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Courts & crime, 1837

642 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 33

Police Incidents

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 19 January 1837 · page 2
Also in The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser

Ann Williams, a lady well known as one of the very choicest of Mr. Marshall's importations, was charged by constable Carey with using disgracefully obscene language at twelve o'clock on…

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Police

The Australian · Friday 20 January 1837 · page 2

FRIDAY—Mrs. J. E. Davies, residing on the Liverpool Road appeared to answer to a charge of illegally retailing spirits in a less quantity that two gallons, she not being a licensed publican and…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 21 January 1837 · page 3

Kate Roxburgh, with a kind of a comonow-kiss-me-John kind of face, that was anything but shaded by the sides of her bonnet, was chargeD with performing…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Herald · Monday 23 January 1837 · page 1

William Guyton, a very respectable looking young man, was charged with absconding from his hired service. Mr. Flannagan, of the County St. Vincent, deposed that about four months ago…

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Police. Thursday, January 19Th., 1837

The Sydney Monitor · Monday 23 January 1837 · page 2

Ellen Pollard, assigned to Mrs. Howell of Castlereagh-street, Laundress, was charged with absenting herself from the service of her mistress without leave…

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Police. Saturday, January 21St., 1837

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 25 January 1837 · page 2

Ann Levy, assigned to her husband Lazarus Levy of Brickfield Hill, dealer, was charged by her husband with drunkenness, and demolishing seventeen panes of…

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Parramatta. Court of Requests

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 25 January 1837 · page 2

Last week His Honor the Commissioner held his quarterly levee at the Court House, where he disposed of about disputes between the suitors. Amongst…

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Police Incidente

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 26 January 1837 · page 3

John Thompson, a hard-aweather looking genius, was charged with attempting to inspect sundry small portable articles on board tho ship Sarah. Captain…

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Murder of General Quesada

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 26 January 1837 · page 4

When the news of the acceptation of the Constitution by the Queen was brought to Madrid, Quesada's power was at an end; and the severity, which, when in possession of it, he had displayed,…

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Police

The Australian · Friday 27 January 1837 · page 2

WEDNESDAY.—Two servants Assigned to Miss Reynolds Pitt-street, Jane Mack and Mary Greenwood brought forward for absconding from their service, and further churned with having pilfered a number…

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Police. Wednesday, January 25Th

The Sydney Monitor · Friday 27 January 1837 · page 2

RICHARD OLDFIRLD a Compositor cmployed at ; he GAZETTE OFFICE was sentenced to hard labour at the House of Correction for three days, for being absent…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1837 · page 3

"CHARMING JACK," AT LARGE.— John D[?] was handed to the bar, having been remanded, to answer a charge of black-balling himself at a public house…

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Police. January 25th

The Sydney Monitor · Monday 30 January 1837 · page 3

ANDREW HERRIOT, George-street Publican, for permitting persons to drink in his house on Sunday last fined, 40s. At the last transfer of licenses,…

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Police. January 30th

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 1 February 1837 · page 2

John Clark, was put to the bar charged with uttering a forged Order, purporting to bear the acceptance of Mr. Salting, for the payment of £6. The prisoner had…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 2 February 1837 · page 2

James Callaghan, an extraordinary[?] looking piece of antiquity, was placed at the bar, his bald pate g[?]ning in the sun beams, and upon which the f[?]…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court—criminal Side

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 2 February 1837 · page 2

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1st, 1837.—Before Mr Justice Burton and a Civil Jury. William Silk was indicted for committing a highway robbery on the person of William Steven…

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Supreme Court. February 1, 1837. [Crown Side.]

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 2 February 1837 · page 2

The Criminal Sittings of the Supreme Court commenced yesterday, Judges Burton and K[?] both took their seats, and the Bar having [?]bled and done the usual [?]urs, their Honors…

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Original Correspondence. Windsor Police Office. to the Editor of the Colonist

The Colonist · Thursday 2 February 1837 · page 2

SIR,—If you consider subjoined detail of the doings at the Police Office, Windsor, worthy of a place in your Journal, I beg the favour of your inserting it in your next number. On Monday…

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Police. February 1st

The Sydney Monitor · Friday 3 February 1837 · page 3

John White was placed at the bar, charged by Mr. Frederick Beilby under the following circumstances. Owen O'Connor, a constable of the…

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