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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1858

126 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 7

Central Criminal Court. (Abridged from the S. M. Herald.) Thursday, December 9. Before the Chief Justice

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 16 December 1858 · page 3

Michael Boyle was indicted for stealing a mare, the property of Edwin Baldwin, at Wilberforce, near Windsor Guilty Five years on the roads. George Leadley was indicted for assaulting Harry Thompson,…

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Supreme Court.—monday. (From the S. M. Herald, Dec. 14.) First Day of Sixth Term.—Before the Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Therry. NICHOLSON V. HEALEY

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 16 December 1858 · page 3

The Chief Justice delivered the following judgment in this case:- This is an action of ejectment for land near Maitland, granted in 1834, to Mary, the wife of Joseph Hunt. Those persons…

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Central Criminal Court. Monday and Tuesday, December 13 AND 14. (Abridged from the Herald, December 15.) Before Mr. Justice Dickinson

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 18 December 1858 · page 6

Alexander Macad[?]ster was indicted for, that he did, on the 15th November, 1855, at Braidwood, being at the time an officer in the public service, as Commissioner of Crown Lands, receive, and take into his possession, on account of her Majesty, a [?]…

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Supreme Court. (Abridged from the S. M. Herald.) (Before the full Court.) Wednesday, December 15, 1858. HOLMES V. MADGWICK

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 December 1858 · page 3

This was a motion for a new trial in an action upon a promissory note for £117 10s., tri[?] at Maitland, wherein the plai[?]ff had obtained a verdict. Mr. Faucett appeared in support of the motion,…

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Sydney News. Supreme Court.—monday. (From the Herald.) Sittings in Banco.—before the Full Court. Ex Parte Healy

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 December 1858 · page 3

This was a motion to set aside a Judge's order, which had been argued on a previous day before two of their, Honors, but which was now re-argued in consequence of there having b[?] a difference of opinion on the Bench,…

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Supreme Court.—tuesday (From the S. M. Herald.) Sittings Ih Banco.—before the Full Nicholson V. HEALY

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 25 December 1858 · page 2

This was an action of ejectment, tried at [?] which there had been a verdict for [?] ruling of the presiding Judge, upon the [?] there had been over twenty years' adversion…

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