Insolvency Court. Saturday, February 13. Surrenders
Charles Fergus, of Bredbo, near Cooma, selector. Liabilities, £150; assets, £1 10s. Mr. F. Macnab, official assignee. Thomas Augustus Monteith Rhodes, of…
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The Wardell Murder. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Lismore
The hearing of the Wardell murder case was commenced on Friday before the Police Magistrate. After Subinspector Garvin, Alfred Robins, and Constable Evans had given evidence, the court adjourned. The principal…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Law Intelligence. Supreme Court. Monday, February 15
Their Honors granted a decree nisi in this case. LAZAR v. WILLIAMSON AND OTHERS. The bearing of this action, which was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Law Notices. Supreme Court.—monday, February 15
Term List.—Pratt v. MeSharry and another, motion nisi. New Trial Motions.—Lazar v. Williamson and others, Samuel v. Kirkbride, Lobb v. Amos and another, Daintrey v. Commissioner for Railways…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Law Report. Insolvency Court.—saturday, February 13. Surrenders
Charles Forgus, of Bredbo, near Cooma, selector. Liabilities, £155. Ass[?]ts, £1 10s. Mr. F. Maenab, official assignee. Thomas Augustus Monteith Rhodes, of Noilpo, near…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Insolvency Court. Monday, February 15. (Before the Chief Commissioner.)
Re John Wilson v. John and Andrew Knox. Adjourned application for compulsory sequestration. Proof was amended, and the order nisi was made absolute. Schedule and statement to be filed within…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Police Courts. Saturday, February 13. CENTRAL. (Before Mr. Johnson, S.M.)
DRUNKS.—Fourteen persons who had received ugly valentines were so disgusted that they got tight and were fined. LANGUAGE.—Isaac Norman, 46, was fined £3 or…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Police Courts. Monday, February 15. REDFERN. (Before Mr. Morrisset, D.S.M.)
DRUNKS.—James Carroll, Wm. Dwyer, James Brown, John Dowling, Mary Zaher, Richard Hayward, Horace Whaley, Robert Douglas, and Albert J. Woolfen were fined in accordance with their…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Supreme Court. Monday, February 15. in Banco. (Before the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Faucett, and Mr. Justice Innes.)
PRATT V. MCSHARRY.—The defendant in this appeal obtainad a verdict of £30, alleging that there had been certain miscalculations in the measurement sub-contract on the line of railway from Cootamundra…
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Mr. A. M. Fisher, D.S.M., disposed of the business in the Charge Court at the GENTRAL POLICE COURT yesterday, and Mr. Whittingdale Johnson, S.M., dealt with a number of cases in the Summons Court. A number of…
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At the Water Police Court, yesterday, before Mr. Marsh, S.M., several more than ordinarily aggravated offences, proceeding from drunkenness, were disposed of. Edward Wilson and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Extraordinary Charge of Murder at Roma
The following report of the evidence taken at the Roma Polico Court, Queensland, in the case of Ruth Rebinson, charged with having, on or about the 31st December, murdered her then husband, Robert Birkett, is abridged…
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LAZAR V, WILLIAMSON AND OTHERS.—At the conclusion of the argument, the Chief Justice said that the action was to recover damages under a lease for three years from the late Samuel Lazar. to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Metropolitan District Court. First Court—monday. (Before Mr. District Court Judge Dowling.) Campbell V. DICKSON
This was a case in which the plaintiff, John Campbell, of Sussex-street, sought to recover from W. Dickson, also of Sussex-street, the sum of £29 15s. 3d., for bran and cats-sold and delivered. A set-off amounting to £3 was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tragedy in Ashfield. Alleged Attempted Murder and Suicide
On Monday afternoon the usual quiet borough of Ashfield was thrown into a state of consternation by the report of firearms, and the consequent rumor that there had been a desperate attempt at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Intelligence. Central. Tuesday.—february 16
VAGRANCY.—Elizabeth Graham (30), of no occupation, was charged with being an idle and disorderly person, having no lawful means of support. The prisoner,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Insolvency Court. Tuesday, Feb. 16
Certificates were granted upon the usual terms to the following insolvents:—Thos. Dawson, Jas. Tingle, John Philip Deane, Henry Hilder, and Win. Hutton…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Insolvency Court. Tuesday, February 16. SURRENDERS
Christopher Bath, of Gum Flat, near Walcha, out of business, licensed victualler. Liabilities, £503 4s 9d; assets, £33. Mr. F. Macnab, official assignee. William Alexander, of 170, Lower George-street…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Insolvency Court. Monday, February 15. SURRENDERS
John Hunt, of Summerhill, wheelwright. Liabilities, £495 6s 1d; assets, £472 8s. Mr. F. Macnab, official assignee. Charles Gerth, of Woolloomooloo, builder, Schedule…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Law Notices. Supreme Court.—tuesday, February 16
Term List.—Motions Generally Motions, &c.; Zions v. Bradley, attachment; Gordon v. Bank of New South Wales, District Court appeal; Haenerbein v. Gerber, District Court appeal; Vause v. Badminton, District Court appeal; Hammond v…
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