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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1886

5,585 stories in Sydney's papers · page 59 of 250

Law Report. Insolvency Court.—saturday. Surrenders

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 March 1886 · page 4

Jacob Harris, of Wallsend, near Newcastle, miner. Liabilities, £58 18s. 10d. "Assets,[?] £1 7s. 6d. Mr. F. Macnab, official assignee. Joseph Eade, of Bankstown, miner. Liabilities, £32 11s…

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Chief Commissioner of Metropolitan Police. London, March 13

Globe · Monday 15 March 1886 · page 3

It is announced that Sir Charles Warren, late Commissioner in Bechuanaland, has been. appointed to succeed Colonel Sir Edmund Henderson as Chief Commissioner…

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Law Notices. Supreme Court.—monday, March 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 March 1886 · page 4

Banco Court.—Deignan v. Mann and others, part heard; Strickland v. M'Culloch, M'Mahón v. Rickards, Stockdale v. Bennett and others, Newton v. Moss, Roach v. same. Jury Court.—Macnub v. Cowper, part heard…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court. Monday, March 15

Globe · Monday 15 March 1886 · page 5

[BANCO COURT—Before His Honor Mr. Justice FAUCETT and a jury of four.] DEIGNAN V. MANN, CARRY AND CO. Mr. E. Barton and Mr. O'Connor,…

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(Reutet's Telegrams.) Chief Commissioner of Metropolitan Police. London, March 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 March 1886 · page 7

It is announced that Sir Charles Warren, late Commissioner in Bechuanaland, has been appointed to succeed Colonel Sir Edmund Henderson as Chief Commissioner of…

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Insolvency Court, Monday, March 15. (Before the Chief Commissioner.)

Evening News · Monday 15 March 1886 · page 5

Re John Miller. This was a certificate application adjourned for judgment. His Honor stated this morning that he had adjourned this matter in order to ascertain whether any creditors had been specially…

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The Police Courts. Monday, March 15. CENTRAL. (Before Mr. Abbott. S.M.)

Evening News · Monday 15 March 1886 · page 4

DRUNKS.—The drunks may be classified as follow: N.S.W.: 1 aboriginal, 1 bootmaker, 1 sawyer, 1 dealer, 1 ragman, 4 laborers, and 3 females; Ireland : 1 carpenter, 2 bootmakers, 1 no occupation. 5 laborers, 4…

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Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 March 1886 · page 5

In the Charge branch of the CENTRAL POLICE COURT, yesterday, before Mr. T. K. Abbott, S. M., a middle-aged woman named Bridget Bramble was fined £5, or three months' imprisonment, for having made use of obscene…

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Police Intelligence

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 March 1886 · page 3

Bridget Bramble appeared at the Central Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Abbott, S.M., charged with drunkenness, for which she was fined £1, or seven days, and for using obscene…

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Police Intelligence. Water

Globe · Tuesday 16 March 1886 · page 8

EXPOSURE.—Edward Rowland, well-known to the police, was fined £5 or three months, for since obscene language in Crown-street; and on a charge of…

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District Court

Evening News · Tuesday 16 March 1886 · page 6
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The action of Cook v. Wilkinson was tried in the District Court, on Monday. The plaintff's, Messrs. Cook and Co., engineers, of Cleveland-street,…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 March 1886 · page 5

At the Parramatta Licensing Court, yasterday, before Messrs. H. Byrnes and N. Stewart, J[?].P., Samuel Hill, licensee of the Vauxhall Hotel, Granville, was fined £5…

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Supreme Court, Darlinghurst

Globe · Tuesday 16 March 1886 · page 5

Owing to the transaction of a quantity of nosiness in Chambers, his Honor did not take his seat until half-past 11, when the hearing of the case of Wheeler v…

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Charge of Murder. MELBOURNE, Monday, March 15

Evening News · Tuesday 16 March 1886 · page 6

Patrick Lillis was arraigned in the Criminal Court to-day for the murder of his brother-in-law, Wm. Byrne, on the 26th of February. The sister of the accused, in giving evidence of the fatal quarrel,…

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Police Intelligence. Tuesday, March 16. Central

Globe · Tuesday 16 March 1886 · page 5

COUNTERFEIT COIN.—Ah Yow, who has been already remanded five or six times, was charged with uttering counterfeit coin, and again remanded to Thursday…

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District Court.—tuesday, March 1[?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 March 1886 · page 5

M'Kay v. Lily and another, Lily v. M'Kay, Luoianl v. Reed, Brierley v. Quinlan, Nicholls v. Whith[?] and another, Burrows v. Murphy, Zions v. Daley, Wise v. Sledge and another…

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The Police Force of New South Wales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 March 1886 · page 4

The police force of New South Wales is probably as efficient and as able in any organisation of the kind in existence. The force dates its origin from about the year 1838, but changes have from…

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Insolvency Court Tuesday March 16. Certificate Applications

Globe · Tuesday 16 March 1886 · page 5

In the natters of Charles Wardman, Christopher Lawson, Arthur Roberts, John Thomas Yates, end John Henry Sayer, the cases were struck out for want of…

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Law Notices. Supreme Court.—tuesday, March 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 March 1886 · page 5

Banco Court.—Delgnan v. Mann and others (part heard), Strick- I land v. M'Oulloch, M'Mahon v. Rickards, Stockdale v. Bennett and others, Newton v. M[?], Roach v. same. Jury Court—M'Nab v. cowper (part beard). Gent v. Rutty,…

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