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Courts & crime, 1886

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Law Report: [Banco COURT.—Before His Honor the Chief Justice.] Serickland v. M'CULLOCH

Globe · Thursday 18 March 1886 · page 5

This action was continued this morning, IN EQUITY.—(Before his Honor the Primary Judge). The Court sat at 11 o'clock…

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Metropolitan District Court. Wednesday, March 17. (Before his Honor Judge Wilkinson.) STEIN V. REULRAUX

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 March 1886 · page 3

An action brought by James Stein to recover from Oscar Kahl Realeaux the sum of £10 14s. for providing six days' hunting for self and friends at Smithfield and South Creek. Verdict…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court. (Continued from page 5.) [IN LUNACY.—Before his Honor the Primary Judge.] Re Denis Thomas

Globe · Thursday 18 March 1886 · page 8

This was a petition by a brother that Denis Thomas, of Wallsend, be declared of unsound mind, and that a committee be appointed to administer his estate. The…

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Assault and Robbery

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 March 1886 · page 4

At the Water Police Court, before Mr. Marsh, S.M., yesterday, Edward Moulding (24), labourer, was charged with assaulting Louis Bursch, and further with robbing him of a gold watch and chain…

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A Serious Assault

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 March 1886 · page 5

COOTAMUNDRA, Thursday.--Fryer's circus arrived here to-day, and in putting up the tents a quarrel arose between an American darkey, one of the circus men, and a farmer…

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Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 March 1886 · page 3

In the Charge branch of the CENTRAL POLICE COURT yesterday, a young woman named Margaret Wilson, alias West, alias Healy, was brought before Mr. Abbott, S.M., on a charge of having assaulted Senior-constable Roache in…

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Police Intelligence

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 March 1886 · page 3

Edward Moulding was charged before Mr Marsh, S.M., at the Water Police Court yesterday, with having assaulted and robbed one Louis Bursin of a gold watch and chain, value…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 March 1886 · page 4
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A licensing meeting was held at the Water Police Court yesterday. Present: Mr. Marsh, S.M., Mr. W. Johnson, S.M., and the Hon. J. Macintosh. A transfer of publican's license was granted from John W. Walshe, of…

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Police Intelligence. Central. Friday, March 19

Globe · Friday 19 March 1886 · page 5

DURING &c.—John Conroy, publican, for being drunk and disorderly in Pitt-street, was fined 10s., or forty-eight hours, and for using obscene language 40s. of…

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District Court.—friday, March 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 March 1886 · page 3

Causes.—Pidcock v. Pitt (part heard), Sandy v. Warman, Scutts v. Allsop, Lolfermann v. Greigson, Goring v. Killgariff; Rogers v. Ryan, Evorett v. Cosgrove, Borough of the Globe v. Gordeon, Lee v. Solomon and another…

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Metropolitan District Court. Thursday, March 18. (Before Mr. District Court Judge Wilkinson.) Zions V. DALY

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 March 1886 · page 3

His HONOR delivered judgment in this case, nonsuiting the plaintiff. COOK AND ANOTHER V. WILKINSON AND ANOTHER. In this case Messrs. Cook und Webb, engineers and…

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Law Notices. Supreme Court.—friday, March 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 March 1886 · page 3

Banco Court.—Strickland v. M'Culloch, part heard; M'Mahon v. Rickards, Stockdale v. Bonnett tend others, Newton v. Moss, Roach v. same, Buckland v. same. Jury Court.—Macmillan and wife v. Finlay and others, part…

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Insolvency Court. FRIDAY, March 19. (Before the Chief Commissioner.)

Evening News · Friday 19 March 1886 · page 5

Re Charles H. Inch. Third meeting. Six debts were proved. The report of the official assignee was read, so directions were given, and the mooting terminated…

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The Police Courts. Newtown. Thursday, March 18. (Before Mr. Yates, D.S.M.)

Evening News · Friday 19 March 1886 · page 6

DRUNK.—John H. Phillips (English), Sarah Ann Byrne (Irish), Thomas Montkeith (Scotch), and Walter Rosewarm, were fined according to their merits, for various degrees of drunkenness…

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Insolvency Court.—thursday, March 18. (Before the Chief Commissioner.) Release of Estates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 March 1886 · page 3

In the matter of John Tighe. Mr. Harris, instructed by Mr. J. M. Curtis, appeared on behalf of the insolvent, and applied for the release of the estate. The estate was sequestrated in 1858, and since then the only creditor who…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court. Thursday, March 18. BANCO COURT.—(Before his Honor the Chief Justice and a jury of four.) STRICKLAND V. M'cullogh, Part Heard

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 March 1886 · page 7

The hearing of this action, brought by Josiah John Strickhlana, of Bundaburra Station, against Andrew Hardie M'Calloch, sen., to recover damages for the breach of a contract to bay…

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Law Report. Supreme Court.—thursday, March 18. Banco Court.—(Before his Honor the Chief Justice and a jury of four.) STRICKLAND V. M'cullock (Part Heard)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 March 1886 · page 3

This action, for breach of contract in refusing to accept delivery of certain ewes and lambs, was continued. Mr. M. H. Stephen, Q.C., and Mr. C. B. Stephen, instructed by Messrs. Cape and Kent, for the plaintiff;…

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Law Report. [Banco COURT.—Before His Honor the Chief Justice, and a Jury of four.] STRICKLAND V. M'CULLOCH

Globe · Friday 19 March 1886 · page 5

The case for the defence in this action for breach of contract refusing to accept delivery of several thousand lambs and ewes, was continued this morning…

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Penrith Police Court

Nepean Times · Saturday 20 March 1886 · page 2

Before Messrs. J. K. Lethbridge and J. K. Cleeve, Js.P. Elizabeth Pike, drunk and disorderly in High street; fined 10s. or 7 days in Darlinghurst. Fine paid…

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