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Courts & crime, 1842

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Supreme Court.—civil Side. Thursday, August 4. (Before his honor Ir. Justice Burton, and Mr. Child and Maor Lockyer Assessors.)

The Australian · Friday 5 August 1842 · page 2

Binnie v. Hughes:—This was an action brought to recover damages for a breach of contract, on the part of the defendant in the not furnishing a title to land bought by the plaintiff, on which a…

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Supreme Court Library

The Colonial Observer · Saturday 6 August 1842 · page 381

The want of a Law Library in connection with the Supreme Court has long been felt by the gentlemen of the long robe ; we understand, however, from certain…

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Insolvent Court. Friday, 5Th August, 1842

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 August 1842 · page 2

Mr. J. B. Hewson (second meeting) was examined at some length by Mr. Michie, as follows:- I ceased to be a publican last licensing day;…

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Law Inteligence. Supreme Court.—civil Side. Thursday. Insolvency Business

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 August 1842 · page 2

BEFORE the CHIEF JUSTICE. In the insolvency of W. Curtoys: A. B. Spark, Esq., trustee in this estate, applied to his Honor to ascertain, 1st. Whether or…

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Supreme Court. Equity Side.—wednesday, August 3, 1842. (Before his Honor the Chief Justice.)

Australasian Chronicle · Saturday 6 August 1842 · page 2

Spark ad others v. Polack and others.—This was a bill for the specific performance of an agreement. Counsel for the complainants, Messrs. Manning, Broadhurst, and Fisher; for the defendants, the…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.--civil Side. Wednesday. Before Mr. Justice Burton, and Captains Holling-work and Moffatt, assessors

The Colonial Observer · Saturday 6 August 1842 · page 383

Lockyer v. Hughes and Lowe.--An action to recover £48 10s 6d for goods supplied for tho use of an establishment at Yass, called Kenilworth, to one Mr. Lowe, who, as alleged by the plaintiff,…

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Supreme Court—Civil Side. Monday, August 1st, 1842. (Before His Honor the Chief Justice, with Messrs. Delatte and Ferriter, Assessors.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 August 1842 · page 2

Irving v. Dumaresq and another.—This was an action brought to recover the sum £115 which had been paid by the plaintiff as depositmoney for certain land at Watson's Bay; on the…

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Water Police Office

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 August 1842 · page 2

THREE seamen, named Johnson, Tucker, and Rifles, were brought before the Bench, charged with being ashore after nine o'clock at night, without having a pass from the…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court. [?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 August 1842 · page 2

BEFORE their Honors the three JUDGES in banco. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL v. LAMBTON. Mr. WINDEYER appeared to show cause…

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Supreme Court. Friday, Aug. 6

The Australian · Monday 8 August 1842 · page 2

The Equity and Admiralty Courts were opened pro forma by his Honor the Chief Justice, but no business was brought forward. Their Honors the three Judges then sat in…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.--saturday. (Before the three Judges, in Banco.)

The New South Wales Examiner · Monday 8 August 1842 · page 3

The Attorney General v. Lambton.--In this case the Attorney General had obtained a rule nisi, calling upon Mr Stephen Lambton, an attorney of the Court, to shew cause why his name should…

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Port Phillip. Procession in Laying the Foundation Stone of the New Court House

The Australian · Monday 8 August 1842 · page 2

This ceremony, the most interesting that has hitherto occurred in the brief annals of our province, came of on Monday. The gloom and impending rain which the weather exhibited in the…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—civil Side

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 August 1842 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. Justice STEPHEN, and Assessors, DELOITTE and HOLLINGSWOROTH. DUGUID V. RICH. This was an action brought to recover…

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Port Phillip. Laying the Foundation Stone of the New Court House

Australasian Chronicle · Tuesday 9 August 1842 · page 2

This ceremony, the most interesting that has hitherto occurred in the brief annals of our province, came off on Monday, the 25th July. The gloom and impending rain which the weather…

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Supreme Court. Civil Side.—saturday, August 16, 1842. (Before their Honors the three Judges, in bunoo.)

Australasian Chronicle · Tuesday 9 August 1842 · page 2

The Attorney General v. Lambton.—In this case the Attorney General had obtained a rule [?]si, calling upon Mr. Stephen Lambton, solicitor, to show cause why he should not be struck off te rolls of…

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Police Intelligence

The New South Wales Examiner · Wednesday 10 August 1842 · page 3

EXTENSIVE ROBBERY BY AN APPRENTICE.-- John Lavender, and Mary Millgate, a young woman lodging with the male prisoner and his wife, behind the Kent Brewery, near the…

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Murder of Shah Soojah

The Australian · Wednesday 10 August 1842 · page 4

We have been favoured with the following translation of a Persian letter sent from ah authentic source. There can be no doubt now of the murder of…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—equity Side

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 August 1842 · page 2

BEFORE the CHIEF JUSTICE. BURDEKIN v. LYONS AND OTHERS. Mr. FOSTER moved to amend the decree in this cause, by excluding from its benefit those…

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Police Districts

Australasian Chronicle · Thursday 11 August 1842 · page 4

An error having occurred in the descriptions of the police districts of Bathurst and Hartley, as published on the 17th September, 1841, his excellency the Governor has been pleased to direct that amended…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—civil Side

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 August 1842 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. Justice BURTON, with Assessors LOCKYER and MOORE. [?] V. GIBBONS. Counsel for the plaintiff, Mr. Broadhurst;…

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