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Mr Addison, S.M., presided over the Charge Court at the Water Police Court yesterday, when the cases disposed of were for the most part not of general interest. Charles Stewart, 42, described…
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Police Court. Wednesday, April 15.(Before Dr. Le Gay Brereton, J.P.)
Richard Spearing, alias “Dick the Devil,” for riotons conduct, was fined 5s. Paid. J. O’Brien, for a similar offence, was fined in a like amount, and for using obscene…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Supposed Murder near Nyngan. Nyngan
The dead body of a man has been discovered close to the Nyngsn-Bourke railway extension, and the surroundings point conclusively to the fact that a brutal murder has been committed. The body was found by a gang of…
Continued on Trove, page 808 →Insolvency Court. SURRENDERS
Frederick Lawes, of Goulburn, baker. Liabilities. £223 17s 2d; assets, £96 10s 11d. Mr. L. T. Lloyd, official assignee. William James Lloyd, of St. Peters, Cook's…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Parramatta Police Court. Wednesday, April, 28. (Before Messrs. N. Stewart and A. Gee, J’s.P.)
ONE drunk was dealt with. Five men three of them very old and infirm were brought before the court, having been locked up on previous night for protection. It…
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His Honor Sir William Manning disposed of a very long list of chamber matters in common law. Some equity matters then required his attention. His Honor intimated that he would take no mote common law business,…
Continued on Trove, page 799 →Murder near Deniliquin. (By Telegraph. From Our Correspondent.) Deniliquin
At the Deniliquin assizes yesterday, before Judge Windeyer, Joseph Gordon was convicted for the murder of a hawter named George Mizon, on the Hay-road, about seven miles from…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Murder Near Nyngan. (By Telegraph. From Our Correspondent.) Nyngan
A MAN was found on Tuesday on the Bourke line of new railway, and had evidently been murdered for the sake of plunder, as his pockets were cut out. His head was much battered about…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Trial for Murder. (By Telegraph. From Our Correspondent.) Melbourne
BOURKE, alias Donovan, the lunatic, charged with the Pettavell murder, was brought up at the Geelong Assizes yesterday. He appeared to be weak. The Crown Prosecutor seemed to rely…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Metropolitan District Court.—friday. (Before Mr. District Court Judge FORBES and a jury of four.) HANNAH V. LLOYD
Mr. O'Connor, instructed by. Messrs. Dunn and Lyon[?], for plaintiff; Mr. Nash, instructed by Messrs. Holdsworth and Evan[?], for defendant. This was an action to recover damages for trespass to a shop in George-street, and to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Insolvency Court.—friday. (Before the Chief Commissioner.) Third Meetings
In the several matters of Stuart A. Hill, Mary Ann Rhodes (deccased), Jam[?] Style, Richard Marum, and David Gubbay. No debts were proved in the first named estate, one in the second, none in the third, one in the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Law Notices. Supreme Court.—term List for Second Term— Monday, April 28
For Jud[?]ent,—Brown v. Ritchie, Nipper and another v. Hixson, Park and another v. O'Do[?]mell. Motions, &c.—Brown v. Grogan, District Court appeal; Rigney v. [?]nker and another to re[?] order; ex parte Cox and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Law Report. Supreme Court.—friday April 25. Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction.—(Before his Honor the Primary Judge.) Hannan and Another V. WHITWORTH
Mr. M'Naughton asked that this suit might be set down for bearing, inasmuch as the property had been sold for £[?]000 And the matter could not be completed until the determination of the suit…
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Mr. G. O'M. Clarke, S.M., presided in the Charge Court on Saturday. Win. Plummer for having made use of indecent language in Regent-street, was fined £2, or 14 days' imprisonment…
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Mr. Addison, S.M., disposed of the business on Saturday. A number of persons were fined for drunkenness. Nellie Herbert, charged with having been drunk and disorderly in George-street, was fined 40s., with the option…
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Mr. T. K. Abbott, S.M., presided on Saturday. Herbert Johnson, charged with being drunk and disorderly, was fined 20s., with the alternative of three days' imprisonment…
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Mr. Addison, S.M., occupied the bench on Friday, and dealt with the following cases:- Robert Brand was fined 10s. or two days' imprisonment for being drunk, and 20s. or 14 days for using obscene…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shocking Murder on Board Ship
About 1 o'clock yesterday morning a man named Wonzel Bichier, chief steward on the s.s. Glaucut, lying at the Adelaide Wharf, was stabbed in the head on board the barque Fannie M,, lying at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shocking Affray. Murder on Board Ship
A shocking affray took place at on early hour on Sunday morning on board the barque Fannt M, lying at Smith's Wharf, which has resulted in the death of one of one principal parties concerned: the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Recent Murder near Nyngan NYNGAN
A man named Toohey was charged at Nyngan on suspicion of having murdered the man whose body was found on the Bourke railway works. He was remanded to Girilambone No other arrest…
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