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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1882

3,586 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 180

Police. Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 March 1882 · page 3

Mr. Clarke, S. M., took the Bench on Saturday. Rose Duffy was charged with vagrancy, having no lawful means of support. She had been for several days seen lying about Belmore Gardens, and was on Friday brought…

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Redfern Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 March 1882 · page 3

On Saturday, before Mr. Buchanan, S.M., John Birdgess, for assaulting his wife, Jane Birdgess, in view of a constable, was ordered to pay a penalty of 40s., or go to gaol for fourteen days. The same prisoner, for making use of…

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Victorias Police Commission

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 March 1882 · page 3

The Victorian Ministers met in Cabinet at Melbourne on Thursday, says the Age, and devoted nearly the entire day to the consideration of the report prepared some months ago by the Police…

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Law Report. Insolvency Court.—saturday. Surrender

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 March 1882 · page 3

Richard Thomas, Murrumburrah, tailor. Assets, £92 1s. Liabilities, £144. Mr. Lloyd, official assignee…

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Law Notices. Supreme Court.—monday, March 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 March 1882 · page 3

Banco Court.—Fraser and others [?] Cutter, Campbell v. Southwell, Kerwin v. Pearson, Redgate v. The Bank of New South Wales. Jury Court.—Hermann v. The Australian Joint Stock Bank, Cohn…

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Police. Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 March 1882 · page 7

Mr. Clarke, S.M., occupied the Bench yesterday. Matthew Kerr was charged with having been, for an unlawful purpose, on the promises of Honora Richardson. Prosecutrix, a publican carrying on business in…

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Newtown Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 March 1882 · page 7

Yesterday, before Mr. Dillon, S.M., two drunkards were fined is each, or imprisoned till the rising, of the Court Patrick Winkle, by warrant, charged with assaulting and beating one James Murdoch, was fined £5,…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 March 1882 · page 7

Mr. Marsh, S.M., occupied the Bench in the charge Court yesterday, and Mr. Buchanan, S. M., disposed of the business of the Summons Court. The drunkards' list resulted in eighteen persons being fined for being intoxicated…

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Indecent Assault

Evening News · Tuesday 7 March 1882 · page 3

Peter Dugdale, aged 23, described as a carpenter, a native, of Denmark, Ws brought up at the Central this morning, on a charge of indecently assaulting a little girl, name unknown, in Hyde Pack. Constable…

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Six Arrests For Murder

Evening News · Tuesday 7 March 1882 · page 2

LONDON, March 6.—Six persons have been arrested, in Dublin on the charge of having been concerned in the murder of the man Bailey, who had given information…

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Shooting with Intent to Murder

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 March 1882 · page 3

At the Water Police Court yesterday morning a man named Joseph Murphy, mate of the American brigantine Malay, was charged before Mr. Marsh, S. M., with shooting at Thomas M'Innerney, a…

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Insolvency Court.—monday. Surrenders

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 March 1882 · page 7

Thomas Scott Plunkett, of Forbes, baker. Liabilities, £111 14s. Assets, £10. Mr. Sandeman, official assignee. Solon Williams, of New Lambton, miner Liabilities, £39 14s. 3d. Assets, £3. Mr. Stephen, official assignee…

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Law Notices. Supreme Court.—tuesday, March 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 March 1882 · page 7

Banco Court.—Campbell v. Southwell, part heard; Kerwin v. Pearson, Redgate v. Bank of New South Wales, Jones v. M'Cann. Jury Court.—Cohn v. Victoria Insurance Company, part heard;…

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Law Intelligence. Jury Court.--monday, March 6. (Before Mr. Justice Windeyer)

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 March 1882 · page 4

COHEN V. VICTORIA INSURANCE COMPANY.-- Messrs. O'Connor and Rogers, instructed by Shorter, Fitzgerald, and Asher appeared for the plaintiff, and Messrs. Salomons, Q C., and J. H. Want,…

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Law Report. Supreme Court.—monday, March 6. Sittings for Causes. Banco Court.—(Before his Honor Mr. Justice FAUCETT and a jury of four.) Fraser and Others V. CUTTER

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 March 1882 · page 7

This was an action to recover an over payment made by the plaintiffs to the defendant. Mr. Pitcher and Dr. Sly, instructed by Messrs. Allen and Allen, appeared for the plaintiffs. No counsel appeared for…

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LAW NOTICES.--This Day. Supreme Court. in Equity. (Before His Honor the Primary Judge.)

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 March 1882 · page 3

At 10am.: Nobby r. Nobby and others by order adjourned hearing. At 11 am.: Lloyd v. Wlon and others, motion for Injunction ;Bucknell v. Vickery, to reverse Master's decision…

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Police. Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 March 1882 · page 7

Mr. Dillon, Mr. Crane, and Mr. Clarke, S.Ms., were the sitting justices yesterday. George Glennie, 80, convicted of vagrancy—having no visible lawful means of support—was sentenced to be…

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Redfern Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 March 1882 · page 7

Yesterday, before Mr. 'G. W. F. Addison, S.M., Ann Kingsburg for being drunk was ordered to pay a penalty of 10s., in default 48 hours in gaol; and for making use of indecent language in Abercrombie-street, the same prisoner…

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Newton Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 March 1882 · page 7

Yesterday, before G. O'M. Clarke, S. M., four persons were fined 5s. and 5s. costs, or 48 hours each, for wasting water. Inspector Stafford, on behalf of the borough of Marrickville v. Thomas Wall and Charles Helm, breach of…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 March 1882 · page 7

Mr. Marsh, S. M., disposed of the business of the Charge Court yesterday; and Mr. Buchanan, S.M., presided in the Summons Court. Mr. George Webber, inspector of the Animals…

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