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Courts & crime, 1825

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Gaol Report

The Australian · Thursday 9 June 1825 · page 4

(The following very excellent and very creditable Report is the result of the Inquiry into the state of Sydney Gaol.—ED.). To His Excellency Sir Thomas Brisbane, K.C.B. &c…

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The Gaol Enquiry

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 9 June 1825 · page 3

This a[?] (Wednesday) the Official Report of the Commission of Enquiry on the County Gaol was kindly transmitted to us, and although late in the day, still it was considered too important to…

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Police Report

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 9 June 1825 · page 3

MONDAY, MAY 30.—This day several licenced publicans, at Sydney, were brought forward to answer charges for having severally allowed prisoners of the Crown to be drinking and tippling at their houses, at a late hour of the…

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Supreme Criminal Court. Friday, June 3, 1825

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 9 June 1825 · page 3

Devil Devil, alias Bumblefoot, an aboriginal native, was indicted for a violent assault on Jeremiah Bulley, at Newcastle, on the 19th of September last. Guilty—Remanded…

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Police Report

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 16 June 1825 · page 3

MONDAY, JUNE 6.—Thomas Fitzpatrick, prisoner of the crown, charted with stealing a pair of trowsers, sentenced on conviction, to the tread-mill for 28 days, and to a clearing party for 12 months…

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Supreme Court. Coulson v. REIBEY

The Australian · Thursday 16 June 1825 · page 4

This was an action brought by the plaintiff to recover the value of certain goods, specially entrusted by the plaintiff to the defendant. The following evidence was adduced on behalf of…

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Supreme Civil Court. Wednesday, June 13, 1825

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 16 June 1825 · page 3

This day the Court resumed its Sitting for the despatch of civil business. COULSON V. REIBEY.—The SOLICITOR GENERAL stated, that this was an action for the recovery of…

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Sitting Magistrate—Alexander Berry, Esquire

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 23 June 1825 · page 2

Average Prices of Articles at the last Sydney Market:—Wheat, 11s. Od. per bushel; maize, 4s. 6d. per ditto; barley, 5s. Od. per ditto; potatoes, 4s. 6d. per cwt; butter, 2s. 1½d. per…

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Police Report

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 23 June 1825 · page 3

Monday, JUNE 14.—James Murphy, Thomas Forrester, and John Carberry, prisoners of the Crown, were brought up, charged with stealing a cockatoo from the paling of a house near the Race-course. The bird was found in the…

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Notice. Police-office, 16th June, 1825

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 23 June 1825 · page 1

SEALED Tenders will be received at this Office, on or before Monday, the 27th Instant, for the Supply of FIRE-WOOD to the, differed Watch-houses at Sydney, for the Period of Twetye…

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Supreme Criminal Court. Tuesday, June 21, 1825

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 23 June 1825 · page 3

James Adamson was indicted, for having feloniously forged and uttered a certain order, in the name of Henry Burgin, with intent to defraud one Daniel Jackson, of Parramatta…

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Sheriff's Office, 15th JUNE, 1825. In the Supreme Court. Payne v. Bacon

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 23 June 1825 · page 1

TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Direction of the Sheriff, at his Office, on Thursday the 27th of July, at 12 o'Clock at Noon, that desirable and valuable Farm, situated at Long Reef, about 20 miles from Sydney,…

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Rules and Orders of the Supreme Court of New South Wales. [June 22, 1825

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 23 June 1825 · page 1

WHEREAS, by an Act passed in the Fourth Year of His Majesty King GEORGE THE FOURTH, entituled, "An Act to provide, "until the First Day of July, One thousand eight…

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Supreme Court.—june. 17 Rex's Darcy Wentworth and J. T. Campbell Esquires. Rex V. Thomas Dunn. Chief Constable

The Australian · Thursday 23 June 1825 · page 2

These were two rules for a Mandamus. The first of them calling upon the above named justices, or any other two of his Majesty's of the peace in this colony, to issue a fresh warrant to the chief constable to return true lists of jurors to serve at the…

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Sitting Magistrate—Edward Wollstonecraft, Esquire

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 30 June 1825 · page 2

Average Prices of Articles at the last Sydney Market:—Wheat, 11s. 6d. per bushel; maize, 4s. 6d. per ditto; barley, 4s. 0d. per ditto; potatoes, 4s. 6d. per cwt; butter, 2s. 3d. per…

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Police Report

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 30 June 1825 · page 3

MONDAY, JUNE 20:—Michael M'Mahon, prisoner of the crown, charged with stealing a quantity of wet li[?]en from a line in a garden. The prisoner was seen in the garden in the act of taking the articles, and when detected tried to…

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Supreme Criminal Court. Friday, June 24

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 30 June 1825 · page 3

Thomas, Byrne, John Wright, and James Murphy, were indicted, under the statute of the 9th Geo. I. commonly called the Black Act, for maliciously shooting at Mr. William Ikin, Chief…

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Rules and Orders of the Supreme Court of New South Wales. [June 22, 1825

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 30 June 1825 · page 1

WHEREAS, by an Act passed in the Fourth Year of His Majesty King GEORGE THE FOURTH, enti[?]led, " An Act to provide, " until the First Day of July, One thousand eight…

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Sitting Magistrate—John Thomas Campbell, Esquire

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 7 July 1825 · page 2

Average Prices of Articles at the last Sydney Market:—Wheat, 12s. 10[?]d. per bushel; maize, 4s. 9d. per ditto; barley, 5s. Od. per ditto; Potatoes, 5s. Od. per cwt; butter, 2s. 4½d. per…

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Police Report

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 7 July 1825 · page 3

MONDAY, JUNE 17.—Edward Cohone, prisoner of the trown, was brought up, charged with having stolen a silver [?]pick, and a gold vinegarette from the house of a gentleman in Hunter-street. It appeared that the prisoner had…

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