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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1838

608 stories in Sydney's papers · page 29 of 31

Supreme Court. Criminal Side. Monday, November 26TH.--Before Mr. Justice Burton, and a Civil Jury

Commercial Journal and Advertiser · Saturday 1 December 1838 · page 2

Charles Kilmaister, James Qates, Edward Foley, John Russell, John Johnstone, William Hawkins, and James Parry, stood indicted for the wilful murder of a male or female aboriginal child…

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Police News

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Monday 3 December 1838 · page 2

John Miller, free, was charged by Mr. John Harris of the "Blue Posts," George-street, with stealing a packet containing eight newspapers, on Thursday last. It appeared that on the day…

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English Extracts. Court Circular—20th June

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Monday 3 December 1838 · page 4

Her Majesty gave a state ball on Monday evening at the New Palace. The state rooms used on this occasion were the vestibule, the green drawing room, the throne…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court—criminal Side. Tuesday, 30Th November

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Monday 3 December 1838 · page 2

Before the three Judges. The Judges took their seats upon the bench at two o'clock, when the following prisoners convicted during the Session, were brought up for judgment…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 4 December 1838 · page 2

MONDAY.—John Casey was charged with having obstructed a constable in the execution of his duty on Sunday last. He was discharged with an admonition,…

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Law. Supreme Court.—criminal Side

The Australian · Tuesday 4 December 1838 · page 2

FRIDAY.—The three Judges took their seats. The prisoners convicted during the sessions were had up for judgment, a report of which…

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Supreme Court.—Criminal Side. Friday, November 30. (Before their Hon[?]s the three Judges.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 4 December 1838 · page 2

Re L[?]hlan M'Alister.—The Chief Justice enquired if Mr. M'Alister was in Court. Being answered in the affirmative, he asked Mr.a'Beckett, Counsel for the Attorney-General (the prosecutor),…

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Police News. Monday, December 3

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Wednesday 5 December 1838 · page 2

Robert Simpkins, James Turner, James Stoneman, William Simpson, and James Anderson, seamen belonging to the ship Mai[?]land, were placed at the bar, charged…

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Police Incidents. Tuesday, December 4, 1838

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 6 December 1838 · page 2

Mary Watt, assigned to William Foster, Esquire, barrister, was apprehended in the soldiers' guard-room, Government Yard, at ten o'clock on Monday night…

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Law. Supreme Court.—(in Banco)

The Australian · Thursday 6 December 1838 · page 2

WEDNESDAY—The three Judges took their seats. On the Judges taking their seats, Kilmaister and the other prisoners convicted of murder…

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Sentence of the Seven Men for the Murder of the Aborigines

The Australian · Thursday 6 December 1838 · page 2

WE need not direct the attention of our readers to the report on this subject under its proper head in this day's number. It will be read with avidity and…

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New York Court of Sessions. Sentence Day

The Australian · Thursday 6 December 1838 · page 2

Wednesday, March 21, 1838.—Before the Court proceeded to pass sentence on the prisoners, they tried John H. Murray, for robbing Mr Nelson, of Vermont, of 100 dollars…

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The Police District of Seaham. To the Editor of The Australian

The Australian · Thursday 6 December 1838 · page 3

Oh would some pow'r the gillie gie us, To see oursels as others see us. It would frae mony a blunder free us, And foolish notion…

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Supreme Court.—Criminal Side. Wednesday, December 5. Bef[?]re the Judges—In Banco

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 6 December 1838 · page 2

The prisoners convicted of the murder of the Blacks at Liverpool Plains were called upon to shew cause why sentence of death should not be passed upon them…

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Supreme Court—criminal Side. Wednesday December 5. Before their Honors the three Judges

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Friday 7 December 1838 · page 2

Charles Ki[?]ster, William Hawkins, James Perry, Edward Foley, James Oates, John Russell and John Johnson, convicted during the present sitting of the wil[?] murder of an aboriginal black…

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Police Incidents

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 December 1838 · page 3

DESTROYING PROPERTY.—A free hired servant of Captain Carter of Liverpoolstreet, named Thomas Hurley, was charged by his master with maliciously…

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Law. Supreme Court.—(in Banco.)

The Australian · Saturday 8 December 1838 · page 2

THURSDAY—The three Judges took their seats to hera counsel on the claim of the Registrar to five per cent. on the collection of insolvent estates…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court, Criminal Side

Commercial Journal and Advertiser · Saturday 8 December 1838 · page 2

MONDAY, DEC, 5.--Before their Honors the Judges, in Banco. Kilmaister, Oates, Foley, Russell, Johnstone, Hawkins. and Parry, the seven men convicted on…

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Supreme Court.[?]Civil side. Thursday, December 6, 1838

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 December 1838 · page 3

Their Honors the Judges sat on Thursday, in order to hear the report made by His Honor Judge Burton of the Registrar's accounts, the exceptions taken to that report by Mr. Manning,…

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Police News. Saturday, 8Th December. Before Mr. Windeyer

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Monday 10 December 1838 · page 2

Benjamin Kee was charged with stealing from a person who was in a state of intoxication; four half-crowns, which were found on him when searched by a…

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