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Courts & crime, 1885

4,969 stories in Sydney's papers · page 25 of 249

Insolvency Court. Friday, February 13. (Before his Honor the Chief Commissioner,) Compulsory Sequestration

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 February 1885 · page 9

In the matter of T. A. W. hon, William Taylor, adjourned bearing of older nisi granted on 23rd ultimo, the order was discharged. SINGLE MEETINGS…

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Rules for the Ceneral Government and Discipline of Members of the Police Force Oe New South Wales. By authority. Sydney: Thomas Richards, Government Printer, 1884

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 February 1885 · page 19

In this volume—which is very neatly printed and bound-the members of the police force are presented with a very useful collection of the rules under which they live, move, and have their…

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Law Report. Supreme Court.—friday, February 13. In Banco.—(Before their Honors the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice FAUCETT, and Mr. Justice WINDEYER.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 February 1885 · page 11

THE QUEEN V. THOMAS AND ANOTHER. This was an appeal against the conviction of Samuel Thomas and James Mitchell, at the Darlinghurst Quarter Sessions, Darlinghurst, in December last, for larceny. Mr…

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Supreme Court. in Banco. -- Friday, February 13, (Before their Honors the Chief Justice, Mr Justice Faucett, and Mr Justice Windeyer.) the Queen V. Thomas and Another

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 February 1885 · page 9

Mr Tarleton appealed for the Crown; the defendants were not represented. The facts of the case were as follow: -- At the Darlinghurst Quarter Sessions last year two men,…

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Balmain Police Court

Evening News · Monday 16 February 1885 · page 6

John Hogan was charged before Mr. Leopold Yates, S.M., in the Balmain Police Court on Friday, with having been drank in Little Theodore-street. He was fined 5s, with the alternative of being imprisoned…

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Water Police Court

Evening News · Monday 16 February 1885 · page 6

Mr. Johnson disposed of a number of cases in the Water Police Court on Saturday. The majority of the [?]sed were drunkards, and they were fined in the usual amounts. The more serious cases were…

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North Shore Police Court

Evening News · Monday 16 February 1885 · page 6

James Nolson was charged before Mr. Johnson, in the North Shore Police Court, Saturday, with having been drunk in a public thoroughfare, and was fined 5s, with the alternative of being imprisoned until the…

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Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 February 1885 · page 5

Mr. Abbott, S.M., disposed of the business at the CENTRAL POLICE COURT on Saturday. A number of persons were fined for drunkenness. kate Mince and Kate Healey were fined 20s. each, in default seven days'…

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Distrcit Court.—monday, February 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 February 1885 · page 5

Causes.—Sempill v. Whitleck, Coulter v. Coulter, same v. same, Cohen v. Boutton, Knibbs and another v. Preston, Woods v. Morse, Camphell v. Wheeler, Friedman v. Richards, Toohey and another v. Mullins, Mont de Piete Company v. Fisher, Jones…

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Insolvency Court. Saturday, February 14. Surrenders

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 February 1885 · page 6

Edmund George Smith, of Burrowa, painter, Liabilities, £55 17s ; assets, £5. Mr F. Macnab official assignee. John Stormon, of Mornya, labourer. Liabilities,…

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Law Report. Insolvency Court.—saturday. Surrenders

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 February 1885 · page 5

John Stormon, of Moruya, labourer. Liabilities, £202 6s. 1d. Assets, £15 Mr. Lloyd, official assignee. Charles Alfred Barrington, of Petersham, engineer. Liabilities, £3511 12s. Assets, £4001 7s. 6d. Mr…

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Law Notices. Supreme Court.—monday, February 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 February 1885 · page 5

Tern List.—New Trial Motions: Heyde and another v. Swan, Proctor v. Shannon. Morris v. Jones, Green v. Freehill, Hodson v. O'Brien, Brookland others v. Smith. Prothonotary's Office.—Smith v. Commissioner for Railways,…

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The Royal Foresters. a New Court in Eastwood

Evening News · Monday 16 February 1885 · page 6

The Sydney District Grand Lodge officers opened a new Court of Royal Foresters in Eastwood, on Thursday night, the 12th instant, in Borgin's Hotel, near the main camp, Ryde. The lodge is called "The…

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Central Police Court

Evening News · Tuesday 17 February 1885 · page 6

Mr. Buchanan, S.M., presided in. the Central Police Court, Monday. Alfred Tiechman, charged on warrant with larceny as a bailee, was remanded to Grenfell The prisoner was allowed bail, himself in £50 and…

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Balmain Police Court

Evening News · Tuesday 17 February 1885 · page 6

Alexander Peters was dunged before Mr. Whittingdale Johnson, in the Balmain Police Court, Monday, with having been drunk in Beattie-street, and was fined 5s with the alternative of being imprisoned…

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Water Police Court

Evening News · Tuesday 17 February 1885 · page 6

Mr. Addison, S.M., disposed of the business in the Charge Court in the Water Police Court, on Monday. Patrick Bourke was fined 20s, or in default seven days' imprisonment, for having behaved in a riotous…

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Newtown Police Court

Evening News · Tuesday 17 February 1885 · page 5

In the Newtown Police Court to-day, before Mr. O'Malley Clarke, S. M. C. G. Franks was charged with having been found upon the inclosed premises of Mr. Honey Kright, of Burwood. The prosecutor…

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North Shore Police Court

Evening News · Tuesday 17 February 1885 · page 4

Michael Foran was charged, before Mr. Whitting-dale Johnson, D.S.M., in the North Shore Police Court to-day, with having been drunk in Mount-street, and was fined 10s, with the alternative of two…

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Stealing a Half Sovereign

Evening News · Tuesday 17 February 1885 · page 6

Thomas Butler was charged, in the Central Police Court, before Mr. Buchanan, on Monday, with having stolen a half sovereign from Peter Johnson, a seaman. The case for the prosecution was that on…

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Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 February 1885 · page 4

In the CENTRAL POLICE COURT, Yesterday, Mr. Buchanan, S.M., presided in the charge division and doslt with a number of cases of drankenness, and other cases of no public laterest, Gustav Barbeck, charged with having…

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