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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1842

936 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 47

Supreme Court.—civil Side. Monday, April 25th, 1842

The Australian · Thursday 28 April 1842 · page 2

Before His Honor the Chief Justice, and Messrs. O'Brien and Oampbell, Assessors. , . ; MOSES, v. OSBORNE,—This was an action for money had and received; Mr. Foster appeared for…

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The Chronicle. Thursday, April 28, 1842. Police and Public Works

Australasian Chronicle · Thursday 28 April 1842 · page 2

THE heads of a bill to authorise the appointment of district corporations, with power to levy taxes for the payment of police and for the construction and repair of highways and bridges, will be found in our…

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South Australian Extracts. Port Lincoln. — Outrages and Murder by the Natives. To the Editors of the South Australian Register

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 28 April 1842 · page 4

GENTLEMEN,—No account having as yet appeared of the outrages committed at Port Lincoln by the natives, I beg to hand you a statement of what had occurred previous to my…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—civil Side. Wednesday. Before Mr. Justice BURTON, and Assessors SPARKE and Knox Child. Butter v. HANSON

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 28 April 1842 · page 2

This was an action brought by the administratrix of one Samuel Butler, deceased, to recover the sum of one hundred pounds, which it was alleged on the partof the…

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The Sydney Herald. Friday, April 29, 1842. "Sworn to no Master, of no Sect am I." the Police and Public Works' Bill

The Sydney Herald · Friday 29 April 1842 · page 2

THE Bill about to be brought before the Legislative Council, for "the election of Directors of Police and Public Works, and to provide, by assessment, for the…

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Water Police Court. Thursday, April 28

The Sydney Herald · Saturday 30 April 1842 · page 2

EIGHT seamen, belonging to the barque John Brewer, were charged by Captain Robert Brown, of the said barque, with having, on the 16th day of April, whilst the ship was…

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Police Intelligence

The Australian · Saturday 30 April 1842 · page 2

On Thursday Mr. William Evans, bookseller, appeared at the Police Office, on summons, to answer an information filed against him by Atwell Edwin Haves, a…

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The Mount Victoria Murder

The Teetotaller and General Newspaper · Saturday 30 April 1842 · page 3

Most of our readers are aware that there is a man named John Walsh, a freed man, at present lying under sentence of death, in Bathurst Gaol, for the murder of Catherine Collitt,…

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Supreme Court.—(civil Side.)

The Australian · Saturday 30 April 1842 · page 2

THURSDAY, APRIL 28.—Before His Honor Mr Justice Burton and Assessors. Wallis v. Templeton.—This was an action to recover the amount of work and labour done by…

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Insolvent Court. (Before the Chief Commissioner.) Monday, April 25

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 30 April 1842 · page 2

In the estate of Thomas Wilson, first meeting; Row Kelly, wages, £5 [?] James Bee har, £11 12s 6[?]; J. G. Cohen, £18 16s. 16[?]. 6[?]; M. Burns, £5; J. F. Beattie, £233 17s, 8[?]; J. Garrick,…

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Supreme Court. THURSDAY.--Before Mr. Justice Burton, and two Assessors

The New South Wales Examiner · Saturday 30 April 1842 · page 3

Wallis v. Templeton.--In this case, an action was brought by the plaintiff, to recover the price of plans and specifications, prepared by him for the defendant, preparatory to the…

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Port Lincoln. Outrages and Murder by the Natives. To the Editors of the South Australian Register

The New South Wales Examiner · Saturday 30 April 1842 · page 3

GENTLEMEN.--No account having as yet appeared of the outrages committed at Port Lincoln by the natives, I beg to hand you a statement of what had occurred previous to my departure, to…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—sittings in Banco. Friday. the Queen [?] Edward Priest

The Sydney Herald · Saturday 30 April 1842 · page 2

IN this case Mr. PUREFOY moved that the prisoner should be admitted to bail. The application was grounded on two affidavits, from which it appeared, that at the last…

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Supreme Court. Friday, April 26. Dunlop and Co. v. Sloman and Inder

The Teetotaller and General Newspaper · Saturday 30 April 1842 · page 1

This was an action on a promissory note for £50. The defendants pleaded, no consideration. A good deal of evidence was produced, from…

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Exparte Mr. Geo. Bruce Barton. Supreme Court of New South Wales

The Sydney Herald · Monday 2 May 1842 · page 2

Mrs. Elizabeth Kennett, of Liverpool-street, Sydney, deposed, and saith, that on the morning of the 12th instant, the above named Mr. Barton, arrived at her house about nine…

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Exparte Mr. Geo. Bru[?] Barton. To the Supreme Court of New South Wales

The Sydney Herald · Monday 2 May 1842 · page 2

James Harper, of Berrima, in the Colony of New South Wales, Innkeeper, maketh oath and saith, that he travalled from his home at Berrima aforesaid, on the road to Sydney as…

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Supreme Court.—civil Side

The Australian · Tuesday 3 May 1842 · page 3

MONDAY, IN BANCO.—The following gentlemen have been fined £10 each for non attendance us special jurors at the Supreme Court, Mr. John Hoskings, Mr. John Hopkins, J.J. Griffin, Mr…

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The Districts Police and Public Works

Sydney Free Press · Tuesday 3 May 1842 · page 2

IN our last we published a detailed and copious abstract of the Districts Police and Public Works Bill, which His Excellency has given notice in the Government…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—civil Side. Before the Three Judges, in banco. Dent and Others v. Lyons. Turton v. LYONS

The Sydney Herald · Tuesday 3 May 1842 · page 2

Application having been made last term for a new trial ia these cases, their Honors on Saturday, through the Chief Justice, delivered the following judgment:—…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—civil Side. Tuesday. Before Mr. Justice STEPHEN and Assessers DAWSON and Moffatt. Goold v. OSBORNE

The Sydney Herald · Wednesday 4 May 1842 · page 2

This was an action for work and labour done and materials supplied. Mr. Windeyer appeared for the plaintiff, and the Solicitor-General and Mr. Darvall for the defendant…

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