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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1874

3,951 stories in Sydney's papers · page 57 of 198

Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 April 1874 · page 7

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Hunt, Vickery, Meyer, Cohen, Powell, Fielder, Charlton, and Smart. Thirty-four persons were convicted of having been…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 April 1874 · page 7

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Lester and Williams. A number of persons were severally fined for drunkenness…

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

Evening News · Tuesday 21 April 1874 · page 2

Eleven persons were punished for drunkenness. Selina Curtis and Margaret Barton were each fined 20s, with the alternative of seven days' gaol, for having made use of obscene language…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 April 1874 · page 7

BEFORE the CHIEF COMMISSIONER. IN THE ESTATE OF LAWRENCE KAVANAGH. A special meeting for examination of insolvent. Mr. arker appeared for the official assignee, and Mr. Curtis…

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Central Police Court.—monday. (Before Captain Scott, P.M., and Messrs. Hunt, Vickery, Smart, and Collen.)

Empire · Tuesday 21 April 1874 · page 3

Thirty-five persons were fined for drunkennesss, and for disorderly conduct. One of them, Patrick Hall, was fined 20s for having been drunk whilst in charge of two horses and a truck…

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Coroner's Court. This Day

Evening News · Tuesday 21 April 1874 · page 2

THE City Coroner held an inquest at 9 o'clock the forenoon, on the body of one Patrick Baker, pawnbroker, Regent-street, Chippendale, who died suddenly on the previous day. From the evidence…

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

Empire · Tuesday 21 April 1874 · page 3

BUCKINGHAM V BANFIELD AND ANOTHER,—An action for L200 damages, for slander, arising out of a neighbour's quarrel in Athlone-place. Verdict for defendant. Mr. C. J. Manning for plaintiff,…

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Insolvency Court. Meetings of Creditors

Empire · Tuesday 21 April 1874 · page 3

Wednesday, April 22, at ll a.m.—Bofore the Chief Commissioner: Michael Ward, third meeting; George Hall, third meeting; Sampson Hayes first and only meeting; Patrick Quinn, first and…

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Insolvency Court,—monday. Surrenders

Empire · Tuesday 21 April 1874 · page 3

John Charles Knight, of Goulburn, bootmaker and storekeeper, Causes of Sequestration: Losses in business in consequence of severe sickness, &c. Liabilities, L188 8s 1d. Assrs. L11. Deficiency, L125 8s. 1d. Official…

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Law. Metropolitan District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 April 1874 · page 7

BEFORE Mr. District Court Judge SIMPSON. BECKINGHAM V. BAFIELD AND ANOTHRER. This was an action for slander, damages being laid at £200. The parties, it appeared, were neighbours, living in…

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

Evening News · Wednesday 22 April 1874 · page 2

Several drunkards' were punished, and other persons fined for being drunk and disorderly. On the summons sheet there were thirty-two cases, in which acting sub-inspectors Rawlinson…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 April 1874 · page 5

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Evans, Powell, and Smart. Eleven persons were fined 5s. or 10s. for drunkenness, or for riotous behaviour; and one was fined 40s. for violent…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 April 1874 · page 5

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Solomon, Reading, Hunt, E. Smith, Goold, and Mullins. Several persons were fined for drunkenness. Maria[?] Blake was charged with being a common…

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Central Police Court. (Before Messrs. Love and Hunt.)

Evening News · Wednesday 22 April 1874 · page 2

Ton drunkards were disposed of. Margaret Gore was ordered to pay a fine of 10s, or go to gael for seven days, for having made use of indecent language…

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Threatening to Shoot a Magistrate

Empire · Wednesday 22 April 1874 · page 4

AT Rickmansworth, the Hon. Frederick Wm. Fitzroy, son of Lord Frederick Fitzroy, was charged before the Rev. A. H. Barker, resident magistrate, with having by letter, threatened to…

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Murder by the Blacks

Evening News · Wednesday 22 April 1874 · page 3

IN our issue of the 25th March, we mentioned a report of the supposed murder by the blacks of an unfortunate man in the employ of Mr. Scafe, and we an now sorry to inform our readers that our…

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Savage Wife Murder in Plymouth

Empire · Wednesday 22 April 1874 · page 4

A MOST distressing wife murder took place at Plymouth, on January 28. The murderer is Sylvanus, Sweet, a young man of independent means, and the victim his wife, to whom he has…

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Horrible Murder by the Blacks

Empire · Wednesday 22 April 1874 · page 3

IN our issue of the 25th March, we mentioned a report of the supposed murder by the blacks of an unfortunate man in the employ of Mr. Scafe, and we are now sorry to inform our readers that our…

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Coroner's Court

Empire · Wednesday 22 April 1874 · page 3

THE City Coroner held rtn inquest at 9 o'clock yesterday, on the body of one Patrick Baker, pawnbroker, Regent-street, Chippendale, who died suddouly on tho previous" day. From tlie evidence…

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

Empire · Wednesday 22 April 1874 · page 3

Eleven persons were punished for drunkenness Selina Curtis and Margaret Barton were each fined 20s, with the alternat 70 of seven days' gaol, for having made use of obscene language…

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