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Courts & crime, 1886

5,585 stories in Sydney's papers · page 70 of 250

Law Notices. Supreme Court.—friday, March 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 March 1886 · page 5

Banco Court.—Cross v. Goode (special), part heard. Jury Court.—Goulston v. Hanscatic Fire Insurance Company, part heard. The jurors summoned for the Jury Court to-day will not be required to attend…

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Insolvency Court. Friday, March 26. (Before the Registrar.)

Evening News · Friday 26 March 1886 · page 5

First meetings were held and debts proved in the following estates:—Thomas Byrnes, one debt; Wm. Edward Bloomer, three debts. None were proved in the estates of James Samuel Bray and of Charles…

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Insolvency Court. (Before the Chief Commissioner.) Thursday, March 25

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 March 1886 · page 3

In the matter of Union Bank v. Horace George Brinsmead. Motion for compulsory sequestration of estate. The solicitor for the above-named petitioning creditor declines to…

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Insolvency Court.—thursday, March 25. (Before the Chief Commissioner.) Compulsory Sequestrations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 March 1886 · page 5

In the matter of the Union Bank v. Horace George Brinsmead. The solicitor for the abovenamed petitioning creditor appeared, but declined to go on with the case; and on the application of Mr. John Williamson the order…

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Law Report. Supreme Court.—thursday, March 25. Banco Court.—(Before his Honor Mr. Justice WINDEYER and a a special jury of twelve.) CROSS V. GOODE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 March 1886 · page 5

This was an action by Ephraim Cross, brickmaker, of Campbelltown, against Dr. Goode, a medical practitioner in the neignbourhood, and was brought to recover damages for the injuries and exppose sustained by the plaintiff, owing…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court. Wednesday, March 24. JURY COURT.--(Before his Honor Mr Justice Faucett and a jury of four.) GOULSTON V. Hanseatic Fire Insurance Company (Part Heard)

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 March 1886 · page 3

The Attorney- General and Mr. O'Connor (instructed by Messrs. Curtis and Barry) appeared for the plaintiff, Michael Goulston, tailor, Market-street, Sydney ; and Mr. Darley, Q.C.,…

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Metropolitan District Court. Wednesday, March 24. (Before his Honor Judge Wilkinson.) DUNN V. PINTO

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 March 1886 · page 3

Mr. W. T. Coonan for plaintiff: Mr. Wise for defendant. This was a claim for the recovery of £200 damages. According to the evidence for the plaintiff, Richard Dunn, it appeared…

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Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 March 1886 · page 10

At the CENTRAL POLICE COURT yesterday, before Mr. Abbott, S.M., Patrick Garvey and Jane Hopkins, publicans, were each fined £10, with coats, for offences under the Licensing Act., Several cases of using improper language…

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Penrith Police Court. SATURDAY. Before Dr. Bond, J. P.

Nepean Times · Saturday 27 March 1886 · page 2

William Pearson, charged with stealing a pair of trousers, the property of Eggert Holm, of Mulgoa, was remanded till Monday…

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The Roma Murder

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 March 1886 · page 5

BRISBANE, Friday. -- The Executive to-day considered the case of the Chinaman Sim Tee who was sentenced to death at Roma on the 10th inst. for the murder of a…

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Police Intelligence

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 March 1886 · page 7

At the Redfern Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Fisher, D.S.M., David Duncan, 41, cabman, for riotous behaviour on the Botany-road. was lined 49s, or in default one mouth; for…

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Balmain Police Court. Monday, March 23Rd. (Before Mr. Marsh, S.M.)

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 27 March 1886 · page 2

Robert Page, laborer, drunk and disorderly in Mort-street; fined 10s or 48 hours. William Marriott, laborer, was charged…

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Police Intelligence. Water

Globe · Saturday 27 March 1886 · page 5

(Before Mr. Wilshire, D.S.M.) DRUNK, &c.—John Murray for being drunk in Crown-street, was fined 40s., or seven days…

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Insolvency Court., SURRENDERS

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 March 1886 · page 17

No; 20,557. Thomas Richard Arthur Liddiard and William Liddiard; trading as Liddiard 'Brothers, of Oxford House, Darling-road; Balmain, and. of;Leichhardt, confectioners and caterers.Liabilities, £350…

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Supreme Court Proceedings

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 March 1886 · page 42

The case of Strickland v. M'Culloch, referred to last week, has resulted in a verdiet for the plaintiff. The Chief Justice, in Summing up, the case to the jury, said that the contraot sued upon stipulated for…

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Suspected Murder at Brisbane. Brisbane, This Day

Globe · Saturday 27 March 1886 · page 8

Further circumstances of a very suspicious nature have been discovered in connection with the supposed murder of Bond F. Paul. He was a young man in…

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Parramatta Police Court. Wednesday, March 24. (Before Messrs. N. Stewart, W. I. Crewe, and F. Reames, J’s.P.)

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 27 March 1886 · page 1

JULIA MAY M’KROWN, a girl 7 or 8 years of age, was brought up having been found wandering at Pennant Hills by Mr. James Taylor. She said she came from Sydney, and…

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Conduct of Police. MELBOURNE, Monday, March 22

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 March 1886 · page 12

An inquiry was conoluded on Saturday into the couduct of the police af Woodend on the evening of March 3, when. Mr. J. Symes, the; freethought lecturer, attempted to deliver an address, in, the local…

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Law Notices. Supreme Court.—saturday, March 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 March 1886 · page 10

Prothonotary's Office.—Bank of New South Wales v. Dibbs, 10; Smith v. King, King v. Smith, 10.30. Divorce Court.—Registrar's Office: Law v. Law, 11…

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Metropolitan District Court. Friday, March 26. (Before Mr. District Court Judge Wilkinson.) Greenfield V. Thompson (Part Heard)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 March 1886 · page 10

This case, in which the plaintiff. H. Qreenfield, sued David Thompson, of the Marine Hotel, Chowder Bay, for £100—as payment for two patent safety bathing machines, made, as alleged, to the order of the defendant—was…

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