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Courts & crime, 1875

3,129 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 157

Metropolitan District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 March 1875 · page 5

BEFORE Mr. District Court Judge DOWLING. DOLAN V. CARROLL. Plaintiff sued to recover the sum of £12 12s. for work [?]d labour done and materials supplied. Defendant paid…

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Law. Supreme Court.—wednesday, March 17. Sittings in Banco

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 March 1875 · page 5

[?] Sir JAMES MARTIN (Chief Justice, Mr. justice [?]LAVE, and Mr. Justice FAUCEIT. DE LISSA V. ASHER AND GREVILLS. [?]was an important case affecting the liabilities of…

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Insolvency Court. This DAy. (Before his Honor Mr. Chief Commissioner Deffel.)

Evening News · Thursday 18 March 1875 · page 2

Petition of Rosonthal against Edward Walsh. Mr. Cohen, counsel for the petitioner, Rosenhal moved to make absolute the order nisi granted on the 23rd of February last, for the compulsory,…

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Supreme Court This Day. Sittings in Banco. (Before their Honors the Chief Justice, Sir James Martin, Mr. Justice Hargrave, and Mr. Justice Faucett.)

Evening News · Thursday 18 March 1875 · page 2

MEW TRIAL MOTION. JONES v. BEYEES. This was motion for a rehearing of this action, or to obtain leave to have a nonsuit entered, to…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 March 1875 · page 2

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Solomon, Raphael, and Charlton. Five persons were fined for drunkenness, John Power, for having been drunk and disorderly in St. Potors-lane,…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 March 1875 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, with Meseta. Thompson, Waugh, Hunt, and Smart. Thirteen persons were fined in sums varying from 2s 6d. to 10s., for drunkenness…

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

Evening News · Friday 19 March 1875 · page 2

Twelve persons were fined or imprisoned for being drunk. One Of these, Michael Morris, was fined 30s, with the alternative of seven days is gaol, for being drunk while in charge of a horse…

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Water Police Court. (Before Messrs.Marsh (W.P.M.) Charlton, M'Beath and Smith.)

Evening News · Friday 19 March 1875 · page 3

Three drunkards were fined in small sums. John M'Millan, charged with maliciously wounding a cow, was committed to take his trial at the next Quarter Sessions…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 March 1875 · page 2

BEFORE the CHIEF COMMISSIONER. COURT BUSINESS. In re the petition of David Rosenthal v. Edward Walsh. Mr. Cohen, counsel for petitioner, moved to make the…

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Metropolitan District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 March 1875 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. District Court Judge DOWLING. COOK Y. M'AULEY. This wag an action brought by James Cook against Thomas G. M'Auley, for slander, plaintiff claiming £30…

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Law. Supreme Court.—thursday, March 18. Sittings in Banco

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 March 1875 · page 2

BEFORE Sir JAMES MARTIN (Chief Justice), Mr. Justice HARORAVE, and Mr. Justice FAUCETT. JONES V. REYERS. This was a motion to make absolute a rule nisi to enter…

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Insolvency Court. This Day. (Before Mr. Chief Commission Deffel.) Creditor's Meetings

Evening News · Friday 19 March 1875 · page 2

William Henry Barran: A second meeting. In-solvent was called, but did sot appear. Meeting terminated. Edward Edler: An adjourned single meeting…

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Supreme Court. This Day. Sittings in Banco. (Before their Honors the Chief justice, Sir james Martin, Mr. Justice Hargrave, and Mr. Justice

Evening News · Friday 19 March 1875 · page 2

This was a motion fora a postponement of this action for tresspase on plaintiff's free selection on the Moama run, in the district of Deniliquin, of Which the defendant is Crown lease…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 March 1875 · page 5

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Paxton, Charlton, Maobeath, Smith, Loafer, and Wynne. James Wood, Michael Campbell, and John Vanderlest, were each fined 5s. for drunkenness…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 March 1875 · page 5

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Jolly, Reading, Finney, G. Hill, Oatley, Holborow, and Goldring. Thirteen persons were fined for drunkenness; one of whom was further charged with having made use of obsaeuc…

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A Victorian Priest in Court for Assault and Battery

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 20 March 1875 · page 5

From the pugilistic feats of Father O'Callaghan, it would really seem as if Victorian priests thought that they were dwelling in the Emerald Isle, where they could flourish their cow-hide…

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Boy Murder

Evening News · Saturday 20 March 1875 · page 5

BY the arrival from Southport, of the ketch Oddfellow, we received particulars of a most shocking case of murder, perpetrated by one boy on another. The victim is a boy named…

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Murder at Gulgong

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 20 March 1875 · page 27

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

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Proposed Stock Straying and Stealing Prevention Act

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 20 March 1875 · page 14

THE following is a synopsis of a bill entitled "The Stock Straying and Stealing Prevention Bill," which is intended to amend the existing Brands and Cattle Stealing Prevention Acts, and to consolidate them in…

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

Evening News · Saturday 20 March 1875 · page 4

Ten persons were brought up for drunkenness. Five of these were unknown to the police, and were discharged with cautions. The others were. punished in the usual way…

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