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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1875

3,129 stories in Sydney's papers · page 30 of 157

Metropolitan District Court

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

BEFORE his Honor Mr. District Court Judge DOWLING, DE[?]TT V. POSTER. This was an action brought by John Dennett against George Foster for slander. Plaintiff claimed£30 damages…

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Insolvency Court. Thursday. (Before Mr. Chief Commissioner Deffell.)

Evening News · Friday 12 March 1875 · page 3

COMPULSORY SEQUESTRATION—ORDER NISI. In the petition of Messrs. Taylor and Waugh against Messrs. Hall and Forbes, trading as the American and Australian Mail, Steamship…

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Law. Supreme Court.—thursday,narch 11. Sittings in Banco

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

BEFORE Sir JAMES MARTIN (Chief Justice), Mr. Justice B[?], and Mr. Justice FAUC[?]TT. [?]TTER V. [?]R. This action was tried in May last before Mr. Justi[?])…

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Supreme Court This Day. Settings in Ranco. (Before their Messrs. the Chief Justice Sir James Martin, Mr. Justice Margrave, and Mr. Justice Faucett.)

Evening News · Friday 12 March 1875 · page 3

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Water Police Court

Evening News · Saturday 13 March 1875 · page 5
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(Before the Water Police Magistrate, and Messrs. Taylor and Hunt.) Eliza Stanford, changed with being of unsound mind, was committed for trial for medical…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 March 1875 · page 9

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Jolly, Reading, Pi[?]hey, Oatley, G. Hill, Levey, and Meares. Six persons were fined for having been found drunk in the streets; one of them, named John M'Elvog[?]e, was…

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Threatening a Magistrate

Evening News · Saturday 13 March 1875 · page 5

A man named John Smith, twenty-five yean of age, of so known occupation, was brought up at the Central Police Court this rooming, on a charge of using throats towards Mr. J. W. Smart, a magistrate…

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Assault and Bobbery

Evening News · Saturday 13 March 1875 · page 5

At the Central Police Court yesterday, John Finn, Patrick Malone (alias Cullen, alias the Irish Immigrant), Emily Solomon, and Ellen Hook, were committee to take their trial at the next Court of Quarter…

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Extraordinary Assault in a Church

Evening News · Saturday 13 March 1875 · page 5

At the Emerald Hill Police Court, on Saturday, an extraordinary case was investigated, when Father O'Callaghan, a Roman Catholic priest, appeared to [?] a visitor to the…

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Murder at Gulgong

Evening News · Saturday 13 March 1875 · page 5

IT is with much regret (says the 'Gulgong Evening Argus, of March 11) to announce the commission of his diabolical crime in our midst.' As will be seen by our Monday's police report, a man named…

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Dreadful Murder Near Coleraine

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 March 1875 · page 24

A most brutal murder was committed on December 20, at The Grove, nine miles from Coleraine, and midway between Garvagh and Kilrea, whereby a man named Stephen Church, formerly a small…

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

Evening News · Saturday 13 March 1875 · page 5

Six drunkards were fined [?] and two persons admonished and discharged. Mary Ann Mills add David Sharpley were each fined 20s, or seven days' imprisonment; and…

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Brutal Murder by a Chinaman

Evening News · Saturday 13 March 1875 · page 5

Our Brisbane telegrams have given some particulars of r brutal murder by a Chinaman, at Toowoomba. The following is the evidence of the principal witness at the inquest on the body, as…

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Supreme Court

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 March 1875 · page 9

THE following, term business has been adjudicated during the past week before the full Court, consisting of their Honors the Chief Justice Sir James Martin, Mr. Justico Hargrave, and Mr. Justice Fau[?]tt…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 March 1875 · page 9

BEFORE the CHIEF COMMISSIONER. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS. In the matter of William Henry Barron. No attendance, [?] meeting terminated…

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Insolvency Court. SURRENDERS

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 March 1875 · page 9

William. Moxham, labourer, of Parramatta. Cause of sequestration; levy for rent, &c. Liabilities, £20 12s 10d. Assets, £7. Deficienoy, £13 12s 10d. Official assignce, Mr J, P. Mackenzie…

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Metropolitan District Court

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

BEFORE his Honor Mr. District Court Judge DOWLING. CA. SA. MOTIONS. A number of ca. sa. motions were heard and dispossd of. Two applications for rehearing were granted…

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Police Raid on the " Can-can."

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 March 1875 · page 24

A raid has recently taken place on a New York theatre to suppress the dancing of the " can-can." The police of New York perform the functions of the Lord Chamberlain in London, and appear to…

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The Mail via Torres Straits. the Court and Fashion

Evening News · Saturday 13 March 1875 · page 2

The Queen, with the Princess Beatrice, and the Duke of Connaught, spent Christmas day at Osborne. On Sunday the Royal party attended divine service, when the Rev. George Gonnor,…

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