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Courts & crime, 1844

946 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 48

The Meeting of This Day, on City Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 June 1844 · page 2

WE beg to remind our fellow-citizens that the public meeting called, by requisition, to devise means "for the protection of life and property," will be held this day, at…

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Tables of Rates Upon Vessels at the Port of Sydney. Water Police

The Shipping Gazette and Sydney General Trade List · Saturday 8 June 1844 · page 87

Coasters, 3d. per ton register, payable every 12 months. Every vessel registered at Sydney, and trading to Van Diemen's Land, 3d. per ton per…

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The Police of Sydney. the Public Meeting of

The Australian · Monday 10 June 1844 · page 2

A PUBLIC Meeting of tho Inhabitants of Sydney find its environs, was holden on Saturday, at the City Theatre, for the purpose of considering the late outrages on life…

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The Sydney Morning Herald. Tuesday, June 11, 1844. the Public Meeting on Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 June 1844 · page 2

WITH the exception of the mobocratic afterpiece, which seemed to have been got up from a sheer love of mischief, but which happily passed off without greater mischief…

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Original Correspondence. Crown Land Commissioners and Border Police. To the Editors of the Sydney Morning H[?]rald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 June 1844 · page 4

GENTLEMEN,—Now that a Committee of the Legislative Council is sitting to enquire into the Crown land grievances, 1 beg most earnestly to call their attention to the extraordinary…

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The Sydney Police Public Meeting

Morning Chronicle · Wednesday 12 June 1844 · page 2

THE people of Sydney are very naturally and very justly alarmed and displeased at the sort of police protection afforded them by the government: they are alarmed at…

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Crown Land Commissioners and Border Police. To the Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 June 1844 · page 3

GENTLEMEN,—In your journal of to-day, I see a letter signed "Mercator," dealing out wholesale assertions as to misrule and tyranny, &c., on the part of Crown Land Commissioners…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court. Insolvency Jurisdiction

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 June 1844 · page 2

BEFORE His Honor the CHIEF JUSTICE. CONFIRMATION OF CERTIFICATES. The certificates of discharge granted by the Chief Commissioner to the following insolvents…

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Supbeme Court.—civil Side. Wednesday, June 12.—Before his Honor the Chief Justice. Insolvency Business

The Australian · Thursday 13 June 1844 · page 3

The following ceruncates of discharge were confirmed on the motion of the Chief Commissioner: John Harris, George Spottiswood Le Breton, James Adair, Michael Stanton, John…

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The late Murder

The Dispatch · Saturday 15 June 1844 · page 1

In a previous number, we laid before our readers full particulars of the inquest held on the body of the late Mr. James Noble, who was murdered at his house in Clarence-street, on…

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Parramatta police Intelligence

The Star and Working Man's Guardian · Saturday 15 June 1844 · page 2

Greatorex v. Love. This was for a breach of the Hired Servant's Act. Mr. Love pleaded that the plaintiff was a gentleman, and that he had merely kept him at Lovedale until he could find employment suitable to…

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The Sydney Police

The Weekly Register of Politics, Facts and General Literature · Saturday 15 June 1844 · page 635

AGREEING with the projectors of the meeting of Saturday last, that it is necessary to give a greater degree of efficiency to the Police force of Sydney, for the protection of life and…

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Local Intelligence. Police

Parramatta Chronicle and Cumberland General Advertiser · Saturday 15 June 1844 · page 2

FRIDAY night being a scarce night for money, there was consequently but little tippling. One solitary drunkard comprised all the business under this head, who, on paying the usual fine, was discharged…

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Tom Burke of "Ours." Chapter Xiv.--continued. the Gaol

The Guardian · Saturday 15 June 1844 · page 110

With these words he hurried back towards the gate, where Barton still stood with two or three others. What passed between them I could not hear, but I could distinctly mark that Barton's…

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Insecurity of Life and Property in the City -- The Police

The Dispatch · Saturday 15 June 1844 · page 1

The insecurity of life and property in Sydney and its environs, has been the subject of constant discussion during the past month. Enquiry has been set on foot, and various evils have, in…

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Tables of Rates Upon Vessels at the Port of Sydney. Water Police

The Shipping Gazette and Sydney General Trade List · Saturday 15 June 1844 · page 93

Coasters, 3d. per ton register, payable every 12 months. Every vessel registered at Sydney, and trading to Van Diemen's Land, 3d. per ton per…

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Supreme Court Rules

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 June 1844 · page 2

In the Supreme Court of New South Wales. MONDAY, the tenth day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and…

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General Court of Quarter Sessions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 June 1844 · page 2

THE sittings of this Court commenced at the Court House, Darlinghurst, on Tuesday, 11th June. The following cases were disposed of:- TUESDAY, JUNE 11…

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Original Correspondence Protection of the City and the Commissioner of Police. To the Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 June 1844 · page 3

GENTLEMEN,—I perceive by your paper of this morning, that the fate of Mr. Alderman Flood's motion (respecting the protection of the city) was such as I anticipated it would be. Your…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court. Insolvency Jurisdiction

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 June 1844 · page 2

BEFORE HIS HONOR the CHIEF JUSTICE. CONFIRMATION OF TRUSTEES. The appointments of the following trustees were confirmed by the Court, upon the motion…

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