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Courts & crime, 1886

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Judges of the Supreme Court. Chief Justice

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 March 1886 · page 7

The Hon. Sir James Martin, Knt. PUISNE JUDGES. The Hon. Peter Faucett. The Hon. Sir William M. Manning, Knt…

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Insolvency Court. Monday, March 15. Third Meetings

Globe · Tuesday 16 March 1886 · page 8

Re George L. Carter, adjourned third meeting, James Frederick Fitzharding was examined as to his claim for law costs, and his costs wore allowed. Three debts were…

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Metropolitan District Court.—monday. (Before Mr. District Court Judge Wilkinson.) Cook and Another V. Wilkin Son and Another

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

In this case Messrs Cook and Webb, engineers and ironfounders, of Cleveland-street, Redfern, sued Messrs. R. Wilkinson and Son, of 209, S[?]-street, for £73 18s. 2d., goods sold and delivered and money lent. Mr. Field,…

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

Evening News · Tuesday 16 March 1886 · page 6

Re Thomas O'Connor (examination continued).—There was another piece of land, which had been obtained by a friend from the Government in Victoria, in the town of Meredith, in pursuance of the…

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

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 March 1886 · page 7

Re John Miller, adjourned application for certificate in which judgment had been reserved. His Honor suspended the issue of certificate until May 8, that is, six months from…

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Insolvency Court.—monday. (Before the Chirp Commissioner). Re John Miller

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

This was an adjourned application for a certificate in which judgment had been reserved. His Honer said that plthough there could be no doubt that insolvent's creditors had been damnified generally by his proceedings, still he…

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The Police Courts. Tuesday, March 16. WATER. (Before Mr. Marsh, S.M.)

Evening News · Tuesday 16 March 1886 · page 4

A WAIF.—Peter Robinson, an intelligent-looking boy about 9 years of age, was left unaided to push his fortunes in the world a couple of weeks ago. His mother is dead, and the father follows the…

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Insolvency Court. Tuesday, March 16. (Before the Chief Commissioner.) Certificate Applications

Evening News · Tuesday 16 March 1886 · page 5

Certificates were ordered to be dated and issued upon the usual conditions to the following insolvents: —Robert Dennis Dilly, John Kendall Thew, James Page, George Aitchinson Haddock, Henry White,…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court. Monday, March 15. Banco Court. -- (Before his Honor Mr. Justice Faucett and a jury of four.) DEIGNAN V. Mann and Others (Part Heard)

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 March 1886 · page 7

In this action to recoverr £988, partly as damages for alleged breach of agreement and partly for work and labor done in excavations and other earth work at the Bourke railway…

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District Court. (Continued from Page 5.) Cooke and Weeb V. Wilkinson and Son

Globe · Tuesday 16 March 1886 · page 8

After the proceedings detailed in our first edition to-day, Robert Wilkinson, sen., gave evidence corroborating that of his son. A clerk from the Anglo…

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Law Report. Supreme Court,—monday. March 15. Banco Court.—(Before his Honor Mr. Justice Faucett and a jury of four.) Deignan V, Mann, Carey; and Co. (Part Heard)

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

This action arose out of the contract for the erection of the Bourke railway station. Mr. E. Barton and Mr. O'Connor, instructed by Mr. Neville, of Bourke, for the plaintiff; Mr. Heydon and Mr. Gerald Campbell,…

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Metropolitan District Court. Monday, March 15. (Before his Honor Judge Wilkinson.) COOK V. WILKINSON

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 March 1886 · page 7

This was an action brought by Cook and Co., a firm of engineers in Redfern, to recover from Wilkinson and Co., of George-street, the sum of £73 18s. 3d., for work and labor done to…

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Law Report. Equity Court. (Continued from page 5). Roberts and O'brien V. STERLING

Globe · Tuesday 16 March 1886 · page 8

This action affected sundry buildings off Broughton-street, Woolloomooloo, which were knocked down at a foreclosure sale under mortgage held on August 25…

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Darlingburst Gaol

Evening News · Wednesday 17 March 1886 · page 4

In reference to the overcrowding of Darlinghurst Gaol, we learn that Mr. Small, who is to take charge of the penal establishment at Trial Bay, will leave on Monday for that place, taking with him some seven…

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Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 March 1886 · page 5

In the charge branch of the CENTRAL POLICE COURT yesterday, a young labourer named James Green was accused of having committed an assault upon Henry James Lewis and George Brown. It appeared from the evidence…

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Police Intelligence

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 March 1886 · page 6

At the Newtown Police Court yesterday (before Mr. Yates, D.S.M.), Robert Pert, for using obscene language in King-street, and Thomas M'Namara, for a similar offence in…

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Darlinghurst Gaol. (By Our Own Reporter.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 March 1886 · page 5

The overcrowded state of Darlinghurst Gaol, referred to smongist other matters in Monday week's Herald, has at different times attracted attention. The system of "associated" calls has been condemned as wholly unsuitable to…

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Parramatta Police Court Saturday, March 13. (Before Mr. H. Taylor, J.P.)

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 17 March 1886 · page 2

CHARLES [?] pleaded guilty to a charge of vagrancy, and was sent to gaol for a month. Robert Griffin, an old [?] pleaded guilty to drunkenness, and was fined 10s or 48 hours…

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District Court

Globe · Wednesday 17 March 1886 · page 5

Claim, £122 Is 1d. Money received by the defendant on plaintiff's behalf. Mr. Gordon, instructed by Mr. Levien, appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Bull for…

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District Court

Globe · Wednesday 17 March 1886 · page 8

William Nicholls v. Wm. Whitebread and J. M. Bosler.—Claim, 64 16s., extras in connection with the building of two houses for defendants in Phillip-street,…

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