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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1875

3,129 stories in Sydney's papers · page 45 of 157

Law. Metropolitan District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 April 1875 · page 3

BEFORE Mr. District Court Judge WILKINSON. CHAPE V. DODDS. In this case plaintiff sued defendant, as executrix de son tort, to recover for goods sold and delivered, claiming the…

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

Evening News · Wednesday 21 April 1875 · page 2

David Hale: Insolvent deposed to the coractness of his schedule. Report lodged. Meeting closed. James Johnson Leslie: The claim of John Lath…

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Water Police Court. (Before the Water Police Magistrate and Messrs

Evening News · Thursday 22 April 1875 · page 3

Catley, Solomon, Raphael, Mullens, and Chariton.) Several Persons were fined in small sums for drunkenness. In addition to being fined for the…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 April 1875 · page 2

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Josephson, Smart, and Thornton. A number of persons, found drunk in the streets, were severally fined…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 April 1875 · page 2

BEFORE the Mayor and the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Love, Solomon, Chapman, Guy, M'Beath, and Fowler. Tea persons were fined for drunkenness; four others…

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Police Courts. This Day. Central Police Court (Before Captain Scott, P.M, and Messrs. Thompson and Waugh.)

Evening News · Thursday 22 April 1875 · page 3

Three persons were fined for drunkenness, and four cautioned and discharged. James Plowright was fined 20s, for having been drank and disorderly in Sussex-street. Mary…

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Coroner's Court. This Day

Evening News · Thursday 22 April 1875 · page 3

THE City Coroner held an inquest at his office, this morning, concerning the death of Alfred Skelton, which took place in the Infirmary yesterday morning, from injuries received through a fall from a…

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

Evening News · Thursday 22 April 1875 · page 3

Wilkinson Brothers: This was an application for a rehearing to reconsider or vary paragraph's 2 and 3 of the courtroom order of 8th of December last year, under an order dated April 1st, made by…

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Insolvency Court. Wednesday. Before the Chief Commissioner. Meetings of Creditors

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 April 1875 · page 2

In the matter of David Haie. This was a single meeting. Insolvent did not desire to amend his schedule, no creditors proved, and the official assignee filed his report. The meeting then terminated…

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Police Courts. This Day. Water Police Court. (Before the Water Police Magistrate.)

Evening News · Friday 23 April 1875 · page 3

William Crossby, a seaman, was fined for having bees drunk and disorderly. William Morris, being of unsound mind, was brought up for protection and remanded to gaol…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 April 1875 · page 6

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate and Messrs. Oatley, Solomon, Charlton, and Raphael. Several persons were brought before the Court, and fined for drunkenness…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 April 1875 · page 6

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Thompson, Waugh, Smithers, Lester, Meares, Hunt, and Smart. Seven persons were fined for drunkenness, and a like number, who had not been before oonvictsd, were…

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Serious Assault Case

Evening News · Friday 23 April 1875 · page 2

At the Water Police Court, yesterday, two months, named Charles Sledge and William Monk-house were charged by William Rawlingeon, son of the ranger on Sir Daniel Cooper's Point Piper estate, with…

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Central Police Court (Before Captain Scott, P.M; and Messrs. Palmer, Jolly. Reading and Levev.)

Evening News · Friday 23 April 1875 · page 3

Nine persons were brought up for drunkenness. One was let off with a caution, and the remainder were fined in sums varying from ten to twenty shillings. One of these. Margaret Whims, was also…

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Insolvency Court. Thursday. Before the Chief Commissioner. Court Business

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 April 1875 · page 6

In the matter of Wilkinson, Brothers. This was a rehearing under the order of the 1st April. His Honor ordered that notice be inserted in the Gazette on or before the 27th instant, rehearing to take place on the 13th…

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Insolvency Court. This Day. Schedule Filed

Evening News · Friday 23 April 1875 · page 3

Caspar Dryer, of 29, Banks-street, Ginger beer manufa[?] Causes of [?] by [?] injury [?]sed by a [?] between a cart driven by Richard Correy and the cart driven by…

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Law. Metropolitan District Court. Thursday. Before Mr. District Court Judge Wilkinson. Hibble V. YEEND

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 April 1875 · page 6

This was an issue from the Supreme Court to ascertain the value of certain repairs effected to the Commercial Hotel, Sussex-street, by plaintiff, under oentraot with the defendant. It appeared that defendant had objected to the…

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Police Courts. This Day. Water Police Court. (Before the Water Police Magistrate and Mr. Lester.)

Evening News · Saturday 24 April 1875 · page 5

several persons were fined for drunkenness, and allowed the alternative of two days' imprisonment. James Peacock, for having stolen a white shirt,…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 April 1875 · page 4

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate and Messrs. Solomon, Hale, M'Beath, Raymond, and Lester. Several persons were brought before the Court, and fined for drunkenness…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 April 1875 · page 4

BEFORE the Mayor and the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Jolly, Bending, Levey, G. Hill, Oatley, and Smart. Nine persons were fined for drunkenness, one of whom, Mary Whyms, was further fined 40s. for using obscene…

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