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Courts & crime, 1886

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Extradition Court. French Liberes Again

Globe · Friday 29 January 1886 · page 7

This morning, his Excellency the Governor presided at an Extradition Court, at the Colonial Secretary's office. The Court met at 12 o'clock, and, in…

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Law Report. Insolvency Court.—thursday. Surrenders

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 January 1886 · page 11

Alexander Stewart, of Minter-street, Canterbury, labourer. Liabilities, £116 15s. 11d. Assets, £3. Mr. Lloyd, official assignee. Mersie Hopkins, of Wallsend, milliner. Liabilities,…

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Law Notices. Supreme Court.—friday, January 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 January 1886 · page 11

Chamber List.—At 10 a.m.: M'Rae v. Mont de Piete Company, Toohey and another v. Cook, Cook v. Cook, Knight v. Griggs. Prothonotary'a Office.—Cohen v. Honery, half-past 10…

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Law Intelligence. Insolvency Court. "Wednesday, January 27. Surrenders

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 January 1886 · page 3

Wm. Geo. Darlow, of Umbargo, Tarcutta, grazier, on petition and affidavit. Schedule and statement to be filed on 2nd prox. Mr. L. T. Lloyd, official assignee…

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Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 January 1886 · page 10

At the CENTRAL POLICE COURT yesterday, before Mr. A.M. Fisher, D.S.M., George Dawkin[?] was charged with maliciously wounding James Fletcher. Evidence was given that the prosecutor was in the bar of an hotel in…

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Police Intelligence

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 January 1886 · page 6

William Grant was charged at the Central Police Court, yesterday, before Mr. Fisher, D.S.M., with stealing 15 cauaries, value £20, belonging to Walter Crivington. It will be…

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Penrith Police Court. MONDAY. Before Mr. J. K. Cleeve, J.P.

Nepean Times · Saturday 30 January 1886 · page 2

William Watson, for being drunk, was fined 2s, 6d., or be locked up till 3 p.m. Edward Verney, charged with using obscene language on Saturday night, was fined 5s., or in…

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Balmain Police Court. Monday, January 25th. (Before Mr. Addison. S.M.)

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 30 January 1886 · page 2

ThoMas Moore, laborer, drunk in Darling-street; fined-10s or 2 days. Philip Bond, boilermaker, drunk in Cooper-street; fined 10s or 2 days…

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Police Court. Saturday, January 9. (Before Mr. R. R. Terry, J.P.)

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 30 January 1886 · page 3

H. North was summoned by the Inspector of Nuisances under 31 Vic. No. 12 for riding on a footpath. The magistrate approved the evidence, and imposed a fine of 20s without costs…

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Revision Court

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 30 January 1886 · page 2

The Revision Court in connection with the Borough of Balmain was held on Monday night; there being present the full council. There were only two…

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Extradition Court

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 30 January 1886 · page 245

His Excellency the Governor presided at an Extradition Court on Thursday, when the cases of two French escapees from New Caledonia were dealt with. The names of the escapees ore Jean Baptiste Noel Dufour,…

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Insolvency Court. SURRENDERS

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 January 1886 · page 15

William George Darlow, of Umbango, Tarcutta, grazier, on petition and affidavit. Schedule to be filed February 2. Mr. L. T. Lloyd, official assignee. William Eyre, of Berry-street, St. Leonards,…

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Murder by an Insane Mother. MELBOURNE

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 January 1886 · page 12

Charles Hampton, a warder of Pentridge of twenty-two years' standing, resides in Louisastreet, Coburg, with his wife and family of four daughters, 22, 21,19, and 9 years of age respectively,…

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Alleged Child Murder. the Inquest. Startling Evidence

Evening News · Saturday 30 January 1886 · page 4

Mr. Shiell, the City Coroner, opened an inquiry in the South Sydney Morgue, to-day, into the death of a child, one month, old, named Ursula Margaret O'Sullivan, who is alleged to have been, murdered by…

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Police Intelligence. Water. This Day

Globe · Saturday 30 January 1886 · page 5

DRUNKS.—Seventeen persons appeared before his Worship charged with the above offence, and were each mulcted, in a nominal penalty…

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Parramatta Police Court. Tuesday, January 26. (Before Messrs. E. Ellison, H. Taylor, and F. S. Ryan, Js.P.)

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 30 January 1886 · page 4

JAMES FERRELL was charged with using threatening language to Robert Power, but after hearing the evidence their worships dismissed the case…

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Murder of a Child by Her Mother and Sisters

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 30 January 1886 · page 10

A SHOCKING tragedy took place on Tuesday morning at Coburg, near Melbourne (formerly known as Pentridge), in the house of Mr. Charles Hampton, who has for many years been a warder in…

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Peculiar Death of a Child. the Father Arrested for Wilful Murder

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 January 1886 · page 5

The death of a female child, one month old, the daughter of one Jeremiah O'Sullivan, was reported to the City Coroner yesterday. From the particulars supplied by the police, it seems…

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Murder of a Child by her Mother and Sisters. Melbourne

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 30 January 1886 · page 225

A shocking tragedy took place early this morning at Coburg (formerly known as Pentridge), in the house of Mr. Charles Hampton, who has for many years been a warder in the Pentridge prison. Mr…

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Mr. Dangar and the Kempsey Land Court

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 January 1886 · page 5

KEMPSEY, Friday.--Another exciting scene took place to-day between the chairman of the land board aud Mr. O. O. Dangar, acting as an agent. After a very wordy…

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