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Courts & crime, 1892

7,229 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 250

Bankruptcy Court. Monday. Voluntary Sequestrations

The Australian Star · Tuesday 2 February 1892 · page 8

John William Edmunds, Pipeclay Creek, Yowoka, boardinghouse-keeper, formerly of Colombo, dairyman. Mr. Stephen, official assignee…

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Law Notices. Supreme Court—tuesday, February 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 February 1892 · page 4

In Equity—Before the Master in Equity.—At 11 a.m.: Australian Automatic Weighing-machine Company, Limited, to pass accounts…

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District Court. (Before his Honor Judge Docker.)

Evening News · Tuesday 2 February 1892 · page 3
Also in The Daily Telegraph

John Morgan, of 11 Stanley-street, Hyde Park, sued Robert Clarence Backhouse and Reginald William Laidley, 10 and 12 Hunter-street, Sydney, for the recovery of £29 9s l0d…

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District Court. Monday, February 1. (Before Judge Docker.)

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 February 1892 · page 3

Daws v. Walters.--In this action Edward Daws, of 108 Bullanaming-street, Sydney, sued John James Walters, of the Farmers and Dairymen's Company, Harris-street,…

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Law. Bankruptcy Court. Monday, February 1. Voluntary Sequestrations

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 February 1892 · page 3

John William Edmunds, of Pipeclay Creek, Yowaka, boardinghouse keeper. Mr. E. M. Stephen, official assignee. Charles Alfred Turner, of Newbridge,…

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Suicide of a Police Constable. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Walgett

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 February 1892 · page 8

News reached here on Thursday last that Constable Revel, stationod at the Grawin, 50 miles from here, had shot himself, blowing away portion of his face. The sufferer was brought in here on Friday evening…

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Metropolitan District Court. Monday, February 1. (Before his Honor Judge DOCKERi.) MORGAN V. BACKHOUSE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 February 1892 · page 4

This was an action instituted by John Morgan, of 11 Stanley-street, Hyde Park, against Robert Clarence Backhouse and Regmald William Laidley, trading as Backhouse and Laidley, arhitects, to recover the sum…

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Metropolitan Quarter Sessions.— Monday, February— 1. (Before his Honor Mr. District Court Judge BACKHOUSE and a jury of 12.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 February 1892 · page 4

Mr. Armstrong prosecuted on behalf of the Crown. AR[?]GNMENTS. Stewart Membrey pleaded guilty to a charge of breaking and entering the dwelling-house of…

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Burglary at Messrs. Lassetter's

Evening News · Wednesday 3 February 1892 · page 6

The premises of Messrs. P. Lassetter and Company, Limited, between York and George streets, were the scene on Monday evening or Tuesday morning of a curious…

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Attempted Criminal Assault

The Australian Star · Wednesday 3 February 1892 · page 6

A YOUNG but rough-looking prisoner named John Booth was found guilty, at the Quarter Sessions this afternoon, of having attempted to criminally assault a…

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Sentenced at the Sessions

Evening News · Wednesday 3 February 1892 · page 3

The following prisoners who pleaded, guilty at the quarter sessions on Monday were brought up for sentence yesterday: Alfred Clifford, uttering forgeries (six charges), four years'…

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Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 February 1892 · page 4

Mr. George O'Malley Clarke, S.M., presided in the Charge Division, and Mr. Cornelius Delohery, S.M., in the Summous Division, of the Central Police yesterday. John Gower, 15, was charged under the…

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Police. WATER

Evening News · Wednesday 3 February 1892 · page 3

John Cowley, 38, laborer, was charged with offending against decency. As this was not his first offence of the kind a penalty of £5 or [?] month's prison, was imposed…

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District Court

The Australian Star · Wednesday 3 February 1892 · page 6
Also in The Daily Telegraph

IN the District Court to-day, before his Honor Judge Docker, a large number of verdicts for plaintiffs were given. Among these was one against H. H. Brown, of 175…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 February 1892 · page 4

Messrs. Geo. Q'Malley Clarke, S.M., James Giles, D.S.M., and J. Graham, L.M., presided at the weekly meeting of the Licensing Court held at the Central Police Court yesterday. Transfers of publicans'…

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Redfern Court

The Australian Star · Wednesday 3 February 1892 · page 6

ASSAULT.--James Lipscombe, 35, was remanded till Tuesday on charges of maliciously wounding Emily Reid and also for assaulting Fanny Lipscombe…

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Central Licensing Court

Evening News · Wednesday 3 February 1892 · page 3

The Central Licensing Court was held Tuesday, before Mr. G. O'Malley Clarke, S.M. (presiding), Messrs. J. Giles, D.S.M., and J. Graham, L.M. The following transfers of publicans' licences…

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Parramatta Police Court. Friday, January 29, 1892. (Before Mr. F. W. Edwards, P.M., and Mr. R. Harper, J.P.)

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 3 February 1892 · page 2

Edward Doherty pleaded guilty to a charge of using obscene language. He was fined 40s or one month. MONDAY. FEBRUARY 1, 1892…

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