Revision Court
An open court was held at the North Sydney Town-hall on Wednesday evening for the purpose of revising the municipal lists of the various wards within the borough. Three…
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Police Courts. Alleged Attempted "Confidence" Trick
Frank Foster (41) was charged on remand at the Central Court yesterday, before Mr. J. Giles, S.M., with being a suspected person frequenting Castlereagh-street, with intent to…
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ORANGE, Friday. — While Constable Brown was attempting to arrest a man named John Smith, for drunkenness and disorderly conduct, on Wednesday night…
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NARRANDERA, Thursday. -- Rebecca Dean, aged 26, a full sister to the notorious George Dean, was brought before the local Court to-day on a charge of lunacy. The…
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Frank Foster, 41, who was described as a tinsmith, residing in Goodhope-street, Paddington, was charged at the Control Police Court yesterday, before Mr. J. Giles, S.M., with being a suspected…
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ORANGE, Thursday.--Last night Constable Brown attempted to arrest James Smith, aged 30, on a charge of drunkenness and obscene language, when he was set on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Law Report. Supreme Court.—thursday, January 23. Vice-Admiralty Court.—(Before the Chief Justice, Judge Commissary.) Fenwick and Others V. Ship Canada.—a Salvage Claim (Part Heard)
Dr. Sly, instructed by Messrs. Sly and Russell, appeared for the plaintiffs; and Mr. Ralston, instructed by Messrs. Norton, Smith, and Co., for the defendant. This was a suit brought by Fenwick and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Law. Thursday, January 23. VICE-ADMIRALTY COURT.--(Before the Chief Justice, Judge Commissary.) Fenwick and Others V. the Ship CANADA.--(Part heard.) A report of this case appears elsewhere. IN CHAMBERS.--(Before Mr. Justice Cohen.) Re Wallace and Robson, Gents., Exparte Maria Graham
In this matter Mr. Wallace, one of the respondents, moved for an adjournment in order that an opportunity might be given to file affidavits in reply. He mentioned that a bill of…
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Mr. G. W. F. Addison, S.M., presided. Thomas Gray, 14, no occupation, charged with assaulting Dava Singh, was fined 10s, in default twenty-one days' imprisonment…
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The mon, Frederick Bernard (27), Samuel Grey (21), and George Skidmore, alias Jackson (29), who were remanded a week ago on charges of having stolen property in their…
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Mr. Whittingdale Johnson, S.M., presided. Sydney Kimbly, a youth of 17, was remanded till Wednesday on two charges of stealing pigeons, the property of John G. Brown…
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To-day at the Newtown court, before Mr. Addison, S.M., Frederick Bernard, 27, Samuel Grey, 21, and George Skidmore, alias Jackson, 29, appeared charged with…
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A rather well-known character, named Cowling, while detained in the Parramatta police cells on Thursday evening, became obstroperous, dad on Senior-Sergeant Megarvey…
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At the Parramatta Police Court, on Friday John Jones proceeded against James [?] for assaulting him at Guildford on 19th [?] Complamant deposed that there had being…
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A gentleman well-known in Parramatta district, Mr. Jacques Fuller, clerk in the employ of the Sydney Wool-scouring Company, Waterloo, was on Friday Afternoon, 17th inst…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Courts. Central Police Court. to Day's Cases
Mr. James Giles, S.M., presided at the charge court. Elizabeth Challis (25) and Mary Ann Black (25) received six weeks each on charges of riotous…
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Dr. Lamb, the medical missionary at Ambrym, New Hebrides, in a letter to a friend in Sydney, describes a horrible murder perpetrated near the station, the victim being one…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Penrith Police Court. MONDAY. (Before Mr. J. K. Cleeve, P.M.
John McLennan, charged on remand with disobeying a summons, wherein he was charged with using indecent language in Castlereagh-street on 11th January, was…
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The following sequestrations have been made during the past week:— Herbert Richard Johnson, of the Esplanade, Manly Beach, accountant. Mr. W. H. Palmer,,…
Continued on Trove, page 201 →Parramatta Police Court Tuesday, January 21 (Before Mr. Neil Stowart, J.p.) Vagrancy
Henry Benn was charged with vagrancy. Constable Torpy arrested the [?]caused on Monday night on a charge of having insufficient visible lawful means of support. Had…
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