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Courts & crime, 1874

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Police Courts This Day. Water Police Court. (Before the Water Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Josephson, Smart, Tait, and Roseby.)

Evening News · Wednesday 7 January 1874 · page 2

Serena persons were fined for drunkenness. Thomas Shaw was fined 20s, or seven days, for indecent behaviour in Margaret-street. On the ummons sheet there were thirty cases,…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1874 · page 3

BEFORE the Mayor and the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Evans, Kippax, and Smart. Ten persons were fined for drunkenness, and three were admonished…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1874 · page 3

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Hunt and Goold. Ann Perkins was charged with stealing two £5 notes, the property of Randal Eden Webster, of Balmain…

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Water Police Court—tuesday. (Before the W.P.M., with Messrs. Hunt and Goold.) William Andrews was charged with being drunk

Empire · Wednesday 7 January 1874 · page 2

and disorderly; and was remanded until tomorrow. John Andrews, son of the above, was charged with throwing a stone in George-street. The case…

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Central Police Court.—tuesday. (Before Captain Scott, P.M., and Messrs. S. Goold and Evans.)

Empire · Wednesday 7 January 1874 · page 2

Four drunkards were fined 10s, and one 5s, with the susal alternative of imprisonment. Edwin Smith, one of the persones fined for drunkenness, was fined 20s, or seven days, for…

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Coroner's Court This Day

Evening News · Wednesday 7 January 1874 · page 2

THE City Coroner held an inquest at 9 o'clock this morning, at the Benevolent Asylum, pitt-street south, on the body of a man whose name is unknown. John Longshaw deposed that he resides…

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Central Police Court. (Before his Worship the Mayor, Captain Scott, P.M., and Messrs. Love, Pinhey, and Fielder.)

Evening News · Wednesday 7 January 1874 · page 2

Three drunkards were fined 20s, three were fined 5s, and one was fined 10s. Edward Cooney was fined 10s, or four days' gaol, for having been drunk and disorderly in…

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Water Police Court—wednesday. (Before the Water Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Josephson, Smart, Tait, and Roseby.)

Empire · Thursday 8 January 1874 · page 3

Several persons were fined for drunkenness. Thomas Shaw was fined 20s, or seven days, for indecent behaviour in Margaret-street. On the summons sheet there were thirty cases…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 January 1874 · page 2

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Spence, Josephson, and Richardson. Ten drunkards were fined in the usual penalties. Samuel Collins, secong steward on board the Agnes…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 January 1874 · page 2

BEFORE the Mayor and the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Love, Chapman, Curran, Guy, and Evans. Eleven persons were fined for drunkenness, and four were admonished against a repetition of the offence…

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Police Courts This Day. Central Police Court. (Before Captain Scott, P.M., and Messrs. Thompson, Penfold, Fielder, and Smart.)

Evening News · Thursday 8 January 1874 · page 3

Four persons were fined for drunkenness, one of them, whose name was David Wilson, being a lad about 12 or 13 years of age. He was fined 5s, for having been drunk on the Newtown-road, and…

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Coroner's Court

Empire · Thursday 8 January 1874 · page 3
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THE City Coroner held an inquest at 9. o'clock yesterday, at the Benevolent Asylum, Pitt-street south, on the body of a man whose name is unknown. John Longshaw deposed that he resides…

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Insolvency Court.—wednesday. Surrender

Empire · Thursday 8 January 1874 · page 3

James Smith, of Cape Hawke, Lighterman. Cause of sequestration: Pressure of a judgment creditor. Liabilities. £67 12s 2d. Assets, £60 8s 6d. Deficiency, £7 3s 8d. Official assiguce, Mr. J. P. Mackenzie…

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Water Police Court. (Before the W.P.M., with Captain Evans, Messrs. Oatley, Hunt Charlton, and Solomons.)

Evening News · Thursday 8 January 1874 · page 3

Six drunckards were fined. Thomas Wilson was charged with stealing a coat And puggaree, value 35s, the property of Joseph Myers. Senior-constable Heneberry proved…

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Centerl Police Court.—wednesday. (Before his Worship the Mayor, Captain Scott, P.M., and Messrs. Love, Pinhey, and Fielder.)

Empire · Thursday 8 January 1874 · page 3

Three drunkards were fined 20s, three were fined 5s, and one was fined 10s. Edward Cooney was fined 10s, or four days' gaol, for having been drank and disorderly in…

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Water Police Court. (Before the Water Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Hunt, Spence, Wearne, Solomon, and Raphael.)

Evening News · Friday 9 January 1874 · page 2

A few persons were fined for being drink. Catherine Silver was charged with wilfully breaking eight panes of glass, value 5s, the property of John Fizzard. Defendant was ordered to…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 January 1874 · page 3

BEFORE the Mayor and the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Thompson, Penilod, Wynne, Smithers, Spence,and Fielder. Nine persons were fined in sums varying from 5s. to 20s. for drunkenness, or for disorderly conduct, and one was…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 January 1874 · page 3

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Oatley, Evans, Charlton, Hunt, and Solomon. Seven persons convicted of drunkenness were fined in the usual small penalties…

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Police Misconduct

Evening News · Friday 9 January 1874 · page 3

It is necessary to have a domestic topic in the dull season, and this year the miscomluct of many of our police affords a theme for effective diatribe. "Colonel Henderson must go," pronounces one of…

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