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Courts & crime, 1889

7,156 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 250

Law Report. Supreme Court.—friday, January l8. In Chambers.—Before his Honor the Chief Justice. Hobbs V. WILSON

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 January 1889 · page 8

Mr. L. E. Gannon appeared for the defendant, and applied that the plaintiff, being a resident out of the colony, should give security for costs in the action. Mr. Minter appeared to oppose the application, on the…

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Parramatta Licensing Court Thursday, January 17. (Before Messrs. H. Byrnes, N. Stewart and J. E. Manning, L.Ms.)

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1889 · page 6

An application renewal of Charles Curtis' license at Potts' Hill was granted. Wine licenses were grunted to Thomas Dixon, D. D. Henderson, Ferris, Wilson and Co…

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Law. Supreme Court. Friday, January 18. IN EQUITY.--(Before the Chief Judge in Equity.) WORTH V. the Australian Tr[?]st Management Company

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 January 1889 · page 3

Mr. Cansdell said he had to apologise to his Honor for not being robed as he understood that this matter was to be taken in Chambers. He appeared to move to dissolve the injunction…

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Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 January 1889 · page 3

Mr. G. O'Malley Clarke, S.M., presided at the CENTRAL POLICE COURT on Saturday morning. A lad named William Hodge, 15 years of age, was charged by warrant with stealing two brooches and a…

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New Zealand. Murder and Suicide

The Australian Star · Monday 21 January 1889 · page 6

AUKLAND, This Day, -- Francis Fahey a settler, residing near Asaburbon, quarrelled with his wife and shot her dead. [?] then committed suicide…

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Saturday's Police Courts. CENTRAL

Evening News · Monday 21 January 1889 · page 6

An Arabian named Abdulla was fined £1, levy and distress, or seven days, for hawking without a licence. Annie Lovick, whose case has been already…

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Alleged Malicious Assault

Evening News · Tuesday 22 January 1889 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday-A serious assault case occurred on the excursion steamer Ozone while proceeding down the bay on Sunday. A dispute occurred about the possession of a chair between…

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Police

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 January 1889 · page 3
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

At the Central Court on Saturday, Wm. Fox, 83, was ordered to goal for three days for soliciting alms in George-street. It transpired that the accused had been in the…

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Assault on an Excursion Steamer

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 January 1889 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday. -- George Davies, a butcher, was charged at the City Court to-day with unlawfully wounding W. J. Malpas, squatter. The case arose through a dispute on…

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He Fancied Underlinen. Alleged Extensive Theft

Evening News · Tuesday 22 January 1889 · page 3

A youth named Samuel Johnson, 17, charged, in Water Police Court, yesterday, before Mr. Addison, S.M., with being concerned with others in breaking and entering a store at…

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Railway Robbers. Burglary at Merrylands Station. an Exciting Chase

Evening News · Tuesday 22 January 1889 · page 6

Late on Sunday Bight the repose of the little railway station at Merrylands, on the Great Southern line, was rudely disturbed by one or more ruffians, who burst open the door of the…

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Yesterday's Police Courts. CENTRAL

Evening News · Tuesday 22 January 1889 · page 6

Geo. M'Crae, a well-known thief, through the vest pocket of William Lindsay who was lying asleep in Hyde Park, and abstracted a silver watch, value £5, from him…

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The West Australia Murder. Johnson Commits Suicide

Evening News · Tuesday 22 January 1889 · page 7

PERTH, Monday.-Johnson, the murderer of Mr. John M'Pherson and his wife, near Neweastle, visited a farmer, named Robinson, on Thursday, and bought some ammunition, Robinson being…

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Scene at a Council Meeting. the Mayor Sends for the Police. Parramatta, This Day

The Australian Star · Tuesday 22 January 1889 · page 4

Last evening the revision court of the Prospect and Sherwood Council was to have met, and on Alderman M'Manis handing in his declaration of office…

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A Common Assault

Evening News · Wednesday 23 January 1889 · page 4

A man named John Richardson, described as an architect, on remand, was charged with a common assault upon a young girl of 13 years; named Emily Holland. It appears that on the…

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Police

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 January 1889 · page 3
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

At the St. Leonards court, yesterday, before Mr. Marsh. S.M., a young man named P. W. Rappenaeker was charged with having, at Middle Harbor, on the 1[?]th instant, maliciously…

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Balmain Police Court. Monday, January 21. (Before Mr. Marsh, S.M.)

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Wednesday 23 January 1889 · page 2

Obscene Language.—Peter McLaren was fined for this offence 40s or 14 days. Assault.—Wm. Hawkins was charged with the above offence by J. R. Kenny…

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A Circus Proprietor Charged with Abduction

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 January 1889 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Mr. Phillip Wirth, the proprietor of Wirth's Circus,was charged today at the Police Court by his sister with abducting and illegally detaining her child,…

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