 April 1869 · page 2

BEFORE the CHIEF COMMISSIONER. In the estate of William Riggall Bellamy. Application for certificate was extended until 31st May next. In the estate of Thomas Blisett, the application was…

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Metropolitan District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 April 1869 · page 2

BEFORE Judge SIMPSON. KORFF V. MARSHALL. This w an action to recover £20 for services alleged to have been rendered to the defendant on the 26th of…

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Law Proceedings This Day. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 April 1869 · page 2

MA[?]TER'S OFFICE.—At 10.30: Re Napier, deceased, to proceed on [?]cutor's [?]ount…

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

Empire · Wednesday 28 April 1869 · page 3

Re William B. Bellamy: Application for certificate to stand over to 1st June next. Re Thomas Blissett: Application for certificate to stand over till 4th May next…

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Law. Maitland Circuit Court. (Abridged from the Mercury.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 April 1869 · page 2

BEFORE his Honor the CHIEF JUSTICE. SATURDAY, APRIL 24. The Court reopened at 10 o'clock. PERJURY…

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Metropolitan District Court.—tuesday. (Before his Honor Judge Simpson.)

Empire · Wednesday 28 April 1869 · page 3

KORFF v. MABSUALL.—This was a claim for £20, due under the following circumstances:—The steamer Luna had been chartered by a Temperance Society to convey a number of people on an excursion to Clonturf…

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Water Police Court.—wednesday. (Before the Water Police Magistrate and Mr. Spencs.)

Empire · Thursday 29 April 1869 · page 3

James Robinson, aged 14, Patrick Baptist, 13, and William Chuter, 7, were each fined ls, for letting off fireworks in Prince-street. Thomas Sunderland, a boy aged 13 years, and…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 April 1869 · page 5

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, with Mr. T. Spence. James Robinson, Patrick Baptist, and William Chester, boys aged from 7 to 14 years, were each ordered to pay a fine of 1s., for letting off fireworks in Prince-street…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 April 1869 · page 5

BEFORE their Worships the police Magistrate, Messrs. Bay, Levey, Eyans, Renwick, and Chapman. Mary Mahoney, Edward Mason. Uriah Smith, Andrew Edwards, John Cochrane, Daniel Fitzpatrick, Thomas…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 April 1869 · page 5

BEFORE THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER. In the estate of Lionel Harding, a single meeting. Insolvent was examined. Two debts wore proved. Insolvent was allowed time to amend his schedule…

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Central Police Court.—wednesday. (Before Captain Scot[?], P.M., and Messrs. Day, Levey, and Hunt.)

Empire · Thursday 29 April 1869 · page 3

Annie Crow, alias Harriett, was brought before the Court by detective Powell, charged with stealing a a pair of gold carrings, of the value of £2, the property of Christian Hafer, jeweller, of George-street. It…

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Half-an-hour in Darlinghurst Gaol. to the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Thursday 29 April 1869 · page 3

Sir,—Half-an-hour is quite sufficient to be in the company of the inmates of a gaol. On approaching Darlinghurst, the strong, lofty, and bare walls, and heavy gates of the prison, with small iron gratings,…

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Law. Metropolitan District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 April 1869 · page 5

BEFORE Mr. District Court Judge SIMPSON. WILKINSON V. HOLLAND AND, ANOTHER. Plaintiff's claim was for a balance of an account for bricks sold and delivered to the defendants. Some time in…

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

Empire · Thursday 29 April 1869 · page 3

Re Lionel Harding: Single meeting. Insolvent added a judgment debt to part D of his schedule, and allowed to file amendment, as being ignorant of the amount of said judgment. Two debts were proved…

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Metropolitan District Court. Wednesday. (Before his Honor Judge Simpson.)

Empire · Thursday 29 April 1869 · page 3

WILKINSON v. HOLLAND AND ANOTHER —Mr. Belinfante for the plaintiff, Mr. S. Brown for the defendants. This was an action for £10 due as the purchase money of certain bricks fold and delivered…

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Water Police Court.—thursday. (Before the Water Police Magistrate)

Empire · Friday 30 April 1869 · page 3

Several drunkards were punished, Mary Donohoe, charged with vagrancy, was sent to gaol for four months. Charles Lansdowne, a seaman, was fined 40s., for…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 April 1869 · page 2

BEFORE their Worships the Police Magistrate, Messrs. Evans, Day, and Smithers. Honry Bloomfield, John Hogan, James Redding, Philip Fitzpatrick, for drunkenness or disorderly conduct, were…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 April 1869 · page 2

before the Water Police Magistrate. Michael O'Shanassey, Charles Olsen, William Burnell, and Michael M'Donald were severally fined for drunkenness…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 April 1869 · page 2

BEFORE THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER. In r[?] the petition of Petersen, Bo[?]n, and Co., for the compulsory sequestration of the estate of Louis Bornstein, there was no attendance, and the order was discharged and…

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