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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1875

3,129 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 157

Watr Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 January 1875 · page 7

BEFORE the WATEROLICE Magistrate, with Messrs. M.C [?]niahon. Lester, Jacon, Wrench, and Smithers. Bighteen personeere fined for drunkenness. Alice Brown, fchaving wantonly thrown stones in…

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Water Police Court.—monday. (Before the Water Police Magistrate, and Messrs. Lester, M'Mahon, Jackson, Smithers, and Wrench.)

Empire · Tuesday 12 January 1875 · page 3

Edward Walker, Michael Ryan, William Alexander, William Moran,and Robert Welsh, labourers; James M'Kinlay, engineer; Alexander Black, gentleman; Bridget Phillips, married; Patrick Doyle…

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General Police Court.—monday. (Before Captain Scott, P.M. and Messrs. Hunt and Spence.)

Empire · Tuesday 12 January 1875 · page 3

Twelve drunkards were fined. Margaret Ryan, in addition to being fined for drunkenness, was ordered to pay 20s for using obscene language…

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Water Police Court.—tursday. (Before the Water Police Magistrate, and Messrs, Hunt and Wynne.)

Empire · Wednesday 13 January 1875 · page 2

A number of drunkards were fined. Roger Reynolds, baker, was charged with having been found in the premises of James Godfrey, of. Oxford-street, with intent to commit a felony, but…

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Police Courts, This Day. Water Police Court. (Before the Water Police Magistrate, and Messrs. Senior and Richardson.)

Evening News · Wednesday 13 January 1875 · page 3

Four persons were fined for being drunk in the public thoroughfares. Henry Thompson was fined 1s for having assaulted a lad named George Greenwood…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1875 · page 4

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Hunt, [?]wick, S. Goold, ond Reading. [?]ve persons were fined for drnnkenness. [?]trick Farrelly 21, Margaret Smith 33, and Sv[?]…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1875 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Pin[?]ey, E[?]ans, Kippax, Paling, Solo[?]on, Murphy, and Smart. Fleven drunk[?]ds were fined in the usual ponalties. One of these, Patrick Murphy, was further. found guilty of…

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Central Police Court. (Before Captain Scott, P.M. and Messrs. Love, [?])

Evening News · Wednesday 13 January 1875 · page 3

Mary M'Grath, besides being fined for durnkeness, was [?] to gaol for a month, with hard labour without the options of a fine for an offence against decency in Market-street…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1875 · page 4

SURRENDER.—Henry Clarence Hoberts, of Forbes-street, late of Cafe de Princes, George-Street, Sydney, licensed victualler. Liabilities. £4724 18s. 2d. A[?]ts, £569 1s. Mr. Humphery, official assignee…

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Central Police Court.—tuesday. (Before the P.M., Captain Scott; and Messrs. Pinhey, Evans, and Solemons.)

Empire · Wednesday 13 January 1875 · page 2

Ten persons were brought up for drunkenness, some of whom were fined or imprisoned. Patrick Murphy was fined 10s for having been drunk and disorderly in George-street For…

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Insolvency Court.—tuesday. Surrender

Empire · Wednesday 13 January 1875 · page 2

Henry Clarence Roberts, of No. 8. Belgrave Terrace. For [?]-street, late of George-street. licensed victaller, lastof the Cafe de Prices. Cause of sequestration: Losses in business, pressurs from six creditors who have issued…

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Water Police Court.—wednesday. Be (the Water Police Magistrate, and Messrs. [?]nior and Richardson.)

Empire · Thursday 14 January 1875 · page 4

Four persons —were fined for being drunk in the [?]ublic thoroughfares. Henry Thompson was lined 1s for having assaulted a lad named George Greenwood…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1875 · page 3

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Senior Richarden, Josephton, Smart, and Browns. Four persons were fined for drunkenness. John Thomas, cook on board the Khandeish, was…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 January 1875 · page 3

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Love, Hunt, Guy, M'Beath, Chapman, Renwick, Solomon, and Raphael. Fifteen persons were fined in sums varying from 5s. to 21s. for drunkenness, or for riotous behaviour. Two of…

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Horrible Murder

Empire · Thursday 14 January 1875 · page 3
Also in Evening News

One of the most unnatural cases of murder on record is being investigated in Brooklyn. The victim was Miss Hamill. She was originally a nun of the Order of the Good Shepherd, the…

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A Double Murder

Evening News · Thursday 14 January 1875 · page 3
Also in Empire

A criminal of particularly deep dye has just been sentenced to death for a double murder, by the Court of Assizes of the Allier. The accused was named Hyppolits Caillot, and he is described…

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Wholesale Theft at Myers and Solomon's War[?]

Evening News · Thursday 14 January 1875 · page 2

It the [?] Police Court this [?] before [?]…

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Central, Police Court,—wednesday. (Before Captain Scott, P.M., and Messrs. Love, Hunt, Raphael, and Solomon.)

Empire · Thursday 14 January 1875 · page 4

Mary M'Grath, besides being fined for drunkenness, was sent to gaol for a month, with hard labour, without the option of a fine, for an offence against decency in Market-street…

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