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Courts & crime, 1892

7,229 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 250

Law Report. Supreme Court.—friday, January 8. [?] Chambers.—(Before the Chief Justice). [?]E John Proctor Gray and the Collector of Customs

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 January 1892 · page 7

Mr. Bruce Smith and Mr. Scholes, instructed by Messrs. Williams and Saunders, appeared for the applicant, John Proctor Gray, and moved to make absolute a rule nisi granted on the 24th December for…

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Police

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 January 1892 · page 5
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

At the Central Court on Saturday, before Mr. C. Delohery, S.M., John Jackson (32), a clerk, was sent to goal for 21 days for having stolen a book, value 3s, from the shop…

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Police. CENTRAL

Evening News · Monday 11 January 1892 · page 3

Bertha Riley, 34, was fined 40s for having used indecent language. The following cases were remanded: George Thomas, 30, plumber, charged with having…

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Dubbo Hospital. Charity and Red Tape. Gaol Instead of Hospital. DUBBO

The Australian Star · Monday 11 January 1892 · page 5

An inquest was held in the Dubbo Gaol on Saturday afternoon last by Mr. R. Porter, coroner for Wellington, in the absence of Mr. Caswell, the local coroner…

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Law Notices. Supreme Court, Monday, January 11, 1892

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 January 1892 · page 6

IN EQUITY. -- (Before the Deptuy Registrar.) At 11 a.m.: Deb[?]cy v. Merry, to settle minutes of order. PROTHONOTARY'S OFFICE. -- (Before the Prothonotary.) At 11 a.m.: Casey and another v. Allen…

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Lead Stealing

Evening News · Tuesday 12 January 1892 · page 6

The police last week discovered a "plant" of lead in the bush at Randwick, and kept watch upon it. On Sunday morning Constables Sutherland and Bannan, of Redfern, were dispatched to…

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Alleged Theft

The Australian Star · Tuesday 12 January 1892 · page 6

LELIA DE POOLE, a well-dressed young woman, was charged at the Water Police Court to-day with sealing a shirt, the property of Dr. Vores. It appears that the…

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Alleged Indecent Assault

The Australian Star · Tuesday 12 January 1892 · page 6

AT the Water Police Court to-day, before Captain Fisher, S.M., a lad named George Smith, aged 16, was charged with committing an indecent assault upon a child…

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Charged with Piracy

Evening News · Tuesday 12 January 1892 · page 3

Thursday Island, Monday.—The Dorunda arrived yesterday with a few passengers and 2376 tons of cargo. Captain Carpenter, master of the ship Costa Rica, is a passenger. He was arrested…

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Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 January 1892 · page 3

Mr George O'Malley Clarke, S. M., presided in the Charge Division of the Central Police Court yesterday. John Todd, 27, was charged with having stolen the sum of 13s 9[?]d, the property of William Patrick The…

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Police. CENTRAL

Evening News · Tuesday 12 January 1892 · page 3

Michael Lannon, 20, dealer, was fined 20s in each case for having been drunk and using indecent language. Fined for having used indecent language: Bella…

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A Free Passage to Gaol. Brisbane

The Australian Star · Tuesday 12 January 1892 · page 5

Michael O' Connor, aged 30, was, at the police court yesterday, charged with illegally obtaining a passage by the s.s. Fitzroy from Sydney to Brisbane. He said he had a few…

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Police. Robbery in the Park

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 January 1892 · page 3

Thomas Brown, alias Frederick Pain (27), was charged on remand at the Central Court yesterday with having stolen a silver watch and chain, value £10, from the person of…

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Queensland's Chief of Police. Brisbane

The Australian Star · Tuesday 12 January 1892 · page 5

It is understood that Mr. Seymour, Commissioner of Police, will shortly retire on a pension. It is rumored the place will be filled by Mr. Parry Okeden, at present…

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Law Notices. Supreme Court.—tuesday, January 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 January 1892 · page 3

Prothonotary's Office—Before Prothonotary: Dismorr v. Lawford. 10.30; Colonial Finance Company v. Gibbes and others, 10.30; Gard[?]er v. Austin, 10.45; Sahal and another v. Read, 10.45…

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Charge of Perjury. At Goulburn District Court. GOULBURN

The Australian Star · Tuesday 12 January 1892 · page 5

At the District Court yesterday Furner Bros. sued Taunton Bros. to recover £41 3s. 8d. Defendants swore they had paid £30 to G. H. Jones, once a member of the firm, and…

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Law Report. Supreme Court.—monday, Januray 11. In Bankruptcy. Voluntary Sequestrations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 January 1892 · page 3

George I[?]yd, of Plattsburg, miner. Mr. L. T. Lloyd, official assignce. Henry Hope, of 8 Bond-straet-chambers and No. 2 Bond-street, Sydney, mercantile broker, trading as…

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A Threepenny Theft

The Australian Star · Wednesday 13 January 1892 · page 5

A BOY named Arthur Goldstone was charged at the Central to-day with having stolen three tomatoes, valued at 3d., the property of Thomas Casey. A sentence of six hours'…

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Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1892 · page 7

Mr. George O'Malley Clarke, S.M., presided in the Charge Division, and Mr. Cornelius Delohery, S.M., in the Summons Division of the Central Police Court yesterday. Annie Daly, 19, a servant, was sentenced to…

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