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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1845

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Windsor Police

Hawkesbury Courier and Agricultural and General Advertiser · Thursday 10 April 1845 · page 3

TUESDAY, APRIL 7—Before William Cox, Esq., J. P., and L. D. Whittaker, Esq., J. P. Margaret Rose, for being drunk in the…

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At the Police Office Bathurst

Hawkesbury Courier and Agricultural and General Advertiser · Thursday 10 April 1845 · page 4

The upset price of each lot is £5 per section of 640 acres. 1 Roxbourgh, 700 acres, parish unnamed, near Capertes, about six miles north-west of…

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At the Police Office, Goulburn

Hawkesbury Courier and Agricultural and General Advertiser · Thursday 10 April 1845 · page 4

The upset price of each lot is £3 per section of 640 acres 1 Argyle, 640 acres, parish unnamed, at Geringoman…

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At the Police Office, Hartley

Hawkesbury Courier and Agricultural and General Advertiser · Thursday 10 April 1845 · page 4

The upset price of [?]ch lot is £5 per section of 640 acres. 1 Roxbourgh, 640 acres, perish of Thornshope, at the confidence of Deadman[?]s Creek…

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Supreme Court. Sittings in Nisi Prius

Hawkesbury Courier and Agricultural and General Advertiser · Thursday 10 April 1845 · page 3

TUESDAY, APRIL 1.—Before His Honor Mr. Justice Dickinson, and a Special Jury The Bank of Australasia v. Breillat, as Chairman of the Bank of Australia…

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Windsor Police. Tuesday, April 15

Hawkesbury Courier and Agricultural and General Advertiser · Thursday 17 April 1845 · page 2

Before William Cox, Esq. J. P., L. D. Witaker, Esq., J.P., and Capt. Scarvill, J P —Mary Sherrard, holding a ticket of leave was brought up to answer the complaint of…

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Supreme Court. Criminal Side

Hawkesbury Courier and Agricultural and General Advertiser · Thursday 17 April 1845 · page 3

MONDAY, APRIL 7.—Before His Honor the Chief Justice.—Owen Moriarty was found guilty of having burglariously entered the dwelling house of one Patrick…

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Supreme Court. Criminal Side

Hawkesbury Courier and Agricultural and General Advertiser · Thursday 24 April 1845 · page 3

TUESDAY, APRIL 15.—Before His Honor Mr. Justice Dickenson. Aaron Gainsborg, who stood indicted for having on the 9th March last, assaulted…

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At the Police Office, Goulburn. (The Upset price of each lot is £5 per section of 640 acres.)

Hawkesbury Courier and Agricultural and General Advertiser · Thursday 1 May 1845 · page 4

1 Georgiana, 1000 acres, parish unnamed, at Wiarborough. Abercrombie River 2 Argyle, 800 acres, parish unnamed, near Windellama…

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At the Police Office, Port Macquarie. (The Upset price of each lot is £5 per section of 640 acres.)

Hawkesbury Courier and Agricultural and General Advertiser · Thursday 1 May 1845 · page 4

1 Macquarie, 640 acres, parish unnamed, at Rollens' Plains, near the head of Bril Bril Brook 2 Macquarie, 737 acres, parish unnamed, on…

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Windsor Police

Hawkesbury Courier and Agricultural and General Advertiser · Thursday 22 May 1845 · page 2

TUESDAY, MAY 20.—Before William Cox, Esq., J. P., L. D. Whitaker, Esq., J. P., and S L. Scarvil, Esq., J. P. Mr. Henry Hudson appeared on summons…

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Supreme Court. Sittings in Nisi Prius

Hawkesbury Courier and Agricultural and General Advertiser · Thursday 22 May 1845 · page 3

TUESDAY, MAY 13.—Before His Honor Mr. Justice Dickenson and a jury of four. Macdonald v Campbell. This case was by mutual consent referred to Mr. Hustler, to…

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Horrible Murder. [From the Australian.]

Hawkesbury Courier and Agricultural and General Advertiser · Thursday 29 May 1845 · page 1

INQUEST.—An Inquest was holden on Tuesday the 20th inst., at the Royal Hotel, on the body of Mary Hoadley, who was murdered in her bed the…

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Supreme Court. Sittings in Nis[?] Prius

Hawkesbury Courier and Agricultural and General Advertiser · Thursday 29 May 1845 · page 2

TUESDAY, MAY 20.—Before His Honor Mr. Justice Dickinson and a Jury of four. Baldwin v. M'Culloch. An action was brought by the plaintiff, Samuel Baldwin,…

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At the Police Office, Hartley (Upset price £5 per section of 640 acres.)

Hawkesbury Courier and Agricultural and General Advertiser · Thursday 29 May 1845 · page 4

1 Westmoreland, 64 acres, parish of Thorushope, near Evan's Crown…

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At the Police Office, Goulburn (Upset price £5 pet section of 64 acres.)

Hawkesbury Courier and Agricultural and General Advertiser · Thursday 29 May 1845 · page 4

1 Argyle, 640 acres, parish unnamed, near Bungonia. 2 Argyle, 640 acres, parish unnamed, at Mutmu[?]bility, third Bredalbane Plain…

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Capital Punishment. Affecting Occurrence. [From the Essex Standard, May 17, 1844.] the Force of Conscience.—confession of a Murder Committed Nine Years Ago

Hawkesbury Courier and Agricultural and General Advertiser · Thursday 29 May 1845 · page 3

A report having been circulated in this town [Colchester] that a native of Polstead, at present in the East Indies, had been apprehended for having committed a…

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On Thursday, the 26Th June. at the Police Office, Bathurst. (The upset price of each lot is £5 per section of 640 acres.)

Hawkesbury Courier and Agricultural and General Advertiser · Thursday 29 May 1845 · page 4

1 Bathurst, 700 acres, parish of Galbraith. 2 Bathurst, 640 acres, Parish of Freemantle, Mount Coolumbalo. 3. Roxburgh, 640 acres, parish unnamed, near…

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Supreme Court. Sittings in Nisi Prius

Hawkesbury Courier and Agricultural and General Advertiser · Thursday 5 June 1845 · page 3

TUESDAY, MAY 27.—Before His Honor Mr Justice Dickenson and a Jury of four Turton v. Simmons. This was an action brought by William Turton, to recover the…

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Mysterious and Horrible Murder. [From the Australian, June 5.]

Hawkesbury Courier and Agricultural and General Advertiser · Thursday 12 June 1845 · page 1

A great sensation was created throughout Sydney on Wednesday, the 4th inst., by the discovery of another of those diabolical murders which have of…

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