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Courts & crime, 1889

7,156 stories in Sydney's papers · page 20 of 250

Balmain Police Court. (Before Mr. Marsh, S.m.) Monday, January 28

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Wednesday 30 January 1889 · page 3

Assault,—George Javine was charged with assaulting Mary Cherry, but as there was no prosecution the case was discharged. Attempted Suicide.—Kate Riley was…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 January 1889 · page 5
Also in The Australian Star, Evening News, The Daily Telegraph

A Licensing Court was held yesterday morning at the Central Police Court. Present—Mr. Abbott, S. M. (chairman), Mr. Johnson, S. M., and Mr. Macintosh, L. M. Transfers were granted from Austin Chapman…

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Small Debts Court

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Wednesday 30 January 1889 · page 3

P. Keogh v. J. Keefe, goods sold £1 15s. Verdict for amount and 53. costs. John Hoore v. Thos. Tronfield. Rent due £3 2s. Verdict for amount and costs 5s…

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Police in Parliament. Scene in the Hungarian Diet. London, January 29

The Australian Star · Wednesday 30 January 1889 · page 4

A wild scene occurred m the Hungarian Diet yesterday, consequent upon the presence of police in the galleries, against which members strongly protested. Herr…

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Law. Supreme Court. Tuesday, January 29. IN EQUITY.--(Before the Chiel Judge in Equity.)

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 30 January 1889 · page 9

Re the Atlas Engineering Company, an application for a winding-up order. Mr. Wise (instructed by Messrs. M'Namara and Norton) appeared for the petitioner (Messrs. Hogg and…

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Law Report. Supreme Court.—tuesday, January 29. In Equity—(Before his Honor Mr. Justice OWEN, Chief Judge in Equity.) the Atlas Engineehing Company, Limited, and the Companies' Act

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 January 1889 · page 5

Mr. Wise, instructed by Messrs. MacNamara and Norton, appeared on behalf of Messrs. Hogg and Robinson, merchants, of Sydney, and applied for an order, directing the winding-up of the A[?]as…

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The Police Magistrate at Burrowa

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 31 January 1889 · page 4

Yesterday we brought under the notice of tho Minister for Justice the following telegram sent to its on Tuesday by a Burrowa correspondent:--"It is currently reported here that the…

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Central Police Court

The Australian Star · Thursday 31 January 1889 · page 6

CAUGHT ON THE HOP.--Two aristocrats, Frank Macintosh and Joseph Traynor, were pounced upon last Friday night by Detectives O'Sullivan and Johnson whilst…

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Assault and Robbery

The Australian Star · Thursday 31 January 1889 · page 6

THREE young men, named George Peare, William O'Brien, and William Bowra, stood up charged with having assaulted Pierce Linchan, a laborer, and robbed him…

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Police

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 31 January 1889 · page 9
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

At the Central Court yesterday, before Mr. Whittiugdale Johnson, S.M., Frederick Mackintosh and Joseph Traynor, well-known thieves, were charged with being suspected persons…

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Yesterday's Police Courts. CENTRAL

Evening News · Thursday 31 January 1889 · page 6

Joseph Brown, a laborer, cadged coppers or other coin in Lyndhurst-street, Glebe, for which pastime he will work out fourteen days up Darlinghurst way…

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The Anti-Chinese League. Boss in Court

Evening News · Thursday 31 January 1889 · page 5

In the Newtown Police Court yesterday the DAILY TELEGRAPH Newspaper Co. sued Thomas Boss, late secretary of the Anti-Chinese League, for £8 15s 6d due for advertising…

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Law. Supreme Court. Wednesday, January 30. IN EQUITY.--(Before Mr. Justice Owen.) Re the Atlas Engineering Company

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 31 January 1889 · page 9

Mr. Wise (instructed by Messrs. M'Namara [?]nd Norton) appeared for the petitioners and Mr. Gerald Campbell (instructed by Mr. E. H. Crossman) for the respondents…

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Law Report. Supreme Court.—wednesday, January 30. In Equity—(Before his Honor Mr. Justice OWEN, Chief Judge in Lquity.) Re the Atlas Engineering Company, and the Companies' Act (Part Heard)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 January 1889 · page 5

Mr. Wise, instructed by Messrs. MacNamara and Norton, appeared for the petitioning creditors, Messrs. Hogg and Robinson, and Mr. Gerald Campbell, instructed by Mr. E. H. Crossman,…

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Murder by Natives. Four Sentenced to Death

Evening News · Friday 1 February 1889 · page 5

COOXTOWN, Thursday.-The schooner Lucy and Adelaide has arrived from Samaria, which place she left on the 19th. The trial of eleven natives implicated in the murder of Captain Ancell was…

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Died in Gaol

The Australian Star · Friday 1 February 1889 · page 5

AMONG the charge cases at the Central to-day was that against one Mary Lloyd, who had been arrested as an idle and disorderly person, and for using indecent…

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