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Courts & crime, 1887

4,317 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 216

Central Criminal Court. Thursday, March 17. (Before his Honor Mr. Acting Judge STEPHEN.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 March 1887 · page 4

Mr. H. I. Elles conducted the presecutions on behalf of the Crown. ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO MURDER. William Boughton was arraigned upon an indictment…

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A Cowardly Assault

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 March 1887 · page 5

BATHURST. Friday.--Robert Graham, John Burke and George Wilson were charged, on remand, at the police conit to-day with a violent assault in company, on Mary Cantwell,…

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Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 March 1887 · page 10
Also in The Daily Telegraph

Mr. G. O'Malley Clarke. S.M., presided in the Charge Division of the CENTRAL POLICE COURT yesterday. A number of minor offenders were summarily dealt with Mary Ann Bourke, an idle and disorderly person,…

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Balmain Police Court. Monday, Mar. 14. (Before Captain Fisher, S.M.0

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 19 March 1887 · page 2

Theresa Crosby, on warrant for disoboying a summons was discharged, and for being drunk and disorderly was sentenced to pay 20s, costs 7s 4d or seven days…

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Supreme Court Proceedings

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 March 1887 · page 14

The first term came to an end on Saturday last, when, as usual, a large number of attorneys was admitted to practice. Mr. George Edward Rich and Mr. James Conway Gannon were called to the…

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Small Debts Court

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 19 March 1887 · page 2

Edward Williams v. Robert Coskerie, claim for £5 18s, for stone delivered. Verdict for amount with costs 5s. J. H. Mills and [?] v. Mr. Flect, claim…

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Land Appeal Court

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 March 1887 · page 41

A Court of Appeal, under the Crown Lands Act, was held at the lands office on Tuesday; the Minister of Lands (Mr. Thomas Garrett) presiding…

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Penrith Police Court. FRIDAY. Before Messrs. J. K. Cleeve, P.M., arid F. J. Weston, J.P.

Nepean Times · Saturday 19 March 1887 · page 4

Alfred York was charged with having, on the 6th instant, at Emu Plains, ridden a horse that was severely girth-galled, pleaded not guilty…

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Metropolitan District Court.—friday. (Before Mr. District Court Judge Dowling.) Henley V. MUIR

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 March 1887 · page 10

A claim by Thomas Henley, of Balmain, plasterer, to recover from J. Muir, of Curtis-road, Balmain, builder, a belanco of £59 6s., alleged to be due on a contract for plastering five dwellings, Curtis-road, Balmain. The…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 March 1887 · page 10

In the estate of Charles Creasy Clayworth. Four debts were proved, and the official assignee read the report. No directions were given, and the meeting terminated. In the estate of Henry Kennedy. No debts were proved,…

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The New Post Office and Court House for Balmain

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 19 March 1887 · page 3

The new Government buildings are now completed de facto if not de jure, the work of the contractor being finished and only some minor details yet lacking. The delay…

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Central Criminal Court.—friday. (Before his Honor Mr. Acting Judge STEPHEN.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 March 1887 · page 10

Mr. Pring conducted the prosecutions on behalf of the Crown. THE GOULBURN CATHEDRAL DISPUTE. Francis Robert Louis Rossi was arraigned upon an…

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Insolvency Court. Friday, March 18. (Before the Chief Commissioner.) Third Meetings

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 March 1887 · page 10

Third meetings were held in the matters of Chas. Creasy Clayworth, Henry Kennedy and Michael Kinshela. Debts proved and the meetings terminated…

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Law. Supreme Court. Friday, March 18. BANCO COURT.—(Before his Honor the Chief Justice and a jury of four.) SCHULZE v. Reynolds and Others (Part Heard.)

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 March 1887 · page 10

Mr. Wise and Mr. Lamb (instructed by Mr. J. M. Curtis) appeared for the plaintiff, Oscar Schulze, civil engineer; and Mr. Salomons, Q.C., and Mr. C. B. Stephen (instructed by…

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Law Report. Supreme Court.—friday, March 18. Banco Court.—(Before his Honor the Chief Justice and a jury of four.) SCHULZE V. Reynolds and Others (Part Heard.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 March 1887 · page 10

This was an action brought by Oscar Schulze, civil engineer, against Robert Henry Reynolds, Ernest Farish Stephen, Charles Bate, Matthew Henry Stephen, and Louis Cohen, directors of the Gladstone Coal Company, for £5000…

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Police News. Parramatta. Wednesday, March 16. (Before Messrs H. Byrnes and U. Stewart, Js.P.)

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 19 March 1887 · page 4

JAMES ROTHE[?]ORD and William Parker were each fined 5s ur 24 hours for bring drunk. Bartholomew Gunn was fined 10s or 48 hours for a similar offence…

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Parramatta Small Debts Court. Wednesday, March 16. (Before Messrs. H. Byrnes and N. Stewart, Js.P.)

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 19 March 1887 · page 8

JOHN HEGARTY V. Henry Johnson. Claim, £1 16s 1[?]d, goods supplied. Defendant admitted indebtedness to the amount of £1 6s 5d, and produced accounts to prove that he had…

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The Treasury, New South Wales, March 9, 1887. Fresh Tenders. Contracts for the Public Service. Forage for the Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 March 1887 · page 5

NOTICE is hereby given that Fresh Tenders will be received at this Office until noon of WEDNESDAY, the 13th April next, for Furnishing Forage Supplies required at various Police Stations in the Country Districts, during 11 calendar monthe, from the 1st…

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District Court. Friday, March 18. (Before his Honor Judge Dowling.) New South Wales Mont Dr Piete Company V. MOTLEY

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 March 1887 · page 10

This was an action to recover the sum of £20 4s. 9d., money due upon a promissory note made by F. M. Smith in favor of defendant, and by him endorsed to the plaintiff company…

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