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Courts & crime, 1875

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Law. Supreme Court.—friday, March 12. Sittings in Banco

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

BEFORE Sir JAMES MARTIN (Chief Justice), Mr. Justice EARGRAVE, and Mr. Justice FAU[?]BTT. THE QUEEN V. DOYLE. This was a criminal appeal. Mr. Windoyer appeared for…

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Law. Insolvency Court. BEFORE the Chief Commissioner. Certificate Meetings

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 March 1875 · page 341

Certificates of conformity were granted in the following estates, namely,—William Dillon, George peers Wain-Wright, Patrick M'Cann, William Bell, John Heritage, Robert Layton, and Henry Coates Tickle…

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Insolvency Court. Fridaay. (Before Mr. Chief Commissioner Deffell.) CREDITOR's MEETINGS

Evening News · Saturday 13 March 1875 · page 5

Hayden Hezekiah Hall: An Adjourned second meeting from the 18th December last year. Insolvent did not appear. The meeting was further adjourned till to-day…

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The Mail via Torres Straits. (From the London papers of January 8.) the Court and Fashion

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 March 1875 · page 19

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

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Supreme Court Friday. Sittings in Banco. (Before their Honors the Chief Justice (Sir James Martin), Mr. Justice Nargrave, and Mr. Justice Faucett.) Re Golden Belt Gold Mining Co. Be Biragambil Gold Mining Co

Evening News · Saturday 13 March 1875 · page 5

BE STAR OF THE WEST GOLD MINING CO. Mr. Davis moved for and obtained orders is each of the above insolvent estates for the blinding over of all moneys now the credit of, and to be…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 March 1875 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Cunninghame, Aaron, and Smart. Nine persons were fined for having been found drank, or drunk and disorderly, in public places…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 March 1875 · page 2

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Hunt and Taylor. Four persons were fined for drunkenness. George Evans, for indecent behaviour in George-street,…

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[?] Court. This Day[?]

Evening News · Monday 15 March 1875 · page 3

Charles Hay, of Hartley, labourer. Causes of [?] Want of constant employment and pressure[?]…

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The London Police and Their. Work

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 March 1875 · page 3

WE take some further interesting statistics which are presented in the elaborate statement of Colonel Henderson, the Chief of the London Police, for 1873…

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Insolvency Court. Meetings of Creditors

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 March 1875 · page 2

Monday, March 15, at 11 a.m.—Before the Chief Commissioner: Henry Clarence Roberts, adjourned examination from the 1st instant; Matrice Biston, adjourned single from the 10th instant; Forrester and Company, special, for examination of…

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Coroner's Court. This Day. Sudden Death

Evening News · Monday 15 March 1875 · page 3

The City Coroner held an inquest at his office this morning. 911 the body of a man named James Parker, who was, on Saturday evening, found in a dying state in Erskine-street, and whose death…

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Law. Supreme Court. Dibbs V. the Colonial Sugar Refining Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 March 1875 · page 2

The following are the reasons, in writing given by the Chief Justice (Sir James Martin), for refusing the rule for a new trial in this case:— This action was brought for the breach of an…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 March 1875 · page 2

BEFORE the Mayor and the Police Magistrate, with Messrs, Pearce, Spence, Bailey, Hunt, Josephson, Waugh, and Smart. Thirty-seven persons were fined for drunk[?]nness;…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 March 1875 · page 2

BEFORE the Water Police Magisirate, with Messrs. Smithers, Jackson, Helborow, and Solomon. Thirteen persons Were fined for drunkenness. james Crowther was fined 5s., and Themss Rourke 10s., for…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 March 1875 · page 2

BEFORE the CHIEF COMMISSIONER. In the matter of Henry Clarence Roberts. This was an adjourned examination meeting. Mr. S.C. Brown appoared for the official assignee, and Mr. W. Hellyer for a…

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Attempted Rescue from the Police

Evening News · Tuesday 16 March 1875 · page 2

Shortly after midnight, constable M'Mackin, of As No. 1 Police Station, while on duty in Bathurst-street, had occasion to arrest a man, and immediately he did so he was mobbed by some friends of the…

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Metropolitan District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 March 1875 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. District Court Judge DOWLING. WOOLCOTT V. STATHAM. Plaintiff sued to recover 6200, the balance of an account, upon two counts—the first being for the amount of a…

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Law. Supreme Court.—monday, March 15. Sittings in Banco

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 March 1875 · page 2

BEFORE Sir JAMES MARTIN (Chief Justice), Mr. Justice HARGRAVE, and Mr. Justice FAUCKTT. IN THE MATTER OF THE STAMP DUTIES ACT AND OF THE WILL OF JOSEPH DUNNE EX PARTE JOHN DUNNE…

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Insolvency Court. This Day. (Before Mr. Chief Commissioner Deffell.) Certificate Meetings

Evening News · Tuesday 16 March 1875 · page 2

In the insolvent estates of Mary Aun Wielands, Thomas Wrench, and Thomas Parameter, certificates of conformity was granted to each of the insolvents. The certificate application of Charles…

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Police, Courts This day. (Before Captain Scott, P.M., and Messrs. Evans, Pinhev. and Paling.)

Evening News · Tuesday 16 March 1875 · page 3

Ten persons were brought up for drunkenness. Two, it being their first appearance were discharged with cautions, and the remainder fined or imprisoned…

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