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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1871

3,962 stories in Sydney's papers · page 39 of 199

Dreadful Murder Near Orange

Evening News · Tuesday 21 March 1871 · page 3

IT is our painful duty to record the discovery of the perpetration of another murder in this district, so shortly after the dreadful tragedy at the Forest. On Monday last information was conveyed to the…

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Police Courts, This Day. Central Police Court. (Before the Mayor, and Captain Scott, with Messrs. Raphael, Levey, and Evans )

Evening News · Tuesday 21 March 1871 · page 2

John Mason alias Oliphant, for stealing a witch, the property of W. M'Donnell was committed to take his trial at the quarter sessions. Francis M'Keon was brought up charged with…

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Central Police Court.—monday. (Before the Mayor, with Messrs. Powell, Spence, and Pearce.)

Empire · Tuesday 21 March 1871 · page 3

William Brown, Joseph Gardiner, and William Maher, for being drunk and disorderly, were fined 20s, with 6s 6d costs, or seven days' gaol. Patrick Cassidy, for a similar offence, was fined 40s,…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 March 1871 · page 2

BEFORE the CHIEF COMMISSIONER. In the estate of Nicholas Jacobson, a special meeting. Insolvent and his wife were examined by Mr. S. C. Brown for the creditors, and the meeting terminated…

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Metropolitan District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 March 1871 · page 2

BEFORE his Honor Mr. District Court Judge DOWLING. LEGG V. LEES. In this action, for the recovery of £48 4s. 9d., balance of account for work and labour d[?], his Honor gave…

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District Court, This Day (Before Mr. District Court Judge Dowling.)

Evening News · Tuesday 21 March 1871 · page 2

HEVERS v. TIGHE.—In this case, the hearing of which was adjourned from Monday, the plaintiff sought to recover from defendant a sum as restitution for expenses incurred through sickness, and other…

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Metropolitan District Court. Monday. (Before Mr. District Court Judge Dowling.)

Empire · Tuesday 21 March 1871 · page 3

LEGG V. LEES.—In this case, the hearing of which occupied the court on Friday last. his Honor gave judgment for plaintiff to the amount of L40. LIST AND ANOTHER V. CABLE AND ANOTHER—This…

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The Gosling Creek Murder. (Abridged from the Western Examiner.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 March 1871 · page 2

ON the l3th instant, information was conv[?]yed to the police by two youths, named Daniel M'Guinness and Edward Crampton, that they had discovered the remains of a man in the bush, near Gosling Creek, about three miles…

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Law. Supreme Court.—monday. Sittings in Banco

Empire · Tuesday 21 March 1871 · page 3

(Before their Honors Sir Alfred Stephen, Chief Justice; Mr. Justice Hargrave, and Mr. Justice Faucett.) EQUITY APPEAL—BANK OF NEW SOUTH WALES V…

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MONDAY. (Before Mr. District Court Judge Dowling.)

Evening News · Tuesday 21 March 1871 · page 2

LEGG V. LESS.—In this case, the hearing of which occupied the court on Friday last, his Honor gave judgment for plain off the amount of L40. LIST AND ANOTHER V. CABLE AND ANOTHER—This…

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Insolvency Court.—monday. (Before Mr. Chief Commissioner Deffell.)

Empire · Tuesday 21 March 1871 · page 3

A special meeting was held in the estate of Nicholas Jacobsen. John Meeks was examined, as also Katherine Jacobsen and Nicholas Jacobsen (the insolvent.) Mr. S. C. Brown appeared for the creditors…

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Law. Supreme Court.—monday, 20Th March. Sittings in Banco

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 March 1871 · page 2

BEFORE Sir ALFRED STEPHEN, C.J., Mr. Justice HARGRAVE, and Mr. Justice FAUCETT. EQUITY APPEAL. THE BANK OF NEW SOUTH WALES V. TYSON AND ANOTHER…

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Water Police Court.—tuesday. (Before the Water Police Magistrate, and Mr. Foot.)

Empire · Wednesday 22 March 1871 · page 3

A number of persons were [?]ned for being drunk in the public streets. William Calnon was fided 10s, in default four days' gaol, for being riotous in George-street…

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Water Police Court. (Before the Water Police Magistrate, and Captain Evans, and Mr. Tait)

Evening News · Wednesday 22 March 1871 · page 3

Edward Darney was committed to take his trial for stealing one guernsey, and one blue shirt, valued at 10s, the property of G. F. Hope. William Kennedy, cook on board the Hawkesbury,…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 March 1871 · page 3

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate and Mr. Foott. Five drunkards were fined in the usual penalties. William Calnon, John M'Allister, and John Day were each sentenced to pay a penalty of 10s.; in default, seven…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 March 1871 · page 3

BEFORE the Mayor and the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Macintosh, Hczlet, Kippax, Evans, Levey, and Raphael. Twelve persons were fined for drunkenness and for riotous behaviour in sums varying from 5s. to 40s…

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Police Courts, This Day Central Police Court. (Before the Mayor, with Messrs. Hughes, Renwick, and Curran.)

Evening News · Wednesday 22 March 1871 · page 3

James Macpherson and John Cooke were charged with feloniously and burglariously breaking into and entering the dwelling-house of Jemmy Johnson, a Chinese, and stealing therefrom one cabbage-tree hat, a…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 March 1871 · page 2

BEFORE the CHIEF COMMISSIONER. Certificates of conformity were granted to Edward Edwin Darvall, William Gregory, Thomas William Hu'l, Daniel Driscoll, and Helena Curran…

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Central Police Court.—tuesday. (Before the Mayor, and Captain Scott, with Messrs. Raphael, Levey, and Evans.)

Empire · Wednesday 22 March 1871 · page 3

John Mason alias Oliphant, for stealing a watch, the property of W. M'Donnell, was committed to take his trial at the quarter sessions. Francis M'Keon was brought up charged with…

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Metropolitan District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 March 1871 · page 2

BEFORE his Honor Mr. District Court Judge DOWLING. KEVERS V. TIGHE. This was an action to obtain £100 for damages through negligent driving and assault, by defendant. The case…

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