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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1875

3,129 stories in Sydney's papers · page 59 of 157

Metropolitan District Court

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

BEFORE Mr. District Court Judge DOWLING. HAMBURGER V. BOWYER. In this case the plaintiff sued defendant for wrongful dismissal from his service as a school-teacher, and…

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Law. Supreme Court.—wednesday, May 19. Sittings for Causes. Banco Court

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

BEFORE Sir JAMES MARTIN (Chief Justice) and a jury of four. W. JOACHIM V. O'SHANASSY. The trial of this action was resumed, but not concluded…

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Insolvency Court. This Day. Surrenders

Evening News · Thursday 20 May 1875 · page 3

Richard Blaxland Hayes, of Ryde, Clerk. [?] Deficiency, £860, Offical assignes, Mr. F. T. [?] Joseph Fagg, of North Shore, Clerk. Liabilities,…

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Strange Murder at Dungannon. (From the Northern Whig, March 19.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 May 1875 · page 6

The members of the Home Rule party residing between Portadown and Dungannon who had attended the demonstration in the latter town on Wednesday, returned home to their different districts by the train leaving at twenty…

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Attempted Murder and Suicide Near Birmingham. (From the Times, March 4.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 May 1875 · page 6

At Harborne, near Birmingham, on Monday night, a young man named Davis made a dosperate and partially successful attempt to cut his sweetheart's threat, and then committed suicide. It appears that Davis, who was…

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Murder of a Wife and Child. (From the Daily Telegraph, 22nd March.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 May 1875 · page 6

One of the most lamentable and distressing occurrences of modern times has been a double murder which was on the 21st March, committed at Penge, by a man of respectable position, named Frederick Hunt, residing at No. 3,…

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Police Courts This Day. (Before Captain Scott, P M., and Messrs. Thompson and [?]

Evening News · Thursday 20 May 1875 · page 3

Nine persons were brought ap for [?]…

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Jury Court. (Before Mr. Justice Fancett) GONNOLLY v. Bank New South Wales

Evening News · Thursday 20 May 1875 · page 3

This was an action to recover £1000 alleged to be due to one plaintiff. John F. connelly of parkes, by the Bank of New South Wales, Paintiff's [?] was that he sent [?] of gold from parkes to the through the City Bank…

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Supreme Court. Wednesday. Sittings in Banco. (Before his Honor the Chief justice Sir J. ines Martin, and a jury of four)

Evening News · Thursday 20 May 1875 · page 3

This is an action trespres, brought for william [?]…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 May 1875 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. Thempson. Six persone were lined, fordrunkenness, from 6s. to 20s. each, and five were discharged with admonitions against a repetition of the offence…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 May 1875 · page 2

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Oatley, Raphael, and Solomon. Three persons were fined for drunkenness. SUMMONS CASES,—George Newell, summoned by Jane…

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Water Police Court. (Before the Water Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Hunt, Chariton, M'Beath, Lester, and Spence.)

Evening News · Friday 21 May 1875 · page 3

Several persons were fined for [?] James Gaivin, a van proprietor, for plying his vehicle without's license, was found guilty, and fined 40s with 5s Court costs; failing to comply…

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Coroner's Court This Dat. Fatal Garroting Case.—Verdict of Wilful Murder

Evening News · Friday 21 May 1875 · page 2

The City Coroner commenced an inquest on Monday morning, at his office, touching the death of a coloured man named Sike Ally, who was found in Market-street, near the corner of York-street,…

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Police Courts This Dat. Central Police Court. (Before Captain Scott. P.M., and Messrs. Jolly, [?] Reading.)

Evening News · Friday 21 May 1875 · page 3

Fourteen persons were arraigned for drunkenness; seven were punished according to their deserts, and the remainder admonished and discharged…

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Supposed Murder at Carlton, Victoria

Evening News · Friday 21 May 1875 · page 3

Yesterday afternoon, between 2 and 3 o'clock says Monday's Melbourne ARGUS) the Carlton police were informed that a woman named Johanna Prior had died under suspicious circumstances, at…

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Banco Court

Evening News · Friday 21 May 1875 · page 3

CONOLLYS v. BAKE OF NEW SOUTH WALES. This action had not concluded when we went to press…

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Coroner's Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 May 1875 · page 2

AN inquest was held yesterday morning at the Darlinghurst gaol touching the death of a prisoner named Mary Maddocks, King dead there. It appears Maddocks was admitted into the gaol under sentence of seven days for drunkenness…

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Jury Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 May 1875 · page 2

Before his Honor Mr. Justice FAUCETT and a jury of four. CONBLLY V. BANK OF NEW SOUTH WALES. This trial was resumed, but was not finished whan the…

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Murder and Cannibalism in Western Australia

Evening News · Friday 21 May 1875 · page 3

TEN years ago a farmer named Dunne, residing in the Champion Bay district, found that his child, a little boy of four years old, was missing, and, though every effort was made to track the…

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Divorce Court.—thursday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 May 1875 · page 2

BEFORE his Honor Mr. Justice HARGRAVE and a jury of four. BOURNE v. [?]OURNE. Petitioner in this case, John Bourne, formerly of Port…

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