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Courts & crime, 1878

2,994 stories in Sydney's papers · page 29 of 150

Law. Insolvency Court. Thursday. Before the Chief Commissioner

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 March 1878 · page 7

On the motion of Mr. Dawson, at the ins[?] or Messrs. Mitchell and Tooth, no cause being shown, [?] Honor made absolute an order nisi for the compulsory sucstratin of the etate of Sarah O'Hehir: schedule and stement to tbe…

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Police Court. Drunkenness

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1878 · page 3

Henry Hill alias Banks, was fined 1s ; John McDonald, Samuel Murphy, and John Williams were admonished and discharged. Charles Brooks was…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 March 1878 · page 8

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Parnell and Jolly. Sixteen persons were fined for drunkenness. Jane Merrett was sentenced to be imprisoned three…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 March 1878 · page 8

BEFORE Messrs. Lester and Goodvidge. Nine persons were fined for drunkenness. Elizabeth Philips Samuel Tillman, Margaret Dennis, Henry Lovesy, and Frederick White were fined in various…

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Police Court. Tuesday, March 22nd

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1878 · page 5

‘DRUNKENNESS.—Wm. McGregor, charged before Mr John Kidd, J.P., for. drunkenness pleaded guilty, was admonished and discharged…

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Getting into Gaol

Evening News · Saturday 30 March 1878 · page 5

[?]se surge was charged before the Water Police Court, this morning, with willfully breaking a square of plate glass valued at £5, the property of Messrs Drysdale and Roberts. Prisoners was seen to go and…

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Police Court, Friday, March 22. (Before Mr C. A. Scrivener, J.P.)

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1878 · page 3

ANIMALS STRAYING. —.Two parties were fined. 2s. 6d. each, and costs, for allowing animals.to Stray. CATTLE DRIVING ON SUNDAY— DENIS…

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Police Court. Saturday, March 23. (Before Mr Taylor, J.p) Drunkenness, etc

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1878 · page 6

Michael Kelly was charged with having been drunk, used obscene language, and destroyed police uniform. Not having been before the Court for…

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Coroner's Court

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 March 1878 · page 13

On Friday afternoon the City Coroner held an inquest at the Wharf Hotel, Dowling street, respecting the death of a man named Charles Collins, who had committed suicide by cutting his throat with a…

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District Court

Evening News · Saturday 30 March 1878 · page 4

Mr. District Court Judge Wilkinson yesterday heard two case which might prove salutary cautions to owners of vicious dogs and slanderers. in the first case one Edmonds called on a tradesman, named…

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Supreme Court

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 March 1878 · page 14

The full Court on Friday last, by a majority (Mr. Justice Hargrave dissenting) refused to grant Mrs. Sims a new trial. On Wednesday, Mr. D. Buchanan, for Mrs. Sims, argued that the verdict of…

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Insolvency Court. SURRENDERS

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 March 1878 · page 14
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James Devine, of Brocklesby, farmer. Cause of sequestration: Losses of stock and several bad seasons. Liabilities, £933; assets; £1478 5s. Assignee, Mr. R. H. Sempill…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 March 1878 · page 8

BEFORE the CHIEF COMMISSIONER. In the matter of Martin Lysaght, a single meeting. Insolvent deposed to the accursey of his schedule. Debt proved: H. Campbell, £15 10s. Ore claim was held over, and the…

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Murder by New Guinea Natives. Townsville

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 30 March 1878 · page 8

By the mail steamer Somerset news has been received that New Guinea native, from Katow River, have murdered some native missionary teachers, and that all the rest of the teachers…

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A Belgian Murder. Berlin, January 6, 1878

Evening News · Saturday 30 March 1878 · page 3

A shocking murder has just been discovered at Antwerp. In a dirty room, which served at the same time as an old clothes shop and a bedroom, lived a couple of the name of Mestdag, who were…

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Police Court. Friday, March 29. (Before Messrs Gould, Taylor, and Hunt, J’s.p.) Ho[?] Straving

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1878 · page 5

Seven persons were fined for allowing horses to [?] in the public streets. OBSCENE LANGUAGE. George Har[?] and Charles Perkins were…

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Metropolitan District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 March 1878 · page 8

BEFORE Mr. District Court Judge WILKINSON. A number of ca. sa. motions and other formal business was disposed of in the usual manner. EDMONDS V. LAPRAIKE…

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Law. Supreme Court.—friday, March 29. Matrimonial and Divorce Causes Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 March 1878 · page 8

BEFORE his Honor Mr. Justice HARGRAVE. BUCHANAN V. BUCHANAN. On the motion of Mr. C. J. Manning, the decree nisi for a dissolution of marriage was made absolute. The…

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Divorce Court. FRIDAY. [Before his Honor Mr. Justice Hargrave.] BUCHANAN V. BUCHANAN

Evening News · Saturday 30 March 1878 · page 5

[?] brought by Mary Buchanan, formerly Mary Morris, of the Glebe, against her hus-Manning, instructed by Mr. Norton, now applied to…

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