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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1883

3,097 stories in Sydney's papers · page 77 of 155

Law Notices. District Court.—wednesday, July 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 July 1883 · page 5

Ca. [?], station.—Grover v. Roberts. Garnisnee Summons.—Kennedy mid another v. Pringle, Neilson and another garnishees…

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Insolvency Court. Wednesday, July 4. Compulsory Sequestrations

Evening News · Wednesday 4 July 1883 · page 3

E. Vickery and Sons, of Sydney, v. Frank Mercer, of Leichhardt, rule returnable August 2. Mr. F. Macnab, official assignee…

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Police. Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 July 1883 · page 3

Mr. Dillon, S.M., presided on the bench in the Charge Court yesterday. A number of cases of drunkenness were dealt with. Richard Nash Currie was charged with having obtained…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 July 1883 · page 3

Mr.Buchanan, S.M., presided in the Charge Court yesterday; and Mr. Addison, S.M., sat in the Summons Court, and disposed of a number of small debt cases. George Oliver, 21 years, compositor, was charged with…

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The New Court of Appeal

Evening News · Thursday 5 July 1883 · page 2

A new Court of Appeal has been established in New South Wales, but whether It is intended for the convenience of suitors in the police courts only, or to have a general application to the Supreme and…

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Insolvency Court. Thursday, July 5. SURRENDERS

Evening News · Thursday 5 July 1883 · page 2

Joseph Pritchard, of Lambton, near Newcastle, labourer. Liabilities, £39 14s; assets, £1 10s. Mr. L. T. Lloyd; official assignee…

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Law Notices. Supreme Court.—thursday, July 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 July 1883 · page 3

Master's Office.—At 10.30, before the Chief Clerk (by order): Harper and another v. Brown and others, to settle minutes…

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Law Report. Insolvency Court.—wednesday, July 4. Orders Nisi

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 July 1883 · page 3

Jackson and Co. v. Jabcz Brown, 657, Bourke-street, Sydney. Order returnable August 2. Mr. Lloyd, official assignee. W. T. Jackson v. W. B. Melville, clerk, Balmain…

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A Newspaper Punished for Contempt of Court. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 July 1883 · page 3

Arguments were concluded in the run court today on the motion to attach Ignatius Feigl, publisher of the evening Herald, for contempt of court, in publishing comments on the case of…

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Police. Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 July 1883 · page 3

Mr. Dillon, S.M., presided on the bench in the Charge Court yesterday. Twenty-four cases of drunkenness were dealt with. Kate Bowes, aged 36 years, on a charge of having no…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 July 1883 · page 3

Mr. Buchanan, S.M., presided in the Charge Court yesterday; and Mr. Addison, S.M., sat in the Summons Court, and besides dealing with a number of ordinary summons cases, dealt with a number of breaches of the…

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Assault on the Rev. J.j. Halley

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 July 1883 · page 3

Two young men, named respectively Wm. Davenport and Charles Major, were charged at the City Court Melbourne on Tuesday (says the Age) with unlawfully assaulting the Rev. J.J. Halley…

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The Utile Bourke-street Murder. Ah Kit Committed for Trial

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 July 1883 · page 3

The inquest in connection with the Little Bourke-street murder was resumed at Melbourne by Dr Youl on Tuesday (says the Age). The accused, Ah Kit, was present without a legal…

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Contempt of Court, Buy Very Mild

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 July 1883 · page 4

The following is the paragraph on which action for contempt was taken against the Melbourne H[?], and fr which the p[?] was ford [?]25:--"The [?] episode in the history of Mr Mark…

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Law Refort. Insolvency Court.—thursday, July 5. Surrender

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 July 1883 · page 3

Joseph Pritchard, labourer, Lambton, near Newcastle. Liabilities, £39 14s. Assets, £1 10s. Mr. Lloyd, official assignee…

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LAW NOTICES.--This day. Supreme Court. Master's Office. (Before the Chief Clerk.--By order). At 2 p.m.: Lackey v. Bowman, to tax plaintiff's costs. Chamber List

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 July 1883 · page 3

In re Charles Greenfield, prohibition; in re Thomas A. Cunneen, prohibition; in re David Coboroft, prohibition; Suttor v. Moore, Bowman v. Portus, Rider v. Cohen…

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Burglary

Evening News · Saturday 7 July 1883 · page 7

On Thursday, July 5, at Newtown, a young man named Henry Barker, on remand, was charged before Mr. Clarke, S.M., with having entered the dwelling-house of Mr. Thomas Monk, of Canterbury, on June…

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Police. Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 July 1883 · page 6

Mr. Dillon, S.M., presided on the bench in the Central Charge Court yesterday. A number of cases of drunkenness were dealt with. Annie Rowe, aged 15 years, was charged with being in…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 July 1883 · page 6

Mr. Buchanan, S.M., presided in the Charge Court yesterday, and Mr. Addison, S.M., sat in the Summons Court. Bella Coulter, alias Finn, alias Hayes, 29 years, and…

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Penrith Police Court. Tuesday, July 2Nd 1883

Nepean Times · Saturday 7 July 1883 · page 2

Before Messrs. J. D. Single, J. K. Lethbridge, J. Shand, and Dr. Duncan, J.s'P. James Ellison was charged by Sergeant Fowler with having an over coat in his…

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