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Courts & crime, 1880

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Newtown Police Court

Evening News · Monday 19 January 1880 · page 4

The magistrate present on Saturday morning were Messrs. Lester, Pemell, and Dr. Brookes. George Brown. alias Harvey, on a charge of stealing a watch brass chain, key, and tweed vest in all about…

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Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 January 1880 · page 6

At the CENTRAL POLICE COURT, on Saturday the Police Magistrate was assisted by Messrs. Smart, A[?]mbau, Fowler, Sladen, and Deane. Kate Skehan was, on Friday afternoon, found in a state…

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Public Opinion. the Election of Our Chief Magistrate

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 January 1880 · page 3

At another time there might he some reason for saying that the consideration of this very important question would be, to a certain extent, invidious; but as we have just parted with a…

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Law Report. Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 January 1880 · page 6

The following insolvency business was inadvertently omitted from Thursday's issue:— SURRENDERS. Henry Burton, circus proprietor. Liabilities, £5034, of…

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Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 January 1880 · page 7

At the CENTRAL POLICE COURT, yesterday the Police Magistrate was assisted in the Crime Court by Messrs. Pearce, Hunt, and Moses, and in the Summons Court by Messrs. Alexander and Frazer…

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Criminal Assault and Attempted Suicide

Evening News · Tuesday 20 January 1880 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—On Sunday last,Jacob Benzley, a well-known vigneron at Sunday, committed a criminal assault on his own daughter, aged 10 years, under molt atrocious…

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Contempt of Court

Evening News · Tuesday 20 January 1880 · page 2

GRAFTON, Monday.—An hotel keeper named Healey, who was an unsuccessful litigant at the District Court hare, handed up a printed clip to his Honor Judge…

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The Fijian Court

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 January 1880 · page 4

The group of islands comprising the British colony of Fiji can no longer be regarded as the terra incognita which its very name not very long since implied. No country but one naturally rich…

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Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 January 1880 · page 7

At the CENTRAL POLICE COURT, yesterday, the Police Magistrate was assisted by Messrs. Neale, Barden, Field, and Newman; and in the Summons Court by Messrs. Lipman, Harwood, Linsley, and Mitchell…

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Metropolitan District Court. Tuesday, January 20. (Before Mr. District Court Judge WILKINSON.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 January 1880 · page 7

This was a special sitting at Darlinghurst for the hearing of appeals against the new assessment under the 43 Victoria. During the forenoon everything was in a state of conf[?], the seats at the table were rushed, and members of [?] the…

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Law Report. Insolvency Court.—tuesday, Jan. 20. Surrenders

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 January 1880 · page 7

Malcolm M'Donald, of Coorangolook, miner. Liabilities, £169 6s. Assets, £26. Mr. Lyons, official assig[?]ee. George Jones, of Lane Cove, ont of business. Liabilities, £80 16s. 6d., of which £15 is secured. Assets, £20…

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Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 January 1880 · page 6

At the CENTRAL POLICE COURT, yesterday, the Police Magistrate was assisted in the Crime Court by Messrs. Renwick, Booth, Callaghan, Fowler, Deane, Jones, and Mitchell; and in the Summons Court by Messrs. Chapman,…

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Assessment Court

Evening News · Thursday 22 January 1880 · page 3

At tie Darlinghurst courthouse on Tuesday morning, the bearing of the appeals against the new assessment of city properties commenced. His Honer Judge Wilkinson presided, 2170 appeals against…

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City Rates Appeal Court

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 January 1880 · page 4

The Special District Court for hearing appeals against the new assessment rate continued its sittings yesterday, resuming at the letter C. When the Court rose at 4.40 p.m. all the list as far as the end of D…

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Metropolitan District Court, Darlinghurst. Thursday, January 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 January 1880 · page 6

Appeals against City Assessment. Letters—E., F., G., H…

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Law Report. Metropolitan District Court. (Holden at Darlinghurst.) Special Sittings for Hearing of Appeals Against Assessments of City Properties. Wednesday, January 21. (Before Mr. District Court Judge WILKINSON.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 January 1880 · page 6

About 285 cases (in alphabetical order C and D) were disposed of to-day. In the majority of them the amount of assessment was reduced, some of them by consent. In some few cases it appeared that the appellants were…

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Police Courts. Central Police Court

Evening News · Friday 23 January 1880 · page 3

At the above police court, this morning, Mr. Crane, P.M., and the following Justices were present:—Messrs. Jolly, Reading, Skarratt, Thomas, T[?]oker, Neale, Ridge, Barden, Renwick, and O'Halloran…

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Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 January 1880 · page 6

At the CENTRAL POLICE COURT, yesterday, the Police Magistrate was assisted by Messrs. Penfold, Martin, and Connell, and in the Summons Court by Messrs. Lister and Beaumont…

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Water Polios Court

Evening News · Friday 23 January 1880 · page 3

This morning a number of drunksrds were fined in the usual sums. ASSAULTING A MAGISTS James Thomas Power was [?]…

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Contempt of Court at Grafton

Evening News · Friday 23 January 1880 · page 2

Mr. Hervey, plaintiff in a cause at the recant sension of the district Court, before his Honer Judge Murray, failed in his action in consequence of his Honor's summing up. In the afternoon Mr. Hervey…

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