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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1836

598 stories in Sydney's papers · page 29 of 30

Police. Monday, Nov. 28th

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 30 November 1836 · page 2

William Wall, was placed at the bar, charged with being drunk on Saturday Evening about seven o'clock. A constable stated that he saw the defendant in the…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 1 December 1836 · page 3
Also in The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser

Ellen Newland, was charged with assaulting a constable. The constable stated that he had been sent for by Mr. Smith, to remove the prisoner who was very drunk…

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Police Incidents

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

Samuel Wade, a tall raw boned, "Erin go Brach" kind of youth, with hair of that tinge denominated foxy, was charged with interrupting a Charley. It appeared…

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Court of Requests. Tuesday, December 2Nd

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

Street v. Lyons—Plaintiff sought to recover ten shillings for two bushels of corn sold to defendant, but for which it appeared he had been previously paid…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 6 December 1836 · page 3

Mary Ann M'Guire, a veteran in the wars of Bacchus, was charged with being picked up on Sunday night as usual; Mary Ann acknowledged that she might…

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Insolvent Debtors' Court. Mr. [?] Gase

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 6 December 1836 · page 4

Mr. William Cobbet, son of the late Mr. William Cobnett, M. P., applied upon his petition from the Fl[?]t Prison, to be discharged under the act. The schedule filed for public…

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Committee appointed to examine and report upon the Plan, and Estimate for the Gaol at Durlinahurst. the Chief Justice the Colonial Secretary, the Auditor-general, Mr. Derry, Mr. Marthur

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 6 December 1836 · page 2

The Committee of the Legislative Council, appointed to take into consideration and report upon the heat plan for [?] a Gaol within the walls now standing at Darlinghurst, in the…

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Gaol at Darlinghurst. Report from the Committee on the Gaol at Darlinghurst

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 7 December 1836 · page 4

The Committee of the Legislative Council, appointed to take into consideration and report upon the best plan for erecting a Gaol within the walls now…

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Police. Friday, December, 2Nd

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 7 December 1836 · page 2

William Chapman and Henry Russell, assigned to Mr James Norton, were put to the bar charged a[?]sault[?] Edward Carpenter, also an assigned servant to Mr…

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Court of Requests. Friday, Dec. 2

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 7 December 1836 · page 2

Walkins v. Reynolds.—This was an action brought to recover the value of a number of parasols. It appeared, that the plaintiff, of the firm of Tingcombe and…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 8 December 1836 · page 3
Also in The Sydney Herald

Eliza Cox, with a pale, sedate, elongated cast of countenance, was charged with being picked up hard aweather and she cracks over night, she having…

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Court of Requests

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 8 December 1836 · page 3

Hobbs v. Fox.—This was an immense case as stated by the plaintiff. The facts appeared to be that plaintiff and wife were conj[?] stay-makers; they…

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Police. Wednesday, December 7Th

The Sydney Monitor · Friday 9 December 1836 · page 3

Thomas Williams, convicted of a wanton exposure of his person in Barrack lane—to pay a fine of £5, or be imprisoned fourteen days. His defence was, that he…

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Police Incidents

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

Ann Wight, a contumacious looking piece of womanhood, from whom rum had usurped the lily and the rose, and left her as yellow and wrinkled as a…

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Police Incidents

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

Eliza Harris, assigned to Mr. Weston, was charged with absenting herself. She stoutly maintained that it could not be termed absenteeism; her mistress and she…

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Police. Monday, December, 12th

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 14 December 1836 · page 2

William Buckley, free, was put to the bar, under the following circumstances. About two months ago, n gentleman named Chisbury was robbed one night in…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 15 December 1836 · page 2
Also in The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser

John Richards was charged with assaulting a constable in the execution of his duty. In consequence of young children annoying the frequen[?] of the Theatre, the proprietors gave directions to the…

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