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Courts & crime, 1890

6,428 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 250

Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 January 1890 · page 7

Mr. C. Delohery, D.S.M., presided at the CENTRAL POLICE COURT yesterday. Peter Coffey, for having used threatening words towards his wife, was bound over to keep the peace for three months, and to find…

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Murder of a Mine Caretaker

Evening News · Tuesday 28 January 1890 · page 5

An important development has occurred in connection with the murder in December last of William Trevithick, the caretaker at the United Devonshire mine, near Sandhurst (Vic.). Two…

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Licensing Court

The Australian Star · Tuesday 28 January 1890 · page 6

THE quarterly meeting of the Licensing Court, central division, was held to-day, Mr. Delohery, S.M., presiding. The following transfers were granted : -- Thomas Duffy…

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A Roving Wife. Assault Upon a Husband. MELBOURNE

The Australian Star · Tuesday 28 January 1890 · page 6

Annie Donnelly was brought before the Richmond Court to-day for assaulting her husband. While the latter was lying in the hospital with a broken leg his wife got on a…

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Wagga Land Court

The Australian Star · Tuesday 28 January 1890 · page 6

WAGGA WAGGA, Tuesday. -- The local Land Board commenced sitting to-day. There is an extraordinary long list of cases…

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A Postman in Trouble. Charge of Stealing a Litter. A Soudan Hero

The Australian Star · Tuesday 28 January 1890 · page 5

ONE of the recent Soudan contingent, in the person of Joseph Cosgrove, lately employed as a letter-carrier at the General Post-office, appeared at the…

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District Court Case. Claim for Injuries

The Australian Star · Tuesday 28 January 1890 · page 6

IN the District Court to-day an action is being heard wherein Lawrence Robertson seeks to recover the sum of L200 from the Tasmanian Stoamship Co., for injuries said…

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Law Notices. Supreme Court.—tuesday, January 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 January 1890 · page 7

Prothonotary's Office.—Jennings v. the Commissioners for Railways, 10 a.m.; the Australian Mercantile Loan and Guarantee Company v. Farnell, 10.30; Rogalsky v. same, 10.30; Federal Bank v. Davies, 10.45…

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The Manly Mystery. The Finding of a Body. Identified as Two Different Men. Gooden and Cooper. Buried as Cooper. Who Was It? -- Police Laxity -- Investigation Necessary -- Was It Murder? -- Mystery of a Hansom Cab

The Australian Star · Tuesday 28 January 1890 · page 5

IT will be remembered that on December 28 last the body of a man was found on the beach at Manly, and was, subsequent to the open verdict which was returned at the inquest,…

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District Court.—tuesday, January 28. (Before his Honor Judge Fitzhardinge.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 January 1890 · page 7

Jury Causes.—Robertson v. Tasmanian Steam Navigation Company; Mackenzie v. Grand Central Coffee Palace Company, Limited; Allan v. Manson, Bishop v. Ross…

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District Court. (Before Judge Fitzhardinge and a jury of four.)

Evening News · Tuesday 28 January 1890 · page 6

ROBERTSON v. TASMANIAN S. N. CO.—This was an action in which Lawrence Robertson sued the defendant company to recover [?]200, for damages sustained by him through the alleged…

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Balmain Police Court

Evening News · Wednesday 29 January 1890 · page 5

Mr. B. Lee, D.S.M., occupied the magisterial chair at Dahnain this morning. Elizabeth Johnston was changed with using indecent language. When asked how to plead she replied, Guilty…

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Newtown Police Court

The Australian Star · Wednesday 29 January 1890 · page 6

DISCHARGED. -- Thomas Petersen, on remand, charged with breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Catherine Ryan, and stealing therein two gasaliers, valued at L4,…

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Assault and Robbery

Evening News · Wednesday 29 January 1890 · page 7

At the Central Police Court, on Tuesday, a Mohammedan named Ali Thomas was charged with having assaulted and robbed Ali Hamil of £6 12a Id. The evidence showed that on October…

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Police

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 January 1890 · page 3
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

At the Central Court yesterday, before Mr. Delohery, D.S.M., William Hamerton pleaded not guilty to having stolen a silver watch, value £fl 10[?], the property of Michael Gibney…

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Alleged Theft of a Letter

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 January 1890 · page 11

Joseph Cosgrove, a letter-carrier, was charged at the Water Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Addison, with stealing a letter, the property of the PostmasterGeneral, the said letter being addressed to Mrs. Rowley,…

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Clearing Them Out. Theft From a Schooner

Evening News · Wednesday 29 January 1890 · page 5

At the Central Police Court on Wednesday, a young man, named John Jackson, was charged With having stolen from the schooner Shannon, lying in Elizabeth Bay, a silver watch, albert…

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Parramatta Police Court. Saturday, January 25.(Before Mr. J. Giles, P.M.)

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 29 January 1890 · page 2

Margaret Chandler was charged with being drunk in Wentworth-street.—Fined 5s; alternative, imprisonment till the rising of the Court…

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Attempt to Murder a Bishop

Evening News · Wednesday 29 January 1890 · page 4

LONDON, January 28.—A fanatic attempted to shoot the Bishop of Pennsylvania during divine service on Sunday last…

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