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Courts & crime, 1877

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Metropolitan District Court

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

BEFORE Mr. District Court Judge WILKINSON. FORBES V. JONES. Claim for 19 for work and labour. Mr. Pilcher, instructed by Messrs. Holdsworth and Brown, for plaintiff;…

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Law. Insolvency Court

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

BEFORE the CHIEF COMMISSIONER. Accounts current and plans of distribution were confirmed as follows:—Estate of Henry Samuel, a first plan, dividend 2s. 10 1-6d. per on proved concurrent debts, and…

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Insolvency Court. This Day. Surrender

Evening News · Friday 13 April 1877 · page 2

George Armstrong, of Newcastle, labourer. Cause of sequenti[?]-Sickness and want of employment Liabilities £9s 13s 4d: assets deficiency, £58 £8s 4d. Assignes Mr. R. H. Sempill…

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Quarter Sessions. Thursday. (Before Mr. District Court Judge Dowling)

Evening News · Friday 13 April 1877 · page 2

Samuel Barrett, a Hindon, was convicted of keepings had house on Refferty's Rocks Essex-street, near Marke-street and was sentenced to three months imprisonment in Darlinghurst gaol with hard labour…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 April 1877 · page 7

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Lester, Smart, MacMahon, Roseby, Holborow, and Gilbert. A number of persons were severally fined for drunkenness. Joseph Pelletier, who was brought before the Court in…

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Coonabababran Murder

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 14 April 1877 · page 2

AT the Dubbo Circuit Court, on Thursday,before Acting Judge M. H. Stephen, Thomas Newman was charged with having, at Ulamamsbri, near Coonabarabran, on the 18th February…

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The Coonabarabran Murder

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 April 1877 · page 463

AT the Dubbo Circuit Court, on Thursday, before Acting Judge M. H. Stephen, Thomas Newman was charged with having, at Ulamambri, near Coonabarabran, on the 18th February, 1877, wilfully, feloniously, and of malice…

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Darlinghurst Gaol. a Welcome From Darlinghurst

Sydney Punch · Saturday 14 April 1877 · page 8

(Vide Exhibition Trophy.) " These unknown friends to us welcome."—Winter's Tale iv 3…

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Insolvency Court. SURRENDERS

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 April 1877 · page 8

William Clarke Benton, of Guudagai, Store_ keeper. Cause of sequestration: Losses in business and bad debts. Liabilities, £776 13s 9d; assets, £571 11s 10d; deficiency, £205 1s 11d. Assignee, Mr. S. Lyons…

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Metropolitan District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 April 1877 · page 7

BEFORE Mr. District Court Judge WILKINSON. A number of ca. sa. motions and other matters of a formal nature were disposed of. WILSHIRE v. THRUMT…

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Law. Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 April 1877 · page 7

BEFORE the CHIEF COMMISSIONER. In the matter of George My Borthwick, a third meeting. No further debts were proved, no directions were given, and the meeting terminated…

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English and Foreign Extracts. the Ritualists.— the Rev. Mr. Tooth in Gaol

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 April 1877 · page 26

The Hatcham case, after bringing pain to conscientious Kitualiflcs, annoyance to less pronounced sections of the Church, and di[?]ersion to a lawlers mob, brings imprisonment to the Rev. Mr…

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Law. Sydney Quarter Sessions. Before Mr. District Court Judge DOWLING

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 April 1877 · page 459

Mr. W. J. Foster prosecuted for the Crown. Mary Ann Maloney was charged with having, on the 2nd of March last, stolen a serge dress, a lady's hat, a locket, and a gold slide, the property of Henry Smith, publican, of…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 April 1877 · page 7

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Hunt and Greville. John Rice, charged with begging in the streets, was sentenced [?] be imprisoned for one month…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 April 1877 · page 7

BEFORE Messrs. Smart and Conninghame. Seven persons were fined for drunkenness. Margaret Cummins, convicted of being an idle and dis[?]derly person, was sentenced to be imprisoned fourteen…

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The Murderous Assault on Three Persons at Cudjebeong. [From Our Gulgong Correspondent.]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 April 1877 · page 6

ON Monday, William Jones, a selector residing at Cudjebegong Creek, was brought up at the Police Court, charged with having attempted to commit suicide. John M'Nab, who resides with tho accused, said thnt prior to his mother…

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Insolvency Court. Saturday. Schedule Filed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 April 1877 · page 7

Harold Mapletoft Davis, of Murringo. Liabilities, £825 8s. 11d., of which £121 is secured. Assest, £300. SURRENDERS. Archibald Turnbull, of Uralla, butcher, Liabilities,…

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Court-martial on Captain Stevens. London, April 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 April 1877 · page 5

A court-martial has been held on Captain Stevens, of the Barracouta, and resulted in his dismissal from the service…

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Stealing in a Gaol

Evening News · Tuesday 17 April 1877 · page 6

An elderly woman, named Mary Rolfe, was charged at the Water Police Court, this morning, with stealing a piece of cotton winsey and a towel, the property of the Government. It appeared, upon the…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 April 1877 · page 7

BEFORE Messrs. Hunt, Davies, Spence, and M'Lear. Forty-five persons were charged with drunkenness. Twenty-nine were apprehended from 6 a.m. of Saturday until 6 a.m. of Sunday, and sixteen during Sunday until 6…

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