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Courts & crime, 1837

642 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 33

Police

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 23 August 1837 · page 2

Henry Jones, one of the check-takers at the Theatre, appeared on summons to answer to a charge of assaulting Mr. William Kerr, a gentleman connected with the Sydney Gazette. It appeared that…

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Law Reports. Central Criminal Court.—monday, April 10. the Edgware-road Murder

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 24 August 1837 · page 4

THE COURT.—Notwithstanding the misnomer, the murder having benn comme[?]d Camberwell, and not in the Edgware-road, [?] the place in which the remains of the miserable H[?]…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 24 August 1837 · page 3
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David Evans, a natural, judging from the grin which sat upon his lips, was charged with having been di covered on Sunday night, at a late hour, hugging a…

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Hobart Town Police

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 24 August 1837 · page 3

Some three or four drunkards opened the ball, and were followed by uninteresting minor charges against assigned servants, the day being chiefly occupied, on the…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court—criminal Side

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 24 August 1837 · page 2

MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 1837.—Before the three Judges. The Attorney-General moved that the trials of Thomas Hartley for murder, and George…

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Police. Thursday, August 24

The Sydney Monitor · Friday 25 August 1837 · page 2

Teepati alias Tommy. Tiapoo on Jackey, and Titerron, three New Zealanders. were placed at the bar on a charge of suspected murder. Captain Lee, of the Achilles, stated. that he picked…

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L a W. Supreme Court—(criminal Side.)

The Australian · Friday 25 August 1837 · page 2

SATURDY.—At 12 o'clock, the Acting Chief Justice and Mr. Justice K[?]nchela took their seats upon the Beach, for the purpose of passing sentence upon the respective prisoners convicted during the recent…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 August 1837 · page 2

Barne't Levy, who had unqueationably enjoyed a nobbler or two, brought into the Police Office yesterday his cheque taker, Jones, who appeared quite ashamed at…

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The Felonry of N.S. WALES. By James Mudie, Esq., of Castle Forbes, and late a Magistrate for the Territory of New South Wales. Printed for the Author by Whaley & Co

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 August 1837 · page 3

We have seldom met wit a more striking illustration of the truth of the Byronian apothegm—that truth is stran ger than fiction—than may be found in…

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Police. Friday, August 23

The Sydney Monitor · Monday 28 August 1837 · page 2

John Nowlan assigned to Mr. Macintyre of Invermein was placed at the bar charged with alsconding. Inspector Jackson stated that on Thursday he apprehended the…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 29 August 1837 · page 3

Margaret Walsh, was charged with insubordination; her master staled that the previous day some orders were given her to execute, upon which she put her…

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Police. Monday, August 28

The Sydney Monitor · Wednesday 30 August 1837 · page 2

FORGERY.—Mathias Partis and Charles Nye were placed at the bar, the former charged with forging a promissory note for £1 7s. and the latter with presenting the…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 31 August 1837 · page 3
Also in The Sydney Herald

James Garratt, assigned to tho Attorney General, was charged with having been sent upon a message by his master on Saturday last, from which time up to…

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Police. Wednesday, Aug. 31

The Sydney Monitor · Monday 4 September 1837 · page 2

James Garrett, assigned to J. H. Plunkett, Esq., was charged with absconding. A constable stated that he apprehended the prisoner on the previous day in a house in…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 7 September 1837 · page 3

Nottingham Partan, a son of Neptune, redolent of tar, was clapped at the bar charged with having been regularly hard a weather on the rocks the overnight—…

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Police Force

The Australian · Friday 8 September 1837 · page 2

WE have been requested to call the attention of Government to the state of the police force in the district of Mudjee and the adjacent country. The population…

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Police. Wednesday, September 6Th

The Sydney Monitor · Friday 8 September 1837 · page 2

Two men named Healy and M Namrr[?] formerly constables in the Sydney Police, were placed at the bar charged with a[?]saulting a female named Clifford and…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 September 1837 · page 3

Ward Wilson, a kind of a clover follow in his own opinion, and who would never drink any thing beyond his reach, was charged with having been discovered at…

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