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Courts & crime, 1875

3,129 stories in Sydney's papers · page 58 of 157

Supreme Court This Day. Waudby and Wife v. LEES

Evening News · Tuesday 18 May 1875 · page 3

This action for £500 damages for an indecent [?]was resumed this morning, and not concluded when we went to press…

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

Evening News · Tuesday 18 May 1875 · page 3

Matthew Johnson. The application herein was struck out of the list, there being no attendance, William Gibbin: The report was read, and the meeting was adjourned to the 1st proxime, for an…

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Divorce Court. This Day. (Before Mr. Justice Hargrave.) M'GARRITY v. M'GARRITY

Evening News · Tuesday 18 May 1875 · page 3

This was a suit for a dissolution of marriage, brought by Andrew M'Garrity, of Luddenham, near Penrith, a bushman and carpenter, against his wife Harriet Goodsell M'Garrity, formerly…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 May 1875 · page 7

BEFORE Messrs. Evans and Murphy Fifteen persons were fined for drunke[?]ss in sums varying from [?] to 20s. William King was charged with having made use of…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 May 1875 · page 7

BEFORE Messrs. Hunt, Reading, Paxton, Renwick, and Pope. James Hill, having been drunk on the Circular Qusy, was fined 5s. Francis Renouff was also fined 5s. fo[?]…

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Darlinghurst Gaol

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 May 1875 · page 7

On the motion of Mr. Davies, "copies of all correspondence, minutes of the Executive, and all papers in connection with the cancellation of an order made by the late Colonial Secretary, that the honorable member for the Western…

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Divorce Court.—tuesday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 May 1875 · page 7

BEFORE his Honour Mr. Justice HARG[?] M'GARRITTY V. M'GARRITTY. Mr. Went moved to settle Issues and mode of trial in this suit. His Honor directed the usual issues, marriage…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 May 1875 · page 7

BEFORE the CHIEF COMMISSIONER. In the matter of Matthew Johnstons, an adjourned application for a certificate from the 23rd of March last No one appeared in support of the application, and it was…

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Meteopolitan District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 May 1875 · page 7

BEFORE Mr. District Court Judge DOWLING. YOUNG V. [?]ILCHRIST AND ANCH[?] The bearing of this case began on Monday, and was concluded. It was an action by one James Anderson Young, to…

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Law. Supreme Court.—tuesday, May 18. Sittings for Causes. Banco Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 May 1875 · page 7

BEFORE his Honor Sir JAMES MARTIN, (Chief Justice) and a jury of four. WANDBY AND WIFE V. LEES Jury: Messrs. Henry Allen, Simon Zollner, William…

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Disobeying an order of Court

Evening News · Wednesday 19 May 1875 · page 2

This morning, at the Water Police Court, a young man named Donald Munro, was charged with having disobeyed an order of the Court for the support of his illigitimate child ; he pleaded guilty, and said…

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Water Police Court

Evening News · Thursday 20 May 1875 · page 3
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(Before the Water Police Magistrate, and Messrs. [?] Rapheal, and Solomon) Thomas Clover was brought up charged with having dis[?] a summons, and was discharged; a charge against…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 May 1875 · page 7

BEFORE the Mayor with Messrs. Love, Renwick. and Solemon. Eleven persons were fined 20s. each, on conviction of having been found drunk in public; of these, Elizabeth…

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Strange Murder at Dungannon

Evening News · Thursday 20 May 1875 · page 2

The members of the Heme Rule party residing between Portadown and Dungannon who had attended the demonstration in the latter town on Wednesday, returned hone to their different district by the train…

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Dreadful Double Murder in Essex

Evening News · Thursday 20 May 1875 · page 2

On Saturday, the 20th March, about 7 o'clock, a son murdered his father and mother at Fordham village about seven miles from Colchester. The names of the victims are Solomon Johnson, aged 80, labourer,…

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Divorce Court

Evening News · Thursday 20 May 1875 · page 3

In the Divorce Court morning John Bourne of Bourke-street termerly of Port Macjuarie, contained a rule nist for a divorce against his wife Lon as Charlotte Bourne and Donald [?]…

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Jury Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 May 1875 · page 7

Before his Honor Mr. Justice FAUCETT and a jury of four. CONOLLY V. BANK OF NEW SOUTH WALES. The trial of this action was commenced, but had not…

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News of the Day. Death in the Gaol

Evening News · Thursday 20 May 1875 · page 2

An inquest was held at Darlinghurst gaol the morning, concerning the death of an aid. woman, named Mary Haddock, who died in the gaol hospital this moraine. Deceased, daring the last ten years,…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 May 1875 · page 7

BEFORE the Chief Commissioner. In the matter of Edward Ryan a special meeting for proof of debts. The creditor being called upon was not present to prove his debt. The official assignee in the…

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