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Courts & crime, 1836

598 stories in Sydney's papers · page 26 of 30

Police Incidents

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 3 November 1836 · page 2

Thomas Loyal, was charged with housing up his jib-stay till all sneezed again, and singing to the annoyance of the sleeping Charley's, who appeared very irate…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—(civil Side.) Bingle v. STEPHEN. (Continued.)

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 3 November 1836 · page 2

Tuesday, October [?]—The Court having reassembled this morning, the examination of the following witnesses was proceeded with. In reply to the evidence of justification, the…

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Supreme Court. Tuesday; November 1. Before the Chief Justice and a Military Jury

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 3 November 1836 · page 2

John Harmer stood indicted for stealing in the month of August last, five yards of canvass the property of Mr. Philip Coulton, master of the schooner Truelove. The Attorney General, in stating the case…

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Domestic Intelligence. [Continued.] Supreme Court. Wednesday, October 26. Before the Chief Justice and a Special Jury. LYONS v. Stephens and Stokes

The Colonist · Thursday 3 November 1836 · page 6

MR. WYNDEYER opened the pleadings. The declaration contained four counts. The first charged the defendants with having published a libel of and concerning the plaintiff's conduct as a member of the…

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Police. Wednesday, Nov. 2

The Sydney Monitor · Friday 4 November 1836 · page 3

John Green. assigned to Mr. Robert Andrews of Sussex-street, was put to the bar charge [?] with absconding from his service since Sunday last Whenapprehended…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court

The Sydney Monitor · Friday 4 November 1836 · page 3

Before the Acting Chief Justice and a Civil Jury. Thomas Whalan, a convict attached to a Bridge Party, in Argyle, stood indicted…

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Supreme Court.—(criminal Side.)

The Australian · Friday 4 November 1836 · page 2

TUESDAY, Nov. 1, 1816.—Before the Chief Justice and a Civil Jury. John Harman was indicted for stealing five yards of canvass, on board of the schooner Truelove, on the…

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Law. Supreme Court.—(civil Sidr.)

The Australian · Friday 4 November 1836 · page 2

Saturday, October 29.—Before the three Judges sitting in Banco. Browne v. Forbes.—Mr. Foster on the part of the plaintiff, pressed for the judgment of the Court…

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English Extracts. Court of Common Pleas. JUNE 23. NORTON v. MELBOURNE. (Continued from our last.)

The Sydney Monitor · Friday 4 November 1836 · page 4

I had a great curiosity to ascertain whart he expected, but all my effor s proved unsuccesful. The only answer I could get from him was," I dont know:—…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 November 1836 · page 3

John Green, with a lurking expression of the ludicrous peeping out at the corner of his eyes, was charged with playing the very devil with the appetites of both…

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Supreme Court. Thursday, November 3. Before Mr. Justice Burton and a Civil Jury

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 November 1836 · page 2

Joseph Mandle, John Lawson and Thomas Crawson, stood indicted for a highway robbery, and stealing from the person of Michael M'Munns, one jacket, one pair of trousers and one pair of boots…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Herald · Monday 7 November 1836 · page 1

John Green, assigned to Mr. Andrews of Sussex-street, was charged with theft. The prisoner it appeared, had been sent on Sunday to the bakehouse for a piece of…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court—(criminal Side)

The Sydney Herald · Monday 7 November 1836 · page 2

Wednesday, November [?]—Before the Chief Justice and a Civil Jury. Thomas Whelan, belonging to an Argyle Bridgeparty, was indicted fur robbing William Montgomery…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—(civil Side.)

The Sydney Herald · Monday 7 November 1836 · page 2

LYONS v STEPHENS AND STOKES—This was an action for alleged liBEL, to which the defendants pleaded the general issue. Mr. Windeyer opened the pleadings, and stated…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court. Friday, November, 4th, 1836

The Sydney Monitor · Monday 7 November 1836 · page 2

Before Mr. Justice Burton and a Civil Jury. William Baker, free labourer, of Penrith, stood indicted for the wilful murder…

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English Extracts. Court of Common Pleas. JUNE 23. NORTON v. MELBOURNE. (Continued.)

The Sydney Monitor · Monday 7 November 1836 · page 4

His son was cut off in his early youth but not until he had given indications of great talent and great genius. You have now his three daughters, Lady Seymour,…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 8 November 1836 · page 3

Thomas Barker, a bired servant to Mr. Polack, the auctioneer, was charged with absconding. It appeared that in July last, prisoner, to use his own…

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Law. Supreme Court.—(criminal Side.)

The Australian · Tuesday 8 November 1836 · page 2

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4.—Before Mr. Justice Burton and a Civil Jury. William Baker stood indicted for the wilful murder of Mary Baker, his wife, at Penrith, on the 18th…

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Supreme Court. Saturday, November 5, 1836. Before Mr. Justice Burtin and a Civil Jury

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 8 November 1836 · page 3

Thomas [?] in [?] for the [?] murder of Peter [?] y by striking [?] with a stick on the left side of the head, in [?] giving him one mortal wound of which he [?] from the…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court. Saturday, November 5Th., 1836

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 9 November 1836 · page 2

Richard Langham, stood indicted for forging an order purporting to have been drawn by. Mr J. B. Bettington, for the sum of £10 sterling, and made payable…

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