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Courts & crime, 1878

2,994 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 150

Police Court. Monday, April 1. (Before Messer. Hugh Taylor and Neil Stewart, J’s.P.)PROTECTION

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1878 · page 6

John Young, a toy ten years of age, who had given himself up to the police a few days previously for protection, was again brought before the Bench. Senior-sergeant…

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Court of Quarter Sessions

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 April 1878 · page 447
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

THE sittings of the Court of Quarter Sessions for the Sydney District commenced on Monday morning before Mr. District Court Judge Wilkinson as chairman. Mr. F. E. Rogers prosecuted for the Crown…

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The District Court Judges

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 April 1878 · page 441

A DISCUSSION of considerable interest, but to little or no purpose, took place in the House last week, upon a motion by Mr. E. B. SMITH to increase the salaries of the District Court…

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Mudgee Police Court. Tuesday, 26Th March. Before the P.M. and F. Cox, J.P. the Sightascope

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 6 April 1878 · page 9

Sub-inspector Carter v. Wyner and Fisher. The defendants were charged as follows--"That they did on the 22nd March, at Mudgee, in conjunction, unlawfully dispose of…

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Law. Supreme Court.—friday, April 5. Matrimonial and Divorce Causes Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 April 1878 · page 8

BEFORE his Honor Mr. Justice HARGRAVE. MULCAHY V. MULCAHY AND M'LELLAND. This was a suit for a dissolution of marriage in which Martin Mulcahy was the petitioner, Ann Mulcahy the…

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Police Court. (Before Messrs J. K. Lethbridge, J. S. Smith, J. D. Single, J. McGarty, and J. K. Cleeve, J’s.P.)

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1878 · page 3

LARCENY. — Benjamin Bunnington was brought up charged with larceny. Prisoner was first fined 10s., or 7 days’ imprisonment for drunkenness. The…

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Divorce Court. Friday, March 29. (Before his Honor Mr. Justice Hargrave.) BUCHANAN V. BUCHANAN

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 April 1878 · page 14

This was a divorce suit brought by Mary Buchanan, formerly Mary Morris, of the Glebe, against her husband, William Buchanan, postal inspector. Mr. Manning, instructed by Mr. Norton, now applied to…

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Small Debts Court. Wednesday, April 3.(Before Messrs. H. Byrnes and Miller, J’s.P.)

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 6 April 1878 · page 6

William Goodin o. Benjamin Pilcher.— A claim for £1 6s. for rent. Verdict for plaintiff £1, to be paid by weekly instalments of 5s…

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Law. Matrimonial and Divorce Causes Court. Before his Honor Mr. Justice Hargrave. Crane V. Crane and Smith

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 April 1878 · page 447

This was a petition for a dissolution of marriage filed by Mary Crane against Christopher Crane and Jane Smith. The evidence showed that the petitioner and respondent had been married in 1866 before Dr. Fullerton, and for about…

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Quarter Sessions. FRIDAY. Before Mr. District Court Judge Wilkinson, Mr. F. E. Rogers and Mr. Smythe prosecuted or behalf of the Crown

Evening News · Saturday 6 April 1878 · page 5

JURORS FINED. Joseph Barrett and William Rust were fined £2 for non-attendance. STEALING FROM A DWELLING…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 April 1878 · page 3

BEFORE Messrs. Hunt, Edwards, Greville, and V. Brown. Ten perons were fined for drunkenness. John A. Murray an Joseph Darvall were each fined 20s., or seven day's gaol, for having made use of obscene…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 April 1878 · page 3

BEFORE Messrs. Smart and Cunninghame. Nine persons were fined for drunkenness, one of whom, Elizabeth M'Clusky, was also charged with having made use of obscene language, in respect of which she was…

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Stealing Copper

Evening News · Monday 8 April 1878 · page 2

At the Central Police Court this morning, before Messrs. Spence, Harris, and Hunt, a man named George Colley, was, on the complaint of Constable Collins and John Rowan, committed to take his trial…

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Insolvency Court. This Day. Surrenders

Evening News · Monday 8 April 1878 · page 3

John Musgrave Johnson, of Wall[?]nd, miner, Cause of [?]tion: L[?]by slackness of work and [?] in family. [?]ties, £164 18s 1d assets £1 10s. Assignee. Mr. R. H. Sem[?]…

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Law. Insolvency Court. Meetings of Creditors

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 April 1878 · page 3

Monday April 8, at 11 a.m.—Before the Chief Commisioner Lucknow Reef Gold Mining Co., application for order for refund to contributories. Francis Marrin, adjourned examination; william Bode, same; William Frederick Cape, special…

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Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 April 1878 · page 7

BFFORE the Police Magistrate, with Messrs. Spence, Harris, Graham, Davies, Beaumont, Hunt, and Palser. Sixty-nine persons were fined for drunkenness; two of whom were further convicted of using obscene language,…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 April 1878 · page 7

BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate, and Messrs. Lester, Goodridge, Chatfield, Marks, and Gray. Twenty persons were fined in the usual amounts for being drunk, and for disorderly conduct in the streets…

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Law. Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 April 1878 · page 7

BEFORE the CHIEF COMMISSIONER. In the [?] of Francis Marrin, an adjourned examination [?] S. C. Brown appeared for the official aasignee and [?] the insolvent, who deposed that he resided at…

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Insolvency Court. This Day. Surrenders

Evening News · Tuesday 9 April 1878 · page 3

John James Morgan, of 275, Palmer-street, Woolloomooloo. Cause of cequestration: Sickness. &c. Liabilities, £41 19s 6d, assets, [?]. Assignee. Mr. S. Lyons. Edmund Walker Cooper of the Adelaide Hotel…

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