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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1845

63 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 3 of 4

Supreme Court. Sittings in Nisi Prius

Hawkesbury Courier and Agricultural and General Advertiser · Thursday 12 June 1845 · page 3

MONDAY, JUNE 2.—Before His Honor the Chief Justice and a special jury of 12 Dent and others v. Salting—This was an action to recover £1000 from the…

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Frightful Murder

Hawkesbury Courier and Agricultural and General Advertiser · Thursday 10 July 1845 · page 1

A murder of the most atrocious cha: racter has been committed in the Ba: thurst district, by a man named Law: renee Power. The particulars that have…

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Supreme Court

Hawkesbury Courier and Agricultural and General Advertiser · Thursday 10 July 1845 · page 2

THE BANK OF AUSTRALASIA v. T. C. BREILLAT AS CHAIRMAN OF THE BANK OF AUSTRALIA — Their Honors the three Judges have been sitting on the trial of this case…

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Supreme Court. Criminal Side. Rape

Hawkesbury Courier and Agricultural and General Advertiser · Thursday 17 July 1845 · page 1

Henry Carter—stood indicted for having, on the 20th April last, at Wollongong, violently assaulted one Mary Ann Fishlock, and committed a rape…

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Supreme Court.—criminal Side. (Continued from first page.)

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

THURSDAY, JULY 10.—Before His Honor Mr. Justice Dickinson. ATTEMPT AT MURDER. John Hough was placed at the bar,…

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Supreme Court.—criminal Side

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

THURSDAY, JULY 17—Before their Honors the three Judges. SENTENCES. Arthur Harvey, who had been convicted…

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Supreme Court. Saturday, Aug. 9

Hawkesbury Courier and Agricultural and General Advertiser · Thursday 14 August 1845 · page 2

Mr. Cheek moved that David Lawson, gentleman, formerly under articles of clerkship to Francis, Beddek, Esq, of Windsor, Solicitor, be admitted an attorney, solicitor,…

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Supreme Court. Sittings in Nisi Prius

Hawkesbury Courier and Agricultural and General Advertiser · Thursday 28 August 1845 · page 2

MONDAY, AUGUST 29.—Before His Honor Mr. Justice A'Beckett, and a Special Jury. Cope v. Holland and another.—This was an action of trespass, in which Maria Cope…

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Court and Church

Hawkesbury Courier and Agricultural and General Advertiser · Thursday 13 November 1845 · page 4

Go tell the Court it glows And shines like printed wo[?]d[?] Go tell the Church, it shows What's good—but does not good:—…

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Supreme Court. Thu[?]sday, Nov, 20. Before his Honor Mr. Justice Dickenson

Hawkesbury Courier and Agricultural and General Advertiser · Thursday 27 November 1845 · page 2

Moliz[?]v Taylor.—This was an action of slander brought by Christopher Moniz to recover from the defendant. Robert Taylor damages for defamation of character, in…

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Parramatta Police

Hawkesbury Courier and Agricultural and General Advertiser · Thursday 4 December 1845 · page 2

Forgery,—A man who gave his name as Edward Grant, or William Thurlow, and who stated that he arrived in the colony as a[?]sailor, was on Thursday committed for…

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Supreme Court

Hawkesbury Courier and Agricultural and General Advertiser · Thursday 4 December 1845 · page 2

Tuesday, Nov, 25.—Bef[?] his Honor Mr. Justice a Beckett and a jury of four Dawes and others v. T[?]rry.—The plaintiff's case in this action (which occupied…

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Court of Requests

Hawkesbury Courier and Agricultural and General Advertiser · Thursday 4 December 1845 · page 2

The next Court of Requests for the district of Windsor, will be held at the CourtHouse! Windsor, on Monday the 26th day of January next ensuing. The last days…

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At the Police Office, Muswellbrook

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

BRISBANE—1 1000 acres four miles north of Mount Worrondi 2 640 acres four miles north of Mount Worrondi…

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At the Police Office, Hartley

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

WESTMORELAND—1 640 acres, near Junction Flat 2 640 acres at Blaxland's Swamp 3 640 acres, near Evans' Crown…

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At the Police Office, Port Macquarie

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

MACQUARIE—1 640 acres, near Barombine 2 640 acres near the confluence of the Lansdown and Macquarie Rivers 3 1000 acres, at the western branch of Dingo Creek…

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At the Police Office, Muswellbrook

Hawkesbury Courier and Agricultural and General Advertiser · Thursday 11 December 1845 · page 1

BRISBANE—1 1000 acres four miles north of Mount Worrondi 2 640 acres four miles north of Mount Worrondi…

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At the Police Office, Hartley

Hawkesbury Courier and Agricultural and General Advertiser · Thursday 11 December 1845 · page 1

WESTMORELAND—1 640 acres, near Junction Flat 2 640 acres at Blaxland's Swamp 3 640 acres, near Evans' Crown…

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At the Police Office, Goulburn

Hawkesbury Courier and Agricultural and General Advertiser · Thursday 11 December 1845 · page 1

GEORGIANA—1 640 acres at Red Bank [?] 320 acres at Kiama ARGYLE—2 640 acres near Milbang KING—4 320 acres, parish unnamed…

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At the Police Office, Port Macquarie

Hawkesbury Courier and Agricultural and General Advertiser · Thursday 11 December 1845 · page 1

MACQUARIE—1 640 acres, near Barom[?]e 2 640 acres near the confluence of the Lansdown and Macquarie Rivers 3 1000 acres, at the western branch of Dingo Creek…

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