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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1881

3,393 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 170

Law Intelligence. District Court.--monday, February 7. (Before His Honor Mr. Justice Wilkinson.)

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 February 1881 · page 4

M'MAHON V. STOKES.--The parties in this cause were both omnibus proprietors. The plaintiff sought to recover damages caused to his property by the negligence of defendant. Messrs. [?]annon…

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Police. Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 February 1881 · page 6

Messrs. Dean, Field, and Hale were the sitting justices on Tuesday, on the Criminal side, and on the Summons side the bench was occupied by Messrs. Lipman, Charlton, Senior, Fremlin, Perdrian, and M'Lean…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 February 1881 · page 6

On Tuesday the Bench in the Charge Court was occupied by Messrs. Reading, Hunt, Jenkins. and E. O. Smith; and in the Summons Court by Mr. Penfold. Lucius O'Brien, George Childs, and Thomas R[?]e wer[?]…

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Newtown Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 February 1881 · page 6

On Tuesday, Messrs. Fowler, Holborow, and J. P. Wright were on the bench. The license of the Queen's Hotel, Enmore, was transferred from Thomas O'Connor to Frances Martin, and that…

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Police Courts. Water Police Court. February 9

Evening News · Thursday 10 February 1881 · page 3

Thomas Gibbon, 33, a butcher, was charged with feloniously stealing a quantity of beer and spirits, value 20s, the property of Joseph Bowden. The prisoner was formerly in the employ of prosecutor,…

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Central Police Court. Wednesday, February 9

Evening News · Thursday 10 February 1881 · page 3

Thomas Collins, for having two dozen files in his possession, reasonably supposed to have been stolen, was sent to gaol for 14 days with hard labour. FEMALE SQUABBLE…

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District Court.—thursday, February 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 February 1881 · page 6

Farmer v. Milne, Kellett v. Bone, Quinn v. Bond, Barkham Farrell, Dunrich v. O'Connor, Seamer v. Hayes…

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Metropolitan District Court. Wednesday. (Before his Honor Mr. District Court Judge Wilkinson.) AINSLEY V. TORNAGHI

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 February 1881 · page 6

Plaintiff claimed £137 12s. 2d. dumages for breach of contract under an auctioneer's sale. Defendant purchased certain allotments of land, somo of which he refused to take over, but expressed his willingness to fulfil the contract in…

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Law Notices. Supreme Court.—thursday, February 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 February 1881 · page 6

Banco Court.—Waugh v. Watson, part heard; Bate and another v. O'Brien. Lowe v. Kinchela. Jury Court.—Jones v. Municipal Council of Sydney, part heard; Lord v. Clyne, Delaney v. Carson. Madden v. Robertson…

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Insolvency Court.—wednesday. (Before the Chief Commissioner.) First Meetings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 February 1881 · page 6

In the matter of William Jones, of Forbes, storeekeeper. Four debts were admitted, and it was ordered that one stand over for amendment. The meeting closed. In the matter of Jane Ousby, one proof of debt was…

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Law Report. Supreme Court.—wednesday, February 9. Banco Court.—(Before his Honor the Chief Justice and a jury of four.) BOURKE V. Rutherford and Others

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 February 1881 · page 6

This was an action against Cobb and Co., in which the plaintiff sought damages for the negligence of the defendants' servant, whereby a coach was driven violently against a telegraph post, and the plaintiff's ankle was broken…

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Police. Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 February 1881 · page 6

The Police Migistrate was assisted yesterday, on the Criminal side by Messrs. Peafold and Henderson, and on the Summons side by Messrs. Smithers, Beaumont, Stanley, and Fowler…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 February 1881 · page 6

On Wednesday, the bench in the Charge Court was oocupied by Mr. Vincent Brown, Mr. E. Greville, and Captain Edwards. Thomas Gibbon, described as a butcher, was charged…

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Newtown Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 February 1881 · page 6

Messrs. J. Alexander, R. Weaver, and J. Kingsbury were on the Bench. A woman named Sarah Selvedge, who was in a deplorable state from dirt and disease, was sent to gaol for three…

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How a Ritualist went to Gaol

Evening News · Friday 11 February 1881 · page 3

The following latter, written by an eye witness of Mr. Enraght's arrest and imprisonment, will be read with great interest by our readers:—"The Rev. R. W. Enraght was arrested and lodged in Warwisk gaol…

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District Court.—february 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 February 1881 · page 6

Ca. Sa. Motions; Kenn v. Waters, Gaffney v. Sinclair, Hayes v. Donovan, Grocott v. Cleary, Barnett v. Oliver, Dowswell v. Bottle, Russell v. Thompson, Keating v. Muston, Heffernan v. Bale Hordern v. Pratt, Blunchard v. Hope, Scowan v…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 February 1881 · page 6

In the matter of [?] De Lissa v. Antonio Woolier and George Bennett, compulsory sequestration. His Honor, on the application of Mr. A. De. Lissa, made the rule nisi absolute, and ordered that the schedule and statement be…

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Law Notices. Supreme Court.—friday, February 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 February 1881 · page 6

Banco Court.—Lowe v. K[?]chela, Poole v. Caldwell, the English, Scottish, and Australian Chartererd Bank v. Cowper, Walker and others v. Collier and another. Jury Court.—Delan[?]y v. Carson, Madden v. Robertson, Hawkes…

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Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Court.—friday, February 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 February 1881 · page 6

Before his Honor Mr. Justice Windeyer, after Chambers: Blight v. Blight, to settle issues; Wien v. Wien, for hearing; Smith v. Smith, to make decree nisi absolute; Darum v. Darum, for hearing; Dibbs v. Dibbs, summons for review of taxation…

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Metropolitan District Court. Thursday. (Before his Honor Mr. District Court Judge Wilkinson.) Pahnke and Wife V. Klein and Wife

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 February 1881 · page 6

Plaintiffs claimed £51 8s. for money le[?]t and wages due. It was alleged for the plaintiffs that the female plaintiff had been engaged by the female defendant to look after the house, and that she performed that duty for thirty-…

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