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Courts & crime, 1836

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

Latest English Extracts. Police Office. Marlborough Street

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 15 December 1836 · page 3

Violent Assault on the Proprietor of "Fraser's Maga[?]ve.:—On Wednesday afternoon, Mr. James Fraser, bookseller, 215, Regent-street, whose appearance indicated that very great personal violence had…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 December 1836 · page 2

Tobin and Gooseberry, a brace of indigenous bipids denominated aboriginals, and bearing towards each other the affinity of "black fellow and his gin," with…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Herald · Monday 19 December 1836 · page 2

Mr. Henry Snowdon, master of the schooner [?] appeared upon summons to answer the complaint of one of his seamen who charged him with assulting him. The complainant deposed, that on the night of…

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Police. Friday, Dec. 16

The Sydney Monitor · Monday 19 December 1836 · page 2

Thomas Jackson, assigned to Thomas M'Carthy, of Sussex street, cowman, was put to the bar, charged with absconding, and appropriating to his own use twelve…

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Attempt at Murder

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 20 December 1836 · page 4

HENRY-STREET.—A middle-aged, decent looking man, applied yesterday at this office for a warrant against a woman named M[?]ry B[?]yan, under the following singular circumstances:—…

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Police. Monday, Dec. 19

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 21 December 1836 · page 2

Peter Kelly, free, was charged with stealing an Iron Pot, from the Market Place, the property of Mr John Chalmers, Clerk of George-street Market. The…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 22 December 1836 · page 3

James Barry, a hired servant, to Mr. Gouch the carter, was charged with having asked him for ten shillings on Thursday, which was given him; on receiving…

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Police. Wednesday, 21St December

The Sydney Monitor · Friday 23 December 1836 · page 2

Thomas Judd, remanded on a charge of stealing a watch and key.—Committed for Trial. Isabella Thomas, examined yesterday,…

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Police. Friday, December 23

The Sydney Monitor · Monday 26 December 1836 · page 2

William Fleming and Wife, and Thomas Clark and Wife, who were examined on Thursday, on a charge of assault and robberry, accompanied with stab[?]ing, by a…

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The Police Force. To the Editor of the Sydney Herald

The Sydney Herald · Monday 26 December 1836 · page 2

Sir,—As un old Subscriber, may I trespass so far on your columns as to [?] of the worthy Colonel why some of the provisions of the Police Act are regarded as a dead letter by our immaculate Constabulary? I…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 27 December 1836 · page 3

The following police incidents were unavoidably postponed from our l[?]st publication for want of room:— Eiiza Clay, a very old customer of…

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Sheriff's Court, Red Lion Square. Theatrical Case, June 29

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 27 December 1836 · page 4

ASSAULT.—Bunn v. Macready.—Mr. Thessiger and Mr. Ogle for the plaintiff, Mr. Sergeant Falfourd and Mr. Whitmore, for the defendant conducted the pleadings. George Alder, messenger…

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[?] Latest English Extracts. a Modern Munchausen! Court of King's Bench—London

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 27 December 1836 · page 4

Muscati v. Longman and others.—Sir F. Poll[?]k Mr. Erle, and Mr. Petersdoff conducted the case, for the plaintiff, and the Attorney General, Mr. Blackburne, and Mr. J. Bayley, for the defendants…

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Police. Monday, December 26

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 28 December 1836 · page 2

Robert Smith, of Claren[?]e-street, car penter, was charged by Ann Jones, a dealer, with assaulting her on Sunday last by tying her hands behind her back with…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 29 December 1836 · page 3

Ann Connor, a very curious looking customer, with the impress of Christmas stamped upon her brow, was oharged with doing it in rare twig the overnight,…

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Extraordinary Assault

The Sydney Monitor · Friday 30 December 1836 · page 2

POLICE OFFICE, 29th DEC. THURSDAY—Richard Hayes, builder, a native of the Colony, appeared on a summons to answer the charge of Sarah Crane, a girl…

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Police. Wednesday, Dec. 28Th

The Sydney Monitor · Friday 30 December 1836 · page 2

Jom's London a decently stored free man, was charged by—Moore, a private watchman a the King's Wharf, with stabbing with a sword (sword produced) a man…

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Police Magistrate

The Sydney Times · Saturday 31 December 1836 · page 2

THERE are few offices of greater importance to the Public, or of greater responsibility in such a community as this, than that of a Police Magistrate ; and certainly there…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 31 December 1836 · page 3

Mary Ann Dogherty, now Agnew, a stout personable kind of body, was charged with absconding from har lord and master, and being found in a…

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