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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1893

7,042 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 250

Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 January 1893 · page 3

Mr. James Giles, D.S.M., presided in the Charge Division, and Mr. G. O'Malley Clarke, S.M., in the Small Debts Division, of the Central Police Court yesterday. Alfred George White, 25, a drainer,…

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Police. WATER

Evening News · Tuesday 17 January 1893 · page 6

Joseph Muggins, 55, laborer, was charged with having been drunk and used indecent language on the Circular Quay. Muggins denied the charges, but was fined in all 45s or 15 days…

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Stealing a Bank Note. a Discredited Story

Evening News · Tuesday 17 January 1893 · page 6

A grey-haired man named William Dunkley appeared at the Water Police Court yesterday charged with having stolen £5, belonging to Mr. T.C. Hinchcliffe, draper, 103 Oxford-street. Dunkley…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 January 1893 · page 3
Also in The Australian Star

Messrs. F. M. Edwards, P.M., and R. Stewar and R. Harper L.Ms., disposed of the business at the Parramatta Licensing Court yesterday morning. Renewals of publicans' licenses were granted to…

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parramatta Licensing Court

Evening News · Tuesday 17 January 1893 · page 4

At the parramatta Licensing Court yesterday renewals of publicans' licences were granted to Patrick Tierney, Charles Curtis, and Elizabeth Robertson, and renewals of wine and spirit…

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Drunk in Court

Evening News · Tuesday 17 January 1893 · page 6

Louisa Hogan sued her husband, Henry Hogan, at the Newtown Police Court yesterday, for maintenance. Mr. Cromwell appeared for the defence. Complainant stated that defendant was a good…

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Goulburn District Court

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 January 1893 · page 5

GOULBURN, Monday.--Two cases of considerable interest were disposed of at the District Court, before Judge Murray. Mary H. Lynch sued James and…

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Oxford-street Shooting Affray. Attempt to Commit Murder

Evening News · Tuesday 17 January 1893 · page 4

Thomas Snodgrass Muir, the elderly man who caused a sensation in Oxford-street on the night of the 10th instant, by firing a revolver; appeared on remand before Mr. Johnson, S.M., at the Water…

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Law Notices. Supreme Court.—tuesday, January 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 January 1893 · page 3

In Equity.—Before the Deputy Registrar, at 11 a.m.: Re Hayes, deceased, to tax costs. Prothonotary's Office.—Before Chief Clerk: Hardy and another v. Proctor, 11…

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The Cowra Fire. Kops in Court. COWRA

The Australian Star · Tuesday 17 January 1893 · page 6

Re the attempted fire at Cowra, Kops was charged at the police court, before Mr. N. Connolly, P.M., with attempting to commit a felony, and was remanded until…

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Law Report. Supreme Court.—monday, January 16. In Chambers.—(Before Mr. Justice Foster.) Ex Parte Lydia Knights

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 January 1893 · page 3

Mr. T. G. Vyner appeared for Lydia Knights (formerly Warren), and applied for a rule nisi for a writ of habeas corpus directed to Philip Wirth, George Wirth, John Wirth, and John Martin, calling…

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Tragedy in Delaware. a Man Kills His Parents. And Seriously Injures His Sister. Saved From Lynching by the Police. LONDON, January 16

The Australian Star · Tuesday 17 January 1893 · page 6

News of a terrible domestic tragedy has been received from America. A young man residing with his parents in Delaware attacked his father and mother in a most…

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A Constable Charged with Assault

The Australian Star · Wednesday 18 January 1893 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. O'Malley Clarke at the Central Police Court yesterday afternoon, James Duffy, of Mary-street, proceeded against Martin Killeen, a constable, for having…

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Police Court Statistics

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 January 1893 · page 4

The various annual returns dealing with the business transacted during the year 1892 at the Water Police Court have just been completed, and show a decrease in the number of cases dealt with compared…

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Water Police Court Statistics

The Australian Star · Wednesday 18 January 1893 · page 8

RETURNS forwarded to the Department of Justice show that during 1892 the following business was transacted at the Water Police Court:--Number of police eases, exclusive…

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The Police Courts. Alleged Assault by a Constable

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 January 1893 · page 6

James J. Duffy, a respectable-looking man of good character, told a remarkable story in the Summons division of the Central Police Court yesterday. He stated that…

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Alleged Assault by the Police. the Case Dismissed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 January 1893 · page 4

In the Summons Division of the Central Police Court yesterday, before Mr. George O'Malley Clarke, S.M., J. J. Duffy, of Mary-street, procecded against Martin Killeen, a constable, for assault [?]…

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Charged with Murder. Suspicious Death at Ryde. PARRAMATTA

The Australian Star · Wednesday 18 January 1893 · page 5

Rourke and Kerr were brought before Mr. Edwards, P.M., at the Ryde Police Court yesterday and charged with causing the death of the man Reynolds on Saturday…

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North Sydney Police Court

The Australian Star · Wednesday 18 January 1893 · page 2

LARCENY.--Henry Humphries, a young laborer, charged with the larceny of a number of garden implements belonging to J. T. Oakman, was given the option of paying a…

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