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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1879

3,126 stories in Sydney's papers · page 36 of 157

Metropolitan District Court. Friday. (Before Mr. District Court Judge DOWLING.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 March 1879 · page 3

A number of ca. sa. and rehearing motions were dis posed of. JOHNSTON V. TAYLOR. This was an action on a building contract, and occupied…

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Supreme Court. DOWNING V. HOWE

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 March 1879 · page 12

This was a motion for a new trial of this action, in the ejectment tried before the Chief Jnstice and a Jury of Four, last November, resulting in a verdict for plaintiff…

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Insolvency Court. This Day. Surrenders

Evening News · Saturday 29 March 1879 · page 5

James Thomas Nicholson Watson, of Tighe's Hill, drover. Cause of sequestration : Slackness in trade and pressure of creditors. Liabilities, £164 16s 7d ; assets, £12. Mr. S. Lyons, official assignee…

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Law Report. Supreme Court.—friday, March 28. Ecclesiastical Court. (Before his Honor Sir William Manning.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 March 1879 · page 3

In this jurisdiction a number of motions for the passing of accounts and for commission to executors or administrators were made, and other matters not contentious were disposed of…

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Insolvency Court.—friday. (Before the Chief Commissioner.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 March 1879 · page 3

In the matter of Charles Grace, an adjourned special meeting, was further adjourned. In the matter of William George Wilson, a single meeting. Insolvent deposed to the accuracy of his schedule…

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Law Notices. Supreme Court.—saturday, March 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 March 1879 · page 3

In Equity.—Before his Honor Sir William Manning, at 10 o'clock. Stevenson y. Smith (by order) injunction motion…

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Police Court. Tuesday, March 25, (Before Messrs, J, McQuade. W, Lamrook, B.Richards, J. Onus, J. B. Johnstone, ana G. A. Gordon, J’s P.)

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 29 March 1879 · page 4

A publican’s license was granted to William Norms, on the application of Mr. Nielson, for a house situated in George-street, Windsor, and known as the old Benevolent Asylum…

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Divorce Court. [Before his Honor Mr. Justice Hargrave.] OBAHAM V. GRAHAM

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 March 1879 · page 12

This was a suit for a dissolution of marriage brought by Mary Ann Graham, of High-street, West Maitland, formerly Mary Ann Hamor, against her husband, Malcolm John Graham, of South Creek…

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Burglary at Stanmora

Evening News · Monday 31 March 1879 · page 3

A most determined burglary was committed last night at he residence of the Hon. John Campbell, M.L.C., Clunes, Stanmore, the burglars managing to carry off a large quantity of [?]llver plate. How…

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Burglary at Brisbane. BRISBANE

Evening News · Monday 31 March 1879 · page 2

During divine service in the Presbyterian Church yesterday, at South Brisbane, the minister's house adjoining was entered, and a gold watch and a quantity of jewellery was stolen therefrom…

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Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 31 March 1879 · page 6

At the CENTRAL POLICE COURT, on Friday, James Bolger and Timothy Joseph Kelly were committed by Messrs. Bailey and Fremlin to take their trial at the Central Criminal Court on a charge of uttering a forgery. The…

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Insolvency Court. This Day. Surrenders

Evening News · Monday 31 March 1879 · page 2

Henry Hinton, sola executor of the lost of the late Joseph Halford, dcce[?]sed, of Sofala. Cause or sequestration: The Bank of New South Wales, has commenced an action against insolvent as such executer, for…

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Law Report. Insolvency Court.—saturday. Surrenders

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 31 March 1879 · page 6

Charles Myers, of Sydney, dealer. Cause of insolvency, losses in business and pressure of creditors. Liabilities, £89 8s. 2d., of which £25 is secured. Assets, £5. Mr Lyons, official assignee…

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Coroner's Court. Determined Suicide of a Clergyman's Son

Evening News · Monday 31 March 1879 · page 2

The City Coroner, this morning, held an inquest at Thomas Keerey's Woolloomooloo Inn, concerning the death of a young man named Henry Charles Robart, who committed suicide by cutting his throat…

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Government Notices. The Treasury, New South Wales, 18th March, 1879. Contracts for the Public Service. Forage for the Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 31 March 1879 · page 8

NOTICE is hereby given that TENDERS will be received at this Office, until noon of TUESDAY, the 8th April next, for furnishing the supplies undermentioned, in such quantities as may be required during eleven calendar months from the 1st…

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Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 April 1879 · page 6

At the CENTRAL POLICE COURT, yesterday, the Police Magistrate was assisted in the Charge Court by Messrs. Pearce, Davies, Hunt, Harris, and R. C. Murray. The business paper was unusually heavy, the disorderlies, in…

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Police Proceedings

Evening News · Tuesday 1 April 1879 · page 3

WATER POLICE COURT.—Messrs. Lester, Brown, Goodridge, and Gray occupied the bench yesterday. Edward O'Brien, for assaulting a police constable in the execution of his duty, was sentenced to…

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Metropolitan District Court. Monday. (Before Mr. District Court Judge Dowling.) Dunn V. LEVY

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 April 1879 · page 6

This was an action to recover £10 17s. 5d., amount of a bill of costs and a dishonoured promissory note. Judgment was given for the plaintiff. JAGO V. CULLEN…

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Law Report. Insolvency Court.—monday. (Before the Chief Commissioner.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 April 1879 · page 6

Mr. S. C. Brown, on behalf of Messrs. Bradley, Newton, and Lamb, appeared in support of an adjourned motion to make absolute a rule nisi for the compulsory sequestration of the estate of George W. Leeming. It appeared that the…

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Insolvency Court. Monday, March 31. (Before Mr. Chief Commissioner D[?]ffell.) Compulsory Sequestration

Evening News · Tuesday 1 April 1879 · page 3

Re Rey. George W. Leeming. Mr. S. C. Brown on behalf of Messrs. Bradley, Newton, and Lamb, moved to make absolute an order rist, granted herein, for the compulsory sequestration of the Rev. Goorge W. Leeming…

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