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Courts & crime, 1836

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Supreme Court. Friday June 24, 1836

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 28 June 1836 · page 2

Before the three Judges, sitting in Equity. Burnett v. Simpson and others.—The plaintiff in this case was William Burnitt…

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Supreme Court. Civil Side

Commercial Journal and Advertiser · Wednesday 29 June 1836 · page 2

WEDNESDAY.--Before Mr. Justice Kinchela, E. Manning, and T. U. Ryder, Esquires, Assessors, Hirst V Fiddler.--This was an action…

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Matter Furnished by Our Reporters and Correspondents. Supreme Court—civil Side. Tuesday. Before Mr. Justice KI[?]CH[?]LA and Messrs. JOHNSON and HOW, Assessors

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 29 June 1836 · page 2

Henry v. Cooper.—This was an action brought to recover a balance of account for repairs of the "Sir William Wallace." Mr. Foster moved, on the part of the defendant, that the trial be…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 30 June 1836 · page 3

Louisa Loeh, free, was brought before the Bench charged with stealing a watch from Mr. Southcott. William Fitz patrick, a constable in the Sydney Police…

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Supreme Court. Saturday, June 25

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 30 June 1836 · page 3

Before the three Judges sitting in Banco. BROWN v. IREDALE. This was an action brought for a…

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Law. Supreme Court—civil Side. Wednesday, June 29

The Australian · Friday 1 July 1836 · page 2

Bull v. Wilson—This case, which has excited much public attention, came on for trial on the above day, before the Chief Justice and a Special Jury…

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Supreme Court. Wednesday, June 29th, 1836

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 July 1836 · page 3

Before the acting Chief Justice and a Special Jury. Bull v Wilson.—This was an action brought to recover compensation for an…

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Colonial Secretary's Office, Sydney, 28th June, 1836 Sydney Police Oefice

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 July 1836 · page 4

TENDERS will be received at this Office for certain Additions and Alterations required to be doue at the Police Office, Sydney, until Norn of Monday the llth of July next, endorsed…

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Matter Furnished by Our Reporters and Correspondents. Supreme Court—civil Side. Monday, June 27 1836

The Sydney Monitor · Saturday 2 July 1836 · page 2

Storey v. Muckle.—This was an action brought to recover a compensation in damages for an alleged assault and battery, committed by the defendant Miss Mary Muckle, upon the plaintiff a young…

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Government Gazette. Wednesday June 29th, 1836. Anno Sexto Gulielmi Quarti Regis. No. 15. By His Excellency Major General Sir Richard Bourke, K. C. B., Captain General and Governor in Chief of the Territory of New South Wales and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the tame, with the advice of the Legislative Council. An Act further to continue for a limited time, An Act, intituled ' An Act for regulating the constitution of Juries, and for the Trial of Issues in certain coses, in the Supreme Court of New South Wales,' and to make further provision for Trial by Jury."

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 July 1836 · page 4

WHEREAS, an Act of the Governor and Counoil of New South Wales, was Preamble, passed in the second year of the Reign of His present Majesty King William the Fourth,…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court—civil Side

The Sydney Herald · Monday 4 July 1836 · page 2

THURSDAY, JUNE 30.—Before Mr. Justice Burton and a Special Jury, Fotheringham v. Cooper and others. This was an action of assumpsit brought by…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 5 July 1836 · page 4

Samuel Ryan stood charged with stealing one shilling and sixpence, from the till of Mr. Brown, Pill-street. Mr. Brown doposed that the prisoner…

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Law. Supreme Court—civil Side

The Australian · Tuesday 5 July 1836 · page 4

[The following law report ought to have been inserted in our last; but we were compelled to postpone it until this day, for want of room.]…

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Law. Supreme Court—civil Side

The Australian · Tuesday 5 July 1836 · page 2

SATURDAY, JULY 2.—In Banco.—The King v. Bull.—After several matters of no public interest had been gone through, The Attorney-General rose, and moved…

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Supreme Court. Saturday, July 2nd, 1836

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 5 July 1836 · page 3

Before the three Judges sitting in banco. Brown v. Iredale—This was an action of trespass for damage done to certain…

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Matter Furnished by Our Reporters and Correspondents. Supreme Court—civil Side. Saturday. In Banco

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 6 July 1836 · page 2

HILLSON v. MOSSMAN.—This was an action tried last term, brought by the plaintiff, a seaman, to recover from the defendant, owner of the ship, the amount of his share of the oil which had been…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 7 July 1836 · page 3

William Mortimer, publican, appeared on a summons to answer a charge of assault preferred against him, by a, young woman named Elizabeth Huxback, a…

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Supreme Court

The Colonist · Thursday 7 July 1836 · page 6

AT the Supreme Court on Saturday last, the Attorney-General moved for a rule, calling on Mr. Bull to show cause why an attachment should not issue against him for a contempt of…

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Supreme Court. Tuesday, July 6Th

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 7 July 1836 · page 3

Before Mr. Justice Burton, and A. B. Spark, Esquire, and Colonel Shadforth, Assessors. FOSTER v. SHARP.—This was an action…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court—civil Side

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 7 July 1836 · page 2

EXPARTE FOSTER.—Mr. Kerr moved for a rule Nisi, calling on Mr. Henry Bull, Editor of the Colonist, to shew cause why a criminal information should not be filed…

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