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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1892

7,229 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 250

Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 January 1892 · page 7

Mr. George O'Malley Clarke, S. M., presided in the Chargo Division, and Mr. Cornelius Dolohery, S M., in the Summous Division of the Contral Police Court yesterday. Sydney Morrison 33, a cab…

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Died in Gaol. Stonewalling Jurymen

Evening News · Saturday 16 January 1892 · page 6

The inquest concerning the death of a prisoner named Richard Savage, who died in the gaol hospital on January 6, was summoned in Darling-hurst Gaol yesterday morning…

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A Newsboy. Sentenced to Six Months

The Australian Star · Saturday 16 January 1892 · page 3

JOHN DICKSON, a newsboy of 8 years, was yesterday charged before Captain Fisher, S.M., with breaking a plate-glass window, valued at £22, the property of William H. Negus, of…

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A Mean Theft. Charity Boxes Robbed

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 16 January 1892 · page 15

THE poor-boxes placed in St. Patrick's and St. Michael's churches by St. Patrick's Conference of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul were forced open and the contents stolen last week. We have…

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Penrith Police Court. FRIDAY. Before Mr. J. K. Cleeve, P.M.

Nepean Times · Saturday 16 January 1892 · page 6

Bob Miller deserted his wife and a warrant was got out for him, but he had flown. On Friday morning he came and gave himself up, and said "he didn't desert her, they had only had a bit of a…

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Parramatta Police Court. Saturday, 9Th January. (Before Mr. R. Harper, J.P.)

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1892 · page 7

Timothy Robinson was before the Court on three charges preferred by Inspector Davies of the Railway Department; but, as the Police…

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Police. Alleged Manslaughter

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 January 1892 · page 11

Walter Clifford (21), a carter, was charged by Detective Keatinge, before Mr. G. Delohery, S.M., at the Central Police Court yesterday afternoon, with causing the death…

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Bankruptcy Court

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1892 · page 130

The following sequestration orders have been made during the past week:—Henry Mackay, of Deringullen, near Yass, labourer. Mr. E. M. Stephen, official assignee…

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Ryde Police Court. Tuesday, January 12. (Before Mr. Edwards, P.m.) Wages Case

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 16 January 1892 · page 7

Lewis Newman sued Frank M‘Nail, of Hunter’s Hill, for the sum of £1 9s 7d, for work and labour done as cook at defendant’s farm at Gosford…

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Murder, by Blacks 1St Westers Australia

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 16 January 1892 · page 16

A. E. F. CANNING has been murdered by natives on the Upper Ashburton. From the information received by the police at Perth on Tuesday, it appears that Canning was on his way to Roebourne,…

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Parramatta Police Court. Wednesday, January 13. (Before Mr. F. W. Edwards, P.m.) Wounding

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 16 January 1892 · page 6

Michael Carrick ( a lad 14 years of age), on bail, was charged with maliciously wounding George Betts. Constable Allison (who had been examined…

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Bankruptcy Court. Voluntary Sequestrations

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 January 1892 · page 10

John Byron Beauregard, of Indiana, Merton-street, Stanmore, and 89 Market-street, Sydney, carrying on business as a stamp manufacturer under the style of…

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Murder by Blacks in Western Australia. Perth

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1892 · page 137

A. E. F. Canning has been murdered by natives on the Upper Ashburton. From the information received by the police, it appears that Canning was on his way to Roebourne, when he…

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Armidale District Court Armidale

The Australian Star · Saturday 16 January 1892 · page 6

There are 78 cases set down for hearing at the District Court to-morrow…

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Katoomba Police Court. WEDNESDAY. Before Messrs. J. K. Cleeve, P.M., and J. W. Fletcher, and F. C. Goyder, J's.P

Nepean Times · Saturday 16 January 1892 · page 6

James Pelant, outside the pale of decency, got legally inside again on payment of 20s. Jessie Dowden was charged with being drunk and throwing things around, promiscuous like, in…

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Law. Supreme Court. Friday, January 15. In DIVORCE. -- (Before the Chief Justice.) BURNS V. BURNS

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 January 1892 · page 10

It was intimated that this suit had been settled by consent. (Before Mr. Justice Windeyer.) IN RE DE BOOS, GENT., ONE, ETC. Application to have bill of costs delivered…

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Law Report. Supreme Court.—friday, January 15. In Chambers.—(Before the Chief Justice). Ex Parte J. P. [?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 January 1892 · page 7

Mr. Bruce Smith and Mr. Scholes, instructed by Messrs. Williams and Saunders, appeared for the applicant, J. P. Gray, in support of a motion to make absolute a rule [?] for a mandamus in connection…

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Victoria. Bank-teller Fourdrinier Sentenced

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 January 1892 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sunday. -- At the Malvern Court on Saturday Charles Fourdrinier, the absconding bank teller of the Armidale branch of the Federal Bank, was charged…

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Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 January 1892 · page 7

Mr. George O'Malley Clarke, S.M., presided at the Central Police Court on Saturday. William Walter Clifford, 21, was reminded to the Coroner's Court on a charge of hiving caused the death of Edward Hart,…

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Police. CENTRAL

Evening News · Monday 18 January 1892 · page 6

Edward Rowan, 14, factory boy, was fined 10s for having behaved in a riotous manner. Annie Carney, 24, indecent language, 20s. John Dean, 22, on remand, charged with…

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