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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1875

3,129 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 157

Central Police Court. Wrdnesday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 February 1875 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. Love, Renwick, Chapman, Guy, and M'Beath. Twelve persons were fined—come 5s. and others 10s.— for drunkenness or for disorderly conduct. One of these was…

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Banco Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 February 1875 · page 2

Before Mr. Justice FAUCETT. [?]OLLEDGER V. BAR[?]ER. This action was commenced, but had not conoluded at the rising of the Court…

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Central Police Court. (Before Captain Scort, P.M., and Messrs. Thompson and Waugh.)

Evening News · Thursday 11 February 1875 · page 3

Eight [?] were brought up for drunkenness, six of whom were fined or imprisoned. "John German was brought up on a charge of resisting a benstable (Quinn) while in the…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 February 1875 · page 2

BEFORE the CHIEF COMMISSIONER. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS. In the matter of Joseph Poynan, a first and only meeting. Insolvent did not desire to amend his schedule…

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Metropolitan District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 February 1875 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. District Court Judge WILKISON. DUKR V. FICINUS AND WIFR. This was a jury case, which had been partly heard on the two previous days: it was an action to recover £240…

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Insolvency Court This Day

Evening News · Thursday 11 February 1875 · page 3

Mr. Chief Commissioner, Daffell made orders nisi absolute for the compulsory sequestration of each of the respondents in the following cases: Friend and others v. Thomas Jordan;…

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Law. Supreme Court.—february 10. Sittings for Causes. Jury Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 February 1875 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. Justice FAUCETT. ILLIDOE AND ANOTHER V. LEARY. Mr. M. H. Stephen, instructed by Mrssrs. Rolin and Slater, appeared for the plaintiffs: Mr. Butler, Q. C., and…

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Coroner's Court. Felo-de-se

Evening News · Thursday 11 February 1875 · page 3

THE city Coroner held an inquest yesterday, at the Australian Inn, Market-street on the body of a young man named William Grant, who was found dead in his bed on Tuesday morning last. v. Frank Remick. The consideration of the order nisi in Brown v. William Moffit Somerville stands over to the 25th instant. In the matter of the motion for the attachment of Charles Orlando…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 February 1875 · page 8

BEFORE the water Police Magistrate, with Messrs, [?] mon. Oatley, Charlton, and Raphael. Theophilus Jones and Horacs Parson were each find [?] with the alternative of two days' imprisonment, for…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 February 1875 · page 8

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, with Messrs, Thom[?] Wangh, Smithers, G. Hill, and Smart. Six persons were fined in sums varying from 2s. [?]d. 20s. for drunkenness; and one was fined 20s. for [?]…

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Stealing a Swag

Evening News · Friday 12 February 1875 · page 2

John Jones, alias Denbam, and George' A were brought up under warrant at the Central Police-court this morning, before Messrs. Jolly and Heading, J.P.s, charged with stealing from the Tambaroora…

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Police Courts. This Day. Central Police Court. (Before Captain, P.M., and Messrs. Jolly, Pinhey, and Reading.)

Evening News · Friday 12 February 1875 · page 2

Of seven persons, brought up for drunkenness, three were punished. Margaret Tye was fined 10s for having been drunk and disorderly in Smithers's-lane…

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Shocking Murder at Lilydale, Victoria

Evening News · Friday 12 February 1875 · page 3

An inquiry has been held at Lilydale, Victoria, into the circumstances which led to the death of John Nicholson, aged twenty years, who was shot…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 February 1875 · page 8

BEFORE the CHIEF COMMISSIONER. RULES NISI FOR COMPULSORY [?]QUESTRATION. In the matter of Peter Ty[?]on V. John Leck (an adjourned order for compulsory [?]tration), Mr. Cohen now…

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Central Criminal Court

Evening News · Friday 12 February 1875 · page 2

The first Sydney Gaol Delivery for the year commences on Monday next, at Darlinghurst Mr. Justice Hargrave will sit the first-three days. The following is the list of cases set down for trial: Mary…

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Law. Supreme Court.—february 11. Sittings for Causes. Banco Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 February 1875 · page 8

BEFORE Mr. Justice FAUCETT. GOLL[?]DGR V. BARBER. Jury: Messrs, W. Linklater, G. Lloyd, Rdgar Ray, and Robert Lang…

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Insolvency Court. This Dat. Surrenders

Evening News · Friday 12 February 1875 · page 2

Frederick Harrison, of Deniliquin, late or Wan[?], contractor, Cause of [?] Liabilities, £239 6s. Assets, [?] £226 16s, Official [?] M. A. Sandeman…

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Water Police Court

Evening News · Saturday 13 February 1875 · page 5
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

(Before Mr. Marsh, W.P.M., and Mr. Taylor, J.P) Five persons were desalt with for drunkenness. One of these, who was brought before the court in a state of intoxication, we remanded till Monday…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 February 1875 · page 5

BEFORE Messrs. Jolly, Reading, Pinhey, G. Hill, Oatley, Josephton, and Smart. Ten persons were fined for drunkenness; one of them was further fined 2[?]s. for using observe language…

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