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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1877

2,475 stories in Sydney's papers · page 35 of 124

Law. Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 April 1877 · page 7

BEFORE the CHIEF COMISSIONER. In the matter of Joseph George Carroll, a special examination meeting. John Warren Carroll, being examined by Mr. S. C. Brownon behalf of the official assignee, deposed that…

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Insolvency Court. This Day. Surrenders

Evening News · Tuesday 10 April 1877 · page 2

William Clarke Benton, of Gundagai, store-keeper, Cause of sequestration: Lossed in business and had debts. Liabilities, 2776 13s 9d: assets, [?]571 11s 10d; [?], [?]204 13s 11d. Assignee, Mr. S. Lyons…

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Coroner's Court. This Day. Fatal Cab Accident

Evening News · Tuesday 10 April 1877 · page 2

The City Corner, this morning at his office, held as inquest respecting the death of a gentlemen [?] Bernard Rudkin Burgees, who died in the Infirmary last Sunday from the effects of injurious received last…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 April 1877 · page 7

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Hunt, Maunsell, Reading, and Neale. Several drunkards were fined in various amounts. SIMMONS-SHEET.—There were eighteen cases, on the…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 April 1877 · page 7

BEFORE Messrs. Helsham, Bailey, Perdriau, Pinhoy, and Hughes. Eleven persons were fined for drunkenness. One of these. William Smith, was also convicted on his own confession of…

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Murderous Assault at Gulgong

Evening News · Wednesday 11 April 1877 · page 4

On Saturday night Gulgong was thrown into a state of alarm by the report that a dreadful murder had been committed a few miles from that town. Is appears that a man named William Jones, a sawyer,…

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Police Courts. This Day. Central Police Court. (Before Messrs. Helsham, Hughes, Perdrean, Pinhey, and Bailey.) [?]

Evening News · Wednesday 11 April 1877 · page 5

[?] street, was fined 20s, or seven days gaol; and for using obscene language, was fined 20s, or seven days gaol. James Ward, charged with uttering a spurious £5…

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Law. Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 April 1877 · page 7

BEFORE the CHIEF COMMISSIONER. In the matter of David Callernan, Mr. W. Brennan applied for a certificate of conformity. His Honor said that in his opinion the insolvent committed an act of unjust and…

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Insolvency Court, This Day. Schedule Filed

Evening News · Wednesday 11 April 1877 · page 5

Montague Levien Salamon, of Pitt street, auctione[?]r, Liabilities, [?]15,473 6s 7d; assets, [?]6429 3s 1d; dificiency, [?]9044 3s 6d. Insolvent's personal property amounts to [?]5234 10s 9d. and mostly consists of a fixed…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 April 1877 · page 7

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Lo[?]ter, Goodridge, Josephson, Smart, Senior, and Davis. Annie Dixon, for riotous behaviour in Lower Fort-street, was find 5s.; in default, to go to g[?]l for two days…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 April 1877 · page 7

BEFORE Messrs. Curran and G[?]rus. Twenty-seven persons were fined for drunkenness. Charles Jones, a Chinese, was yesterday apprehended in Goulburn-street by sergeant Lawler, for being drunk. On…

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Sentenced to Death

Evening News · Thursday 12 April 1877 · page 2

The perpetrator of the Coonabsrabran outrage, Thomas Newman, has been found guilty at the Dubbo Assizes, and sentenced to death without hope of mercy. It will be remembered that the prisoners victim, a…

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Coroner's Court

Evening News · Thursday 12 April 1877 · page 3
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The City Coroner, at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, held sn inquest at the Union Club on the body of Mr. James Osborne, who was found dead there that morning from the effects of a gunshot wound, Henry Hill,…

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Metropolitan District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 April 1877 · page 7

BEFORE Mr. District Court Judge WILKINSON. DAVIES V. RONAN. Money lent, £10. Verdict for amount claimed. M'CARTHY V. JONES…

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Law. Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 April 1877 · page 7

BEFORE the CHIEF COMMISSIONER. In the matter of William Alfred Dunn, a third meeting. Debts proved: Corrigan and Riedy, £138 [?]s.; F. Guy, £23 8s.; Milne, Brothers, £28 4s. 1d.; Thomas Fisher,…

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Insolvency Court. This Day. Surrender

Evening News · Thursday 12 April 1877 · page 3

Frederick Lewis Nott, of West Maitland, lately a Miller. Cause of sequestration: Insolvents swears:— "My Insolvency is attributable to the fact of a judgement for the sum of £800 10s 8d having been obtained against me in the…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 April 1877 · page 6

BEFORE Messrs. Waugh and Connell. Sixteen persons were fined for drunkenness. Mary Ann Hill and James Keenan, charged with using obscene language, were fined 10s. each, with the…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 April 1877 · page 6

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Hunt, Maunsell, Charlton, M'Beath, and Kippax. A number of drunkards were severally fined. Ah Sing, charged with assaulting James Hampshire,…

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Assault and Robbery

Evening News · Friday 13 April 1877 · page 2

Frederick Barker, a young man of the larrikin type, sad Ellen Nugent a coloured woman, were charged at the Central Police Court with assaulting and making Francis Putman of a gold watch, together…

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