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Courts & crime, 1839

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court—civil Side

The Sydney Herald · Friday 13 September 1839 · page 2

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11.—Before the three Judges. Hillas v. Hillas.—This was a suit in the Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction of the Court. Mark Hillas,…

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Supreme Court. Thursday, September 11, 1839

Australasian Chronicle · Friday 13 September 1839 · page 4

Their Honors the Judges sat yesterday to give judgment in a few cases, in which it was reserved during last term. Hillas v. Hillas.—This long-pending…

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Chairmanship of the Court of of Quarter Sessions

The Colonist · Saturday 14 September 1839 · page 2

OUR sapient and constitutional Legislative Council has decided in opposition to the opinions of the law officers of the colony, and the experience and writings of the most eminent members of…

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Supreme Court—civil Side. Thursday, September 11. BEFORE the Judges in Banco

The Colonist · Saturday 14 September 1839 · page 2

Hillas v. Hillas—Their Honors delivered judgment in this case which so long occupied the Court last term. The case was as follows. Plaintiff and defendant were brothers, the former…

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Parramatta. Police Office.--thursday, Sept. 5. (Before C. Forbes, Esq., P.M., A. Kemmis, and --Fenwick, Esqrs

Commercial Journal and Advertiser · Saturday 14 September 1839 · page 3

Thomas Hunt, free by servitude, and Martin Smith,holding a ticket-of-leaye for the district of Parramatta, who were remanded from Tuesday, the 3rd instant, for plundering the…

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Police Court. WEDNESDAY. Before L. Myles, and H. H. Browne, Esq. J.P.

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Monday 16 September 1839 · page 2

Margaret M'Leod, assigned to Mrs. Stark, of the Botany Road, was charged with insolence, absence from service, and drankenness. Constable Thomas Jones stated, that he apprehended the…

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Supreme Court -- Civil Side. Thursday, September 11

The Sydney Standard and Colonial Advocate · Monday 16 September 1839 · page 3

BEFORE the Judges in Banco. Hillas v. Hillas -- Their Honors delivered judgment in this case which so long occupied the Court last term. The case was as follows…

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Law. Supreme Court—(in Banco.) THURSDAY—Before the three Judges

The Australian · Tuesday 17 September 1839 · page 2

The Court opened extraordinarily to dispose of motions left over in the last term. In the cause Mosely vs. Maughan, Mr Justice Willis said, that the notice of motion for a new…

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Police Court. SATURDAY. Before Mr. Windeyer

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Wednesday 18 September 1839 · page 2

Peter Hayley was put to the bar, charged with robbing a man named Morris of a purse containing three shillings, likewise with assaulting the constable while talking him to the watch-house…

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Supreme Court. Civil Side—monday

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Wednesday 18 September 1839 · page 2

This being the first day of term, the Judges took their seats at ten o'clock, in their robes, to entertain motions of course. The following gentlemen, barristers-at-law, were…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court—civil Side

The Sydney Herald · Wednesday 18 September 1839 · page 2

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH—Before the three Judges. At the opening of the Court, the following gentlemen were enrolled among the, barristers of the…

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Supreme Court—civil Side. Monday, September 16. BEFORE the Judges Banco

The Colonist · Wednesday 18 September 1839 · page 2

On the opening of' the Court, the Attorney-General said, lie believed it was; customary before. the commencement of other business to hear motions for the admission of those gentlemen…

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Correspondence. the Yass Border Police. To the Editor of The Australian

The Australian · Thursday 19 September 1839 · page 3

SIR—In your number of the 29th ultimo, you in form the public that you have been requested to ask "what the Commissioner and the Border Police have been about, to suffer outrages to be committed within…

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Supreme Court. Monday, September. 16, 1839. (Before the three Judges.)[?]

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 19 September 1839 · page 2

At the opening of tbe Court several gentlemen, whose names will be lound in another column, were admitted as Barristers of tbe Supreme Court. Executions were them ordered to be issued on…

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Supreme Court. Civil Side—wednesday

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Friday 20 September 1839 · page 2

Mr. Justice Willis, and Messrs. Gosling and Myles sa[?] this morning for assessment of damages in undefended causes. There were about fifty on the list, many of which were struck out, and…

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Supreme Court, Civil Side, Monday, September 16th, 1839

Australasian Chronicle · Friday 20 September 1839 · page 1

This being the first day of the Civil Term, their Honors the Judges took their seats in their robes) and the following gentlemen were admitted to practice as barristers of the Supreme…

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Supreme Court. Wednesday, September 18, 1839

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 21 September 1839 · page 3

Mr. Justice Willi[?] together with Messrs[?] Myles and Go[?]ling, Assessors, were engaged throughout the day with undefended cases. THURSDAY, SEPT. 19…

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Supreme Court. Civil Side.--monday, September 16

Commercial Journal and Advertiser · Saturday 21 September 1839 · page 3

Before the three Judges. As soon as the Court had been opened in the usual form--the Attorney-General rose and moved that the following…

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Supreme Court. Civil Side—thursday

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Monday 23 September 1839 · page 2

Before Mr. Justice Willis, and Messrs. Leth-bridge and Lockyer, assessors. Neale v. Dawson.—This was an action brought to recover the amount of a bill furnished for…

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Law [?] Ligence. Supreme Court.—(civil Side.)

The Sydney Herald · Monday 23 September 1839 · page 2

SATURDAY.—Before the three Judges. Lord v. Cohen.—This was an undefended case, in which damages were assessed before Mr. Justice Willis. At the assessment, Mr. Kerr appeared…

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