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Courts & crime, 1836

598 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 30

Police Incidents

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

Mary Ann Clark, a decent, looking, woman, but no relation whatever to the late Duke of York's chere amie, was charged with being drunk and dis…

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Verdicts of the Supreme Court. ASSESSORS v. JURORS

The Sydney Times · Saturday 3 September 1836 · page 2

IN recommencing our connexion with the public, and in order to set ourselves right with our readers, and to dispel misrepresentations. which neither pains nor expense…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Herald · Monday 5 September 1836 · page 2

A pretty looking girl, apparently not above sixteen years of age, was charged by Serjeant Ryan with being disorderly. The serjeant swore that on Saturday night…

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Horrible Murder Dy a Priest

The Australian · Tuesday 6 September 1836 · page 3

The trial the priest Detaco[?]onges, at [?] upon the most horrible charge of violation, murdering, and af[?]evwards cutting the body in pieces, which he slowed away in a truck, of a young…

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Police

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 7 September 1836 · page 2

THURSDAY, September 1st. Before Messrs. WINDEYER and GISBORNE. William Smith, assigned to Mr J Ewin, of Globe-street, Cabinet-maker, was put to the bar, charged…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 8 September 1836 · page 2
Also in The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser

On Sunday night, two free men named Jones and Macnamara, were fighting and kicking up a great row in the streets, and upon a constable endeavouring to quell the disturbance, they both…

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The Sydney Police. to the Editor of the Colonist. Sydney, Sept. 6th, 1836

The Colonist · Thursday 8 September 1836 · page 2

SIR,—Being in the habit of reading several of the Sydney Journals, I am surprised to find that one or other of them generally detail some complaint against the Sydney Police, reprobating…

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The Court Slander; Or, Six Months After Marriage. (From the World of Fashion for 1836.). The heart that is soonest awake to the flowers, Is always the first to be touched with the thorns. And they who have, loved the fondest, the purest, Too often have wept o'er the [?] they believed. And the heart that has plumbered in friendship securest, Is happy indeed if'twas never deceived.—Moo[?]

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 8 September 1836 · page 4

Among the marriages in high life that occurred in the season of 18**, no one made a greater sensation than that in which the beautiful Julia G—("la…

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Police

The Sydney Monitor · Saturday 10 September 1836 · page 2

Informations were laid against the following persons for violations of the Police Act—William shepherd, publican, George-street, permitting persons to drink in his house on Sunday; fined 4[?]s and…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 September 1836 · page 3

James Cullen and Ellen his wife, examined at the Police Office on Monday, upon a charge of jointly committing a most outrageous and unprovoked assault…

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The Police

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 September 1836 · page 2

This subject in one of the utmost importance, and as such deserves considerable attention. To have an effective police in a Colony such as this, is certainly most…

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Court of Claims

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 September 1836 · page 2

The last Government Gazette announces, that another list of deluded applicants are about to submit their claims to the worthy Commissioners, that they…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Herald · Monday 12 September 1836 · page 2

John Clarke, a seaman belonging to the ship Moffatt, was charged with assault. The chief officer of the Moffatt stated that the prisoner and two other men had absconded from their ship on…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 13 September 1836 · page 3

Patrick Regan and Daniel Regan were placed at the bar on Saturday, charged with violently assaulting William Crocker, Market-street. It appeared that on the…

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Murder of a Daughter by Her Father (Front the Falmouth Packet,)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 13 September 1836 · page 4

On Saturday last Philip Manuel, of Gwennap, was brought before W. P. Roberts, Esq., a justice for this country, charged with having shot one of his…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 15 September 1836 · page 2

A lad about fourteen years of age, apprenticed to Mr. Samuel Onions, was charged with misbehaving himself in his indented service. It appeared that Mr. Onions had occasion to…

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Court of Claims

The Australian · Friday 16 September 1836 · page 2

"THE new Editor of the Gazette, in an article on this subject, has furnished his renders with a fresh specimen of the apparently studious disregard of accuracy which…

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Police

The Sydney Monitor · Saturday 17 September 1836 · page 2

WEDNESDAY—Before COLONEL WILSON and Mr GISBORNE. Peter Mooney and Peter Mantt, assigned servants to Mr John Lamb, of Castlereagh street, Merchant,…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 September 1836 · page 3

Captain Sergeant, commander of the barque Esperanza, appeared upon summons, to answer a charge of refusing to pay a seaman his wages. It appeared…

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