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Courts & crime, 1844

946 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 48

Law Intelligence. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 January 1844 · page 2

BEFORE His Honor Mr. Justice BURTON, and a Common Jury. HORSE STEALING. William Slamper, late of Parramatta, was…

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Literature Select Review. Tales of the Colonies; Or, the Adventures of an Emigrant. Edited by a Late Colonial MAGISTRATE.[In 3 vols. Sounders and Otley. London. 1843.]

The Australian · Tuesday 16 January 1844 · page 4

THESE adventures of an emigrant are confined to Van Diemen's Land ; and of this rising and important part of the British dominions they afford a graphic…

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Supreme Criminal Court

Morning Chronicle · Wednesday 17 January 1844 · page 3

The Criminal Sessions for the Sydney district commenced on Monday last. His Honor, Mr. Justice Burton, look his seat on the Bench a little after ten o'clock. A Jury was…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—criminal Side

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 January 1844 · page 2

BEFORE His Honor Mr. Justice BURTON and a Common Jury. PASSING COUNTERFEIT COIN. Charlotte Thompson alias Mary Huntley,…

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Police Office, Monday, Jan. 15, 1844. Before Gilbert Eliott, Esq., P.M.

The Australian · Thursday 18 January 1844 · page 3

THE KISSING POINT ROBBERY.—Three more persons are in custody; but as the Police are still in pursuit of others, on whom strong suspicions rest, we forbear giving the evidence for…

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Waiting Rooms at Court. To the Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 January 1844 · page 4

GENTLEMEN — Bitter complaints have been long and justly made, of the inconvenience and annoyance felt by Jurymen and Witnesses, while attending the Court during its…

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Insolvent Court. Proof of Claims. Monday, Jan. 15.—Before the Chief Commissioner

The Australian · Thursday 18 January 1844 · page 3

In the estate of F. Mitchell & Co., a third meeting. The Bank of Australian (Maitland), £105; the estate of Prosper De Mestre, £171 17s 6d; Lyall, Scott, and Co., £420 1s. 7d.; A. B. Smith…

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Supreme Court.—criminal Side Tuesday, January 16, 1844.—Before His Honor Mr. Justice Burton

The Australian · Thursday 18 January 1844 · page 3

Charlotte Thomson alias Mary Huntly was placed at the bar, charged with having, on the 30th September last, and subsequent days, uttered certain counterfeit coin, at…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court,—criminal Side

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 January 1844 · page 2

BEFORE His Honor Mr. Justice STEPHEN, and a common Jury. HIGHWAY ROBBERY. John Rowell was indicted for having on…

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Murder in Margaret Place

The Australian · Saturday 20 January 1844 · page 3

INQUEST.—An Inquest was holden on Thursday last, at half-past eleven o'clock a. m., at the Glen Albion Inn, corner of Margaret Place, touching the death of Elle[?]n…

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Police Intelligence

Parramatta Chronicle and Cumberland General Advertiser · Saturday 20 January 1844 · page 2

A prepossessing looking young damsel, (whose name we could not learn,) assigned to Mr. Martin, was brought before the Police Magistrate, this morning, charged by Mr. Paton, builder, with being found…

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Maiiland Gaol. [From the Maltland Mercury, Jan. 13.)

The Australian · Saturday 20 January 1844 · page 3

The following reply from the Colonial Secretary was received on Thursday last in answer to the Petition addressed to his Excellency the Governor by the unemployed operatives of…

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Our Weekly Gossip. the Erskine-street Murder

The Dispatch · Saturday 20 January 1844 · page 3

This tragedy is now complete. The unfortunate victim (Mrs. Jamieson,) having expired between seven and eight o'clock on Thursday morning. An inquest was held on the body the same day,…

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Insolvent Court. Proof of Claims

The Australian · Saturday 20 January 1844 · page 3

WEDNESAY, JAN. 17.—Before the Chief Commissioner. In the estate of John Lynch and Robert Hol[?]ngdale, an adiourned single meeting. The estate…

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Supreme Court.—criminal Side

The Australian · Saturday 20 January 1844 · page 3

THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1844.—Before his Honor Mr. Justice Stephen. Mary Kelly alias Mary Allen and Elizabeth [?] charged with having on the…

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Supreme Criminal Court. Tuesday, January 16

Morning Chronicle · Saturday 20 January 1844 · page 2

Mr. Justice Burton took his seat on the beach at ten o'clock. Charlotte Thompson, allas Mary Huntley, late of Parramatta, was charged with ultering counterfelt…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court—criminal Side

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 January 1844 · page 2

BEFORE His Honor Mr. Justice BURTON, and a common Jury. PERJURY. William Simpson was placed at the bar,…

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Tales of the Colonies; or the Adventures of an Emigrant. Edited by a Late Colonial Magistrate. In 3 vols. Saunders and Otlay. London, 1843

The Sydney Record · Saturday 20 January 1844 · page 122

These adventures of an emigrant are confined to Van Diemen's Land: and of this rising and important part of the British dominions they afford a graphic account…

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Supreme Court. Monday. Before his Honour Mr. Justice Burton, and a Common Jury

The Weekly Register of Politics, Facts and General Literature · Saturday 20 January 1844 · page 385

William Slamper, late of Parramatta, was placed at the bar, charged with having stolen a mare and a filly, the property of George Copeland, of the Windsor Road, on the…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—criminal Side

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 January 1844 · page 2

BEFORE His Honor the CHIEF JUSTICE, and a Common Jury. PERJURY. Mary Ann French was placed at the bar,…

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