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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1892

7,229 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 250

Alleged Indecent Assault. Brisbane

The Australian Star · Wednesday 20 January 1892 · page 6

At the police court to-day Thomas Pemberton, an elderly man, was committed for trial on a charge of indecent assault on a State orphan girl in his custody…

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Charged with Manslaughter. Brisbane

The Australian Star · Wednesday 20 January 1892 · page 6

A lad named Arthur Fay, a newspaper vendor, was committed for trial on a charge of the manslaughter of William Dodson on Christmas Eve…

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Assaulting the Police

The Australian Star · Wednesday 20 January 1892 · page 6

AT the Balmain Police Court this morning William Brunton was sentenced to two months' hard labor for an assault upon a policeman, and was sentenced to an…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1892 · page 4

Messrs. George O'Malley Clarke, Benjamin Lee, Cornelius Delohery, S.M., J. Giles, D.S.M., and J. Graham, L.M., sat at the Central Division of the Licensing Court held at the Central Police Court…

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Bankruptcy Court

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 January 1892 · page 7

VOLUNTARY SEQUESTRATIONS. William Mitchell, of Hamilton, Newcastle, contractor. Mr. A. Morris, official assignee…

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Shocking Murder in Bendigo. Bendigo

The Australian Star · Wednesday 20 January 1892 · page 5

A murder of a most ghastly character was committed here early yesterday morning by a woman named Cook. It seems that her son George, aged seven, was passing from…

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Parramatta Police Court. Monday, January 18. (Before Mr. F. W. Edwards, P.M., and Mr. F. Besmes, J.p.)“ Vaghancy.”

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 20 January 1892 · page 2

Kate Buckley (a young woman well-known Parramatta North) was charged with being an idle and disorderly person. Defendant pleaded not guilty…

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A Violent Prisoner. Desperate Struggle with the Police

The Australian Star · Wednesday 20 January 1892 · page 5

A LIVELY scene occurred in Pitt-street this morning. The police had occasion to arrest a rather small-sized man, evidently a miner, who had been refreshing…

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Parramatta Licensing Court. Quarterly Meeting. Saturday, January 16. (Before Messrs. H. Byrnes and N. Stewart, L.M’,s.) RENEWALS

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 20 January 1892 · page 3

Thos. Hood, Potts’ Hill; Patrick Tierney, Potts’ Hill; and Chas. H. Curtis, Potts’ Hill, applied for renewals of their licenses. There being no objections from the police or residents…

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Law Report. Supreme Court.—tuesday, January 19. In Equity.—(Before Mr. Justice OWEN, Chief Judge in Equity). CORBETT V. TERREY

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1892 · page 4

Mr. R. E. O'Connor and Mr. E. M. Noble, instructed by Mr. Alfred De Lissa, appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Hubert Manning, instructed by Mr. T. J. Dickson, for the defendant This was a…

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Redfern Police Court

The Australian Star · Thursday 21 January 1892 · page 6

REMANDED.--Edward Raynor, 19, and Barclay M'Laren, 19, were each remanded for a week for having in their possession a handbag and a quantity of gentlemen's…

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Assault

The Australian Star · Thursday 21 January 1892 · page 6

AT the Redfern Police Court this morning William Quinlan, 52, pleaded guilty to the charge of having maliciously wounded his wife, Elizabeth Quinlan, and was sentenced…

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Police

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 21 January 1892 · page 3
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

At the Central Court on Tuesday, before Mr. J. Giles, D.S.M., Thomas Musgrove pleaded not guilty of having stolen a pipe, value 8s, the property of William Oliver…

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Police. WATER

Evening News · Thursday 21 January 1892 · page 7

Ah Sing was charged with having used threatening language to Ah Food. Accused had been remanded for medical treatment, and a medical certificate showed that he was slightly "off."…

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The Stamp Thief. Sentenced to Two Months

The Australian Star · Thursday 21 January 1892 · page 5

THOMAS MUSGRAVE, the shop-lifter and stamp-dodger, who is at present serving out several months for sneak- thieving, was brought up at the…

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Licensing Court

The Australian Star · Thursday 21 January 1892 · page 6

THE following transfers of licenses were granted by the bench of Water Police Court licensing magistrates to-day :-- Peter J. Byrnes to Edward Ramsden, Glenmore…

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Law Report. Supreme Court.—wednesday, January 20. In bankruptcy. Voluntary Sequestrations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 January 1892 · page 4

Thomas Ryan, of 143 Waverley-road, Woollahra. Mr. L. T. Lloyd, official assignee. John Sinclair, of Grenfell, labourer. Mr. A. Morris, official assignee…

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Law. Supreme Court. Tuesday, January 19. In Equity.--(Before the Chief Judge.) CORBETT V. TERRY

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 21 January 1892 · page 3

Mr. R. E. O'Connor and Mr. E. M. Noble (instructed by Mr. Alfred De Lissa) for plaintiff; Mr. Herbert Manning (instructed by Mr. T. J. Dickson), for defendant…

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Redfern Police Court

The Australian Star · Friday 22 January 1892 · page 6

REMANDED.--Edward Raynor, 19, and Barclay M'Laren, 19, were each remanded for a week for having in their possession a handbag and a quantity of gentlemen's…

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