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Courts & crime, 1877

2,475 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 124

Water Police Court. This Day. (Before the Police Magistrate, and Messrs. Curran, Gray, Holborrow, and Goodrich)

Evening News · Monday 22 January 1877 · page 3

John Barry, for fearing used insulting language towards John Shannon, was fined 20s or seven days' gaol; John O'Hare was similarly dealt with for a like offence, and for assaulting the arresting officer…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1877 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. Jolly and Reading. Five persons were fined for drunkenness; and one of them, Catherine Owens, was further charged with having made use of indecent language, and was sentenced to pay…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1877 · page 2

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate and Messrs. Charlton, Hunt, Manning, Smart, and others. Seven inebriates were each fined 5s, or two days in the lookup, and three 10s., or four days in the lockup. William…

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Police Courts. This Day. Central Police Court. (Before Messrs. Hunt Davies, Spence, and Harris)

Evening News · Monday 22 January 1877 · page 3

Charles Peard, 32, was fined 10s for drunkenness, 10s for using obscene language, and 40s for assaulting constable Scott, in the execution of his duty. There were several convictions for using improper…

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Law. Insolvency Court. Friday. Surreders

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1877 · page 2

John Turner, of Milburn Creek, labourer. Cause of insolvency; Losses through mining speculations. Liabilities, £90 16s. 6½d. Assets, £18 14s. 5d. Deficiency, £72 1s. 7½d. Mr. Lyons, official assignce…

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Coroner's Court. This Day. Mysterious Death near Bondi Beach

Evening News · Monday 22 January 1877 · page 3

The City Coroner held an inquest, this morning, at the Benevolent Asylum, Pitt-street south, touching the death of a man who was last Friday afternoon found in the bush about 50 feet from high water, near Bondi…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 January 1877 · page 7

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Holborow, Curran, Marks, Gray, and Goodridge. Nine ineb[?]iates were each fined 5s., and four 10s. each, with the usual alternatives…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 January 1877 · page 7

BEFORE Messrs. Hunt, Harris, Davies, and Spence. Of sixty-three persons apprehended for drunkenness, nineteen were taken into custody between 6 a.m. of Sunday and the like hour this morning…

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Water Police Court (Before the Folios Magistrate, and Messrs. Reading, Smith, Renwick, Chalton. Hunt, Ridge, and Neale.)

Evening News · Tuesday 23 January 1877 · page 2

James Smith, for having assaulted one William Behan, was fined 40, with court costs and professional costs to Mr. Joseph Lowe, attorney for the prosecution…

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Police Courts. This Day. Central Police Court. (Before Messrs. Bailey, Helsham, Hughes, and Perdreaux.)

Evening News · Tuesday 23 January 1877 · page 2

George R. Armstrong was brought up on a charge of obtaining two pairs of boots, value £5, from John Flatcher, with intent to defraud. It was shown that prisoner obtained the boots from Mr. Fastener on credit,…

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Insolvency Court. This Day: [?]

Evening News · Tuesday 23 January 1877 · page 2

Thomas Brown, of Young, carpenter. Cause of requestration Prea[?]re of a creditor who halds [?] promissory note for £25 10s. Idabilites. £105 [?] 1d; assets, £47 9s; deficiency, £55 1s 1d. [?] Mr…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 January 1877 · page 7

BEFORE Messrs. Bailey, Hughes, Helsham, Perdriau, and Mills. Thirteen rersons were fined for drunkenness. [?] Brown after having been fined for drunkenness,…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 January 1877 · page 7

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate and Messrs. Smith, Charlton, [?] Renwick, and others. Six [?] were each fined 5s., and one 10s., with the usual alternatives…

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Police Courts. This Day. Water Police Court. (Before the Police Magistrate, and Messrs. Hunt, Chalton, Moore, Smart, Senior, and Josephson.)

Evening News · Wednesday 24 January 1877 · page 3

Charles M'Fadden, painter, and Maria Stanford, were fined far using obscene language in public Places, and Mary O'Beirne, for using indecent language, was fined 20s, or seven day's gaol. Charlotte Vickery was…

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Stealing Billiard Balls

Evening News · Wednesday 24 January 1877 · page 2

This morning, at the Police Court, two young men, Mined Thomas Doby. and Jeremiah M'Carthy, were charged frith fearing stolen three billiard ball, the property of Louis Lehrke, Proprietor of a billiard…

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Insolvency Court. Tuesday. Surrender

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 January 1877 · page 7

Thomas Brown, of young, carpenter. Causes of insolvency: Pressure of a creditor and large family to support. Liabilities, £105 16s. ld., of which 444 is secured. Assets, £47 9s. Deficiency, £58 7s. ld. Mr. Lyons, official…

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Insolvency Court. This Day. Surrenders

Evening News · Wednesday 24 January 1877 · page 3

William Charles Hall, of Mangrove Creek, near Chatsworth, Clarence River, labourer. Cause of sequestration, Loses by the flood and pressure of a judgment creditor—Mr A. Rosa, of Palmer's Island. Liabilities £70 15s 8d;…

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Police Courts. This Day. Water Police Court. (Before the Police Magistrate, with Lieut.-Colonel Mannsell and Mr. M'Reath.)

Evening News · Thursday 25 January 1877 · page 3

Daniel M'Carthy in addition to being punished for drunkenness, was fined 39s for wilfully damaging a constable's uniform, and 3s 6d for wilfully breaking a pane of glass of that value…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 January 1877 · page 7

BEFORE Messrs. Renwick, Curran, and Gorus. Fourteen persons were fined for drunknness, Mary Ann Gilmore was further charged with having while drunk made use of obscene language, on which ground she…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 January 1877 · page 7

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate and Messrs. Hunt Senior, Charlton, Josephson, and others. One inebriate was fined 5s., and two 10s. each, with the usual alternatives…

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