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Courts & crime, 1884

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Summons Court

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 February 1884 · page 7

Mr W. Crane, S.M., sat in this court yesterday. Abigail Kolb was ordered to pay a fine of £2, for making use of insulting language towards Mary M'Fee…

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Parramatta Police Court. Saturday February 2. (Before Messrs. Ryan and Harper, J’s.P.)

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 6 February 1884 · page 2

W. H. WINTERS (on [?] called to answer a charge of having been drunk on the railway station. He did not appear and it was ordered that his recog[?]nced should be [?]eated…

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Metropolitan District Court. Tuesday, February 5. (Before Mr. District Court Judge DOWLING.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1884 · page 5

A large number of appeals against city rate valuations were made by property-owners, and in many instances the appellants were successful in obtaining reductions of the amounts at which they had been rated. Subsequently…

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Quarter Sessions Court. Tuesday, February 5

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 February 1884 · page 2

His Honor Judge Forbes presided over the Quarter Sessions Court yesterday, Mr E, Lee acting aa Crown Prosecutor. ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO ROB…

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Law Report. Insolvency Court.—tuesday. Surrenders

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1884 · page 5

Edward J. Williams, of Liverpool-street, Sydney. Liabilities, £67 8s. 5d. Assets, £5. Mr. Lloyd, official assignee. Peter Crane, of Newcastle, fireman. Liabilities, £37…

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Law Notices. Metropolitan District Court.—wednesday, Feb. 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1884 · page 5

Cu sa Summonses.—Fleary v. M'Phee, Hellyer v. Norris, Mullen v. Clarke, M'Elvenv and others v. M'Culloch, Jackson and others v. Fitzpatrick, Whiddon v. Thomas, Wilson v. Hope, Barker v. Greenland…

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Police. Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 February 1884 · page 12

Mr. Dillon, S.M., presided on the bench in the Contral Police Court yesterday. A number of cases of drunkenness were dealt with. Caroline Clifford, on a charge of having used obscene…

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Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 February 1884 · page 12
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Mr. Marsh, S.M., disposed of the business in the Charge Court yesterday; and Mr. Addison, S.M., dealt with a number of small dubt cases in the Summons Court. A few persons were fined for drunkenness and also for…

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Balmain Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 February 1884 · page 12

Mr. Buchanan, S.M., occupied the bench yesterday. Mrs. Wright, for using obscene language in Darlingstreet, Maintain, was fined 40s., or one month in gaol. James Clifford, for refusing admittance to Senior-sergeant…

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Central Police Court

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 February 1884 · page 7

Mr J. Dillon, S.M., presided over the charge court yesterday. William M'Canley, alias Cockey Bill, was fined £1 for using profane language in Campbell-street…

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Redfern Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 February 1884 · page 12

Mr. O'Malley Clarke, S.M., presided yesterday.—Rate Winters, 16, was fined 10s., with the alternative of two days imprisonment, for being drunk and disorderly in Hudson-street. Honora Malony, for being drunk and…

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Quarter Sessions Court

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 February 1884 · page 7

At the Quarter Sessions Court, yesterday, his Honor Judge Forbes presided, Mr P. J. Healy and Mr O'Mara acting as Crown Prosecutors. INDECENT ASSAULT…

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The District Court

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 February 1884 · page 6

There were s number of small cases before Judge f Pawling yesterday, A rather amazing incident occurred. His Honor, addressing a female witness, who was standing in the boar of the court [?]…

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Metropolitan District Court. Wednesday, February 6. (Before Mr. District Court Jurge DOWLING.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 February 1884 · page 12

The business of the Court was from first to last unimportant. A number of ca. sa. summonses were disposed of, then a garnishee suimuous was taken, and the remainder of the day was occupied in deciding causes in…

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Insolvency Court. Thursday. February 7. SURRENDERS

Evening News · Thursday 7 February 1884 · page 2

John M'Grath, of Camperdown, boarding house-keeper. Inabilities £118 3s 7d assets £55. Mr. F.Macnab official assignee. Thomas M. Woods. of Bowenjeh publican…

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Law Report. Insolvency Court.—wednesday. Surrendetrs

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 February 1884 · page 12

Samuel Lees, of Mount Hope, Hillston, storekeeper, on petition and aflidavit. Mr. Stephen, official assiguee. Richard Hennessy, late of Cowra, hotelkeeper, out of business. Liabilities, £525 15s. 6d. Assets, £198 17s…

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Police. Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 February 1884 · page 10

Mr. Dillon, S.M., presided on the bench in the Charg Court yesterday. A number of oases of drunkenness were dealt with. James S. Murray, aged 34, a tailor, charged with having…

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Water Police Court

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 February 1884 · page 3

Mr Addison, S.M., sat in the Charge Court yesterday and Mr Marsh, S.M., in the Summons Court. John Latimer, charged with stealing jewellery to…

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Redfern Police Court

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 February 1884 · page 3

Mr Clarke, S.M., presided on Wednesday. Tong Man was charged, with threatening, the life of a brother celestial named Quong Ding. It appeared that the defendant chased Ding with a…

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