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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1872

3,988 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 200

Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1872 · page 2

BEFORE the Mayor and the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Cunninghame, Love, and Hughes. Seven persons were fined for drunkenness. William Thomas was charged with assaulting, with…

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Police Courts, This Day Central Police Court. (Before the Mayor, and Captain Scott, with Messrs. Merriman, Spence. Pearce, Powell, Charlton, Levy, and Neale

Evening News · Monday 22 January 1872 · page 3

Thomas Birmingham, for being drunk whilst in charge of his horse and cab in Market-street, was fined 20s, or seven days. Jane Anderson, for making use of obscene language,…

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Central Police Court.—saturday. (Before the Mayor, and Captain Scott, with Messrs. Love, Hughes, and Cunningham

Empire · Monday 22 January 1872 · page 2

John Sharkey, on remand, was brought up, charged on suspicion of stealing a watch. As there was no further evidence he was discharged. William Thomas, alias the Brusher, was committed…

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Coroner's Court This Day

Evening News · Monday 22 January 1872 · page 3

THE adjourned inquest, upon the body of John Arthur O'S[?]y, was resumed at the Currency Lass Hotel, [?]leb [?]road, this morning, having been adjourned in order to obtain the evidence of…

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Water Police Court.—monday. (Before the Water Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Smithers and Lester.)

Empire · Tuesday 23 January 1872 · page 3

John Barry, in addition to being fined 53, or one day in gaol, for drunkenness, waa also fined 10s, or three days, for making use of obscene language. George Petty, for making use of obscene language,…

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Water Police Court. (Before the Water Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Lester, Loxton, and Raphael.)

Evening News · Tuesday 23 January 1872 · page 3

Warrants were ordered to issue against Johanna Flynn and Catherine Sievie, for assaulting Margaret Buckley. Sarah Spensoby was fined 20s, or seven, days, for…

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The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 January 1872 · page 3

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, Messrs. Lester, and Smithers. Fifteen persons, convicted of drunkenness, were fined in various penalties…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 January 1872 · page 3

BEFORE the Mayor and the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Pearce, Merriman, Powell, Spence, Smithers, Charlton, T. H. Neale, Kettle, Levy, Phillips, and Meares…

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Central Police Court.—monday

Empire · Tuesday 23 January 1872 · page 3

Before the Mayor, and Captain Scott, with Messrs Merriman, Spence, Pearce, Powell, Charlton, Levy, and Neale. Thomas Birmingham, for being drunk whilst in…

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Police Courts, This Day Central Police Court. (Before the Mayor, with Messrs. Evans, Charlton, Ra[?] Ki[?]ax, Macintosh, and Hezlet.)

Evening News · Tuesday 23 January 1872 · page 3

George Emberson, alias Parker, was sent to gaol for six months, for stealing two pair of boots of the value of 15s. John Levy, for cruelly ill treating a horse in a…

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Coroner's Court This Day Suicide at Waterloo

Evening News · Tuesday 23 January 1872 · page 2

AN inquest was held this morning, before H. Sheill, Esq., city coroner, and an intelligent jury, of which Mr. Thomas Spencer was foreman, on the body of James M'Cormack, aged nineteen years, who was found lying…

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Water Police Court.—tuesday. (Before the Water Police Magistrate, with Messrs, Lester, Lorton, and Raphael.)

Empire · Wednesday 24 January 1872 · page 3

Warrants were ordered to issue against Johanna Flynn and Catherine Sievie for assaulting Margaret Buckley. Sarah Spensohy was fined 20s, or seven days, for…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 January 1872 · page 3

BEFORE Messrs. Lester, Loxton, Renwick, and Goold. Several persons convicted of drunkenness were fined in various penalties. SUMMONS SHEET.— There were were thirteen cases on…

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Water Policecourt. (Before the Water Police Magistrate, and Messrs. Merriman, Josephson and Evans.)

Evening News · Wednesday 24 January 1872 · page 2

Four persons were fined for drunken[?]ss in the public streets. James Moore was fined 20s, in default seven days gaol, for indecent conduct in Ke[?]t-street…

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Police Courts, This Day Central Police Court. (Before the Mayor and Captain Scott, with Messrs. Love, Hughes, Day, [?]nwick. Currna, and Levy.)

Evening News · Wednesday 24 January 1872 · page 2

Mary A. Price, under warrant, was charged with disobeying a summons for using [?]ne language withing the hearing of persons passing Kent-street; she was fined 20s, or seven days' gaol…

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Central Polic Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 January 1872 · page 3

BEFORE the Mayor and the polic Magistrate, with Messrs. Macintosh, Hezlet, Kippax, Evans, Charlton, Raphael, and Smart. Eleven persons were fined in sums varying from 5s…

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Central Police Court.—tuesday. (Before the Mayor, with Messrs. Evans, Charltos, Ranbaal; Kippax, Mac[?]atosh, and H[?]zlet.)

Empire · Wednesday 24 January 1872 · page 3

George Emberson, alian Parker, was sent to gaol for six momths, for stealing two pair of boots of the value of 15s. John Levy, for cruelly ill-treating a horse in a…

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Water Police Court.—wednesday. (Before the Water Police Magistrate, and Messrs. Merriman, Josephson and Evans.)

Empire · Thursday 25 January 1872 · page 3

James Moore was finen 20a. in default seven days gaol, for indecent conduct in Kent-street. Edward Jacobson was ordered to pay a penalty of L5, the value of a model which he wilfully, destroyed, the…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 January 1872 · page 3

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Evans, Merriman, and Josephson. Four persons, convicted of drunkenness, were fined in the usual penalty. Emma Moore, charged with indecent…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 January 1872 · page 3

BEFORE the Mayor and the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Love, Day, Hughes, Renwick, Curran, Charlton, Phillips, and Smart. Seven persons were fined in sums varying from 5s. to…

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