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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1883

3,097 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 155

Parramatta Police Court. Wednesday, March 21. (Before Messrs. H. Byrnes, Golledge and Pearce, J.’sP.)

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 24 March 1883 · page 4

ALFRED HART, charged with having no lawful means of support, was sent to gaol for three months. J. D. McCallum was charged with stealing…

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Latest Cable Intellicence. Police Proteceion

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 24 March 1883 · page 15

London, March 19.—Sir W. Vernon Harcourt, Home Secretory, has announced his intention of increasng the number of constables on duty in London by 500 for the object of proteeting the…

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Murder of a Chinese Doctor at Armidale. Armidale

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 24 March 1883 · page 551

Jimmy Young, an intelligent and inoffensive Chinaman, well known as the Chinese doctor," having a considerable practice among his countrymen, was found this morning in the Armidale creek in the middle of the town, brutally…

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Insolvency Court. Thursday, March 22. SURRENDER

Evening News · Saturday 24 March 1883 · page 4

John Patterson Mason, of Morehead-street, Redfern, carpenter. Liabilities, £325 16s; assets, £3 10s. Mr. F. M'Nab, official assignee. COMPULSORY SEQUESTRATION…

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Murder of a Chinaman. Horrible Details. (By Telegraph.]. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Armidale

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 March 1883 · page 11

THE body of an old Celestial, known in Armidale as Jimmy the Chinaman doctor, was found this morning about 7 o'clock lying under the bank of the creek near Richardson's mill almost in the…

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Police. Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 March 1883 · page 3

Mr. G. O'M. Clarke, S.M., disposed of the business of the Court on Saturday. Mary Ann Hussy, 41 years, was charged with having wilfully broken two panes of glass, the property of Mr…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 March 1883 · page 3

Mr. Addison, S.M., presided at the Water Police Court on Saturday. Thirty charges of drunkenness and a number of other petty offences were dealt with…

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Alleged Assault and Robbery

Evening News · Monday 26 March 1883 · page 2

As the Central police court on Saturday, two young man, named James Ryan and Richard Gleeson, were charged before Mr. Clark, S.M., with assaulting one Thomas Cragoe and robbing him of 16s…

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Conspiracy to Murder Irish Landlords. London, March 23

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 March 1883 · page 5

Several men were brought to trial at Belfast yesterday, charged with conspiring to murder Irish landlords. Six were found guilty, and sentence deferred…

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Telegraphic News. [By Submarine Cable.] Conspiring to Murder Irish Landlords. London, March 23 (evening.)

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 March 1883 · page 3

Several men were brought to trial at Belfast yesterday, charged with conspiring to murder Irish landlords. Six were found guilty and sentence deferred…

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Stealing from the Person

Evening News · Tuesday 27 March 1883 · page 2

Three young men named Edward Scarlett, Henry Dowse, and Michael Reynolds, were charged before Mr. Dillon, S.M., at the Central police court, to-day, with stealing a parse containing £2 15s and a…

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Verdict of Wilful Murder

Evening News · Tuesday 27 March 1883 · page 2

This morning the inquiry into the cause of death of Daniel Taylor, who recently died in the Sydney Hospital from peritonitis, induced by a man jumping upon his body, was concluded by Mr. H. Shiell, J.P.,…

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A Suburban Court-house

Evening News · Tuesday 27 March 1883 · page 2

The room in which the Newtown police court is daily held is an inconvenient a place for the purpose as can be imagined. It is a small room in the Town Hall, which the Department of Justice has the use…

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Insolvency Court. Tuesday, March 27. Before the Chief Commissioner

Evening News · Tuesday 27 March 1883 · page 2

Certificates were ordered to issue on payment of the usual costs, charges, and expenses to E. J. Gelling, Philip Wetzler, Chas. White, Chas. Relples, and Thomas Appleby. The applications of William…

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Police. Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 March 1883 · page 5

In the Charge Court, the Bench was occupied by Mr. Dillon yesterday. John Curry, 25, labourer, was fined for being drunk. He was also charged with having assaulted Eliza Hind. At…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 March 1883 · page 5

Mr. Buchanan, S.M. presided in the Charge Court yesterday. Michael Flinn, 32 years, fireman, was charged with having used indecent language in George-street and was…

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Murder

Evening News · Wednesday 28 March 1883 · page 2

These is a proverbial remark which implies that the amount of wisdom with which the world is governed is not in proportion to the responsibilities of those who govern it and the magnitude of…

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Parramatta Police Court. Tuesday, March 27. (Before Messrs. P. Miller and Whitworth, J.’sP.)

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 28 March 1883 · page 2

DAVID HIGGINS, supposed, to be of unsound mind, was remanded to the Hospital for the Insane. One inebriate was discharged…

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Insolvency Court. Tuesday, March 27. SURRENDERS

Evening News · Wednesday 28 March 1883 · page 2

David Owen, of Lithgow, miner. Liabilities, £35 13s 5d; assets, £4 10s. Mr. L. T. Lloyd, official assignee. Frederick Hellier, of Narrabri, painter…

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Insolvency Court.—tuesday. (Before the Chief Commissioner.) Certificate Meetings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 March 1883 · page 5

In the matter of William Churche, adjourned application. His Honor directed a further adjournment to 24th April. In the matter of John Morrison and Joshua Lee, ex parte John Morrison, a further adjournment was ordered to 1st…

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