Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Courts & crime, all years

Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1891

5,942 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 250

Licensing Court

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 January 1891 · page 3
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The usual weekly meeting of the Water Police Division Licensing Court was held yesterday, Messrs. Fisher and Lee, S.M.s, and Giles, D.S.M., on the Bench. The following transfers…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Burglary at Moonee Ponds. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Meluourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 January 1891 · page 5

Early this morning two burglars entered the residence of Mrs. Pereiera, at Moonee Ponds. In the absence of that lady on a holiday, her brother, J. Daly' was taking care of the place, and hearing footsteps…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Water Licensing Court

Evening News · Friday 9 January 1891 · page 5

The ordinary meeting of the Licensing Bench was held is the Water Police Court yesterday. Captain Fisher, S. M., presided, and with, him were Mr. Lee, S.M., and Mr. Giles, D. S. M…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

The Postmaster General. Before the Court

The Australian Star · Friday 9 January 1891 · page 6

THE action of the Postmaster-General with respect to a weekly newspaper came before. Mr. Justice Foster sitting in Equity this morning, on an application for the…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Law Notices. Supreme Court.—friday, January 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 January 1891 · page 3

Chamber List.—At 10 a.m.: Ex parte George Martin Slate, prohibition; Loxton v. Waterhouse, Smith v. Smyth, John Smith, jun., claimant; Robey v. Gallagher; in re J. M. Curtis, gent., one, &c., ex parte C. C. D…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Charge of Embezzlement. Against a Police-Office Clerk. BRISBANE

The Australian Star · Friday 9 January 1891 · page 6

Chapman, the clerk in the police-office charged with embezzlement, was brought before the court to-day and remanded…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Bankruptcy Court. Thursday, January 8. (Before the Register.) Certificate Applications

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 January 1891 · page 6

Re Otto Joseph Joseph. Adjourned application for certificate of discharge. Mr. Schroder appeared for the bankrupt. The report was considered and affidavit of reply filed. The…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Injunction Granted. the Crematory Works at Newcastle. Before the Supreme Court

The Australian Star · Friday 9 January 1891 · page 6

EVER since the crematory works for the destruction of refuse and sewerage were created at Hamilton, Newcastle, in 1889 it has been a source of annoyance…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Law Report. Supreme Court.—thursday, January 8. In Bankruptcy.—(Before the Registrar, Mr. Arthur Henry.) Certificate Applications

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 January 1891 · page 3

Re Otto Joseph Joseph. An affidavit was read showing that the bankrupt had entered into certain business transactions on the strength of an assurances from Edmund Henry Taylor, at the time a leading financier…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Charged with Theft

The Australian Star · Saturday 10 January 1891 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Friday.--The remainder of the charges of stealing preferred against Henry Adams, of St. Kilda, and his daughter, Lilian May Adams, were heard…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Police. Extensive Theft of Jewellery

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 January 1891 · page 10

Ernest Beaufort (20), was charged at the Central Court yesterday with being the bailee of eight diamond rings, eight gold ladies watches and four gold chains, value £150, the…

Continued on Trove, page 10 →

A Daring Burglary

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 January 1891 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday. -- A rather cool burglary was attempted this morning of the store of Messrs. Burnett and Co. At about 4 o'clock an employe named Wilson discovered the back…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Assault and Robbery

Evening News · Saturday 10 January 1891 · page 6

Agnes Marshall -was charged, on remand, at the Central Police Court yesterday, before Mr. C. Delohary, with having been concerned with Thomas Winchester in assaulting Annie Kane,…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Robberies and Assault

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 January 1891 · page 10

At the Central Court yesterday, before Mr. C. Delohery, D.S.M., Charles Simpson (37), a bootmaker, was charged with having stolen six shirts, value 18s, the property of David Hayes…

Continued on Trove, page 10 →

Assault on a Constable

The Australian Star · Saturday 10 January 1891 · page 6

AT the Newtown Police Court to-day before Mr. W. Johnson, S.M.,. a laborer named George Graham was fined £5, with the alternative of two months' gaol, for…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

The Kelly Gang. Adventurous Record. The Murder of the Police Party

The Australian Star · Saturday 10 January 1891 · page 10

THE events in connection with the outbreak of the Kelly gang, for the murder of the ill-fated party of police in the Wombat Ranges in October, 1873, until the capture…

Continued on Trove, page 10 →

Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 January 1891 · page 7

Mr. C. Delohery, D.S.M., presided at the CENTRAL POLICE COURT yesterday. Charles Simpson was charged with having stolen six shirts, the property of David Hayes, valued at 18s. Evidence was [?] to…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Murder at Samoa

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 January 1891 · page 4

A horrible murder was perpetrated at Tutuila, one of the Samoan group, on Christmas Eve. From the particulars to band by the steamer Palmerston, which arrived yesterday from…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Ryde and District. Ryde Police Court. Tuesday, January 6, 1891. (Before Messrs. W. Small and G. M, Pope, J’s.P). Assault Case

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 10 January 1891 · page 3

Robert Russell and Thomas Smith, alias Brockey (in custody on 9 charge of assaulting William Barker on the 4th inst. at Ryde) were further charged with assaulting Constable…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →