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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1844

946 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 48

The Spring Morning Herald. Tuesday, July 9, 1844. "Sworn to no master, of no sect am I." the Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 July 1844 · page 2

WE have been favoured with the following copy of a certificate respecting the health of the CHIEF JUSTICE, which was forwarded to the GOVERNOR on Saturday…

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Police Office Incidents

The Australian · Wednesday 10 July 1844 · page 3

TUESDAY, JULY 9.—Before the Mayor, Messrs. J. C. Botts and R. Campbell, jun. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY BY A SERVANT.—Richard Chandler, Mary Ann, his wife, and…

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Supreme Court. (From yesterday's Government Gazelle.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 July 1844 · page 3

COLONIAL. Secretary's Office, Sydney, 6th July, 844. His Excellency the Governor directs it to be notified, that, in pursuance of the provisions of the Act of the Colonial Legislature,…

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Supreme Court.—criminal Side. Monday, July 8.—Before Mr. Justice Stephen. UTTERING

The Australian · Wednesday 10 July 1844 · page 3

Henry Peat, laborer, was indicted for having on the 9th day of May last, at Sydney, feloniously uttered a certain forged promissory note, called a Bank note, for £5 of tho Bank of…

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Supreme Criminal Court. Saturday, July 6. Before Mr. Justice Stephen and a common Jury. the Parramatta Factory Case

Morning Chronicle · Wednesday 10 July 1844 · page 2

John Hamilton, Thomas Bell, and Dennis Kannan, having appeared upon their recognizances, The Attorney-General moved for a postponement of their trial until the next sessions, and very probably…

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Supreme Court.—criminal Side

The Australian · Thursday 11 July 1844 · page 3

TUESDAY, JULY 9.—Before his Honor Mr. Justice Stephen. UTTERING. Thomas Brown, laborer, was indicted for…

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Supreme Court.—(civil Side.) in Insolvency

The Australian · Thursday 11 July 1844 · page 3

JULY 10, 1844.—Before his Honor Mr. Justice Stephen. CERTIFICATES CONFIRMED. George Townsend, Henry Wilkinson, William…

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Law Intelligence: Supreme Court.—criminal Side

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 July 1844 · page 4

BEFORE His Honor Mr. Justice STEPHEN, and a Common Jury. UTTERING A FORGED ORDER. Thomas Brotan, of Sydney, labourer, was…

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News From the Inter[?] (From our various Correspondent.) Windsor. Police Office, Tuesday, July

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 July 1844 · page 2

BEFORE WILLIAM BOWMAN, ROBE[?] GERALD, and L. D. WHITTAKER, Esqu[?] James Walsh, of the Kurrajong, wa[?] on information with keeping and [?]…

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Law Intelligence. Supreme Court.—criminal Side

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 July 1844 · page 2

BEFORE His Honor Mr. JUSTICE STEPHEN and a Common Jury. PERJURY. Ruth Leslie was indicted for having, on the…

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English Extracts. Roll's Court, Westminster, January 13. the Duke of Brunswick v. the King of Hanover

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 July 1844 · page 4

LORD LANGDALE pronounced judgment in this cause, argued at great length upon demurrers for want of equity and for want of jurisdiction. The bill was filed by…

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Supreme Court Criminal Sittings. Saturday, July 6, 1841. (Before Mr. Justice Stephens.) BURGLARY

The Guardian · Saturday 13 July 1844 · page 138

Colin Walker, Henry Martin, Andrew Barry, John Parry, and Frederick Williams, were indicted for having, on the night of the 19th of March, burglariously broken and entered the premises of…

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Police.--SATURDAY

Parramatta Chronicle and Cumberland General Advertiser · Saturday 13 July 1844 · page 2

The two Mrs. Jones.--Mary Jane Douglass was brought before the Bench, on warrant, to answer the complaint of Mary Ann Jones, for having ill-used, abused, and in fact used her every way but a lady-like…

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Parramatta Police Intelligence

The Star and Working Man's Guardian · Saturday 13 July 1844 · page 2

The two Mrs. Jones.-- Mary Jane Douglass was brought before the Bench, on warrant, to answer the complaint of Mary Ann Jones, for having ill-used, abused, and in fact used her every way but a lady-like…

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The Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 July 1844 · page 2

UNLESS His Honor the CHIEF JUSTICE suffers a relapse, he will take his seat on the Bench on Monday (being the first day of term), for the purpose of completing…

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Supreme Court

Parramatta Chronicle and Cumberland General Advertiser · Saturday 13 July 1844 · page 3
Also in The Star and Working Man's Guardian

John Hamilton, Thomas Bell, and Dennis Hannan, of Parramatta, having been called upon to appear, on a charge of fraud, the two former connected with the Parramatta Factory,and latter with the Parramatta…

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Law Intelligence. Central Criminal Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 July 1844 · page 2

BEFORE His Honor Mr. JUSTICE STEPHEN, and a Common Jury. FRAUD. Samuel Onions, who had been tried and…

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Supreme Criminal Court. Thursday, July 9

Morning Chronicle · Saturday 13 July 1844 · page 3

Before Mr. JUSTICE STEPHEN and a common Jury. UTTERING A FORGED ORDER. Thomas Brown, of Sydney, labourer, was placed…

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Supreme Court.—criminal Side. (Continued from our last.)

The Australian · Saturday 13 July 1844 · page 3

THURSDAY, JULY 11.—Before his Honor Mr. Justice Stephen HORSESTEALING, William M'Kenzie and James M'Kenzie…

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