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Courts & crime, 1886

5,585 stories in Sydney's papers · page 71 of 250

The Gleaner. Domestic and Court Customs of Persia

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 March 1886 · page 632

A Persian mounts his horse on the right side; he writes from right to left. These may seem unimportant, trifling characteristics, but they are cited as forcible illustrations of the radical and permanent difference between the nations of…

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Insolvency Court. Friday, March 26. (Before the Chief Commissioner.)

Evening News · Saturday 27 March 1886 · page 6

Re Alfred Acey Stepheson. Second meeting Insolvent attended and desired to amend part D of his schedule, and was allowed four days to do be, and to file his statement under role 20. Eight debts…

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Insolvency Court.—friday, March 26. (Before the Chief Commissioner.) Third Meetings

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

In the matter of Jnmes Tobias Ryan and Edwin Ryan. Several debts wero proved, no directions were given, and tho official assignee having read his report, tho meeting terminated…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court. Friday, March 26. Banco Court. -- (Before his Honor Mr. Justice Windeyer and a special jury of 12.) CROSS V. Goode (Part Heard)

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 March 1886 · page 7

The hearing of this action, brought by Ephraim Cross, a brickmaker, residing at Camden, to recover from Dr. George Goode, of Camden, £500 damages for alleged carelessness,…

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Metropolitan District Court. Friday, March 26. (Before his Honor Judge Wilkinson.) GREENFIELD V. Thompson (Part Heard)

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 March 1886 · page 7

The bearing of this case, which was a claim for the recovery of £109 in payment of two patent bathing machines which were alleged by the plaintiff to have been made by him to the…

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Law Report. Supreme Court.—friday, March 26. In Banco.—(Before their Honors the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice FAUCETT, and Mr. Justice INNRS.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 March 1886 · page 9

A special sitting in Banco was held to deliver reserved judgments in the following cases:— IN RE TERRY…

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Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 March 1886 · page 3

At tho WATER POLICE COURT, on Saturday, before Mr. Wilshire, D.S.M., a labourer, named George Clarke, was fined £2, or seven days, for riotous behaviour in Goorge-street on the previous evening. George Locke,…

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District Court

Globe · Monday 29 March 1886 · page 5

(Before His honor Judge Wilkinson, and a special jury of four. KNOWLES AND ANOTHER V. REYNOLDS. This was an action for recovery of the…

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Police Intelligence. Central. Friday, March 29

Globe · Monday 29 March 1886 · page 5

(Before Mr. A. M. Fisher, D.S.M.) nearly 40 cases of drunkness were dealt with this morning in the usual manner…

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District Court.—monday, March 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 March 1886 · page 3

Jury Causes.—Knowles and another v. Reynolds; Rusfeldt v. Cane…

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Police Intelligence. North Shore. Saturday, March 27

Globe · Monday 29 March 1886 · page 3

INDECENT LANGUAGE.—James Robinson pleaded guilty to disobeying a summons for having used indecent language, and was fined £3, costs 7s. 4d., or two months'…

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Insolvency Court. Saturday, March 27. SURRENDER

Evening News · Monday 29 March 1886 · page 6

No. 50,580. Thomas Joseph Graham, of Burraga, laborer. Liabilities, £56 2a; assets, £8. Mr. F. Macnab, official assignee…

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Law Notices. Supreme Court.—monday, March 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 March 1886 · page 3

Banco Court.—Cross v. Goode (special), part heard. In Equity.—Before his Honor the Primary Judge, at 11 a.m.; Proudfoot v. Bank of New Zealand and others (hearing against A. J. S. Bank)…

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Law Report. Insolvency Court.—saturday, March 27. Surrender

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 March 1886 · page 3

Thomas Joseph Graham, of Burraga, labourer. Liabilities, £56 2a. Assots, £8. Mr. F. Moonah, official assignee…

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Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 March 1886 · page 5

In the Charge Branch of the CENTRAL POLICE COURT, yesterday, before Mr. A. Money Fisher, D.S.M., a number of persons were brought up for having made use of indecent language within the hearing of the public…

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Police Court Proceedings. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 March 1886 · page 7

Sir,—Many complaints are made as to the manner in which the business in the city police courts is conducted. The clerks of petty sessions act as chamber magistrates, and it can only be presumed that this is done to prevent their…

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Police Intelligence

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 30 March 1886 · page 3

At the Redfern Police Court yesterday, before Mr. T. K. Abbott, S.M., Richard Hili, for using obscene language in Wells street, was fined 40s., or, in default, 11 days. Emily and…

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District Court

Globe · Tuesday 30 March 1886 · page 8

Mr. Downs, the junior member of the plaintiff's firm, having been briefly examined, George Hall, builder, was called and deposed to the proper performance of…

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Summons Court

Globe · Tuesday 30 March 1886 · page 8

In the Summons Division of the Water Police Court this morning, James Gordon Fraser proceeded against Thomas Logan, of the firm of Logan and Proudfoot, for…

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Police Intelligence. Central

Globe · Tuesday 30 March 1886 · page 5

STONE THROWING.—A young woman named Annie Caulfield was fined 20s or 7 days for throwing stones in Campbell-street, and 40s or one month for using…

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