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Courts & crime, 1887

4,317 stories in Sydney's papers · page 53 of 216

District Court.—monday May 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 May 1887 · page 5

Undefended cases will be taken at 10 a.m., after which the following causes:— Causes.—Clarence River Farmers' Association v. Bolger, Smail v. Fitzgerald, Papworth v. Wight, Hitchens v. Le Febvre,…

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Law Notices. Supreme Court.—monday, May 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 May 1887 · page 5

Master's Office.—At 10.30 a.m.: Shelley v. Moore, to proceed on accounts. At 12 noon: Re trusts of Edward Hordern's will, to tax costs (C.C.). Chamber List.—At 9.30: Jones v. A. S. N. Co., Thompson and…

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Law Report. Insolvency Court.—saturday, April 30. Surrenders

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 May 1887 · page 5

Annie Cairns, of Tenterfield, widow. Liabilities, £62 5s. 3d. Assets, £3. Mr. L. T. Lloyd, official assignee. William Robert Pratchett, of Bourke-street, Sydney, refreshment saloon keeper. Liabilities, £162 ls. 11d…

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Attempted Criminal Assault

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 May 1887 · page 5

BRISBANE, Monday.--Another attempt at a criminal assault by a blackfellow, who is still at large, at South Pine is just reported. A married woman, Mrs. Hansell, while returning…

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Death in Gaol

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 May 1887 · page 3
Also in The Daily Telegraph

An inquest was held by the City Coroner at Darlinghurst Gaol yesterday afternoon concerning the death of a man named William Cummins, who expired in the institution at 12.45 a.m. the same day. The deceased was a…

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Police

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 May 1887 · page 7
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

At the Water Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Marsh, S.M., Charles Joseph Honey was sent to gaol for two months for stealing two Austrian chairs, value 8s., tho property of Myer…

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The Supreme Court Buildings. the Proposed New Central Police Court. Consideration by the Cabinet

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 May 1887 · page 5

Yesterday the Minister for Justice (Mr. Wm. Clarke) paid a visit of inspection to the site in Liverpool-street, purchased by the Stuart Government for the erection of a central police…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 May 1887 · page 3

Tuesday.—David M'Kay, Twentyman Hodges, Andrew Maver, Henry Carr, John thomas Seldon, John Newland, Thomas Golding[?] John M'Rao, Robert Gill, George Richard Stephens, Thomas Moon, Robert Cameron, Frederick Lovelock, certificate…

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The Plot to Murder the Czar. London, May 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 May 1887 · page 8

The trial of 15 persons who were implicated in the recent plot to murder the Czar of Russia has been concluded at St. Petersburg. All the prisoners were found guilty. Seven…

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Reform in Supreme Court Practice

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 May 1887 · page 4

Regarding the appointment of a Royal Commission to inquire into the practice of the Supreme Court, foreshadowed some time since it might appear from an answer given by the…

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District Court.—tuesday, May 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 May 1887 · page 3

Causes.—Aitken and another v. Galbraith, part heard; Stewart v. Davis, Taylor and another v. Downs, Kean v. Dunlop, Fairfax v. Read, Oppenhe[?]mer v. Reynolds and another, same v. same, E[?]lis v. Smith…

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Law Nottces. Supreme Court.—tuesday, May 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 May 1887 · page 3

Term List.—Parkhill and wife v. Qualmer, motion nisi. Motions[?] Generally.—Motions, &c.: Hordern and another v. Commercial Union Assurance Company, to set aside order; in r[?] Helen Park Wilson and Crown Lands Act; [?]x part[?] George…

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Insolvency Court.—monday. (Before the Chief Commissioner.) Third Meetings[?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 May 1887 · page 3

R[?] Robert Phillips, of Kent-street, trading as Woods and Company, and No. 17, Bridge-street, trading as Robert Phillips and Company. Three debts were proved, and the official and elected assignees' report was…

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Furniture on Time-payment. Important Decision of the Full Court

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 May 1887 · page 3

The defendant's appeal in the case of Wallace and wife v. Forssberg came on for hearing in Banco yesterday, before their Honors the Chief Justice and Sir George Innes. The action was…

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District Court. Monday, May 2. (Before his Honor Judge Dowling.)

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 May 1887 · page 3

The Court was occupied throughout the day in hearing causes under £10. About 30 of these were got through, but none of them were of public interest…

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Serious Charge Against a Solicitor. the Matter Before the Full Court

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 May 1887 · page 3

In Banco, yesterday, reference was made to a matter in which Mr. Michael Kerrigan, solicitor, of Kempsey, Macleay River, has been called upon to answer certain complaints made against…

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Insolvency Court. Monday, May 2. (Before the Chief Commissioner.) Third Meetings

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 May 1887 · page 3

In the matter of Robert Phillip. Three debts were proved, the official assignee's report read, no directions given, and the meeting adjourned till Monday, June 13…

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A Queensland Judge on Strike. a Quarrel About Expenses. Extraordinary Scene in Court

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 May 1887 · page 3

We published a few days ago the main facts of an extraordinary scene which took place in the Supreme Court at Townsville on Thursday last, when Judge Cooper publicly threatened to…

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