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Courts & crime, 1874

3,951 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 198

Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 January 1874 · page 7

BEFORE the Mayor and the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Love, Evans, Chapman, Curran, and Guy. Eleven persons were fined for drunkenness, or disorderly conduct, or riotous behaviour…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 January 1874 · page 7

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Smart, Lester, and Josephson. Several drunkards were fined. Edward Tighe, a grocer, pleaded guilty to the charge of…

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Water Police Court. (Before the W.P.M., with Messrs. Evaus and Wynne.)

Evening News · Thursday 29 January 1874 · page 3

Robert Pringle was charged by detective Camphin with stealing a musical box, a stereoscope, and a box containing number of slides, the property of Mr. S. Oakes. The case was then…

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Police Courts. This Day Central Police Court. (Before his Worship the Mayor, Captain Scott, P.M., and Messrs. Macintosh, and Thompson.)

Evening News · Thursday 29 January 1874 · page 3

Four drunkards were fined. David Joseph, was ordered to pay a flue of 20s, or go to gaol for seven days, for indecent exposure iu George-street…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 January 1874 · page 7

THE following estates were surrendered:— George Johnson, of Oban, gold-miner. Liabilities, £69[?] 5d. Assets, £25. Mr. Mackenzie; official assignee. Friedrick Schinckel, of the Lower Turon, quartz packer…

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Water Police Court.—wednesday. (Before the W.P.M., with Messrs. Lester, Josephson, and Smart.)

Empire · Thursday 29 January 1874 · page 4

Several persons were fined for drunkenness. David Alton was fined 10s, or four days, for being drunk and disorderly. Winnifred Sweetman, alias Ford, was fined 10s,…

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Insolvency Court.—wednesday. Surrender

Empire · Thursday 29 January 1874 · page 4

George Johnson, of Oban, sold miner. Causes of sequestration: Losses, in mining and pressure of a creditor. Liabilities, L69 1s 5d. Assets, L25. Deficiency, L44 1s 5d. Official assigance, Mr. J. P. Mackenzie…

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Central Polices Court.—wednesday. (Before the Mayor, with Messrs. Love, Goold, Guy, Chapman, and Curran.)

Empire · Thursday 29 January 1874 · page 4

Robert Paton, under remand, was brought up, charged with attempting to commit suicide, and having been found guilty was committed to take his trial at the criminal court…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1874 · page 3

BEFORE the Mayor, with Messrs. Thompson, Smithers, Wynne, Love, Lester, and Macintosh. Five persons were fined for drunkenness, and two were admonished against a repetition of the offence…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1874 · page 3

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Solomon, Evans, Oatley, and Meyer. Seven persons charged with drunkenness were dealt with in the usual way,…

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Water Police Court.—thursday. (Before the W. P. M., with Messrs. Evans, and Wynne.)

Empire · Friday 30 January 1874 · page 2

Robert Pringle was charged by detective Camphin with stealing a musical box, a stereoscope, and a box containing a number of slides, the property of Mr. S. Oakes. The case was then…

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Police Courts. This Day Central Police Court. (Before his Worship the Mayor, Captain Scott, P.M., and Messrs. Pinhey, Jolly, Guy, and Reading.)

Evening News · Friday 30 January 1874 · page 3

Two drunkards were fined 10s each, with the option of three days' imprisonment, and one was fined 20s, with the alternative of seven days' imprisonment…

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Central Police Court.—thursday. (Before his Worship the Mayor, Captain Scott, P.M., and Messrs. Macintosh, and Thompson.)

Empire · Friday 30 January 1874 · page 2

Your drunkards were fined. David Joseph was ordered to pay a fine of 20s. or go to gaol for seven days, for indecent exposure in George-street…

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Police Interference. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1874 · page 5

SIR,—The Colonial Secretary said in his place on Tuesday, in reference to the blind man who had been sent to gaol for six months' hard labour as a vagrant, that he could not suppose that the police would have interfered with him without…

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Water Police Court.—friday. (Before the Water Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Lester, Hale, and Wynne.)

Empire · Saturday 31 January 1874 · page 3

Margaret, Harrison, 17, and Bridge Manoney 16, on remand from yesterday, were each sent to gaol for six months, having been convicted by seniar-canstable Pirie, with having no lawful…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 January 1874 · page 9

BEFORE the Mayor and the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Pinhey, Reading, Jolly, Oatley, Palmer, Fowler, Hunt, and Guy. Six persons were fined for drunkenness, and two were…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 January 1874 · page 9

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, with Messrs. H [?]le, R. Wynne, and C. Lester. Two persons were fined in small amounts for drunkenness. Margaret Harrison and Bridget Mahoney were sent to…

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The Triple Murder at Piambong Creek

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 31 January 1874 · page 23

Thomas Breen, a man of about 4l years of age, was charged with having, at Piambong Creek, on the 10th instant, murdered William Robinson, James Green, and a German, whose name was supposed to be Stein…

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Insolvency Court. SURRENDERS

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 31 January 1874 · page 9

John Watts Gibbons, of Oldbury Lodge, Glenmore-road, Into of Bourkc-street. Cause of sequestration: Total faillira of mining speculations, and companies with which insolvent was connected. Liabilities, £4255 ls Od, with…

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Insolvency Court. Meetings of Creditors

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 January 1874 · page 9

Saturday, January 31,—Holiday. Monday, February 2.—Holiday. Saturday, February 7.—Vacation ends. Monday, February 9, at 11 a.m.—Before the Chief Commissioner:…

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