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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1828

248 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 13

Police Incidents

The Australian · Tuesday 21 October 1828 · page 3

A free and easy going stout, and sturdy sort of a male personage, calling himself by name Tom Wood, was had up before the Bench on Friday, to shew cause how and for…

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Law Intelligence. Sheriff's Court. Capt. Linden v. Rev. Mr. Mallock

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 22 October 1828 · page 1

A special Jury assembled this morning at one o'clock, to assess damages in this case. J. Burchell, Esq. the Under Sheriff, presided on the occasion. The damages were laid at 10,0001…

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Police Office, Sydney

The Sydney Monitor · Saturday 25 October 1828 · page 8

MASTER AND APPRENTICE.—The master of an articled youth for a stated number of years, complained of his apprentice for that he refused on a Sabbath day, to attend Saint James's Church when desired…

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(Domestic Intelligence continued.) Police Office, Sydney

The Sydney Monitor · Monday 27 October 1828 · page 8

MASTER AND APPRENTICE.—The master of an articled youth for a stated number of years, complained of his apprentice for that he refused on a Sabbath day, to attend Saint James's Church when desired…

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Murder and Mystery

The Australian · Tuesday 28 October 1828 · page 3

Some time ago a labouring man known by the name of Murphy, suddenly disappeared from the district of Hunter's River, ina part of which he had been employed and…

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Coroner's Inquests. Murder and Sudden Deaths

The Australian · Friday 31 October 1828 · page 3

About noon on Tuesday evening, the Coroner for Sydney, Major Sweethman, called together a Juicy of householders, at the sign of the Cooper's Arms, a public-house on the Brick field-hill, in…

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Law Intelligence. Court of King's Bench, Guildhall, April 19. (Adjourned Sittings at Nisi Pri[?], in London, after Hi[?]ary Term, before Lord T[?]nt[?] and Common Ju[?]) SLATER V. WRST

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Friday 31 October 1828 · page 2

This was an action by an endor[?] of a bill of exchange for £45. against the def[?] as a[?]or. Mr. Brough[?] appeared for the plaintiff, who was a Ma[?] goods warehouseman res[?]ing in…

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Supreme Court. Saturday, Nov. 1

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Monday 3 November 1828 · page 2

The Supreme Court resumed its sittings this morning, for the despatch of public business. His Honor the Chief Justice, and Mr. Justice STEPHEN, WERE on the Bench…

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Supreme Court

The Australian · Tuesday 4 November 1828 · page 3

Shortly after eleven this forenoon, being the fits day of term, the Honorable Mr. Chief Justice Forbes, and Mr. Justice Stephen, having entered if resumed their seats in Court, intimated their…

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Supreme Court. TUESDAY,—Nov. 18. Before the Chief Justice

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 19 November 1828 · page 3

Philip Riley was indicted for breaking and entering in the day time, the dwelling house of W. Williams, Esq. in Pitt-street, Sydney, on the 3d of Aug. last. The ATTORNEY GENERAL conducted the prosecution…

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Horrid Murder. (From the Suffolk Herald.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Friday 21 November 1828 · page 3

A murder, rivailing in cold-blooded a[?]rocity that of Wa[?]es, has been brought to light, within a few days, at Polstead, in this country. The circumstances which have reached as are as follows:—Maria…

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Criminal Court. Tuesday. the Point of Honor

The Australian · Friday 21 November 1828 · page 3

"At ten o'clock this morning the Court was opened in form, Mr. Chief Justice Forbes taking his seat upon the Bench. A report was buzzed about that no precept had issued for empannelling…

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Supreme Criminal Court. Wednesday, November 19. (Before the Chief Justice.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Friday 21 November 1828 · page 2

Thomas Iron was indicted for a robbery in the dwelling of a settler, named Browne, and putting him in bodily fear, at Botany, on the 28th of September last…

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Supreme Criminal Court. Friday, November 21st. (Before the Chief Justice.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Monday 24 November 1828 · page 3

Thomas is Stone was indicted for a burglary in the dwelling-house of Elizabeth Cassidy. Guilty; but recommended to mercy by the Jury—Remanded for sentence…

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Criminal Court

The Australian · Tuesday 25 November 1828 · page 3

Thomas Stone, a seaman, was indicted for breaking, with a felonious intention, into the dwelling-house of Elizabeth Cassidy, on the 12th of October last—who it appeared in evidence, about…

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Court Martial Extraordinary. (From the Dublin Evening Mail)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 26 November 1828 · page 3

In our last, we gave an account, from the John Bull of the mutiny on board the wreck of His Majesty's ship Cabinet, Captain Frederick Robinson. We have been fortunate enough to obtain a…

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Supreme Criminal Court. Monday, November 24th. (Before Mr. Justice Dowling.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 26 November 1828 · page 2

A case of alleged cattle-stealing, in which Mr. John Cullen was the party accused, and which had been postponed from time to time during the last and present…

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Criminal Court

The Australian · Friday 28 November 1828 · page 3

George Jones, Leonard Gearey, and Edward Holmes, were severally indicted for burglariously breaking into, and robbing the house of Patrick Clearey, at Portland…

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Supreme Court. Thursday, Nov. 27th, (Before Mr. Justice Dowling.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Friday 28 November 1828 · page 3

John Gunning and James Gallagher, were indicted for stealing a heifer, the property of Dr. Redfern at Bathurst, on the 9th of Sept. last. The Jury found the prisoner Gunning, Guilty:---Gallagher,…

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Denham Court, Nov. 11th, 1828 to the Editor of the Monitor

The Sydney Monitor · Saturday 29 November 1828 · page 3

SIR, I HAVE to acquaint you, that sending in this morning for the Monitor of Saturday, and the Gazette of yesterday, the messenger has returned saying,…

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