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Courts & crime, 1882

3,586 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 180

Law Notices. Supreme Court.—friday, January 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 January 1882 · page 7

Chamber List.—Shorter v. Downey…

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Law Report. Insolvency Court.—thursday, January 19. Surrender

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 January 1882 · page 7

Peter Whitelaw, of Holdsworth, late of Paddington. Liabilities, £181 6s. 3d.; assets, £64 14s. 3d. Mr. E. M. Stephen, official assignee…

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Police. Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 January 1882 · page 8

The Bench on the Criminnl side yesterday was composed of Mr. Dillon, S.M., Mr. Clarke, S.M., Mr. Crane, S.M., and Mr. Reading; on the Summons side, Messrs. Neale, Hunt, and Barden were the sitting justices…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 January 1882 · page 8
Also in Evening News

Mr. Marsh, S.M., presided in the Charge Court yesterday; Messrs. Buchanan, S.M., and Robinson sat in the magistrates' room; and Messrs. Penfold and Bayldon disposed of a number of cases in the Summons Court…

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Horrible Murder in California

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 January 1882 · page 3

"Visitacion Valley," says the Aka California 13th December, "is the name of a large tract land lying between the San Bruno Road and e County Road. The valley is about two miles in…

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Murder by Arabs in Tunis

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 21 January 1882 · page 9

PARIS, January 12.—Intelligence has been received here to-day that the Arabs of Ghadames, in the south-west of Tripoli, have murdered three priests belonging to…

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Licensing Court

Evening News · Saturday 21 January 1882 · page 4

At the Police Court yesterday Messrs. Dillon, O'Malley, Clarke, Crane, Marsh, and Buchanan sat as a Licensing Court. A transfer of the license of the old Robin Hood Hotel, Waverley, was granted from…

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A Kangaroo Court

Illustrated Sydney News · Saturday 21 January 1882 · page 14

THE methods of administering justice, or supposed justice, which prevail in some parts of the South-western States of America, notably in Texas, are not such as accord with the sentiment of orderly communities, and…

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Insolvency Court. Saturday, January 21. SURRENDER

Evening News · Saturday 21 January 1882 · page 4

Joseph Fletcher, of Maryvale, near Wellington, labourer. Liabilities, £39 Is 9d ; assets, £6. Mr. A. Sandeman, official assignee…

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Police Raid on a Gambling House. Melbourne

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 21 January 1882 · page 120

The detectives made a raid on the V. R. C. Hotel, kept by Jim Mace, the pugilist, at S o'clock this morning, and arrested 31 persons found playing hazard. They secured nine dice, five of which were false…

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General News. Blayney is at present without police protection

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 21 January 1882 · page 15

FOR assaulting a bailiff, Henry D. Martin was fined £5 with cost last week. I THE Ministry and Roar-Admiral Wilson visited H.M.S. Nelsoon on Friday last,…

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Law Report. Supreme Court.—friday, January 20. (In Chambers.—Before his Honor Sir George Innes.) Shorter V. DOWNEY

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 January 1882 · page 8

Mr. C. B. Stephen, instructed by Mr. Ashdown, for the defendant; Mr. Shorter for the plaintiff. Application to set aside judgment and an attachment in respect thereof. Writ served June 1878. Defendant appeared…

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Police. Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 January 1882 · page 7

Mr. Dillon, S.M., and Mr. Clarke, S.M., were the sitting Justices at this Court on Saturday. Mary B[?]rin, charged with having insufficient means of support, and failing to show to the contrary, was…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 January 1882 · page 7
Also in Evening News

Messrs. Marsh and Buchanan, S.Ms., were assisted on Saturday by Messrs. V. Brown and L. Scott. Hamasaki Luski, a Japanese youth and a seaman of the ship Anglo-Norman, was charged with having deserted…

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Insolvency Court. Monday, January 23. SURRENDERS

Evening News · Monday 23 January 1882 · page 2

Josiah England, of Clifton, near Bulli, storekeeper. Liabilities, £141 Is 3½d ; assets, £48 Is 2d. Mr. S. Lyons, official assignee…

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Law Report. Insolvency Court.—saturday, January 21. Surrender

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 January 1882 · page 7

Joseph Fletcher, of Maryvale, labourer. Liabilities, £39 1s. 9d.; assets, £6. Mr. Sandeman, official assignee…

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Police. Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 January 1882 · page 6

The bench on the Criminal side yesterday was occupied by Mr. Clarke, S. M., and on the Summons side by Messrs. Alexander, Fraser, and Bull. George Williams, alias Alexander Brown, charged with…

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Newtown Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 January 1882 · page 6

Yesterday, before Mr. Dillon, S.M., James Bell, charged with having used threatening language to Mary Bell, was bound over to keep the peace for six months, self £10. two sureties in £20, or one in £10; in default,…

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